Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-30
MAINE DISPATCHES.
ArOOstOOk Horses.
Choice Animals In nr. Phair's PresQuo
Isle Stables,
VIII Go to Lewiston this Week
Special to Kennebec Journal. I

Special to Kennebec Journal
PREsoUE ISLE, April PA few days
since We had the PLEASURE Of visiting the
large, roomy and finely appointed stable Of
Hon. T. II. Phair of Presque Isle, and of
looking over the rare collection of speedy
and highbred animals kept there during the
past winter. The stable is in charge of Mr..
A. c. Taylor, than whom no squarer.
pluckier or more honest driver ever sat in
a sulky. First on the list comes Blood
mont, the worthy son Of q noble tire
Bloodmont is beautiful bright bay stal
lion. 10 years old, by Olympus. and is one
of the gamiest little horses that ever trotted
u race. He has q record of 2 80. won in a
hotly contested race, and in trial heats has
shaded these figures considerably. Blood
mont has many fine youngsters throughout
the AroostoOk Valley who NAV yet be re-
lied on to carry his banner we'll to the
front.
10 spacious box stall stands the beauti-
fui bay mare Guenn, 4years old, by Blood
mont. Her dam is Kate Claxton, " hO was
by Gideon and has record of 2 81. Guenn
obtained record of 3 06 as q two year old
and last year. in three year old form trotts
in race in 2.45. She is entered for the
Maine Sta Colt Stakes at Lewiston this
fall and if she does not get part of the bun.
die it will Hot be her fault nor Gus Tay lor's.
Near by stands aHo:her of BlGodmont'.
p ogeny, the handsome bay three year old
Sir Peter, dam by Bay Dick, he by Gen
Knox. This is very promising colt and
has record as a two year old Of 2.59 IA
won st the North Aroostook Agricultural
Society's exhibition last fall.
Belmont Is beautiful chestnut mare
four years old, by Bloodmont, dam by Bay
d ok. She has never obtained y record
but has handsomely trotted iull mile in
2 40 without break.
Ia the next apartment. stands Iris. . fine
bay mare six years old by Indus, he By
Constei auou. Dam BY CsrenAught. Ir.-
has record of As Next ve come to a.
honest horse as ever came to the wire
Almout Clay is gray gelding, seven year.
old by OIy mpus HIS dam is by Csssiu.
NJ Clay. Both sire and dam were bred by
G n. ~i,heIs OF Lexington. Kentucky.
Allie Clay as he is called In Aroostoo<, l.
a bTsiiy level heed 4 horse, always to bt
relied un in an emergency, and when in
GO ut ubItt toibts
wire ali, ad of him must be sptedier than
he. His record is 81 IA. Last but by ne
means least upon this porIon of the list
comes the bay PAGER /. ii T. by P,nry
Fesrnaugbt. This horse has a record ui
2 40 won at four ears old, v h cb figure b.
is sure TO lower during the CONT & season
The horses named above are all the prop
eity of MIR. Phsir, wIih tue exception OF
.llood mont, v hp is cwred by Mr.. Phaii
al MIR George B Dunn of Houlton.
In tie sane stable is tie gray mare Kate
Clsxton, twelve years old, 10y Gideon. This
mare is wi0nef in many hot contes,
aud is not yet ready 10 rest on her ia0rels,
She has a record of 2 81 aud is Owned
by Z. G. Dunn Jr. of Ashland. Another
tiae animal. sl.o the property of Mr.
Dunn, is Hazel Krke, u bay mare six years
Old. THIS mare Las lr,ucely blood IN her
veins, havii been s.sed by Claymo, the
grandson Of Aimont She has q record of
2 As which is ,ubjeot 10 reduction the
coming season sui another of the most
pruni ing OF BIoodmonts geti- Nokomls, a
beaut full gray mare four years old She 9
owned by Geo. b Dunn Esq. of He ulton,
and will this year be bred to Dictator
Chief.
recent arrival at Mr.. Phi .ir's stable 10
the two.year old mare Q,een. This mare
il pert, CT bt auty in forsl, limb and csi-
rjaqe. She IL of srstocratic lineage and
her future career will be watched with
much interest. Queen is sired BY Nelson,
her dam by Oh Abe, BY Flying Morgan,
by Hiram Drew. She 10 owned b, MIR.
Phllo Il Reed, q farm er of Fort Fairfield.
who has slready received offers for her
that we should think ~ould make quiet
farmer dizzy. He prizes her too highly,
hoxever, to part with her at any figure yet
named.
An the above described horses will leave
their winter quartz RS this week, and will be
taxen BY Mr. A. c. Taylor to Lewiston.
where they will make their headquarters
for the summer Mr.. TAYLOR will work
tn. M on the Lewiston track and enter them
for rsces or sell if customers can be found
at the right figure.
Besiies the hycrs named, Mr. Pbair has
some very fne brood mares that will be re-
tanned At his stables. Among item We saw
the dam of Bloodmont, Kitty Logan. .
brown mare, 10 years old, by Jules Jur-
eesson She is now IN foal by Perfection
Wilks Mr.. Phsr prizes this mare very
highly and xpeets a colt OF merit
Julia. u big roomy chestnut mare by
Caranausht. has a fine colt by her side by
Perfection Wilkes. b. George Wilkes. Jr.
She is a valuable brood mare and the
mother of some fine eots
Ina rsddo k nes- by the s,abia, on adry
knoll. is a fine loo.iag gray mare. Ave
wears old. by Monarch. he ny MsmbriEo
Chief b. her side is colt born Jan. 1.
1890 sired by Bloodmont. The colt is
large of his age and very handsome. He il
already the pride of his owner.
Mr.. Pnair. though an enthusiastic breed
| er ard owner of trottirg stuck, SELDOM
drives one Ct hi. own Il ers, his especial
delight beng IN fssi loader, az his ous
moss IL sprpad over wide couutry and he
is well knovn As a fset rider. Hence wf
| tbirk that the hurs. o. all he lot dearest
| to the heart OF her arncT n Susie, b-Su
tiful chessaut MARI. II eass Oil. by Care
nauxh1. dsm by Tom Lag Susie hsi
puusd Mr Phsir 10 miles in sa buur and
hss msie her As mics in three hour, sni
| dfty m nutes v lthoat a1y i'll ene rs. Iht
ami fem Presque Isle to Mr.. Phais's mill
At Washparn, { I'D Twelve miis-. was ar
easy hours work Tor her when the ros1
vas in good con'iiSi9l. AbJut 8 !ear ago
Susie uhile plasing IN the ps"eoce na 'ns
misfortune to break her leg, ~hiea nearly
broke the heart of Ter osrer. BY skillfu
nursing ihe bons knit'ed again ard she II
NOW io foal by Perfection Wilses. Las
week Mr. Phair shi 7Ped TO C. W. King
ESQ II Calais the bay colt David X, I
years old, by Bloodmous. fais colt staudi
l6 hands hlga and weighs l,o25 lbs. The
price paid vss $3.50.
Mr.. Phair has quite a n1mber OF year
liuss and two year oids by Biooimoat iha
promise veil and mas YET be heard from
While writing of Aroostook h5rses VI
) must here mention an exceptionally
colt vbich ~s saw last week in q farmer
,tabIe in the town of Fort Fairfield. Th'i
i, the CT, de- colt Lincoln Boy. years oh
in May next BY Honest Lucoin out Of
Thoroughbred Ciydesisls mare Lineoil
Boy 10 dark bay horse. snug built an
Aandsons and weighs ,sc0 les. Hs u .