Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-19
Gossip from the Stables.

The second payment upon the nominal
tionS of colts entered for the coming fall
exhibition of the "Ncw England A.so-
citation of rrotting Horse Breeders" be-
came due Dec 81. 1887, and entries were
read by the following named Maine breed
er-: No. Q. futurity stake for foal> of
lSS7-t. II. Nelson. Wateryille; Narka.
by Director Chief, 2.2534 dam Knox
Girl. by Gen. Knox; Fashion. by Col
West. dam Flight. by Onward; ;. W.
Parlin, Phillips, Albertus, by Allertus,
dam Iambretta. by Daniel Lambert; y.
H. Briggs, Auburn, Palm, by Messenger
Wilkes, dam Jenny Allen. by Almont ::
also brown colt by Messenger Wilkes,
dam Sadie L., full sister to Nelson,
2.2l 10: F.. l.. Norcro.>. Manches-
ter, Warehouses, by Archilrs Obs ID
dam Sister by Fearnaught Jr.
j. NJ Floyd, Portland, Young Nelson, by
Nelson. dam Lillian, by Happy Medium.
No. 10, foals for lss6-C. IL. Nelson.
Watervlle. Air Line, by Nelson. (2.2634.1
dam Gladiola: Hazel, by Wilkes, dam
Daisy; Rolfe. by Young Rolfe, (2.2l IL
James f. Corners, Pttstield, Diana, by
IIarbinger, (2.tO.) dam by Whalebone
Knox, by Gen. Knox. +. l.. NorcroSs.
Manchester, Molly Fearnaught, by Fear
naught, (2.23 L. dam Molly Allen, by
Ethan Allen. q. &. Moses, Bath Otis
Shaw. by Don Carlos, (2.23.) dam Nellie
Otis. For the former stake there is a
total of ihirty-two. tor the latter twenty,
the colts being entered from all the New
England States.
Mr.. J. Albert Mooer,. Riverside, owns
splendid pair of three-year-old colts,
one Tom. standing T5-3. and his mate,
Fannie. standing Il hands. Both are jet
black, and they can 60 easily in 40.
1GlenarIn, the wonderful young stallion
owned by G. p. Drake, Lewiston, is in
being driven daily. He is now
ten year, old. Glenarm j. by Gen.
Tilton's Constellation, dam skip. dam of
Independence. 2.2l IL by Gideon, the
well known thoroughbred. Glenarm's
record is 223 81.
Another good horse has Just left the
stable of b. +. Il f. H. Brigg-, Auburn
tn give additional credit to Maine bred
horses in Massachusetts. This time it Is
the two year old stallion Ben Van. by
Messenger Wilkes. son of Red Wilkes !:
dam Bculah by Glenarm l2.23 ST.
Mr.. viii sylvester of this town owns a
promising colt by Cushnoc, thirteen
month old. that stands 1872, and weighs
800 lbs. Cushnoc is the niue-year-oId
stallion owned by Grant of this city, by
| Victor 2.23. by Old Gen. Knox dam by
| Young Morrill,.
| Mr.. f. \. Cilley of Fairfield has just re-
fused good offer for his ycarliug colt
by Dictator Chief, dam Empress. He
has many good ones at his home stables,
among them Gladiola, by c. NJ. Clay, in
foal to Nelson (2.26 81 Empress $40 J
and August Prose. by old Gideon, dam by
Defiance. in foal to Wilkes. one of Mr..
Nelson's best stations.
There were 1872 additions to the 2.30
list in 1887. The largest number of any
one horses breeding was done by Happy
Medium.
If you have a good, likely, sound and
we'll bred colt, and want to get good
price for it, just let the papers know it,.
They are always glad To speak a good
word for good Maine horse. and buyers
are always on the watch in the papers to
see where they ran he found. We pro-
pose to devote more space to thi, interest,
a. il l. one OF the most profitable Of our
Maine breeding industries, and will thank
our friends I" send ~ accounts of good
Maine horses aud celt> that we NAV help
give our state the high name that belongs
to il u. breeding State.
One of the great acquisitions to our
Lumfs (2.2l. recently produced in Ken
lucky by Mr.. +. W. Todd of Calais. He
il by the famous sire George Wilkes. and
the fastest horse of his inches on the Amer
lean turf. He is said TO be little under
size-like old Daniel Boone-but il finely
bred. and will make a sensation in Maine
Mr.. Todd will not bring him North before
the last of February.
The Oxford County Trotting horse
Breeders Association. has decided to open
its colt stakes for two and three year olds
for which the premiums are liberal-to
all colts owned in the State. 1t is thought
their premiums for older horses will also
he open to all horses owned in Maine. The
Association will offer purses for July 4th,
and its annual meeting will be held Sept.
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