Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-05
Track and Stable Gossip.

The noted driver, Joha F. Haines, has
engaged with Mr.. Appleton Webb of Water,
! vile for the coming year.
Mr.. Fred T. Hall of Bangor, has sold
to New York gentleman the Six months
old lilly Oxslis, by Octavius. dam Nellie
Morrill,. The price paid was $500. Mr..
Hall has also sold one-half Of his year old
hlly by Red Hawk, dam Nellie Morrill,. for
Si75. Red Hawk by Red Wilkes, dam
Judy, by Plsto, is owned by Mr.. c. Il.
Nelson Of the Sunny side Farm, Waterville
Sunoi has surely lost prestige through
her repeated failures TO reduce her record
and number Of owners Of four-year- olds
throughout the country have announced a
Willingness to have their trotters contend
against her for supremacy. The season has
been rich in four-year-old trotters, the
cracks being Sunol, alp l-2. Margaret S.,
2.l2 IL. Nancy Hanks, !: IA i 2, Alabaster,
2 Is, and Allerton, PIG IA. The latter is
on the ailing list, while Alabaster 10 some
what outclassed. In the east Suuol and
Nancy Hanks are looked upon as much the
better of the lot and it is between the two
that the question of supremacy probably
| lies.
| Lots of fast ones will be heard from
around Milo next summer. under the iuspi-
ration furnished by the new trotting park.
F. E. Gould in that town has a PAGER, two
years old, for which he refused an offer of
5000 the other day and says it would take
big money to buy him.
Mr.. James F. Connor of Pittsiield re
fused cash offer of $500 for his sucking
stallion colt by Harbinger, full brother to
Diana. He is beauty and full of trot.
The JorENAL's representative, J. M
Cross, who las recently visited Clinton in
the interest Of our paper says that there
are many finely bred colts in that town.
Geo. A. Weymouth has horse colt fifteen
months old by Greenfield, by Electioneer
dam by Harbinger, second dam By Morrill,
Knox. This colt is rich bay and is a
beauty. w. II. Brock has q number Of
good ones, among them the bay stallion
Lighsfoot, five years old, by Lothian Jr..
2,3o. by Lothian by Gilbreth Knox; dam
by Gen. Grant second dam by Gideon.
This horse stands l5-2 and weighs 1000 lbs.
He has two-year-old filly by Harbinger
dam by Won Moltke, which is standard
bred on both sides. Mr.. Brock also has a
three year-old stallion by Vasssiboro Boy,
| by Victor, by Gen. Knox. Mr..
Brock has one of the bes. farms
in Clinton, his place being finely stu
aed for a horse breeding farm, and
he is one of the most careful trainers
and drivers in that section. Hon. Charles
Wentworth, County Commissioner, own.
several good ones among them one colt by
Gideon, dam Old Kate, a standard mare Of
great excellence. Mr.. Boothby has just
refused an offer of $1,000 for his four-yesr-
old Nelson stallion out OF the standard bred
mare Old Kate. This colt was raised by
Commissioner Wentworth Mr. Cross
| informs the JOURNAL that the above are
only few Of the good ones in Gin
ton, others of which will be reported upon
at smother time.
S. I. Abbott, Esq, the agent of Lock
wood Mills, is justified in the belief tina,
he owns one of the best Nelson colts in the
| country. His name is Abbott's Nelson,
ami he was three years old last August. As
a two-year-old, Mr.. Abbott was offered
$1,000 but declined TO part with him at that
figure, and now it is said that $40 900
would not buy him. He stands 1913. weigh,
1860 pounds, and in color is beautiful
chestnut. Mr.. Abbott is an enthusiastic
admirer of Nelson stock, and believes thst
horses of this blood have great future
before them.