Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-25
Track and Stable GOSSIP.

There will be = colt show at Durham,
Southwest Bend, April 30ih, at 10 O'Clock,
all the get of Birdmont Morgan There
will be 10 or 20 Of them. All are invited
Mr.. b. ID. Woods of Hallowell. has just
brought from Iowa . span Of very hand
some western horses. which together tip
the scales at 1900. Daley is from =
thoroughbred Kentucky mare Of near re-
iation to johnston" the PAGER with re-
cord of rs IA, and weighs in condition
1900. Her mate 10 = handsome Norman
Percheron mare. weighing 400 pounds.
Mr.. T. p King. secretary of the Charter
Oak Trotting Park at Hartford. Conn, was
in Lewiston the Other day and induced Mr..
C. T. Drake to enter gearing FLY in the
great SIC, 900 Charter Oak stake for 1892.
The tilly is named "Amelda Wilkes" and
will be . year old in June. She has .
license to be fast, having been sired by
Ed. Wilkes q SO l y by Alcsntars out Of
Ida Boone. the dam Of belmont. by Daniel
Bsone, he by Hambletonian. The little
miss is broken to harness and shows con-
siderable trot already.
Charles MIlliken of this city, offers to
match old Molly, against any other brood
mare in the State of Maine of her age. for
500, fifty dollars forfeit. Molly is twenty
years old. Match to be mile heats, best
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Driving Park, or any other track in the
State. at any time after June. Mr.. Milliken
is ready to deposit the money in good hands,
Appleton Webb Of Waterville has leased
the Fairfield track and stables and will
move his stud Of horses there for the season
so as to have the use of the track upon which
to work his horses.
Charles II. Tspley of Hodgdon has re-
Gently added to his stock of blood horses by
purchasing the Allen Bull horse colt and
the Alex. Mckinley filly, at Woodstock, for
which he paid high prices. Both these colts
are by Zephyr, the Provincial Percheron,
grand dam by Prince Imperial. Bob sre
registered and with one exception they are
the only regi ,tered colts in Carleton County !,
N. b.
Mr.. George 0. Bailey Of Belfast has sold
his black PAGER Hardware and his grey
mare Bell to C. E. Abbott of Boston. The
price paid was about 500 for the pair.
Mr.. Bailey has recently purchased q fine
bay mare.
W. b. Fletcher & Son of Starks are hav.
ing calls for gentlemen drivers by Their
stallion Tom Knox, Jr., more than they can
fill.
Frank and Fred Noyes, the owners Of
Riverside Stock Farm, Livermore Falls
lost a valuable colt last Sunday. The eel,
which was only few days old was kicked
in the head by his dam and almost instantly
killed. They valued him highly =. his
dam was Lady Nelson, by Nelson 2.l44,
and his sire was Dictator Chief 2 2l4.
s. d. Cushman Of Dexter, shipped his
high bred mare, Chestnut Maid. Monday
morning. to parties in Massachusetts,. For
style. speed and reading qualities, it would
be hard to fad her equal in the State.
Mr.. Appleton Webb At Mountain Farm.
Wstervile. continues increasing his already
large stud of horses. Last week he pur-
chased of Mr.. G. A. Hunt of Unity his we'll
known stallion Montana, which 10 eight
years old, by Young Rolfe, dam Old Juk.
and can show 4 Q 80 gait Mr.. Webb has
also bought Nellie Rolfe, an eigh, years
old mare by Young Rolfe, and half sister
to Nelson and Aubine He nov has At
Mountain Farm larger number Of Young
Rolfe's ge, than any other breeder. there
being Ave, viz, Present. Montana, Helen
Rolfe. Mile Rolfe and Nellie Rolfe, the
t,llion's progeny 10 all numbering only 80
colts. Mr.. Webb expects three of his
horses to do better than 220 this season
and two to trot under 2 80. He will take .
string of Is from his stables to Mystic Park
for training, Present, Montana and Reso-
lutte going June 10. and the others earlier