Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-17
Turf Talk.

Turf Talk.
/ Some of the turf papers keep passing
round the statement that Jack Spratt. 2,23),
wall not be trotted next season. 1t is quite a
while yet TO August and people have plenty
of time to change their minds.
At its annual meeting the Oxford County
! Horse Breeders Association elected the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as officers for the
coming year G. W. Brown, President; A
! T. Maxim W. J. Wheeler and A. F. An
drews, Vice Presidents; G, 2. Young, Secre-
tary; II. NJ. Bearce. Treasurer; G. W
Brown, NJ. D.. A. F. Andrews and VIM. C
Cole, Norway, and A T. Maxim aud f. NJ.
Thayer. Paris, Executive committee for
term of three years. There are nealy one
hundred members of the association, and
there is fund of 1882 in the treasury.
Mr.. A. T. Toothaker, of Rangely, has re-
Gently sold to parties in Phillips, his chest
nut weanling colt by Allectus, dam, Knox
mare. This colt stands IL hands high and
weighs rs lbs. He is very finely built and
shows great trottng action. The price re-
ceived ~sa $500; the highest sum ever re-
ceived for colt of his age raised in Franklin
County.
IT is understood that the tuffmen and trot-
ting nosss breeders of New England, are
soon TO have trotting register of their own
The headquarters of the society are to be in
Boston, and the fee for registry will be 81 90
for each pedigree
w I iiasgatt of Fairfield, has seven
months old colt by Gideon, l+5; dam by DIR
Franklin, which has been registered as
GuiioB At SIX months old this colt stood
Il hands inch Good judges of horsehesh
call him fine one.
Boston horse BUYERS were recently in
Auburn and purchased fine pair of horses
from Isaiah Pompiily. The span are we'll
matched, seal brown in color, stand 1871 and
it is said can trot in 30 together. The two
are brother and sister and are by Horace
COTS stallion, Won Moltke, Jr. The price
received for the pair was $500 co.
Among the Maine candidates for 23O
honors next season will be the four-year- old
tilly, Edna, bred by C. H. Nelson. She is
by Dictator Chief dam Gretchen, (the dam
of Nelson. 22lt). She is inclined to pace
and is believed To be very fast.
One of the handsomest and most promising
young stations in Maine is Action, owned by
Col. Walter G. Morrill, of Pitts field He was
foaled in 1888. by Onward, by George Wilkes
dam Nubia, by Harold lsire of Maud $.
POS 81 second dam Lady Limy. Nuba
is owned by Miller & Sibey, Franklin, Pa
who recently sold her foal at foot for 81 800
Anc Their remarkable young stallion is to be
brought to this State. This time it is the i'm
ported English coach horse Gemare, three
years old, stands l6 hands and Weighing 1850
pounds. Gemare was first prize winner at
the Chicago horse fair last fall. He has been
bought by James 5. Sanborn and will be kept
for stock purposes on his farm in Poland. He
has pedigree that has been accurately traced
back POS years, during which it crossed 81
with Arab blood, and "a times with that of
Turkish and Barb stations
The W +. Percival colt, DAISY of this city
was weighed again on Saturday last Jan. IL
The big beauty tipped the beam at 500 lbs
having gained 10 lbs during the last month
She was also carefully measured by an ex
pert and her measurements found to be as
follows girth, 5ft. ~ inches length of body.
Aft l0in measure across breast, 1T sin.
size of collar worn 10 inch. The average
daily gain in weight of this colt since it was
five days old, to.jan. 18th. has been 2 $40 lbs
This is the colt the challenge TO meet viii h
has been accepted by Mr.. NJ. B. Hart of
Hillside Stock Farm, New Gloucester, who
proposes to meet Daisy in friendly contest
for the "blue ribbon
The stallion Gen Weaver has now become
the property of L. H. Hawkins of Portland,
who for some time past has owned him in
connection with j. NJ. Floyd. Gen. Weaver
is nine years old, stands 10 hands, and weighs
1850 pounds. He is by Bayard Knox, by
Palmer Knox dam Patchen Maid by Geo
NJ. Patchen. Gen. Weaver WAS bred by H.
B. Knight of Saco.
There are at Sunny Side Farm, Water
better, and Mr.. Nelson says the horse which
does not reach their mark at two years of
age, will be sold and not allowed to be bred
from.
Ray & Burrill, of Dover. have some fine
colts by Gloster, by Judge Advocate. One, |
a four-year- old mare out of mare by King
Drew by Old Drew, SAYS a correspondent |
will make them step some. by and BY They
have been offered $500 for her. Another is |
a three. year old stallion that has shown fast |
He went half in l.22 over the Forcroft
track. and full mile in 2 45. They have
also se,e.ai other good ones of different
ages, most of shicE are quite young.
Good parentage on the side o! both sire
and Jam are needed to give the best results
in breeding. With one or the other, Off
spring NAV in maay CAGES prove good and
-
are more sure to come where both size and
dam are equally well bred. one instrace of
this-~whch is only single one among many
that go to prove the rule given-has lately
come under our ~<sQnsl inspection in the
young Dictator colt owned D. Mr., A. ID.
Townsend of this city This colt was fosied
May 80, 1888, now stands Is l-2 hands, and
is a rich black color with three white ankles.
and white star in forehssd. He is by Dicta-
tor Chief, by Dictator, os Rysdyk's
Hamble,onian. His dam is the Hne
mare Dolly Allen, hres by Mr., Townsend,
now thirteen years old. She is b, San ford
Knox; by Gen, Knox, dam, by Ethan Alien.
Dolly is a large, rooMy, easy moving finely
made up mare, bay, weighing abont 1900
lbs. She is a high type of breeding mare,
and this Dictator colt shows the value of
good blood on both sides. Dolly was again
bred TO d ctstor last season. The colt shows
fne action and will make a square trotter.
Thus good sfres are coming on 70 keep up
he reputation Of Maine as a breeding State.
Eighty trotting bred horses are being
rintered at Mr.. Nelson's Sunnyside trotting )
Itock farm at Wateryiue. All are looking {
well and some are being logged r
. little now with 4 view to speed next season.
j. W. Estes Of this city has sold his fine q
black mare Kalmia to J. W. Beck, of the r
irm of Townsend Beck. Kalmis vas b