Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-02

Two more heavy year old colts have bser
heard FROM One 10 owned By ". B. XIII
Of Monroe and weighs 1850 rbs; anoeher /,
owned BY win Gould Of spssgue's Mills
and weighs 1900 ibs.
/ John H. Hill Of Chicago, hasa good sucker
that g. z. Ball Of Exeter 10 keeping shis
winter for him. He is BY Black Crook viii
record Of 2-34, 1t Dover this year. out Of
Pauline with . record Of e.374 ut Bangor
June. 1857 He ought TO 60 along come onl
OF these days IL he has the right chance and
handling.
The famous stallion Lump, 2.2l, father
OF 30 many promising horses in New Eng.
land. and especially in the vicinity Of Boston,
viii be kept 1t his owners, w. =. Todd, farm
In Calais all next season to be used for stud
purposes. Lumps is by the noted George
Wilkes, dam BY Pearsall, son Of Jupiter, BY
Long Island Black Hawk; second KAN, Lady
Irwin. by Rysdyks HAmblstonian.
The fastest records for Maine bred colts
are now yearling record, 257, BY Lizzie
Miller, BY Fred Boone tvo-yesr-old record,
2-34, by Palm, by Messenger Wilkes; three
yesr-old record. 2.2e i-2, by Nelson, by
Young Rolfe; four-year old record, 2.26 I-2,
by EImbrook. son Of Judge Advocate,
Q 2s I-2.
A. p. Spear Of SkowhegAn has nice
yeariing stallion by Woodland. dam by Dan
lei Boone. I'd dam Dolly Bidwell. dam of
Csrrabassett. The dam of this colt is full
sister 10 Tom King, North Arson stallion
owned by Thomas T. Abbott Esq, and she
was given 3 mile in 1856 when four years of
age by Z. X. Woodman,
The annual meeting and election of officers
of the New England Association Of Trotting
Horse Breeders will be held in Boston on
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. IL.
In the November number Of the Maine
Horse Breeders Monthly the name of Norway
Maid is claimed for three-year. old filly,
bred by Mr.. d. NJ. Allen Of Jay Nor ray
Maid was got by Albrino dam, Rossie NJ, by
Winthrop Morrill,. Jr., 227 LIZ, I'd dam,
Rosamond O. 80 3-4, by Old Columbus. Mr.
Allen 10 one Of franklin county's most en-
terprising breeders.
Mr.. c. II. Nelson has recently purchased
two mares by Kentucky Prince. The dam
of one WAS by son Of Volunteer. and the
other BY Strisieaway, which was by Black
Hawk Telegraph, ous of the famous old
Pocahontss. The produce Of the latter,
bred to Nelson, would have two strains Of
the wonderfully fast and potent blood of
that famous old PAGER.
Mr. G. +. Rideout of Phillips, who sold
the four years old gelding Frank b, 2 50
IL, at the Franklin county fair races, has
bought of G. A. French same town, the
two years old gelding, Allegro. by Allectus,
dam by Lewiston Knox, son Of Lewiston
Boy. This is a large sized chestnut colt
that promises to 20 along some day.
Senator Leland Stanford says: ~ will
take twenty thoroughbred mares, breed them
to Esectioneeer and match their produce
against she produc. of any twenty mares of
t-otting blood but untried producing capac-
ciade mares like Beautiful Bells AID May
Flowe.--by admitting them the test would
not be a fair oae. will trot at two or three
years of age. and the colts Of the stallion
showing the highest average speed are to be
declared the winners Of the match " Sena-
tor Stanford has sent the stallion Clay to the
Vinal ranch and some forty thoroughbred
mares will be mated with him. Clay is
action controlling, like Electioneer. and
such breeding will lay foundation for
courage and finish Turf, Field and Farm.
Geo. Washburn, Of the Skowhegan House,
has Victor Hugo, bay horse bred by Column
bus Hilton of East New Portland, we'll
known farmer and stock breeder. Victor
Hugo stands 10 I-2 hands and weighs ll7o
lbs. he was get by Daniel Boone and his
dam was a gray mare by the Hilton horse;
he by the Hiram Norton horse. son Of the
Eaton horse. The Norton horse got Trouble
some, the well known stallion owned by the
late A. +. Toothaker of PHILIPPE; Copper
bottom . noted Franklin county trotter;
Ralph, 2.37. black gelding bred by j. o
Rackiff Of Industry, etc.
The Horse and Stable 10 authority fer the
statement that Tom McAloon of Bangor. the
well known driver of Ezra l.. and other fast
ones, i. positive that Nelson (2.l4 10 won
the Bslch stallion race on his merits.
The bay year-old Ally Famine by Ben
Bolt; dam, Old Mag dam of Fred Boone.
Banquo, Kate s., etc. by Uncle Shule, has
been recently sold to E. b. Quint, the genial
..hote man" at North New Portland. Ben
Bolt is a promising son of Fred Boone,
owned by Gilbert Miller, Bsq of Wilton
There is talk of making Ny site Park
Grand Circuit track. II Grand Circuit
meeting at Springfield pays, one certainly
should be remunerative at Boston. 1t is
suggested that a. an attraction at next years
meeting a ten-thousanl-dollar stake be ar
ranged for fve-year-old stations.