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

Charles II. Tapley Of Hodgdon, has lately
purchased two very fine horses. One 10 =
2-year old Percheron horse, which weighs
l, 555 lbs. and was sired by the late impor
tsrion of the Dominion government Zephyr;
dam by Prince Ian perial, also imported by
the Dominion government. and 10 the first
registered Percheron imported into Aroos-
took county. The other is a full-blooded
2.year old Psrcheron mare and 10 the only
registered filly of that stock to be found in
Aroostook or New Brunswick.
One of the finest Dung stations in Frank
lin county is Dan Boone owned by W. C.
Calden of Wilton. He is BY Fred Boone,
by Daniel Boone. by Rysdyk's Hambleton-
i'm; dam by the Hilton horse, by Tozier
horse, by Gen Knox; 2nd dam by Gideon,
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Dan Boone is
five years old, l6 hands high and weighs
1900 lbs. He lie light bay, good style and
action and though he has never been driven
for speed he can show 8 good gait.
btUN bthut, win IcGUtu VA SO
is to day one of the mos. promising horses
on the Maine turf He is in the pink of
condition this summer and good things are
expected of him. He was shipped We'd
nesday afternoon TO Lawrence, Macs, where
he goes into the hands of 4. c Mosher the
well kuogn trainer who will prepare him
for trottipg.
d. A Greer. of Belmont, has q promis-
ing colt by Hambletonisn Chief. dam a
old in June, stand, l54 hands high and is .
PAGER.
VIM. II Kimball of Burnham, has trad
ed his bay trotting mare, Lady Jane. to
Will Burton of Harlan, for his year
old gelding by olympus by Almont. dam q
thoroughbred runner This highly bred
gel ling is of magnificent style and finish.
stands IS hands high and weighs 100
pounds; he is a beautiful bay, and though
never handled for speed can show q 2 40
clip with ease.
Mr.. B. ID. Woods Of Hallowell. who late
" returned from Charles City, Iowa,
brought with him very fine pair of fllys
fiv> and six years old. one of which is es-
pscially well bred. This is the mare Daisy
i by Scastereood, by Mountain Chief, by old
Morrill,; dam Zephyr, 81 dam by Champion
Golddust. Zephyr is the dam Of Bashaw's
Golddust the sire of Johnston the great pa
Ger. This mare will be bred to Dictator
Chief the present year. The o.her is fine
cro.s-bred Percheron, and together they
make fine span
The interest in blcoded and fast horses is
Increasing in Livermore and vicinity. One
OF the good ones noticed by the Journal
correspondent, recently is doctor Rich
mosi," Owned and bred by Nathan Rich
mond.) He is rich bay with black points.
stands 10 and will tip the scales a, 1000
pounds. Doctor Richmond was foaled May
27th, 1886. His dam is said to Rave trotted
2.40 when four year. old. DR.. r. is beau
ty aud all style.
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