Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-10

marked alike, bought OF Butler Bros,
Phillips; another, a black, from Mr.. Wells,
also Of Phillips; a third 10 black two
years old colt, Mail driver" bought of Mr.
Whitney of Madrid. aud said to be speedy
Senator StAnford's famous stallion Palo
Alto has been matched against the gray
gelding Jack, record 2 Is, owned by George
Middleton, Of Chicago. The conditions
are that the horses shall trot race of mile
heats, best three in five, to harness. Sat
urday, July 20, either at Washington Park,
Detroit or Cleveland. The match m for
s2500 side. Forfeits of $1,000 each party
have already been placed with Secretary
Brewster of Washington Park.
A form Of influenza that has been preva-
lent among the horses in Lewiston seems
to have extended to other places In the
State and found several victims, some of
which have died. The disease seems to
assume two forms one being the ordinary
Influenza, and the other a partial paralysis
of the spine, depriving the victim of the
use of his legs.
The Androscoggin Horse Breeders Asso-
citation have voted to hold q three days
meeting in Lewiston, July 81 and August
and 2. Eighteen hundred dollars are offer
ed in purses.
The Journals representative Mr.. J. NJ
Cross lately visited the stable of J. Colby
Horne at Waterville where he saw ten Of
the finest horses ever seen in one lot in a
sale stable. Among them were two very
fine matched pairs. one pair of bays and one
of blacks; besides many single horses of
high excellence. MIR. Horne will start for
New York with these horses on Monday
July II, as many of them were purchased
for special customers. Mr.. Cross in 'orms
US that Mr.. IIorne's stable is one of the best
arranged and neatest kept that he was ever
| in.
A three days trot has been arranged
| for the Fairfield track August I, and ..
$1,000 is offered in purses and every effort
will be made to make it deserving of large
patronage The purses are for green
horses. 40 class, 233 class, 3 minute
229, PAGERS Is. 2.37 and free for all.
Entries close July %.
The best young green horse that bias
shown up among the great trotters this sea-
son is mare called Alicante, daughter
of AIcsn,ara and she has shown the abli-
ty to trot mile in 20. She is very big
gated, too much so some of the critics
think they agreeing :hst her action would
cause her to tire in a race where the heats
were split. She has been handled only
about three months, and when she went il
to the stable of Alta Mcdonald al Albany,
N Y, she could not show 4 four minute
gait What she needed was balancing. and
once this was done che began making speed
rspidIy and could soon beat 2 %. Her sire
was one of the crack trotting youngsters of
the day his mile in 90 as four year old
being At that time the best on record for
that age.
A correspondent Of the New York Spiri,
of the Times in writing up the valuable
stock on Highland View Farm, Claremont.
N. H., owned by Mr.. w. II Moody, a
leading shoe manufacturer, pays q high
compliment to Al.ectus, the fnely-bred
stallion owned by Messrs. S. W. P.riin
and Geo. A. French Of Phillips. The
writer says: "A colt l want TO mention
while think to, is Qladruple. by Allectu,,
sou of Alcsntars, dam by Almont Esgle.
2 81. for he can go 50 gait in the yard
and not a year old yet. He is beauty,
and reminds me of one saw at Hghlavn
last yesr, older but same color, same action
and by Allectus, by Alcantars. People all
consider him the best one they ever saw.
Here is the making of another. I think
him As fast ss Lady Emma was when L saw
her trot the miniature track at Lee year,
ago"
correspondent of the Journal writes Us
"A few days since my attention was called
to the stable of Eben Wood Of Waterville.
where stands . two-yesr-old ally, Is hands
high, iron gray. black points, open gated
and showing signs of being fast; a colt
eleven months old, stands l4A hands high,
s,oue gray. perfect gated, asd very fas F.;
also . sucker which promises to be . good
on. Here 10 - handsome . uie of colt.
aacan be found they being BY Gideon oa'
of-a Messenger mare. Gideon is a'so ,hs
sire of Charlie Woods colt which is ex
pected to bea; the two year old record TIL.
fall"
Dan Mace had 4 peculiar experience
With the bsy gelding Sensation. a2i3"
writes "yeritAs- in the Horseman. After
q deal Of trouble Dan got him going level
by using Al old-fashioned leathern poke.
Weighted with lead Distributed all around
the foot. instead Of . concentrated metal
tos-we;gh: as now in vogue. For = heat az
two Sensation vas trotted With thi, attach
ment, and then after bit Dan you'll re
move the weight and pat on al ordiuarJ
strap in its place buckled up pretty tight.
and the old Ceiling, fooled by ,bs, woalli
square away just a. if he bad On IT.
~eights- But started without them in the