Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-11

This Is indeed a beautiful name fitted
10 a beautiful place 1t is the home and
stock farm OF Alexander \ ates, very
pleasant gentleman OF Wateryille,
Maine. The site i j charming one and
looks out oyer The Messainuskee to
Sunnvside Nj. Yates has barn full
Of good horses whose values run high
Into the thousands. He il original and
aid. Us the larty | was with entered his
stable. Il will show you the poor ones
tir>t, there, that old mare in the Up cart
il. fifteen years old, ard by old Daniel
Lambert, dam by Dung Columbus
She was sen-iblv shaped good dispo-i
toned In looks, and fired the shafts of
he cart in the massive. lofty way OF a
Prrcheron The Lamberts have been
neglected ike all the other good Nor
gan families. IN the stable was Il
grand brood mare. lndelible, by
Con-t.iistiun, dam Ceorg G ny a son
Of D'rign; another II mare four wears
ald, by llarbinger dam the dam of Gov.
Plaislrd } 2S wa much commented upon
for her beauty and development; these
are brood mares but there are some
others Ia the stables which in due time
may be used for that purpose and which
will he mentioned farther on Here are
he brown roam geidings Currier aud
Hilton, full brothers by a son of Win
Ihrop Morrill, dam by the Midget
HnT-e. a son of Old Drew, second dam
by jules ,Iurgenson, son OF Gen Knox,
bred By Mr. j. W Currier of Hartand.
Two years ago saw them at Augusta,
aud was imprt SEED with their speed
good size and Looks, they were entire
then but have since been gelded, they
can trot in ; 50 now together, and
will make good team for some
one who wants a pair of roadsters
Turning TO another class in the stable |
saw Allie karlie, horse which invites
a second look, he is six years old,
rich, golden chestnut, good size and an
mation. sired by Matchmaker, dam
Iudeiiblc. already mentioned He won
three stake races az two year-old
Charles Gilman aptiv described him
when he said. Allie kerlie walks with
grandeur. This horse is bred well
enough 70 do stud service particularly
on Knox and Drew dams Fred How
ard is a black roam. three wears old by
Gideon. dam by Voltaire , 90 by Pilot
Jr, he stands 1873 and weighs 1000
pounds. He ought to be potent In the
-4itllf tAil' III ffiihNI MS eli et''N 49,
grand sire of his dam were, viz, in get
ting brood mares
Perhaps it Is in-his Nelson stock in
which Mr.. Yates most excels. He leads
out four beautiful BAYS BIZ this great
sire The first is Nahlla. Il tillv foaled
in ISIS, strong, sound and sensible in
shape She was bred to the purple for
Maine. first dam by Gideon, second dam
J.. III a h,rA WI nnppil
Messenger, Mr. va es paid $1,000 for her
aud can take liberal advance on thae
sum for her any day. The second Nelson
is Silver Street. grand large four-yfar-
old. standing lG.l and weighing 100.
She has mark of 23G. and is booked
for J 20 next year barring accidents, her
dam was by Somerset Knox, second dam
by old Gen. Knox. Merry Monarch,
by Nelson. dam the Daniel Lambert
mare seen in the tip cart, is beautiful
colt three years old, stands
- ,. and weighs $50 pounds; his fore
arm is like his sires' very large and mus
cular, while his whole structure is
superb. Mr. Ya'cs paid $1,000 for him
and can realize one hundred per cent on
his purchase. The fourth Nelson, is a
bay colt. foaied 1850. called "rhe Heir"
he stands lD.t. ana weighs JOJ pothhs
his dam was by Black stranger, by Uncle
Shute. hv Gen. Knox, second dam by
Gen Mcclellan.
There is remarkable similarity in
the breeding of the dams Of the fashion
able colts Of Maine today. Gideon, Knox.
and Drew. with here and there sprink
ling Of Morrill,, aud old winthrop Mes
senger. Mr. Yates has got some grand
stock, sucf men ~ he, the We6bs. Gil
mans. and Marshalls, backed by the
Incompatible Nelson, will make Water
willie, more TO Maine, than Lexington is