The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-05
FACTS ABOUT HORSES.

DR.. Palmer Of Pennington, who bought
one-half Of Mr. Charles Milliken's stallion
Bronze. purchased the remainder of the
horse aud Is now sole owner and manager.
John Horn, the well known Wateryille
horse dealer, has purchased OF Allie Pierce
Of Garland, the DR.. Worth mare for $500; al
so one other horse for less price In Dex.
ter he bought W. G. Elders horse for s325
Messrs. b. F. and +. II. Briggs's gelding
Palm has been barred from the colt stakes at
the State Fair. "He would scare away every
colt in the state" explained Superintendent
Gerald to the senior member Of the firm when
he informed him Of the fact. "I hope you
will come to the fair just the same"
There is four-days-old colt at the Briggs
farm which the farmers think Is going to be
heard from some tims. Its sire is ROckefel-
Ter and is out Of Messenger Wilkes mare.
Directly descended from George Wilkes and
Electioneer, as it Is, the chances are their
expectations will be realized.
Mr.. Charles +. Trask Of Gardiner, has
sold fine bay horse to Messrs. Gearing Il
Pope of Bath. and handsome pair of
matched greys weighing $500 pounds to Mr..
Oliver MOulton of Randolph.
Mr.. ii. G. James Of Waterville, Is soon to
send his well known trotting mare Maud
NJ, by Victor, and also her half sister, the
iour-year-old mare Superb, by Echo, to Ira
woodbury. for training. Mr.. James has en-
gagged the services Of Mr.. Byron Shaw to
handle the horses at his farm this season.
Mr; John lngerman OF Lexington, KY,
who has been employed at Sunnysde Farm
the past winter, started for home Monday,
but meeting Mr.. M. 5. Pooler Of Skowhegan,
In Boston, he was engaged by that gentle
man to return to Maine and spend some
time with Mr.. Pooler's horses at Fairview
Farm.
Ira Woodbury. offers to wager s75 to S25 In
each race that Lawrence. barring accident.
wins the free-fOr-all at Lewiston, Fairfield
and Augusta at the spring meeting.
Major l.. @. Ryerson sold his fast pacing
bay gelding Dodger to DIR. Palmer Of New
Haven. Ct, recently for $500. Dodger Is
six years old, stands 10 hands two inches
high, and Is a very promising horse. He
was sired by Glenarm, dam by old Tom
Patchen.
Major Ryerson has purchased Robert
Graves's bay mare Daisy Morrill, at a fancy
price. Daisy is seven years old, stands 10
hands three inches high aud Is quite speedy.
She was sired by Judge Kelley, he by Win
throp Morrill,. dam by Joe Hooker, he by
Old Drew.
stallion Charlie Ray from the Black River
farm, Coventry, N. I'll. He Is dark cnest-
nut with record ot2.3S. His sire is Ben
franklin, 2.29.
Messrs. Parlin q French, at their Phillips
breeding farm, have just received hne
brood mare of a fine golden chestnut color,
standing fully 16 hands She is by King
wood, 6I2; by Edward Everett. 81 by Ham
iltonian. 10; dam Empress, 230, by fanlc.
by McGeorge's Warrior. She is an elegant
looking beast, good gated and can go well.
S. s. Andrews Of Auburn, has sold MS
stallion Hemlock to the proprietors OF tne
Clement stock farm, Leyant. Hemloek Is
seven years old and has record as 2 LouI-
dam Lady Knox. ,,-
The six-year-old stallion Cupid, belonging
to j. Il. Mosher Of New Vineyard, VIII go
on the tracks this year for q Iecolu,d ed ~
stock purposes. He Is a stylish horse stand
ING * hands. weighing 1000 and has sired
some promising colts