Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-28


Association will be held at the ONCE Of the
Secretary in Belfast, Saturday A. NJ. April
5, to make further arrangement for the
snrual trotting meeting Aug. 26-7. Close
time for entries is Tuesday, April lst, which
all colt and trotting horse owners will re-
member So far the outlook 10 good. The
added money to the colt stakes. BY the As
ISOLATION, makes them worth contending
for. The meeting will no doubt show the
largest and handsomess collection of Hne
colts and speedy horses ever seen 10 this
section of the State. 1t 10 understood the
Association have in contemplation 4th of
July celebration on their Park here, a.
preparatory to their August meeting.
K. Fairbrother of North Arson, sold .
nice mare to Eugene Gilman last Saturday.
Mr. Gilman bought several others in that
town, Madison and Norridgewock and start
ed them for the Boston or New York mar
ket Monday morning.
There is four days old colt at the Maple
Grove Stock Farm of the Messrs. Briggs
In AUBURN ~hicn the farmers tnink 10 60
ing to be heard from some time. Its sire
Is Rockefeller and Is out OF Messenger
Wilkes mare. Directly descended from
George Wilkes and Electicneer. ~ it 10, the
chances are their expectations will be real
lied.
One OF the most highly priced stations
in York county is the two year old stallion
COLLEEN Ore, owned by MI Z. M. Goodale
OF Sanford. He 10 by Harbingef; dam Is
abel by Happy Medium. Golden Ore vas
purchased OF the estate OF the late A. W.
Bracket OF Pitfsfeid for $1,000. 1t il
claimed that this stallion has the finest stall
OF any horse in the State. 1t Is finished In
wildwood and antique OAK, with bronze
ornaments. etc. The stall cost $500.
The great event in turf circles the past
week was the arrival at his destination in
this State the Maple Grove Farm OF Nessrs
b f. & F. II. Briggs OF Auburn, Of the
celebrated three year old stallion Warrener,
which was purchased last fall at
the Palo Alto, CAL. stables Of
Ex Gov Leland Stanford. Warren
er's tour across the continent has
been triumphal one, and At every relay
station his stall has been visited by crowds
of admirers from among the most noted
horsemen of the country. The horse arrived
at his new home on Thursday, and 10 in fine
condition no,w thstanding his long journey.
He is bay with one white ankle behind
ard stands l5"3. His neck 10 Of good
length. he has we'll srched shoulders.
deep an very obhque, round barrel with
well sprung ribs, rising at the hips about
an inch higher than at the withers. His hip 10
long, smoothly turned and finely muscled,
His legs are fat with cords of 6inty text
ure, feet round and we'll proportioned. He
has very handsome head. 10 broad between
the eyes, denotng high intelligence, has =
dnely chiseled ear, and quick. active move
ment. Wsrrener 10 by Electioneer; dam
waxans. the dam of Sunol (2l0 l 2 as .
year old; grandam, Wary, the dam Of
Alpha and Wave (2,27). and full sister to
the dam Of Ansel, 2.2o. He has never been
fitted for speed. -Four days after the
Messrs. Briggs had decided upon fees.
Warrener's book for 1890 was full.
The celebrated stallion May King was
sold on Tuesday BY his former owner. W.
f. Spier of Glen Falls, N. T.. to Sibiey Z
Miller OF Frankfort, Pa, FOR the large sum
of $4,000. He was purchased year ago
BY Mr. spier for $50
Work upon the new half mile track in
Sanford, which was commenced last fall
will be resumed a. early In the spring as
possible. The managers will try and make
1t popular both with horsemen and the pub
lie, and purses to be offered at the nrst
meeting will not be less than $500 each,
which is As much A. Is offered any where,
except for special races and on the best
tracks IN the country Civil Engineer Fer
uaid says the track will be one OF the best
half mile tracks in the New England States
number OF FIRST class races will take
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