Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-20
oossi,. OF the State and Track.

10, contains portrait of the late W. s. Til
ton, which would be hardly recognizable by
his old friends, unless they were told under
the cut of whom it was n portrait But We
hope to see in Wallace's or Thompsons
monthly, lkenss sss of our old friend which
all.will recognize.
Bostou's great horse show opens in the
Mechanics building where the Hay State
fair WAS held--on Monday next. and rs it
is the first show OF the Kind ever held in
Boston, will no doubt be great success.
Over three hundred aud fifty horses of all
classes from the Shetland pony to the Clyde,
Percheron and Bay, have been entered, and
there will he change of programme and at
fractions, daily, during the week We
shall endeavor to give our readers n good
report of the same.
ArOostook county il one Of the best horse
raising counties in the State, and already has
high and growing reputation in this partic-
ular. Mr.. Phair's horsesat Presque Isle AMI
the stallion DIR. Franklin at Carbon are aid.
ing the reputation for the future. The Re
publican says that Warren Runnals of the
latter place has Just sold his fine hors,
Bonny Doom to J. +. Bradbury of Hoult1n
for $500. Another good Carbon horse hss
just been sold to Mr.. N. G. Mathews II
Winchendon, Mass, and was shipped last
week. This was the young colt owned by
Will ireland and the price paid was 5000.
| The mare Nellie NJ, by Daniel Boone,
owned by Murch's Bros, Calais, has been
shipped to Watervtle, where she will be
bred to Dictator Chief.
| Howard b. Oakes, of FoIcroft, has a
three -year-old filiy, which Is much liked by
all who have seen her. She is a grand
daughter of the we'll known Brown Harry,
and her dam was Morgan mare. She ia
black, has good travelling action, and is built
in u way to attract the attention Of those 'ho
have an eye to symmetrical horse flesh.
1t is Understood that syndicate is bpir .
organized in Dexter for the purpose Of put
ting the trotting park in that town in suit
able condition to use this season. Some oi
ested in the scheme, which, it is though. vii
be carried through to success.
Our CORE spondent q. NJ. CO writes III.
Journal the following account Of goot
Riverside, has a very fine Young stallion
foaled May 27th, 1855; by Vassslboro Boy
by Victor, by Gen. KnoI; dam. Morgan Gal
by Green Mountain Black Hawk. He i
blood bay, black points, stands 10 l-2 high
and although never handled for speed show
fine style and action
Mr.. +. T. Monroe, Of FoIcroft, shippe,
to Boston on Monday week eight Of the be .
horses ever shipped in one lot from Piscsts
. qui, county. They were all well bred
fsshionably colored and good fast steppers.
: Mr.. George +. Woodbury.. Of the Main
Central restaurants a, Portland, Brunswicl
, and Bangor, was in the latter city last ~eel
and purchased Of Y. T. Nye, Of Brewer. hi
. fss, bay mare by Gideon, by Rysiyk'.; dam
: by Hiram Drew. paying for her the hand
some sum Of $500. She is now in foal :
Dictator Chief (2 2l4).
j. ". Bsssett, of Forcroft, is the owner o
one Of the finest young horses in Piscataqui
county--four years old the present spring
~eis ching 1900 lbs, dark bay color and blsc
: points. He is by G. 0. Paimers famou
! Gloster.
A correspondent Of th. journal writes u
that the young stallion Borcas. owned b.
, Hiram Conform Of Oakland, whose nam
/ was claimed through our columns last ~eek
is said by good judges mot to have an equa
, Ia northwestern Kennebec for style an
beauty Of form, while his gait Of the best"
The Bangor Commercial. is mistaken il
giving Gideon as the sire Of Glsnarm. Glen
arm (2 23i) /, 6y Coz l.ei.s,ion, by Almon,
, out Of Skip by Gideon.
: Mr.. J. II. Grant, Of this i.y, the osssr o
} the fine stallion Cushnoc, has shown US
!, letter received from Mr.. J NJ. Stamford, o
South Gardner, under date Of April i2, Il
/, which he speaks Of bis ally Early Dawn
I Mr. Stanford writes. "She vas f0zled On
. year ago this morning. ! have weighed an
measured her today. She stands ~
: hands high and weighs just 10
r lbs. She is handsome and an homo
:, 10 her sire, but claim hal
: the honors for her Pilot mother An
d speaking Of Cushsoc calls TO mind ths, or
d Of his colts. and another gooi oss. too,