The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-20
ITEMS FOR noRsEMEN,
John Names to Drive Jack spratt
this Season.

There are many good horses in the town
of Pittsfeld, and interest in the trotter is on
the Increase there. OF all horsemen in that
town there are none who take more pride in
their stock than Mr.. j. f. Conner takes in
his. He Is the owner of Diana, three-year-
old flly, by Harbinger, dam Kate, by
Whalebone Knox. has a record of 242 at two
years old. This record was made at Mystic
Park, when Diana easily won the golden
colt stake Tor two-year-0lds. She Is large,
open-gaited colt, chestnut In color, and will
lower her record materially this year If no
accident befalls her. She will trot during
the State fairs at Bangor and Lewiston and
has been entered In two races at Mystic. An
offer of $4,000 for her has been refused,
counterpart in everything except SIZE She
gives promise Of speed, but will not be fitted
for the track this season. Conner, hand
some chestnut yearling stallion, full broth
er 10 Diana and Juno, is pronounced by COM
petent horsemen to be one of the best colts
they ever saw, and good judges expect 60 see
him make better record than Diana has.
He Is large, open-gaited colt, and a natural
trotter. He has been entered for races at
the State fairs and at Mystic this season.
Pittsfeld h0rsemen expect great things of
the colt. Mr., Connor has lately sold to ii.
j. Jordan, Brooklyn, Me-, for $1,000, the fine
Harbinger colt Gidmont, dam by Gideon.
He is good gated and and finely bred. Kate
the brood mare spoken of above, Is by
Whalebone Knox, dam by Old Drew. She is
now l3 years old. A sucking colt at her side
by Harbnger, was accidently killed the
other day, probably by the mare stepping
on it. This colt measured no less than "A Is
inches In height when dropped and Mr..
Conner was offered $500 for 1t when it was
less than day old. He does not mourn the
pecuniary loss SO much as he does being de-
old by Gen. Withers, dam Carrie. by Van
Moltke, is good gated colt, chestnut in
color, standard bred, aud will he used for
breeding purposes. Mr.. Conner also has
two-year old FLY by George Wilkes, Jr.,
dam by Messenger, and yearling stallion
by Prince Onawa, dam by Harbinger Both
are very good colts. He also has three
year-.old stallion, Harry c., by Harbinger,
dam by Whalebone Knox, which is good
one, and several Others. These horses are
all trained and driven by Mr.. Connors son,
Hiram Il.
George W. Leavitt of Boston. who has
bought more good horses during the past
few years than most any other New England
horseman: has just got another gilt edged
one from Kentucky, a three-year-old son of
Dictator (sire of Jay-eye-see, 30, Phallas,
2 1870. dam Kentucky Belle dam Of Clara
T., 2.2S4), by Harold, sire Of Maud S.; second
dam Juliet dam of Mambrino Pilot, sire of
Jr., sire Of the dam of Maud S., 2082; third
dam by Webster, thoroughbred son of Me-
doc. DondaSh, as the colt has been named
mas been placed in the hands Of Jerry O'Neil
to be trained.
John Haines, of Biddeford. tells
Lewiston Journal reporter that he Is salts
fed that Jack Spratt, 223, the season he
handled him fiye years ago, was able to tr0t
a mile ring in 2-15 or PIG Spratt will be
seen in Haines' hands again this season.
though not till the latter part.
When Charles Backman paid SlO.70o
for Kentucky Prince 1t was,the highest price
ever then brought by a stallion under the
hammer. Mr.. Backman has since made
$4,000 out of the horse.
The chestnut gelding Westmont, by Al
mont, dam Annie, by Cottrell Morgan, was
sold at Lexington recently for $3.50. He has
pacing record of 2.13 "a, and paced mile
with running mate at Chicago In 2.01 "a.
1t is said that an offer of $4,000 was re-
pacing stallion Almont Patchen, record 2.15,
and that the horse has been driven trial in
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G: II. Nelson, e. f. Webb and DIR. G. III.
Bailey, three well known Maine horemen,
nave gone to New York to attend the Cali
1ornia colt sale.
Al, Inc figures, show that just now the blood
~ az. aectlqn buyers will pay fancy prices for
10 'pas ~ Electloneer, Stampoul and Sidney,
all Pacific coast stations.
Inc Boston $4,000 stallion races for horses
OF the 2l9 classwill be trotted at Beacon PARK
on Sept Is.
George w Newcomb of Bridgton. recently
nad the misfortune to lose Valuable horse
by lockjaw. ''0 No''o