Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-30

The annual meeting Of the Waldo Coun-
ty Trot,ing Horse Breeders Annexation
ill be held at Belfast, Saturday, January
II, 1890. The association mas been very
.uecc.sful for its fret year.
DE. Larrabee Of Dover. is the owner
If. colt foaied the past season which is
aid TO be of great promise. He is pure
bred PercheroB, and is registered in tn e
percheron Stud Book of America. His
color is Jet black with star, stripe, and one
vhite foot. He was purchased by Mr..
I.rrabee some two months ago from Col.
Hale Of Bradford. Mass, on whose stock
farm in that Gown, he vas foaled. When
.l1 months DID, be tipped the scale a, $50
lbs. His registered number il II ,527. naTae,
Hercules.
T.. Gould Of HaIlosell has 1--WE year Old
gelAins. a PAGER, which is very speedy
animal, as Se can attest, after having taken
spin bshind him al speed much faster
than ve generally like to 90. He IL an iron
may in color. stands - ] 2 hands and weighs
$50 tbs. This colt ia FIVE years old, is By
Whalebone knox out Of Messenger mare
and /. a kind but spirited animal.
Master Harry B. Hilton, son of Mr. Ben
Hilton Of North Arson, has lately sold his
matched pair of Welch ponies To Me.srs
Bishop & Morgan Of New York, for 500
faaf NGcx Mr.
E. D. Morgan Of New York, purchased the
three-yeAr chestnut filly, L,dy Clare,
bred and owned by Dr. c. r. Smith of that
town for which he paid sl200 This mare
ha. gained distinction at two Maine State
Fairs, having won the I'd premium a
tvo-year oil in the fall of 1855, and the
silver cup last fall with record of better
than 40.
Some Of the best horses in Maine are
o~ned IN or near Weld village. Mr.. J. d.
Libby has handsome string. Black Ben
stands at the head. He was foale / IN 1880,
hi. sire being Harry Knox. dam One Eye,
By Rollins horse, by Rising Sun. A hne
2-year- old black stallion Is Jedd F.. sired
BY Black Ben, dam Peaked Ear. by Shakes
peare. BY Curtis horse III dam Dolly, by
Harrington horse. by Rollins horse.
Trotied as a yeariing Jedd + made
onarter in 90 seconds; In the spring,
quarter in 40 seconds. In the z
vear-old stakes at the State Fair he was
third in the first heat "a, and fourth in
the second. j X. is brown gelding by
Macbeth. by Daniel Boone. dam Lady
Payne. hy Joe Mitchell. Jr.. by Gen Knox;
second dam by Black Hawk mare Mr..
Libby also owns a 2year old brown mare
Lady Dean by Baby Dean. who trotted at
the STATE Fair this year in 2 I'll Many
other nice horses are to b. seca at A n
sanborns, among which is Volunteer Maid,
BY Goll.mith's Volunteer. dam unknown,
She has trotted mile in 227 in New York
to wagon Emmaeue is u bag mare ? years
old AIRED by Antach, by Daniel Boone,
dam Volunteer Maid. She stand 10 hands
and one inch in height. and shows good
gait. tine large colt which stand IA
hands and weighs 800 pounds, - Frank :
sbrovn stallion foalcd jane 5, 1889, sired
by Antioch. dam Volunteer Mad A very
nice colt whp can show a $-minute clip or
better. i. Lady " sorrel mare foal.i in
MAY, lssG sired by Black Ben, dam by
Dirigo. She Is in foal by Dtrigc and is be-
ing used Tor breeding purposes Sine is to
be trained later on.
Appleton webb, Esq. Of Waterville, re-
Gently refused bouA-hle of S. 900 made
him p, Nr~ York parties for the horse
Present rr,acut is 10y Yonug Rolfe and A
half brother 20 Nelson > lii. He vas pur-
chased D.. the present owner of Rodney
Jones Tor 5000 he rotted at Mystic last
fall in Pa making the last heat in 30
seconds a 2 ~ gait rhe wonderful burft
of -pcDi Developed by this horse Is one Of
the iile -arpri-es Of the year.