Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-18
Horse and Stable Notes.


Mr.. E. L. Jones of Corinna. President
of the Farmers Club in that town has a
valuable brood mare Kitty Almont by
Gen. Tilton's Constellation (the sire of
Glenarm. (a23 34:) dam the fine mare
Queen Bess, by Lancaster, a thorough
bred. formerly owned by the late Allan
Lambard of this city. Kitty Allnont is
five-years-old. bay. and stands Is hands.
Col. G. W. Morrill, of Pittsfield pur-
chased on Monday of this week Il dark
bay gelding, six-years-old. by Judge
Advocate, by Messenger Duroc. This
horse was purchased of Mr.. c. III. Merrill
of Newport. and the price paid was $500.
Mr.. Morrill, has also just purchased of Mr..
Reuben Page of Bangor. the handsome
seal-brown stallion. North Star. by Bonnie
Doom. by Black Stallion.
The young stallion just purchased by
Mr.. {. Ii. Nelson of Waterville has been
named by his owner, Red Hawk. He is
dam of Dictator Chief, (2.25 80 He is
four years old next spring, a bright bay
in color. and his general makeup is said,
by those who have seen him. to be as
good as that of Dictator Chief. He is pure
gated and very fast.
Mr.. William Miles of Lisbon. is horse
fancier in Il modest way. and has at
present in his stable fine brood mare and
| two very promising colts.
The following, (on authority of the
New York Horseman), is given as the
best running time ever made in this
country. for the distances named. Quar-
ter of Il mile-Belle. Galveston. Texas,
July 3. 1883, II 81 seconds: half mile
Olitipa. Saratoga. y. Y, July %. 1917,
A. 81 seconds: one mile-Ten Brock.
Louisville. Ky. Sept. %, l1s6, l.39 81.
| Is not the term thoroughbred" AS ap-
| piled in so many cases 10 horses. and in
describing horses by their pedigrees, used
too frequently and too promiscuously in
these days of extended pedigrees of good
horses. The term means a great DEAL
1 far more we think than those who
use il SO commonly. are aware of.
The old definition was, strictly speaking,
that the pedigree of thoroughbred
must be traced. ''linealy and collaterally
to an approved Oriental source. But
few pedigrees of the best of our horses
called thoroughbred, will bear the above
test. Subsequently to the above named
Old definition. came the more liberal Eng
lish one, that a thoroughbred" must be
able to have registry for eight generations
without any base admxture. And this
has now been modified to ''at least five
generations of animals registered in the
American or English stud-books.'' But
hold on. gentleman-let us stop this '.let-
ting up. or where will be our thorough
breds:
HorSemen, nowadays. talk a good deal
bred horses: and for the purpose of ac-
quanting our readers with the meaning of
this term, we may say that the American
Association of Trotting Horse breeders.
wishing to define in some positive way
what constituted a trotting-bred horse,
and also for the purpose of establishing a
breed of trotters on an intelligent basis,
adopted the following rules to control ad-
mission to the records of standard pedi-
grees. When any animal meets the re-
quirements of admission and is duly req
istered. it shall be accepted to registry
"a Il standard trotting-bred animal The
revised rules for admission to the standard
list are as follows:
First-Any stallion that has himself a
record of two minutes and thirty seconds
(2.30) or better, provided any of his get
has Il record of 2.35 or better. or provided
his sire or his dam is already standard
animal.
Secondary mare or gelding that has
a record of 2.30 or better
Third-Any horse that is the sire of two
animals with Il record of 80 or better
Fourth-Any horse that is the sire of
one animal with a record of $50 or better,
provided he has either of the following
additional qualifications: |. A record him
self of 2.35 or better. = Is the sire of two
other animals with Il record of 2.35 or bet
ter. ). Has Il sire or dam that is already
a standard animal.
Fifth-Any mare that has produced an
animal with a record of 80 or better
SiXth-The progeny of standard horse
when out of IA standard mare
Sevcnth-'The female progeney of a
standard horse when out of Il mare by a
standard horse.
Eighth-The female progeney of a STAN
dard horse when out of a mare whose dam
1 is a standard mare.
Ninth-Any mare that has a record Of
10 or better, and whose sire or dam is "A
standard animal.