Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-22
JOHNSTON.

JOHNSTON.
ing at the turn into the backstretch Is too
soft, and know he will leave his feet Play
what you can against him" Bride was
thunderstruck but concluding that Splan
knew what ne was talking about, proceeded
To back time
When the word was given Johnston went
away a. steady as piece OF machinery As
he struck the soft ground Bride looked to see
MIN break and was disappointed He main
tanned an even stride u the firm footing on
the bacRstretcb and increased his speed He
passed the quarter in & seconds, the half In
| 49, the three quarters in | ;sb and then
came home in 3lA completing the mile in
2064 Splans explanation to Bride was;
Well Ira we lost tut I'm glad OF II, |
thought be would break sure over there, but
ne was going fast he couldn't. and SO he
mad TO 60 through all right When Splan
settled with the pool box the next day he had
q little over so left He went to jewelry
store purchased pair Of gold clasped gar
ters had Io6A engraved on them and sent
them by express to his wife. This left him
less than 81 III his pockets, but no declared
himself the happiest man in the world, and
was sure Little Splan" would be happy too
when she got those garters
The news that Commodore Kittson will
close out his stables about the middle of June
and retire from the turf permanently has
created quite stir in trotting circles The
for such action is given rs his adj
vanced age and feeble health. he being over
~ years old and unable to give such atten-
tion to his farm and stock as he would wish.
til. static Includes some very valuable stall
-,
turf performing mares that are now breed
ing are Sannie q 227 Astoria, 2:29H Lady
Groesbeck. 225ss Lady Logan. $3.50, Lady
Rofe. 222a SO so, 2I1x Minnie r.,
: 2o4 Fannie Witherspoon. 2:l6A, and
Gem. 2l34 Commodore kittsons stables
regarded rs equal to anything Of the kind
in the United States
They are IN the form OF a Greek cross, 24S
feet in length by $50 IN width The main en-
trance is twenty feet wide, with offices on
either side for the owner and manager
These are 2+x36 feet, and have a ceiling
height of twelve feet From the managers
room a stairway leads to the second story,
eleven feet IN the clear which Is divided of
INTO sleeping rooms for the attendants From
the office of the proprietor, on the east side Of
the entrance rlsrs an ornamental observa-
a IpIeniid view can oe had of st Paul and
the surrounding country The whole build
ing Is Of brick. with stone trimmings, gal
vanized iron cornices and rooted with fancy
cut iron shingles No hay is ever kept in the
building into all parts of which water is
forced by IA large windmill The whole Of
the stable part is paved With tarred cedar
blocks, and throughout the building is made
as perfect ami complete Us possible for
the purpose it is designed for The structure
cost between $1,000 and $50. 900
1t IL very evident" says The St. Paul
Globe. that. notwithstanding the large sx-
rendture OF money by Commodore Kittson
tor buildings and stock. he will net Q
very handsome sum 10y closing out his breed
ing establishment"
IT gives us great pleasure to find thsre ID
No truth in the assertion that Mr. Haggin u
to retire from the turf says The Sports
man No doubt the report was started
when II tecame known that he was. going to
sell - many warnings The facts in the case
are that this enterprisiug owner has more
horses than can properly he looked after
nIS Is easily understood when one considers.
that there are no brood mares on his ranch.
which means large increase of stock year
ty wear unless they are sold by auction, pri..
waite sales heiug too slow and unsatisfactory
where such large numbers are concerned
The first idea 30 sell the ma jorlty OF
the yearlings together with some year-olds.
and Other horses. bot lately Mr. Haggin has
decided to sell the entire produce Of his mares
OF 1891 No doubt this decision Is a wise one.
because the sale Sill now bear the aspect OF
. wholesale Clearing OF A wedding out sale
l''ses its attraction to many people. who nat
uraily think there is very little chance Of
getting hrst class animal after the lot have
heco picked over and the best retained BY thu
owner The stock will number over 100 head
Brothers to King Fox and Fits-Jamss, a half
sister 10y lroauois to Dewdrop a sister to-
Cyciops and many other highly related
youngsters will be included in among them
Mr.. Easton will hold the sale in New York
In June. and about the san,a time many other
important yearline and osher blood stock.
sales will be held by him."
Lord Lonsdale who Is % we'll known, I'M
this country. has placed his stables, outfit,
etc. on sale. and absorption included I'M
the catalogue is quite interesting reading
Among other things the catalogue describes
thirty SIX blanSss rugs of four sly les. seventy
'"iss VI ia"0 SotuiuS OF thirty I'VE styles.
Ioo suits blue kersey clothing of fifty styles,
i've sets OF single harness one pony hars
hess, che set double brougham harness. one
et double harouche harness, one set
ioable omnibus harness, one Sc, double break
harness mo crest. one four. horse position
harness one four horse skeleton position.
harness, one four in hand pony harness. three,
cts four In hand harness. one set four horse.
'ostiiion harness with o1triders, one set
iouble state harness. one set double semi
tate harness, two sets double harness with
xtra traces nine bunting saddles and
'reastplates. thirty nine hunting saddles and
'r1dles, two racing saddles and brides COM
'lete. <ix ladies' saddles and brides, two.
military saddles and brides with quarter
'leces head collar and furniture. two exer-
asang saddles, thirteen winker brides, thirty
sa1ering brides nine hunting hatchets and
.ses. two pouches and twenty horn and
unch cases. six pair cutting boots and
WE'VE nose bands twenty nos bands, ons.
errier bag, cloak, valiss and panniera
our harness clearing horsus, thirsssn. .
nnszles nxty guards for postihooa ena..