Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-30

Track aud Sta BILE Gossip.

| The statement is going the rounds of the
papers that the MSine bred horse Homes;
John bad record of 227 but Mr.. Thomp-
son Of the Hor:e Breeders Monthly says i.
is an error. There is no horse by the name
of Honest John in the $50 list.
While certain conformations in both the
thoroughbred ard trottng bred horse are
supposed TO Indicate speed, there is no inva-
riable or even COMMON rule of measure
ment or conformation. Speed in the run
ner or trotter comes in all shapes and sizes
A record is the time made by horse in a
heat or race governed by and trotted or
paced according 10 rule in public. A bar
is the time made in a heat or race where
the conditions of the Iot.ipg rules regul,t-
ing public performances are not complied
with.
| Old Orchard, Me-, wants race-.rack.
The proprietor of leading hotel there re-
Gently said to a CORE pondsnt: what Old
Orchard needs is first class race-course.
We could then have summer races the
same as al Saratoga and other famous sum
track, and We have one Of the best places
in the world for one. Just back of the
| Ocean House is a splendid location. There
is plenty of room for a nile track, and i.
would be fast enc, too, the land being
spring.. | have talked with several prom
inent citizens in regard to this matter and
all are in favor of such a move. If | am
not very much mistaken you will see bnill
within two Yeas 4 race-course at the beach
seccni to none in the State - Chicago
| UorSemaH.
The great disturbing element in trotting
hoyss business to-day writes the editor of
Dunton's Spirit is the great bride cloud of
pool-box. that Turks along tie horizon
growing blacker an ! more orassy as it nears
Us. 1t is pity that SO great an industry
mus. be dwsrfed by so bligltiag frost.
The bay s,sl i'm. Piespocket. by Pc
quawket by Gideon, was formerly KEEP: in
York AMI Oxford cou ties, where he left
some fine S. After making recori of
time by J. S. Roberts then of Oregon. Ill.
After the fiily, Mamie W. by Pickpocket,
made her record of 2.27i he was purchased
anl brought back to this State. Last season
he added the Western bred mare, Pick oaais,
. 275 to his $50 lis; aul so far this sea
son be has added t 80 more. one of them
he three-year old FLY Margaret NJ, who
won the race for three -year.olls at Elgjn,
IT,, recently where she got a record of
PA.
| One thing whici t-lls on the health of
men who drive trott RS is the immense
amou,t of riding til y are COMPEL d TO do
in sulky. Before the inventor Of til.
read and Speeding cart tbs evil was even
more formidable than a: present. A dr.v,r
who has a dozen Or fiji ecu no ses il train
ing and who at:erds pers lnal'y to the train
ing Of each one is certain to ride from sixty
to ci.hy miles every day ia the height OF
the season, and when this ia all done in a
sulky it is almost a eertaiuty that har VII
| fo low, the most common complaint from
this cause being disease of the kidnrys. l.
was to this that Dan Mace succumbsd, anil
| others have been troubled whit In tn, Sc
| days The prominent drivers 90 no: nd as
much ia ira n ny thei- horses as was form
| erly the case.
| If you want TO 'four" a colt until he i =
| him plenty of jozg NJ every day, one alter
an Their, on the track ard you wilt soon
have him fixed A sensible colt, like a
sensible boy, lkes 10 see ihit be accom-
| plishes something VIXEN h work., I'd it lie
can't do tbs he loses all interest in The job,
ard everyone kno@s what that means. A
but change of scenery TO insure the best
results. Give him variety, give him the
track one day and a ii ice country 4 i've the
| next, or better still, two or thr coun ry
drives to one track drive, and when you do
| strike the track don't Jog him fur to six
| miles sbou. as fast as he can go and then
turn IN around and speed him. This will
make a duffer out of any coli. The belt
plan is to jog but little on The track, but
| always, or nearly always. open up your
colt for quick, short brush, always keep
| Jag him within his speel, aud be will have
an appetite for his work and will improve.
| So says trainer.-The Horseman.
Occasionally, says turf write, a goo
horse, that lie. one without breeding, fash
| ionable or otherwise, comes ous and makes
a fast record but it is fact thlt 10 such
horse has ever transmitted bis greatnes, to
his defendants to an extent worth meu-
| tioning Such horses only serve as les
son to all that to breeding alone can they
trust for succession.
| Horseman of kenuebaHk are TAX n !.
energetic action towards raising funds for
the building of half mile track in thu
town. Several met tings have bsen held
and over a ,housand dollars has been sub
SERTED towards the enterprise. Among the
leading movers in this new trotsing as.osis-
| ton ar. Warren Kimb,ll, owner Of the
trot'ing mare Josie Bates, 2214. By Al
mont Prince Dr.. Frank VI. Ross; A. A
Havley, Supt. of the Davis Sh0e Cos
works; Henry Simpson: C. C. Perkins,
owner of Smuggler, Jr. Viii Z. Warren;
II. E. Bourne, and W. A. Hall. The com
pany will build track on land Of Ivory
Littlefeld. about half way bstween kenue-
bunk village and the Eastern Depot at
West kennebunk- having leased the same
for period Of ten years. Work will com
mence on the track Sept. LIST.
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIHEe,