The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-05-30
hambletonian Chief and the Dam of
Elmbrook,


of one Gilbert Randall Ellis, owner of sprg
tailed Elmbrook. correcting statements made
in my stallion card published in the Belfast
Are. intended to make no reply, but think
| lng that silence might convey the idea that Mr..
Ellis corrections We're correct and truthful
! and that there was nothing for me to say in re-
futal, have concluded to straddc his blind
and 90 him 100 better. Nathalia, the youngest
OF Pet lnoX's produce by Thackambau, aruS
trained one season, and her training came very
near being the death of her. When four years
old, late ia March or early in April, She pro
duced toaI to Iiamblctonian Chief Mr. Ellis
Weaned this foal before the usual time of wean-
Il@ colts on purpose to put the mare into train
ins. MIR. Ellis trained her and trained her,
days, nights and Sundays, and (et me tell il,
got her 50 She could do mile in lust about
go. &!r. Ellis thought her fast, and he took
her to the Waldo Co. Fair to trot in the wear
oh race; anl he engaged the late Henry Mud
gett to drive her in the race. When the race
was called Nj. Ellis came on the track with
his mare ittrne,>el to Sulky ready to start, but
NJ. MnI+att was absent, and dii.ent search
availing lie did not turn llp until the race
was started with Nathalia 1T ont. Of course
Henry was called away on urgent business but
there Were some present that were mean
enough to advance The opinion that he did not
relish the ,ea of driNin. na{r0ined colts bv
h!s own horse at the tail end OF slow races.
Probably llr. Ellis claims that he was not 4
trainer ut this time, and if 50, admit it, but
the same ~easou he trained Inez l.. bv lIamhlc-
tonian Chitl and he drove her in three races
against the best colts there We're in the State
and he made Very creditable record with her
getting part OF each race. The following
year Mr. l-.ii- issued a card to the public adj
Verti~ing hi~ business. The heading of the
card reads t'iS way "~ea>on Of 1NS7 Elmbrook
stock farn, Breeding x Irujning Of Colts
and iior>t~ .Npcct"ifY, Il. Il. Ellis, Prop'r.
" ell, lHat knocks All preNi ious records all TO
pieces. lhI> inan spends most all of his time
during one >unnel and fail working two colts
but is never trainer The next season. bc-
fore the snow is fairly off the ground. he is out
with card advertising himself a> a S,eritdjSt
in the art Of training colts and horses al
ways supposed that a SPeci0ijM was a man
who had given his profession wears OF patient
study and years Of practice, but here il d re-
ular domains tronrd Of 4 specialist. sprung up
ina night 50 TO speak. Mr. Ellis says Nathaia
tro1ted Il trial mile III Z.IN. Well, | am clad
To tnd out what it was that fixed her.
It wa, this ne in 25S. soon after th,t
ftSt mHo She began 10 fade away. ana
she was Hotiiu. bul living skeleton and
oi no earthly uSt for nearly a year after
wards; ANA - soon a> She was auain in
decent shape Mr. f.iii> solid her for 500 spot
cash. Y nat Il sacrifice, 10 sell such Il mare
hN " go0I horse, aid out Of such speed pro-
ducM- da'm a> fct hnGN, for the patrv sum of
500. When told .! the sale and the price. |
was ied 10 eNciaia in The language of the i'm
t,I AT .it,.l,t -,