The Portland daily press., 1888-08-31

~ "oo AOhoAhoOAO oPCCQ 1Ol luItc years
old.
A correspondent writes: 81 was in the
town OF Unity few days ago. and saw what
to me was great curiosity. 1t was a milk
white colt, the offspring of a black mare,
granddaughter Of Gen. Knox. The sire of
the white colt is son of Gen. Withers, whose
color is dark bay. This colt is now about
four months old and quite large of its age.
Its form is almost perfect and for style and
beauty it will be a hard one to match was
so well pleased with the general appearance
of this colt and its pure white color that |
purchased ii of its owner, John Vcikery; al
so its mother and made arrangements with
him to take them to Bangor to be exhibited
at the fair, where all who attend will have
an opportunity to see what call a wonder
full colt"
ii. G. Haley of Monroe exhibits at the
Eastern Maine Fair. stud Of six well-bred
horses. Constellation, stallion widely
known, stands at the head of the stud, and is
the father of Glenarm, that made the fastest
record Of any horse in Maine at the August
meeting at Augusta. Then comes Knox
Chief, bay stallion with record of 24l.
de is great roadster, young and full Of
life. Woodlawn, Jr., is handsome chest
nut stallion four years old, by Woodlawn,
dam by son Of imported Cannon Ball. Nespin
Is three year old brown stallion by Whale
bone Knox, and on the track this morning
showed very, speedy trOtting gait. Gen.
Withers is a chestnut stallion three wears
old. Emma A. is natural born trotter and
at Augusta won the three minute race with
record OF 2.36a.
A most unique sight is pair Of twin colts,
the property OF E. III. Garcelon of Troy,
They are three months and a half old.
weighing, one 27T pounds and one 292
pounds male and female respectiyelv and
named Jack and Jill. They are both brok
en- to halter. Jack is a bay and Jill Is and
iron gray. The mother is gray; Morgan
blood.
Rapid Transit is shown at the fair by Par
ker Spofford Of Bucksport. He is two-
year old, by Gen. Hancock, Jr., stands 154
hands high, and weighs $50 pounds. His
color is an ebony black.
I. l.. Huxford of Brooks, shows Gidmont,
q yearling stallion by Harbinger 1st, weigh
ing $50 pounds. he is a promising animal
Lizzie L., is two year old black mare, by
Thomas Carlisle, shown by John F. Libbey
OF prospect.
1t has been reported that Glenarm will not
trot In the free-for-all race at the Maine
State Fair. We have reason to think that
the rumor is not true, and that his admirers
VIII have an opportunity to see him in race
which VIII no doubt be the most exciting
ever seen in Maine
Benjamin F. Lufkin of South Leyant,
owns fine Knox mare which gave birth to a
lilly when seven years old. by Roderick, his
dam being Gideon. She also, in 1888, gave
birth to another filly, by Blackwood Chief,
record as three-year-0ld 2.39, by Black
wood record 231 as a three-year-old. First
dam Knox, Second dam Drew,-for the first
the name Of Kittie L. is claimed, she is
stripe in face. stands nearly 10 hands high.
The second, Lady Chief, is a dark bay, with
star in forehead.
Each week brings tidings of low records
made by the flyers all over the country. As
the mark on our half mile tracks in Maine
drops down close to twenty interest in
creases in those who have gone still lower.
AS we approach the twenty class the num-
Der falls off rapidly. Guy, the son of Ken
tneky Prince, has cut another second from
out are 2.14a Arrow, the PAGER, has put in
a heat in 2.1s4 Rosalind Wilkes, by
Harry Wilkes, now owned by the
Provincial government of New. Bruns-
Prince Wilkes is credited with 214f. These
two last were beaten by Guy at Cleveland
last week, where he got his present record.
Susie s., four-year-old, dropped into the
21Sclass at Cleveland. At Buffalo, Fayonia
set the mark at 2.l5, while on the same track
In the race between Clingstone and Belle
Hamlln, the mare took one heat in 2.17a, and
the gelding the next two in 2.184, 2.174. Cos
sip, Jr., has dropped to 2134 aad Wilcox, by
Geo. Wilkes, to 2.164. The $50 list has had
1l5 additions this year thus far, and the 20
class surprisingly large number.
The free-for-all race at Los Angeles, be-
tween Crab and Stambone was fight to the
end. The winner, Stambone, six-year-Old,
after heavy season in the stud, won the
three heats by length in 2.15, 2.179, 2.169,
proving himself a remarkable trotter. He Is
Sultan, dam by Fleetwing. fourteen
months old colt at Toledo is said to be trot-
ting quarters In As, a three minute clip.
The new track at Fort Fairfield Is to wit
ness some good trotting September 4th, when
the managers offer 500 for the 2.45 class,
500 for free-for-all, and $15 for the horse
that trots nearest to four minutes. Aroos-
took horsemen should take In these races,
and so stimulate breeding
Elmo, by st. Elmo, is evidently in demand.
as parties out of the state have lately offered
Mr.. Chaffee $4,000, which offer has been re-
fused. He has lately shown two heats over
Unity track in 2.253 and 2;254. He is large,
we'll formed. good gated horse, and is PROV
ing valuable sire.
The gray mare Elcho, by Daniel Boone.
sold from the state last winter, hasdropped