Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-23
Track and Stable Gossip.


The Directors Of the California State
Board Of Agriculture have presented Sens-
tor Stanford with . gold medal in coDmemo-
ration Of Sunol's winning the tenth rene sal
Of the Occidental Stake in 2.40 IL. The
trophy is a splendid souviner and will be
placed in the museum Of the Leland Stan
ford. Jr., University At Palo Alto.
Among the many 6ne horses seen on the
streets in Waterville is the four years old
bay nlly, Lady NJ, lately purchased by
J. c. Horne Of A. +. Perkins of South Nor
ridgewock. She is by Echo, and is the
fourth Echo colt purchased by Mr.. Horne
this season at prices ranging from $500 to
$500.
When one comes to study the perform
Ances Of the year he will hnd that neither .
mild winter nor the climate Of California is
necessary to the development Of high rate
Of speed Guy 2loi; AItell, 2,i2; Roy
Wilkes. 2l2i Belle Hsmlin, 2.l2i; Jack
10. Nelson, 2.l4t. and other sensational
performers of 1889 were reared in the North.
Neither Maud s. 0si. nor Jay -eye-see 2. 10
ever breathed the air of the Pacific slope.
Messrs. b. +. & =. II. Briggs of Auburn,
have sold their bay yeailins Barbara Wilkes
to +. A. Dingley of South Cssco. Bar
bara wilkes is by Messenger Wilkes. dam
by Smuggler, 2l5l%. second dam by Dan
lei Lambert. A good price was paid.
Annnu ba racaot ourchssas hy Cha rlea
M1Iiken, Esq, of this city, is the ally Min
ME Rysdyk. a sister to Clingstone. Who has
trottcd in 20 Mr. Nelson, had his eye
on this beautiful Ally and was intending
drst.
A writer in the Horseman thus describes
TIE wonderful three year old Axtell: "His
color is dark bay and he has the develop
ment of five year old; has no marks save
q star and faint stripe in the face; be stands
l5} hands; same height on withers and rump,
head rather fine. neck long, carrying the
head very proudly, chest capacious, limb
powerful but hind leg rather crooked At the
hook and inclined to be eurby, the only OBJ
jectiousble point about him. His body lie Of
good length, barrel medium hip shorter than
the average; his carriage 10 very lofty and
graceful"
Electioneer and Dictator are the only two
horses that have sired two horses each to
beat2lt
Maine and Vermont stand side by side this
year in the number Of 2. 80 performers added
t, the list, aud both States are far ahead of
the others in New Epgland. The one year
old record for New England stands to the
credit Of Maine. two-year-old to Vermont,
three ear-old to Massachusetss, though in
the latter case the colt was not Of native
breeding. Maine breeders lose nothing by
comparison with other Eastern States.
Mr. A. D Horn Of Pennington has q very
fue weanling colt. sired by Gideon Chief, by
Gideon; dam Snow Bird. said to be sired by
cid Gideon, he by Hambletonian. 10. This
white stripe in the face.
The six new corners to the 2 80 list con-
tributed by Piedmont are the largest number
ever furnished by . sou Of Almont in one
year though AltAmont. another son. is close
second with ave inside the charmed circle
this season.
The vell-known trotting mare, Kate,
(2.39l-4) by Morrill, Drew, by Winthrop
Morrill,, dam by Gray Fearuaught, will win
ter At the stable Of her breeder and owner,
r. J. Watts Of South Norridgewock. She
has been driven this season by Guy Ed
vards Of WAterville, and Gomez out with .
nice balance to her credit. Kate 10 in fosl
to Dictator Chief. 2.2l Is. and is booked for
next year to the "unbeaten- Edgemark 2.l6
At four years.
Mr.. B. F. Hilton Of Starks owns three
year old chestnut oily by Dictator Chief,
(22lA,) dam said to be by Lancy's Messenger.
This sIly is full sister to Keno, North
Anson stallion owned by Mr.. Williams, and
is in fosl to Wilkes BY Alcyone.
On Dec. 18th, when 574 days old, the
Clyde ally, Daisy Percival, owned BY W. E.
Percival Of this city, weighed 1850 lbs. hav-
ing made daily gain Of, 2lbs.. 2 ous., since
birth.
At the meeting of the trustees Of the
the Maine State Agricultural Society at Bel
fast last week. they discussed the propo-
sition Of Offering 5000 purse for trostins
horses At next years fail, free for all. pre- |
liminary ala per cent. entry fee to be paid,
slipper cent. more later on; and per cent. |
at the time of the race. This would un-
doubtedly call together the finest Geld Of
horses ever seen in Maine. The time Of
holding the fair was discussed somewhat
The nrst day Of the fair will be Monday.
Sept. 9, thas giving The entire week fer The
great show.
J. H. Wallace proprietor Of Wallacs's
Monthly aud compiler Of wsllacs's Trotting