Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-13

EUR white feet and white nose,
1uke OF his hide and rive him Ia the rrr

Tshe Cd his hide, and give him TO the Crows"
This is the old distich which was sup
posed to embody the worthlessness of the
horse, and yet the renowned Dexter, so
long liking of the turf had just these
markings.
The results of the second sale of horses
in Boston this spring by Mr.. u. }. Shaw
of Hartland were quite satisfactory, eigh-
teen horses and colts orinsing an averag
Of 1924.
iThree Maine bred horses were lately
sold by auction ut the auction mart of
Van Tasseil d nearney. New ork city.
rhey were: Lady Boone, by Daniel
Boone, dam by young Brand wine, price
1920; WhalebOne Girl, by whalebone
Knox, price $500, and Lady Wirhers, by
Gen. Withers, dam Lady Gilbreth by
Gilbreth Knox. price $3.50.
At five weeks old the foal of the mare
Empress, by Dictator Chief measured
"A IL inches; and the foal of the mare
Gladiola, by Nelson, measured "A inches
in height. Both the above are owned by
J. A. & E. A. Cilley, Fairfield.
Among the features of the one hundreth
anniversary Of the old town of Norridge-
wock will be two days trotting contest
between some of the best horses in Somer-
set county. The races will take place on the
same "plains," and within a stones throw
OF the Augusta turnpike, wherein the
old-time boys used to run their horses,
and upon which the famous Province
horse "Sleepy David created such an
excitement forty years ago. And, by the
way, We incline to the opinion that if ever
a straight mile track is built in Maine it
will be on those same plains.
A week or two since We made brief
mention Of the sale Of the registered
standard bred stallion, Woodland, by Mr..
f. X. Woodmaa of Pennington, to Messrs.
c. II. Eaton and NJ. n. McCusick of Calais.
Woodland is years old, by Woodlawn, by
Hero of Thorndale; dam by Ericsson.
The dam of Woodlawn was the famous
brood mare, Waterwitch, by Pilot Jr.,
while Hero of Thorndale was. by
Thorndale, (2.22 Ia and he by Alexander's
Abdallah, out of the celebr tied Dolly, by
Mambrino Chief. The dam of Hero OF
ThOrndale was Heroine, full sister to
Volunteer by Rysdyks Hambletonian,
her dam Lady Patriot.-WOodland has
already been taken to his new quarter,
and will add reputation and high charac-
ter to the horses of Eastern Maine.
1t is said that the white horses at the
race courses this spring are more nuner-
Gus than ever, and that five or six ar.
elig gable to the 2.35 class. At the races at
Lawrence, Mass, on Wednesday of last
week, this is mentioned as curiosity,
only seven horses started in the 2.35
class, and every one Of them had white
faces.
The Boston Spirit says that Mr.. B. w.
Currier Of Lynn, Mass, has Il chestnut
mare by Abraham, whose dam is by son
of Daniel Lambert, that can road thirteen
miles an hour, easy. Her recordis thirty
eight miles in four hours, and one of the
full hours out for rest.
OF the thirty-two stations who have ten
or more of their get in the 2.30 list, the
lead is taken by George Wilkes, who has
n to his credit; closely followed by Blue
Bell, with 80. When this list is fully
analysed, and it is seen how large num-
Der Of the sons of George Wilkes are
30 horses. he leads the world as Il trottng
s.re. Seven of theuine stations that have
twenty or more in the 2.30 list. are MEM
beers of the Hambletonian family.
"For roadsters, the Morgans have the
call. -Boston Spirit.
A cOr.r ,pondent of the Journal who has
lately visited some of the stables in Som
erset county where good horses are kept,
writes us an interesting letter concerning
Harbinger, and some of his colts in
which he says: ~ think the finest
lot of colts | ever saw taking them as a
whole was at Pittsfield, the Harbingers.
| was shown some that would please any
one think, among them Golden Ore that
to see him led out. Also Diana, two in
June was shown in the sulky, and pre-
diet that the two years old that beats her
this fall, has got to break the two years
old record Of Maine. Ana why shouldn't
they go along soon? Harbinger is bred
to >trot fast, and we are all familiar
with his breeding on the side of the sire,
and think of no horse in Maine with bet
ter blood on the side of the dam, she being
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam
Dairy Maid, by Seely's American Star, by
Stockholm's American Star, by DurOc, by
imported DiOmed, with dams by Hector,
Henry and Sir Orcley. A horse with such
strains of blood must produce trotters, and
if my memory serves me right, Harbinger
is the only horse that ever stood for SER
vice in Maine, that one of his get got a
record better than 2.46 when he was only
six years old"
The three year old mare Alice Wood, by
wedgewood, dam Alice Martin, owned by
Mr.. j. X. Farnum, Waltham, Mass, is to
be bred to Nelson, (2.2l l-4), this season.
Mr.. Lyman Bunnell of Phillips has an
inbred Morgan mare that lately dropped
"A foal by Allectus, by Alcantara, (2.23),
which stood Al - inches high when three
days old, and weighed 1872 lbs.
The colt "Put," owned by Mr.. John
Putnam of Winthrop, has made an average
gain of Sc pounds month, since he was
weaned-a period of seven months. This
IL a fine growth.
The Breeders Gazette. Chicago, is
authority for the following: sit now
looks as though the challenge of the
owner of Belle Hamlin, (2.l3 3-4,) to trot
his mare against any memier OF the
Wilkes family, over the Buffalo track,
" would be accepted by the owners of Harry
Wilkes, (2.l3 1-2,) and the race arranged
for July 4th." What great interest will
centre in that brush!