Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-04
CELEBRATED GARDINER zoasEs
Notes at The Stables Of Mr. Charlie.
Stackpole

CELEBRATED GARDINER HoasEs
NOTES at The Stables Of Mr. Charles !
stsckpole
/, Especial Correspondence of Kennebec Hon,
b nal,
IARDISEg June 81.
The breeding of brood mare. s-,,.
: horses, trofters and road.ter. h.. s,o,, -,
! imnsmorIsl been a characteristic Of IN
: English speaking race Lo, z before th,. ,.onr
{ Try attained present position a. a di.,io,
a nAtph or had grown strong enous III To COVER
h,sif' horsemen Ia the oil eJuntry ha
peen gathering far many wear. 70 ti,.s.
Y .le great -peed trials IN the ID, n .,;sr ar
DerDy races With the settlement of tbi
country the same infatH4tion over ..hor,s,
and records" wa. inauxursted snd A.,
Neaaiy advanced until at the present tim
: We rot only have our ''Coney BLAND Nv.
, uc Park. Chicago anil ..Ksn,nrkv
races which have turned out the best tratrjn.
anu running horses the world has ever .aen
WIN our horse shows and National A..aeia
tionsi but nearly ever county from the Al
Antie to the Pacific supports more or les,
successfully. lis trotting associations AND
PARKS horse fairs and races In almost ever,
town IN Maine, State which has an honors.
pie position in this regard, may be found
horses Of excellent blood and Of fa., records
In this matter the
thy of aardinsr
Il by no ms ans iistsHcs nor will she stand sec
0 d IN The race IL Is safe 20 say that the eity
contains more breeding mares working horse.
ari'ers aud fast steppeFs which are possessed
OF honorable pedigrees and indi vidual record,
t1an any other city Of It's size and wealth.
Many OF these animals are owned by private
individuals ut there are some excellent bus.
mess studs kept In the city One Of the
leading ones Is that owned by Chas f STACK
pole, on North street Mr. Stackpole j. a
great lover of horses and keen Judge Of
merits or dement's in an animal and
as consequence one might expect 10 and In
his stud
some Excellent Specimen.
: OF horseflesh. In this one would not be dis.
appointed, as the Journal rep rter who visited
1 Mr. stackpole's stables recently can testify
1t isl handsome stand Of buildings, we'll
arranged and admirably suited To thu de-
mani Of the business. As We enter the
stsbles, under the guidance Of Mr. Staekpole
We fiad gooiiy number of horses standing
IN the stalls. Let Us look at them bit AT
the head of the stud stands
u,.,
t,.aL -
"Fe years "ia' ms ham
D,Y'','' i'Sis Al ne ~ ny "ach-
IN this country. Matchmaker, Jr stands
i52 hands high and ups the scales at an even
1000 pounds He has already shosn himself
to be speedy, trotting mile in Augusta last
summer in 50 He will he put on the
Ia ms SEASON sHu II Is expected mat he
noint zap "' ~" ara '''s 90
In another stall stands the handsome roam
seldIng Hamlet This horse is seven
wears oid' stands 10 high and weighs 1850
<noT ri. lam, fly. n,o,, oy zen.
already made creditable shoxiny and il !.
expected will lower his record when again
gwen a chance to sho" ms good speed after
naaos yiN u,
is the young stallion Venture, by Cunari.
.Ir out of Drew mare The sire is
9No"heysn morse with an excellent record
:, ,n5 "a w." ,ha AZ pa's'' 'a summer III
the Drews so that il i. not At All .urn,i.ios
that Venture should show up well himself.
ne Is three years Old "ill weigh as horse
trottaJ m .one of ,ha Main ,r.nLs -,
the first pr.mium At Augnsta in ~ and Il h.,
does not trot this summer in good time will
u'sa'po,"! n'a"y so"u norse"'en VINO predict
.na, ne W. quo ia'. ci'p ne Is at pre-
owners wi.h.
In the ne xt stall Is An own brother to Ven
'pfe, ne Is geh""s 'hree years oli, Is
'''y &c iao IN, 'sL a''i i"
work NAV be expected in the future. I'm
diuon 10 the above mentioned are
Three Fine Colts
"hlch are no" AT pasture, Two OF
t.anaI'ao a. al M, 81 a., Kn,x h.oai