The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-08-05
E. n. cREELEY's HORSES.
An Ellsworth Stable Which Contains
Some Valuable Animals.
HambIetonIan Knox Heads the List
handsome senator and the Way In
which He Cot the Name-other
Beautiful and speedy Specimens Of
Horse Flesh.


ELLSWORTH August i4.-A representative
of the PRESS was. by the courtesy Of Z. Ill.
Greeley, Esq, shown his valuable stud Of
horses. His commodious stables are sit
uated near his fine summer residence, which
is on the hill overlooking the city. Although
largely interested in real estate In and about
Bar Harbor, Mr.. Greeley is great lover of
fine horses. The first one we notice is the
fine stallion Hambletonian Knox. and he is
beauty. He has a record of 2.2S. He is by
Gilbreth Knox, dam by Gideon, second dam
the Clifford mare by old Drew. He Is well
known by all horsemen and the fastest stall
lion ever raised east of the Penobscot. Mr..
Greeley's faith in this horse caused him to
breed to him and he now has several fine
horses sired by him. Among them Is Sena-
tor, symmetrical well formed equine that
weighs 1000 pounds, stand 153 hands high, Is
coal black, three years old, with big slash
ing gait like his sire and bids fair to be
speedy. His dam is said to be by Hamble-
tonian. His name Senator came In this way.
Mr.. Greeley purchased his dam of Senator
Hale, who had her Of Senator Chandler Of
Michigan; he had her Of Senator Stockbridge
of Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr.. Hale informed
Mr.. Greeley that Senator Chandler assured
him she was by Hambletonian and her speed
indicated 1t.
The next In order Is bay fllg three years
old. She stands 10 hands, weighs $50 pounds
and is fine gated natural trotter and can
give the dust to any three year old In Han
cock.
Hambletonians equal in style and gait to
any colts of their age. He also owns a bay
NoIr ri li0ans don ma nFl
by Hambletonian Knox, second dam a
thoroughbred by Lexington. It would take
a check of $500 to buy her. Next in order
is a rangy. brown yeafling colt by Dictator
Chief, 2.211. This colt stands 10 hands, one
inch high, and weighs $40 pounds. Barring
grand stallion. Another one near Is bay
stallion, handsome as a picture, named Jake
Patchen. who shows 2.35 gait and fine ac-
| tion, and is getting nice gated colts.
Mr.. Greeley has four-year-old colt by the
above horse that stands 1873 hands high that
| bids as fair to make as fast a one as any
| colt he ever raised. He has chestnut geld
| ing eight years old that stands 151 hands
| high that weighs 1000 pounds, blood-like
| looking animal that shows 2.35 gait, Is OF
| handsome carriage and is good one. This
horse has been in several races and won
most of them. Another good one owned by
| Mr.. Greeley is the gray gelding Kitten,
| which he thinks Is the speediest horse east
parts Of miles at 2.15 clip. The sire Of this
| horse was Captain Sprague His dam wa.
by Honest Allen. Thisis partial record o.
| Mr.. Greeley's stud Of horses, to which VIZ
| could add several valuable brood mares.
Mr.. Greeley owns one-half Of the Wilke:
colt, Colonel Osgood, with G. Ii. Nelson
| This is the sensational youngster OF 1887
shown at the Eastern Maine State Fair
| Maine State Fair and New England Fair
| Mystic, and who trotted at four months ole
quarter of mile in 573 seconds and nov
| at two years old stands 1853 hands high. Ht
| has been trotted little for speed this sea
| son and shows quite fast, and Mr.. Nelson
| says he will trot in 2.30 at three years old.