The Portland daily press., 1888-05-05

ceeulnBly handsome IOur year Old, uBnL pay
stallion with black points. Goldwood was
bred the same as Guywood. He stands IS
hands high, weighs 1135 pounds and can
show a 240 gait. "He knows nothing but
trot," said Mr.. Jordan, his driver, ''and he is
a fine animal" GOldwOOd Is an intelligent
horse, quiet, and Of a different disposition
from GuywOod. He will probably be started
in the four year old class at the Lewiston
June races.
The yearling, seal brown stallion, Maine
Patriot, was next seen, and he, too, Is very
promising colt. Il don't care how good an
article you write about him." said his proud
trainer as he led the horse from the stall,
for he deserves the best you can say Of him"
Maine Patriot weighs 600 and was sired by
LIE Emperor, he by Aleyon, by Geo. Wilkes.
Dam. Lady Independence by MessengerKnox.
He has a good gait and looks like four year
old. He Is already broken and can be driven
anywhere, and will be shown this fall but
not entered In any race.
Barbara Frietchie, a light bay yearling
mare, weighing 700 was the next horse seen
In Mr.. Libby's stable She Is a handsome
mare, a daughter Of Maud L., she by Mes
senger Knox, sire LEmperor This horse
will probably not be entered this fall.
Belle Wilkes, two year old bay mare,
sired by Messenger Wilkes out oi:the Belle OF
Fitchburg, record 2.3O, was seen In the next
stall to that Of Barbara Frietchie. This colt
is an exceptionally promising one, and viii
be trotted in the two year old class at Lew
istOn this fall. She has never yet been
handled, but her driver is jogging her lit
tie now, and says she can trOt three min
ute clip. Belle Wilkes has a handsome
head, fine light name and the pose Of a trot-
ter.
Lady Independence, record 2.40, has a
three weeks colt sired by Messenger
Wilkes. The colt is q handsome little bay
stallion with white hind feet. Lady indie
pendence weighs $50 pounds, stands 10 hands,
one inch high and win be II years old on the
fourth Of next July.
Maud L. has colt by Roekyfellow that Is
week old today. The colt Is handsome
little stallion with star In his forehead and
will be Of brown color when little older.
Maud l.. is nine years old and was never
handled for speed on account OF lameness
that was contracted when a colt. She could.
however, beat three minutes when three
years old. She was sired by Messenger
Knox out Of fast mare by Sherman Black
hawk. She weighs HOO pounds, and stands
16 hands high.
The Belle of Fitchburg, another fine horse
owned by Mr.. Libby, Is well known to horse
men. She has a record Of 230, and tr0tted
atrial over Mystic in 2.22. She Is now IA
years old, weighs $50 pounds and stands IA
hands high. She has a colt not quite two
weeks old that was sired by Goldwood, he
by Redwood. The colt Is bay filly and Is q
very stoeky little fellow.
Mr. Libby also owns yearllng, FLY dam,
Belle Of Fitchburg. sire L'Emperor, that
has good gait and Is already broken. She
Is bay with black points.
Mr.. George II. Raymond Of Saccarappa,
owns some good horses, among them being
the fine brood mare, Inverlocky. This mare
mer Of England. She was imported by X.
w. Cameron, Of Clifton, Staten Island, In
1866, and got by Old Calabar, dam, Veronica,
by Cruiser; I'd dam, by Physician; Sd dam,
by Wanton, 4th dam, sister TO Benediek,
by Remembrance; 9Th dam, Beatrice, by Sir
Peter; 9th dam, by Pyrrha, by Matchem;
7th dam, Duchess, by WhitenOse; Sth dam,
Miss Slammerkin, by Young True Blue; 9th
dam, by Lord Oxnard's Dun Arabian; 10th
dam, D'Arcy's black-legged Royal Mare.
Inverloeky stands about 10 hands, three
inches high and weighs nearly 1850 pounds.
Fanny Edgecomb is a handsome four year
old by Redwood. She Is speedy bay with
black points, weighs about 1000 pounds and
stands 15l hands high.
Another two year old mare owned by Mr..
Raymond Is called Yum Yum. She Is
daughter of Inverl0cky, stands In the vicinity
of Is hands high and weighs about $50
pounds. She is q good gated, promis-
ing mare. Besides these horses Mr.. Ray
mOnd owns a very fine two months old stall
lion, sired by Redwood, dam Inyerlocky.
Mr. John Warren Of Saccarappa, owns a
good gray gelding, sired by MessengerKnox,
dam by Sherman Baekhawk. He is II years
old, stands about 15f hands high, weighs 1860
pounds and can strike 2.40 clip.
Mr., Albert Warren, also, owns a good
mare. She is nine years old, stands about
151 hands high, weighs 1850 pounds and
can trOt in 2.5O.
Messrs. b. Bussey & Son Of Dixmont, own
some good horses among them being the bay
stallion Durandal, by Gideon, dam, by Gen.
Mcclellan; Vanderbilt, by Young Duke, dam
Lady oxford, and Black Maid by Royal
Harry.
The Kennebec Journal says that the fast
est tTotter in Maine, by the records Is BOdine
GID now owned by DIR. George II; Bailey
of Portland. Bodine is by Volunteer, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam by Sayer's
Harry Clay, and Is now about "A years old
The celebrated Clydesdale stallion. Young
Barrister Sleeper Il Doe proprietors, viii
make the season at the farm Of Capt Henry
5. Sleeper, South Union Young Barrister
is a blood bay and was foaled May 26, 1885
He stands 10 hands high and weighs 400
pounds. He has a star in his forehead and
white hind feet His sire was the imported
Clydesdale horse, Barrister, dam by import
ed horse, Old Clyde, grand-dam by Vulcan,
great-grand-dam by Columbus. Barrister
was sired by Emperor, dam Bounce by Hon
est Tom.
Mr.. j. II. Kitchen, of Houlton, has pur-
chased of b. ID. Whitcomb of Boston, the
standard bred stallion Kohinoor, II years old
by Volunteer, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian;
dam, Belle Patchen, by Godfrey Patchen.
This horse has a fine Hambletonian-Clay
combination of blood, has shown trials close
down to 2.30, and the price paid was $1,000.
Another well bred stallion has Just gone
into ArOOStOOk county. This Is the horse
PickpOcket, Jr, a Hambletonian, by Pick
pocket, by Pequawket, by Gideon, half In
telest In which has been purchased by WEB
ster Reed Of Fort Fairfield, OF his former
owner, g. ). Hill OF Skowhegan. Pick
pocket is horse Of fine style and good trot-
ting action.
NOTES.
Saco is to have trotting park. Last Mon
day, what is known as the Woodman lot, In
Saco, became the property Of the SacO Driv
ing Park Association. The track will be De
gun at once by the following building COM
mittee: Samuel w. Seavey, Lewis p. True.
Willis Il. Emmons, John NJ. Dearing and
James II. Miles. The surveying and laying
out of the track have been nearly completed.
and work with as large crew Of men as
can be used to advantage. will be begun In
doy or two The track will he the reOula