Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-13
RACK AND r7anra

Nov. I.
4. T. Marin Of South Paris has just
sold ally By Carlyle % g. l. Underwood
Of Soushvilie, Mass
The stallion Afuossook Beg. 81 IL. BY /
Old Abe. By Old Hiram Dres. vas ersd BY |
Nelson Herrin Of Houlton.
The standard rules for admission to the |
! 30 list are sveliins TIE list tremendously. |
Up 70 November | the reu- comess num-
befed $50.
Mr.. Nelson's Dictator Chief. s.al IL,
gets his nrss 20 performer i, ths fve-yssr-
old horse, Artist. %. The dam Of Artist
is The sixsh daughter of Belmontto proaace
. 2 80 performer this season.
..At this wiring says Mr.. Wallace in |
his monthly for November. ''the four great
s.alliens that have been fighting for the |
champio aship stard as follows; Nelson,
2 1854; Siamboul. 2.ills; Axtsll, 2 IL;
Pa,o Alto, a.i2I4- Nelson hsads this
great list of four and leads them all.
Mr.. +. s. Hilton of Belgrade has hand |
some Messenger Diomed colt. three years
old, which turns the scales as i'ooo pounds-
One of the bes, horses which has deyel-
oped in Waldo county this season 10 u. b.
owned by Charles A. Piper, of Belfast,
which has won sjority of races he has
been in and made record on the Belfast
track CT 2.35-
Mr. Shioies OF Brooks, mas soia ms dafk
bay colt by Consteiianon' oy Aimont' dam
by Dirigo. to Chsries st mpson OF Ihomss-
too, foi $500. This colt 10 three years Old
aad won In bis class at Liberty lie aiso
won at Monroe, tfotting In 2-42. MI. Suup-
son. who purchased the colt has Just solo
his thrse-year-old Dictator Chief colt
Narka, to New YORK party Tor Szooo.
The edior OF Horse and Staoie thinks
that Gihreth Knox, 20 81, was, Oil thinss
considered, the best son OF Gen. hnox- lie
died at twelve years Of age and - ne trotted
several seasons, his opportunities IN the
stud were small - compared win those Of
many sons OF Knox, but yet, ne got such
notable trotters as Capitoia' Z.zz i-z; I'LL
breth Maid, 2.25 l-2; Charles X, 2.Z1;
Victor. 2 23; Hambletonian Knox, 22s,
and Lothair, 223 IL.
4 Several pages in Wailace's Monthly Tor
November are devoted TO Nelson his breed
Jog ard his performances. One of'these
articles is historical sketch embracing
several pages, giving an extended pedigsee
and reviewing his performances. Making
a careful analysis OF these, Mr.. Wallace
SAYS: From the fact that he has
besn able IN renest these performances five
''"e' III pi@e"eaii' lAD' "'e
forced 10 the conclusion that IN ell OF them
he has been driven 'swiihin himself" and
iuao;pv nv tho wsv in which he finished
-. -.
MS hiies 'ne'e eau NC ~ 1ouo' 'HA' Nc e"A
go still faster. Referring to the statement
made by the New York Sun that until the
Na,ionoi Assoo;.,;on ado,t. tho rita. .ned
track, whefe nelson maze MS zil i-z Is
he standard course, his time will not stand. "
Mr. Wallace replies: THE National Asso-
citation has never adopted any shape for
track and never will. All that it concerns
tself about is TO see that the distance COW
cred is exactly ! ,76O Yards in length, and it
NAV be kite.shaped or ring shaped or
straight away, If anvbody wants a track
as straight as line can be drawn, a record
upon it will be a record all the same. The
SIMS statement is precious bit of hum
bu9eerv employed against Nelson.r
The horse Chief which went through the
hon-assoeia,ion tracks in Maine this fall.
capturing nrst money ana eetung creoit Tor
uroppins iu'o VI. oo ns. a. nan ~ e'o 400
stakes at Hartford. three years ago, where
he took record Of 2.17 3-4. So much for
net having authority 10 iail DaeA upon
. w. na ao;a. hn.;ns.. ,e,,;nr .,,.naa
bor.es come in ard ca oture first money.
There is nothing just in the practice, and
,oe onieers OF our olate, county aha locai
Ia .hus r,anan. hi. tr.nd NJ,
lFyymer. TCbief is said to be none other
than the noted trotter Joe Davis.--ED.l
The breaking up the Dryer Brothers
stable at Elizabeth, n. j., last week, the
sale of the horses by auction and the retire
ment of these famous professionals from
the running turf was the great event in
American racing circles. Forty one horses
sold for q total of 1913 430, or an average
of s2,279 each. The horses which brought
the highes. prices were Inspector by
Enquirer, out of Colosss, $4,000; Han.
over, by Hihdoc, out of Bourbon Belle,
SIS, 900, and Kingston, by Spendthfift, out
OF the imported mare Rapanza, s3o.oo0.
In his miles at Richmond anu Cambridge
City Nelson trotted the first halves IN LOB,
which time for the distance has only been
beaten by Maud 5. and Sunol. This season
Nelson trotted six heats letter than 2.l5,
four OF which were better than 2.l2,
record for single season oeaten Oily py
Maud s., Jay-eye-see aud Huy.
The recent race at west Canden
between Joe Howe, owned by II. }. lib
BETS OF heexport, and homuius' owned Dy
ii III. Bean OF Camden Is pronounced the
pest trot'ed over Name track this season.
Joe Howe won the race sf'er nVe Sharply
fought heats
Eiecl'reer ana Nutwood are ued iof
second place in the list OF sies OF new z'oo
tro'ters. Each has Twelve.
Inc SPift. 81 me itmes says IL Is