Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-23
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.
AT Home" Horses.

ers owned hereahouts, He is BY Keuneb,
BY Independence, dam tne Drew PAGER
/ great power. Pete is . years old. weigl
P lloo pounds, stands 1873 aud has a remark
bly, strong way of going. He WAS purchase
. of the estate of viii Potter, the former owl
er OF Independence by the late Frank FMra
of whom he was purchased by his presei
owner, Mr.. James L. psvine. Pete has bee
kept this winter by MIR, John \. flummer o
Weeks Mills, but when the travelling bs
comes settled he will be seen upon gu
streets, as Mr.. Devine will handle him him
self this season.
Daisy Percival is going right along. On tn
18th of this month she weighed ss5 pound.
having gained IS pounds between April l2tl
and March l2. She stands Is hands and /
beauty all over. Mr.. Perciyal thinks o
exhibiting her at the Boston horse fair mex
month. and is considering the matter o.
challenging all New England to exhibit ,
colt that is her superior, age. style aud al
points considered.
II was pretty muddy the other day and tn,
colt jlgger was not the easiest vehicle TO rid,
in that We ever saw, still we had the plcasur,
of drawing the reins ove- Hambletonar
Maid. the very pretty, supple moving mare
which MIR. NJ. o Savage delights to
take drive after, Well. she Is about as
good moving an animal as one often sees. A
arl hr,,s ,,,, t.L
points, heavy main and tail, standing about
10 and weighing plump 1000 lbs, she don't
lack much of being the ideal horse
She is coming this spring; is
is by Racquet. Thompson, Vol ?, page
2l9l, by Rysiyk's Ha nbleton ian; dam BY
Witherell. MIR. Savage has two or three 9th
er good ones a, his farm, one of which, Rock
way. pacing gelding years old, black
with star in forehead, is a good bred knoA
and Messenger weighing about $50 pounds
and standing 10 hands. This is a fast one :;
and the other two are both good ones for that
is the kind Mandred always has.
Well, when it comes to Kenncbec county
at large, we want whole page instead Of a
column, for there are good colts ut every
four corners, and breeding farms are being
started in many towns. Not forgetting Cush-
noe, and kennebec, right here al home
and numerous other good ones all about. We
naturally look towards Waterville every
time kennebec county is mentioned. Dicts-
tor Chief is all right and Mr.. Nelson is now
in Kentucky to complete negotiations for
bringing to Sunnyside another son of Dicta-
tor, ll3, by Ryskyk's. This has been found
necessary in order To satisfy the demands
upon Mr.. Nelson's establishment by those
breeders who wish to use only the best bred
sires. Among the famous ones ou, of the
eighty or more that have been kept at sunny
side the past winter are Dictator Chief. 2.2l1
Aubine, 227 and Nelson 2.2li Ira says he
means to put all these good ways inside the
twenty class next summer, and he thinks he
can do it and mot half try, either"
John Colb, Horne still does ra,tlipg
business in picking up good horses and send
ing them to New York; and John is not only
good Judge of stopper, but when he tells
you thing about one, solid cold" you may
depend upon it. Last week he shipped six
good ones to Mr.. |. II. Dolman, of New
York, among them pair of matched bays,
10 hands, 2.50 steppers pair of dark
brown, 1873, fine three minute goeru, and n
Cunard geding lG hands.
over on the back road between Water
vile and Fairfield, the Strong Brothers
have very choicely- bred FLY, year old
next June. She is by Ali Karli. GI02, be
ing the first and only one of his get Ali
karl was sired by Matchmaker, dam by
Constellation, 2d dam George G., 24Ii, by
Cooper horse, he by Dirigo. MATCHMAKER
was sired by Winthrop Morrill,, dam by Gen
knoI. This combination is good, and the
flly should not disappont her owners.
our agent Mr.. J. NJ. Cross tells us he has
lately seen some very excellent colts at East
Vassalboro. Among these is an eleven months
old Dictator Chief stallion colt dam by Vas
saboro Boy by Victor. owned by Mr.. james
c. Pierce. This colt stands 1872, bay with
white points and is beauty. Another is
two year old stallion owned by Mr. Ambrose
Withee. lie is by Nelson, dam n fine KHoI
mare; is haD1y, a fine driver and good style
in every way an exceedingly promising
colt
Mr.. 7. Perkins Of Albion was on the streets
last week with handsome two year-oli colt
A very good year old colt i, owned by Mr.
George Clarke of Weeks Mills.
Mr. Frank Bessey Of Albion has an extra
good Knox colt not quite two J ar, old lie
is firm and sound, good style and weighs ss5
pounds. Mr.. Alfred Berry also oo.. a large
four-year old Besides the above there are
many other nice colts it, that town.
MiaeeIianeous Notes.
The veteran Hamble'onian stallion Daniel
Boone 1856, formerly the property Of Mr.
Henry A. Archer Of Skowbegan ha. been
sold to DR.. Webb Of New York and was
shipped to his new quarter. last week
Boone was foaled In 1852 dam, the dam u
Breeze, by Bellar and has record Of 2 3la.
He was bred in New York.
Mr.. Geo ID. Otis Of the Bay View Stock
Farm, Belfast, has lately purchased a. the
California sale Of horses In New York, the
chestnut colt, Silver Spray. by Guy Wilkes,
by George wilkes; dam AutheIton, by
Rysdyks TIsmbleto1ian. The col. hs.
shown quarter In 10. The price paid va,
81 800.
Mr.. r. q. Hsthorne Of South Dover sold
a magnificent JET black gelding to W. Ma.
comber Of West Dover, for a good price.
Mr.. VI. will doubtless do well In developinp
so fne an animal for the city market Mr..
Hathorne has several more promising Lo-
thair and Advocate colts.
The Gentlemsn's Road Horse Of The
Future" Ia the title Of an attractively printed
pamphlet received through the courtesy 0.
Mr.. James $. Sanborn of the firm Of Chase
Sanborn, 81 Broad S., Boston. The
piamphlet containing a mos, Interesting and
instructive essay from the pen Of w. II. H.
Murray, describing the gents horse Of tbs
futgfe; following which is an account ot
! Gemare, the celebrated stallion owned b,
Mr.. sanborn and kept at his Elmwood Breed
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