Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-14
A Half-hour with the Hogssa

A Haf-hour with the HogseA
Il have vet to see the first instance ef >
horse being successful getter Of trotters,
that was not strongly imbued with racing
blood Joseph Cairn simpson. author Of
Horse Portraiture.-
Mr.. A. Mcfarland of waterville is the
owner of pair of matched colts two
wears old. both got by Lothair Jr., (by
Lothair, by Gilbreth Knox which are
perfectly matched and valued at high
price.
Hon. Geo. d. Bisbee of Buekfeld, writ
ing TO the American Cultivator of March
10 regarding the date of the second exhi-
birion and races of the New England
Horse Breeders Association, says: Fix
the date in September and we will try to
show mile in 2, 20 over Mystic Park with
the Oxford County bred stallion, Baby
Dean This horse of which Col. Bisbee
writes is now seven years old, and was
bred By Mr.. Robinson Dean of that town.
He is by Daniel Boone, (2.3l 34,) by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian; dam said 10 be
Il Brandywine mare. Baby Dean has been
doing some good trotting Of late, and is
almost certain to enter the 2.20 list anoth-
er season.
During the past twenty years, or since
1867, only fifty-one horses have trotted in
| 2.l7 or better, and of this somewhat small
number, thirty-three are descendants Of
/ Rysdyk's Hameletonian, the largest mum
Der coming through Alexander's Abdallah
and George Wilkes, (2.22.) 1t is note
worthy that the two great sires Of trot-
| tiers just mentioned. never obtained pub
! lie records on the course. In the above
list the Mambrino chief family is credited
with six; and the Clay and Morgan fami-
lies three each.
There is still a good demand in this
State for the heavier class Of business
horses, and there should be a boom here
this season for the eross-bred Percheron.
Among the largest breeders of this class Of
horses in Maine is Mr.. Thomas Daggett
of Foxcroft, who now has fifteen or
eighteen animals Of this breed.
''During the last few years the interest
in progressive breeding has been steadily
increasing, and from Maine to California
breeders have taken the liveliest interest in
the development Of the trotting horse.
Within few years more New England
will come well up with the produce of the
blue grass region. '-Boston Herald.
The fastest mile made in 1887 was made
by Harry Wilkes, bay gelding, by George
Wilkes, CPD. viz: 2.l3 -.
A note from Mr.. ii. b. Richardson of
Bath. Me-, states that his smoothly turned,
two-year old stallion Earnest Wilkes, by
Kaiser, dam by Young Ajax. son of
Smiths Ajax, is wintering finely. He
stood fifteen hands high and weighed $50
pounds Feb. l, which shows that with
good care and liberal feed colts can be
grown as fast in Maine rs in warmer
climate.-.4meriean Cuit'rafor, March TO-
Kaiser, the sire Of Mr. Richardson's fine
colt, was bred by Gen. W. S. Tilton
formerly of this city. He is by George
Wilkes; dam Fair Lady, by Dictator.
: Every horse has peculiar step ant
motion in walking or trotting, which is a:
marked in individual characteristic as any
pertaining to man. Hardly any two
horses have the same gait. or the same
general motion of the body in travelling
Other horses, especially If driven long
distances and they become tired, vii
change their gait, and thus become resteC
while travelling. Now this popularity Of
gait or motion, is accompanied, also, will
individuality of disposition. Each horse ha,
a different disposition, the same as hav,
different men, and ne has to be managed
in different manner. Hence the neces
sity of making a study of the ways ant
temper of each horse, which must be done
by his driver or handler if he would dc
the best by him.