Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-06-19
Track and Stable Cos sip.

| W. b. Fletcher & Son of Starks, have
recently purchased, for Boston parties. two
more colts by their stallion, Tom Rolfe Jr.
They still have orders for mares and geld
ings by this horse that are old enough for
the market.
Z. i. Dyer of Norridgwock has a very
fine stallion which stands 1873 l-2, color,
dapple bay. He has a record of 2.3s l-2.
Hon. J. p. Bass of Bangor has sold his
handsome family driving horse Donald D.,
to Philadelphia parties who have been try
| ing to secure him for some time and he was
started for tnat city on the steamer Lew
was $500.
The Somerset Reporter saws that Geo. II
Blake of Skowhegan has sold three good
horses within as many weeks. for sum of
aggregating $3.50.
At the Fairfield races last Tuesday Mr..
&. NJ. Phillips of that town bought black
colt by Junior that promises great things.
lie has no record but it is believed that he
can trot very fast. The price paid was
$500.
c. B. Dibbeu of Foxcroft has q brood
mare sired by Gideon she stands 1873
hands high. weighs 1850 pounds, color
brown she has raised four colts, three by
Franklin, one by Blackwood Chief. The
oldest which is now years old he sold to
parties in Rockland, Mass, for $500. He
was very promising one and has trotted
since he was sold in 2 "a. The record colt
he also sold for good price when weaned.
The third, very promising one died and
her last a sucker by Franklin he
now has. He also has four
year old gelding by Franklin stands Is
hands high good, that can show three min
utes; also has a three-year-old by Judge
Advocate, dam Drew, that is fine colt :;
also has a brood mare II years old, called
Flora Belle; she We. sired by Prince AL
bert, dam by Whalebone Knox; she is in
foal to Lsrrabee's Wilkes. She is a small
mare but has lots of pluck and endurance
and has been very speedy. She has tro,ted
miles in 2 80 and can down come of the
boys on the road to-day who think they
have trotters.
Mr.. Roscoe Quimby rising young horse
man of Stsrks lie calling on the owners of
horsefiesh with view of purchasing fine
specimen of the equine race. Last fall he
purchased the well known Maxwell Boy
of Mr.. Maxwell of Mercer. This is dark
bay colt I5A high and can show some of
the finest stock of any horse of his sse
in this vicinity, although he has never
been fitted to the track, his superior
trotting action places him in advance of
anything under our observation. Mr.
Quimby in company with Elijah Hilton
Of Arson drove over to In iustry one day
last week to examine the fine horses in
that vicinity. Mr.. Hilton drove over bis
| fine bay mare Jude" record 2.4T IL, this
is one of the finest blsoded mares in this
vicinity and could probably lower her
record. They first visited the stable of
Mr.. Hiram Daggett and there found q very
ine young stallion by DIR. Franklin. 22l
by Lawrence, % l-2, and several others
in the 80 list. After this they visited many
other horsemen in Industry, spending the
whole day there and having 3 most De
iiehtfgi TIP.
| Rolfe Clay the black stallion three years
old this season, owned by W. II. Wellman
of Belgrade, was bred by L. C.. Bates of
Fairfield Centre He is by Brilliant by
Young Rolfe. by Ten Rolfe. His dan
vas Ruby A.. by Young Kentucky, second
dam by Gideon. Young Kentucky WAS b.
c. NJ. Clay. Jr BIZ Cassius ". Clay
BrilIiants dam was Fannie kaox dam of
Bay. record 27A. Fannie was by Gen.
Knox. The I'd dam of Fannie va. Dolly
Parker by Blue Dick The 3rd dam was
Peggy Dor, the Stone horse. son Of
Winthrop Messenger, Young Roife. the
sire of Nelson s.14i, Aubine 2.I94, Presen.
PA. esio;ed abe hanor of having for BIZ,
dam Judith. with trial mile of e27f. bs
] nrnco nth . ps~opd ~ gal IT, 49, = 8