Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-17
In the Stable Office.

We cannot now say TO the contrary, but
which have spoken of Mr.. A. I. Gerald rs
having originated the Maine colt stakes"
formerly trotted over his Fairfield course.
now to be trotted in connection with our
sou, in his Monthly for February says the
stakes were originated by himself and
trotted under his auspices in 1882 and 1888,
before being transferred to Bailey 4 Mel
sou, who assigned them to Mr.. Gerald.
We had forgotten this, although now that
Bro. Thompson speaks of it remember
Of having been present at the races one
year where they were trotted. We have
always been "a ready to recognize as We
are in approaching the good ser
vices done by Mr.. Thompson in
behalf Of our horse breeding interests land
in this instance are glad to have an oppor-
his credit.
TIE gray mare Elcho, (2.2S 10, by
Daniel Boone. by Rysdyk's Hambletonian /:
| lam the Farnum horse, by Young Brandy
vim, has been sold by her former owner,
ID. II. Foster of Canton. to Thomas b.
| Hooper of New Bedford. Mass. The price
| paid was 81, $50.
| Marchon. a chestnut stallion, bred by
f.. L. Norcross of Manche ter, a very
handsome three-year-old horse is now
owned by Mr.. W. c. Bill of kentville,
y. 5. He is by Fearnaught Jr., (2.26),
by Old Fearnaught, (2.23), dam by Care
naught, by Fearnaught, second dam by
Gilbrcth Knox. by Gen. Knox. He is a
credit to Maine and is winning prominence
a. "A most promising sire in that Province.
Twenty-nine racing or trotting exhibit
tons occurred in Maine last year; our
state having tenth place in the list of
States having the largest number of such
exhibitions.
The following extract relating to the
hi tory of one of the grandest horses that
ever stood in Maine, Gen. Knox, is from
the catalogue of the Fashion On. " Stud
Farm for 1883. and will be read with
interest DO all interested in that old noble
animal:
Gen. knox in many respects is without
, peer, as Il positive sire of speed The
first sixteen Years of his life were spent
in comparative obscurity, but notwith-
standing that, during this period he sired
no less than ten trotters with records
from 2.ls II to $50. OF these, six OF
their dams were totally unknown as tC
} breeding, and not one was from standard
bred trotting mare. An instance of Gen
knoXs power To perpetuate the trottinp
knack through several generations entirely
unasSiSted from outside strains, is shown
in the case of his son Phil Sheridan
whose dam was unknown. From mare
of unknown pedigree Phil Sheridan sired
: Phil sheridan Jr., and he in turn sired
f Matte B., record 2.27 81, and her dam i.
r OF unknown lines. Fully seventy pei
- cent of Gen. knoX's sons enumerated
: above (in catalogue) that sired $50 per
formers, were from mares of unknown
! pedigree or trotting Inheritance. Seventy
n five per cent of the dams of thes,
i performers We're cOld-blOOded also
= such evidence of prepotency is very rar,
g indeed. showing Gen. Knox to be hors,
" among many; he was very fast and pure
@ gated, having shown mile and repea
in 2.25 - and 2.2l when sixteen year
A old. During the last few years of his lif
!. he was bred to Il choice lot of mare
deep in the trotting lines, and the pro
. duce now being developed show spec,
with such uniformity that it is believe,
his greatest triumphs are yet to come