The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-24
ITEMS FOR HoRsEMEN.
Noyes Brothers Stock Farm at LIv.
more Falls.

Noyes Brothers, owners of the Riverside
Park Stock Farm, which is situated on the
west bank of the Androscoggln river, half
mile below Livermore Falls, say they will
build next spring one of the best half mile
tracks to be found in the State. The spot
selected for the track is beautiful intervale
in front of the residence and next to the
bank of the river. Four valuable mares will
be taken to the farm as soon as arrange
ments can be made for them. Two of the
mares are now at Noyes Brothers stable at
Livermore Falls. Crescent, by Dictator
Chief, 2.25a, brown illy foaled in 1886. list
dam by young Hiram Drew, I'd by Old
Witherell, 2.294; Dictator Chief by Dictator
113, son of Hambletonian 10, sire Of Jay Eye
See, 2.10; Phallas, 2.13a; Director, 2.17.
Lady Nelson, by Nelson, 2214. chestnut FLY
foaled in 1885, list dam by son of Howes'
Bismarck, I'd by Emperor William, 275 he
by General Knox Nelson by Yomng Rolfe,
2.2l4 LIST dam. Gretchen, by Gideon, son of
Hambletonian, 10. These two mares were
purchased of Nelson. at Waterville.
In addition to the above, and to arrive
later, will be the bay flly Eliza Russell, re-
Gently purchased by Mrs. G. r. Noyes, of
Boston, from A. j. Alexander, WOODBURY.
Farm, Kentucky. This mare foaled March
%, 1888. Mr. Noyes gives the following ped
igree: Sired by Lord Russo, brother to
Maud S.. 208a, dam ElIta, sister to Elaine,
2.2O: Prospeo. 2.20. Dame Trot, 2.22 Mans
field, 2.26, Antonio, 2.2Si, Miranda, 231, by
Messenger Duroc = second dam. Green
Mountain Maid, dam of Electioneer (sire of
| Manganita, four year old record, PIG, Anteo
| 2l6i, Adair, l.173, Lot Slocum, 2.17a, Bonita,
2.ls3, Kinda Rose, three year old, 2.l91. Ansil
2;20. and Albert W.. 220, G. Sayer's Harry
Clay, sire Of Shawmut, 2.26, and SURPRISE 26
third dam Shanghai Mary.
Mrs: Noyes also purchased the filly Mari
Meta from the Indian Hill farm. Kentucky,
| April II, 1887, sired by Director, 2.17, by the
| Same sire as Jay Eye See, 2.10, and Phillas,
2.13i, dam Pantalette. dam of Epaulette, q 10,
a. five years old; also dam Of
ceps. Sire Of Trinket. IA; I'd dam
Florence, dam of Bunyan, 2.26a; by Volun-
| teer, sire of st. Julien, 2114; third dam
| Nell, dam of Bateman. 2.22; by Rysdyk's
| Hambletonian, sire of Dexter. 2.174; fourth
| dam yelling mare, dam of Plato, 29S, by
| Shark.
The Noyes Bros. say these two purchased
by Mrs. G. r. Noyes will remain in Ken
lucky until Of suitable age for breeding
The brothers Will devote themselves entirely
to the raising of full -blooded horses, and the
farm will, when the arrangements are CON-
pleted. be an interesting spot for horsemen
| to visit
| In the last few years Maine has come rap
| idly to the front as a horse breeding State,
| and today our horsemen are being noticed
| by the leading publications devoted to the
| interests of the horse. Last weeks "Horse-
| man" contains the following reference to our
| horsemen.
| Barrett Bros, of West Sumner Oxford county,
Maine took eight ribbons at the Maine State Fair
| at Lewiston. They got the first prize on Artemus
Jr, for carriage, road and trottiug stallion his
| size and beauty being taken into account.
c. H. Nelson, of Waterville, Maine goes to Cal
nornia next month to spend several weeks
among the great horses of that section. Isiah
| Thomas, of New Hampshire. viii also visit Cali
| f0rnia the comi1g winter,
The promising stallion All Right, which was
purchased at the recent Kittston sale at ST. Paul
by M. I. Pooler, of Skowhegan, Maine, arrived at
the farm OF his new owner In safety, and his book
| for 1889 was filed Immediately,