Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-08
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP

The Name bred thfee-year- OLD, Nooscott
by Bay Fearnaught, dam by Smiths Honest
Allen. Jr., recently paced quarter in 36
seconds. He is owned in South Framing
ham, Mass.
The celebrated Belfast stations Elm
brook ami IIackambsn are being worked
daily on the track in that city and easily
show up in 80.
Dana Goff. of Auburn, has sold his well
known six-yesr-oid Glensrm stallion
dante" to George l.. Foss, of Fort Fair
field for a good price. The stallion was
bred by t. F. and +. II. Briggs, and re-
manned with them three Or four years,
since which time he has been the property
Of Mr.. Goif.
More $50 performers have descended
from Dolly Spanker than from any other
mare that had but one colt. Dolly Spanker
is the dam of George Wilkes.
A set of electric bells have been put in at
the Saginaw, Mich. track. The distance
hag will be dropped by this method. the
gong in the judges stand will be rung by it.
an electric bell will be placed near the
quarter to call the horses back in the ease
Of false start, and another will be placed
at the staples TO call up the horses.
James A. Slrout, of Saco, has II colt that
can road twelve miles an hour He went
over six miles the other day in thirty min
utcs aud Mr.. Strout's boy hal TO keep talk
ing him down The mare owned by the
same gentleman has turned mile in j
minutes in a road wagon. Her sire had a
record of 22lt and why should she not
have some speed:
Eheu Newman, Of Weld, has several
fine ONES among them brood mare whose
colt, by Black Ben. he recently sold when
ten DAYS old To j d. Kibby at $50 for de
livery at four months. His son, +. T.
Newman, has Il hay geiding. four years old
in August sired hy Custer, Ir.. from u
Knox and Drew mare. that has good
style ambition, and an open reaching gait.
II. +. Staples of Brooks Is the owner of
a gamev little mare, foaicd in August lss5,
stands lj.i hands high, weighs 900 pounds
is well nusclcd and light and graceful in
action. She is by DIR. Franklin. sire of
Dart, trial PIG and Lawrence 225 1T ;
dam by Gideon This colt has no record,
but is very speedy and is said to have shown
4 qusrter in thirty five seconds.
| The Lewiston Journal of Tuesday SAYS
that with characteristic pluck the Andres
| cougin Horse Breeders Association will
| give great meeting next season, notwith-
standing the fact tina. they came out several
| hundred dollars short in last weeks meet
! ing Such great series of races ~ were
| given last week should be better appreciated
by the people, who should patronize them
morn generally and literally.
VII. weImsn of Belgrade hiss lstely
purchased the three vesr old stallion Rolft
CLAY. He was bred by L. C. Bates of Fair
! field Centre. and Is by Young Rolfe by Ton
Rolfc: dam Ruby A.. by Young Kentucky
second liam by Gideon. Young Kentucky
was by C. NJ Clay. Jr-, by Csssius NJ Clay
Brilliants dam was Fannie Knox by Gen
Knox, second dam Dolly Parker by Blu,
Dick. third dam Peggy Dow by the Ston,
horse hy Winthrop Messenger, Fannie Kno,
was the dam of Bav. record > - l-2 Rolf,
/ Cl.v is slmost jet black. of good size and
carriage and with good discipline and wors
promises 10 be speedy
The value of dash of Morgan blood in
pedigree is being ably demonstrated thi,
season. This desirable dash of Morgan
sppears in many of the fsstcst trot,ers
Il Glaster. the best son of Volunteer, recor5
AZ in a third heat was ont of Morgan
msre: Belle F.. >. Il IA a race mare of tn,
first class was out of Morgan mare RIOS
alind Wilkes .. Il IL, the fastest feminin,
representative of the Wilkes tribe, is out OF
mare of Morgan blood; Bu,id noblet
crack performer Jack, ais, is out of 1
Morgan mare. and so is Goldsnith's free
far-all aver. Gene Smith. AS IL, with
ff,h-heat marx of > is. 1The Maine mar,
Anhine, record sl9 az. aud an exhibition
mile in 2 Is to pole over Fleetwood. Is onl
of Morgan mare. while dash of Morgan
appears in Belle Haulin. s.l2 81, which
,rotted an eighth last Saturday. July II, ii
IA 81 seconds
/ Colonel Chester. the ablest Of all moierr
s,sti.riciaus of trotting affairs, has pre-
! pared for the Turf. Field am Farm ar
elaborate table that 10 Of absorbing interest
to students of the 30 list 1t arranges il
groups of from two to six all the full
brothers aud sisters Who hare trotted Of
paced In 2 80 or better. There are mani
breeders who have 4 strong prejudic'
sgsins, the full brothers and sisters o
great ones, aud many more who are Away
ready to pay prices for them on faith tha