Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-05


Mr.. Joseph Priest of Somerset Mills owns
yearlins colt by Lawrence. (ssaA); dam,
q pacing mare owned by Mr.. 5. II. Eaton
for which he has refused an offer of $500.
party of three or four Portland gentle
men, among whom Was MIR. A. 5. Rines Of
Rines Bros. were at East vsssslhoro
few days since TO look
at Mr.. A. II. withee's Nelson colt "Odd
Fellow" This colt is only 2? months old
and shows remarkable trottiug qualifications.
Mr. withee has been offered = long price
for him, bu, so far prefers not to sell.
The books of the Waldo County Trotting
Horse Breeders Association for their COM
ing meeting were opened on Monday last,
and the officers were agreesbly surprised to
find that every class of the seven fi,lcd with
entries ranging from three In the stallion
s~eepstskes to fourteen in the t~o-ycar-old
| class. A full list of entries will be published
soon. The success of the Association seems
to be assured, for il was expected that at
leart one or two Of the stakes would ncees-
sarily be required The entries in number
and quality almost equal lsu years colt
stakes for the State. The Executive Com
mittee held meeting Friday for arranging
preliminary matters pertaining to the stakes,
repsirs on the park, and the details Of the
August meeting
Byron Porter Of Saltwater, has a fine colt
by the imported stallion Bsyard. nov kept at
the Maine State C.l'ege farm. A large
number of promisin. colts are being raised
in that vicinity, among which are three
owned by MIR. William Woodward. of which
the Journals correspondent speaks In high
terms of praise.
1t /, now admitted beyond dispute. that
pacing blood is = prime quality In a trottns
pedigree, and mares of the Blue Bull Tom
Rolfe. HatoRa and other pacing families
are in great demand For the matter of
that, Pilot, Jr,, sire of the dams of Maud
s, Jay Eye See, Noontide and other famous
trotters, was himself 4 pacing horse Of un-
known ancestry, and the potency of the
Pilc,, Jr., blood in the female line has
proved itself something remarkable.
The Journals correspondent at Pittston |
writes that Mr.. W. X Haskell of that town,
owns q fine stallion by Kennchec, by Inde.
pendence dam, Knox and Messenger. This
colt is 22 months old, weighs 935 pounds,
stands lA3. His color is brown with white
ankles and white strip In face, and he is ~
nice looking colt as one generally sees.
When green colt is frat put into harness
he naturally makes great msny arkward
moves and gets himself into shapes" that
will not add to lis value II they become
chronic. Much Of this awkwardnes. wears
away In time as the young horse gets into
the line of his work, but it often happens
through want of care on
the part of his driver that
certain cotish tricks that come from awk-
wardness in the first place cling to him all
through life. 1t is easier to teach n young
horse what you want him to do than to break
up bad habits which he may have contracted,
with him.
Our correspondent Mr.. + S. Berry sends
us the following interesting account Of a
good colt owned by one of our subscribers in
Sagadahoc county:
"A. J. Hathorn of Woolwch. one Of the
Journals subscribers, has a very fine stallion
colt for which he claims the name of Cal
noe. lie weighs 925 pounds, will be two
years old the 2Sth day of April, 1889; stands
lji hands high, color seal-brown, with small
star and snip on nose, with white hind feet
above fetlock. He was got by Cushnoc.
(2,30b, by Victor q 23), by General Knox.
Cushnoc's dam by Young Morrill,, by Old
Morrill,, second dam by Old Eaton. Calsh-
noes dam owned by Joseph Stack pole
Augusta, color a sesl-brown with white
hind feet. weighs eleven hundred. said to
pace in 235 or better. She was bred in
Cornesville, Tenn, and is by Henry Nam
brino; first dam by Prince Paluski, second
dam three fourths thoroughbred. Henry
Msmbrino by Mambrino Chief; dam. by
PILOT, Jr. Prince Paluski by Highlander, by
Glencoe, dam oil Traveller, who Was by
Lugg Stump. II is seldom | find 80 fine a
colt as this one. Mr.. llathorne thoroughly
understands tie care of horses and If nothing
happens to Calnoc he will soon realize his
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