Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-04

Our special correspondent sends US the fol-
lowing;
II visited the stable of Ed. NcGogiu of
North Pittston to-day and looked at his colts.
which are owned by himself and his brother,
Tom McGogln of Gardiner. One of these is
as splendid an animal as have ever seen
This is Roscoe Jr., stallion two years old
next May, handsome bay in color. fully 10
hands and weighing SIS lbs. At the State
Fair last fall this colt tro,ted half mile in
Isl and at that time Mr.. McGogin was
offered $3.50 90 for him, but this very good
offer was refused. He is by Black Pilot by
Roscoe, by Pilot Jr.; dam, a Whalebone
Knox. Ed. also owns a weanling flly of the
same breeding. She stands 10 hauds, and is
che stnut in color. Frank McGogin also has
good five year old gelding, bay, 10
hands, that weighs 800 lbs and is a
splendid driver. The boys are also winter
ing for Gen John T. Richards of Gardner
a magnificent breeding mare, Nancy Knox,
by Col Ellsworth, by Gen. Knox dam a
fine messenger mare. Nancy Knox is the
dam of Pilot Knox, q l93-i) and is now in
foal TO Black Pilot"
The stallion Tom Lang, by Gen. Knox,
one of the first get of Gen. Knox in Maine
has proved a good sire. Among colts of
his get are the following Geo. Knox, "a l-2
Frank Dyer, 2.36 Neva, 2,34 Myra Shaw
2 IS; the dam of Goyes' Blue Bull, standard
4s93-2.26 l-2: Alice Peyton 227l-2:
Mytrella G., 2.2s Western sportsman, two
year-od trial, quarter in 81 - sec, three
year-old trial, half in 100 This is a good
record for one horse.
One of the questions which is of most
vital Importance TO the trotting and horse
breeding interests of the country and one upon
which we can scarcely have too much said
when it comes from sources entitled to conf
dence, is that of the age at which colts ough
to be set to work TO obtain the best results
from them. The tendency we think hai
been to train them for solid work on roaC
and track at too early an age. 1t is impor
tant to have them well disciplined to the US,
of halter. harness and thills, but beyond thi,
they should be worked with great care unit
properly matured, hardened up and devel
oped. We are glad to see the following
words of caution raised on this question by
an intelligent correspondent of the Boston
Globe Zone fact | consider has been con
clnsively proven, that there have been more
horses hurt by being harnessed too early
than by any other cause. Premature worl
not only stifiens and makes colts slow and
ungainly, but it absolutely deforms them
and the yiciousness of some horses is solely
due to the weakness they feel and their in
ability TO perform the work set them. The
very best judges agree that for farming pur
poses three years old is the minimum age t,
set colt to work. They say that in no ease
should horse be worked at two year. old
for, no matter how numerous the cares be
slowed on him, the effects must he bad
Even year later the work should be care
fully gagged 10 suit the growing forms Of thu
youngsters"
AuoIne still graces Mr.. Nelson's stable a
Waterviile, says Horse and Stable. although
several gentlemen are after her fol- roal
work.
DR.. +. C. Philbrook, the ply stefan " he
has been stopping at Gardiner for the pas
week or two, OWNS one of he finest saddle
and driving horses We have ever seen. 1t i,
an English thoro ughbie1, bay. stands II
hands, and is under perfect uiscipline. 1t
the hands of Mr. q w. Robinson the popular
and efficient clerk of the johnson House, the
horse showed to good advantage and DR.
Philbrook has reason TO be proud of his pos
session, as he undo ,bte ly is.
We have previo lsly given in our news col
umns, an account of the visit OF several Bos
L
one day last week. to inspect the stock there
but notably the famous French ArabiaA stall
lion Gamare. just imported by
Mr. James $. Sanborn, the pro,
prietor. There is interesting account OF
this visit in Horse and Stable for Jan. 30
from the pen of Mr.. Allen Lowe of the Bos
ton Globe, which we would like to transfer
to our columns, | u have not the room. Mr.
pa he
three-year-o old stallion in this country" Mr.
LoSe's sketch is very interesting, and among
other things he gives the toast drank to the
proprietor, which was received with grea,
enthusiasm. Ii was; ITO the man with a
big farm, big horse, big heart. a big
purse, but without big head
The breeders o; Waldo county have per.
fected their organization to be known as the
Waldo County Horse Breeders Association
with Col. VIM. c. Marshall, Belfast, al
President. The following named gentlemen
are members of the Executive Committee -
To serve for three years, &. ID, Pendletor
of lsleboro; |. c. Parks of Searsport; iona
than Berry of Morrill,; II. +. Mason, l..
Hayford of Belfast. Two years, X. II
Coombs, j. c. Townsend of Belfast; II. Z
Haley of Monroe; H b. Heagan of Pros
pect; f. Z. Walker of Montville. One year
w. {. Marshall, A. l.. Mudgett, G. X. Eli,
of Belfast; b. Hunt of Unity; II. NJ. Bear
of Camden. The Association starts off with
an active memte shin of more than fir,
members Shkes viii h.. on, nod for coli.
from one wear old IN four and races are If
be held during the season
Our Richmond co-resnondent Tins dc.
scribes two choice Kentuekv.bred stallion.
lust brought into that town.-Walter W
Dinsmore has inst returned from Le.ington
Kentucky. bringing with him two stallion,
which he ia contdept ia "a good stool az ba,
One, Arabian Almont, by Almont. ont of
A thoroughbred Arabian mare He ia al,
wears old. stands fifteen and a half hands