The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-31
THE GREAT STALLION.
Nelson's Trlumphal Tour From Wat
ersille to Boston.

Nelson. king OF horses, and his breeder.
owner and trainer, Mr.. G. II. Nelson, left
Waterville Thursday morning. on the 9.25
Boston express. for the great American
Horse Show at Chicago. opening on Saturday,
and continuing ten days. Nelson has spe-
cial car. The stallion arrived at the depot
Just one minute before the express was due
to leave, and walked into his car with the
step of a king At the freight depot where
the great stallion was loaded. crowd as
sembled to pay their respects to the horse
and his proud owner. When the special car
reached the passenger station the car was
crowded with many Waterville friends Of
the horse and his owner, at which time Mr..
Nelson was compelled to hold an informal
reception In the car.
Thirty seconds before the train pulled out
of the depot Mr.. Fred Arnold of Waterville
handed Mr.. Nelson a magnificent whip the
gift Of himself and S. l. Abbott, Esq, agent
of theLockwood Mills. This whip has a solid
ivory butt, with three solid bands of gold.
The whip will be seen at the Chicago Horse
Show and will be In the hands of Mr.. Nelson
when he shows the stallion in the exhibition
ring.
Several of Mr.. Nelson's personal friends
went to Winsow on the train. returning to
Waterville in teams. All along the route to
Portland people at the various stations were
not satisfied without glance at the eele-
brated horse. AT Augusta Hon. Orville ID.
Baker was among the visitors.
Soon after the arrival of the train at the
Union passenger station In Portland, the
news spread that Nelson was there on his
way to the Chicago Horse Show. Many peo-
pie called at the car and asked to see the
horse all being courteously allowed to do so
by the owner, who remained in the ear near
his horse most OF the time.
During the show in Chicago Nelson will be
shown on the exhibition track twice daily,
probably In the afternoon and evening.
When driven on the track by his owner, the
stallion will be hooked to a very fine 116-
pound Caffery top buggy, presented to Mr..
Nelson by DR.. George Bailey of Portland.
The sulky in which Nelson made his record
is among the traps in Nelson's car aud will
be on exhibition during the show. rhe sulky
is Frazier, and weighs forty-eight pounds.
Mr.. Nelson expects to reach Chicago this
noon.
Upon arrival in Boston yesterday noon,
Nelson was transferred to the Burton palace
stock car, in which he has been shipped
from point to point, during the triumphal
tour OF the present season. In all his fast
miles the past season Nelson has pulled
from 26 to 35 pounds over weight.
Horse Notes.
One Of the Maine horses whose standing
has been given boom by Nelson's perform
ances is Rolfe N, Nelson's full brother and
only full brther, owned by A. Il. Neal Of
Lewiston. ROlfe N. Is now six years old and
in splendid condition for development. He
is strong and spirited, stands 16 hands high
and Is model horse. Mr.. @. IL. Nelson Is
anxious to have him and says he can easily
put him into the 30 list the first season.
1t Is said that the bay stallion Pilot Kuox,
19f, winner of the Balch stallion race at
| BOston In 1885, Is masduerading out West
under the name of Piedmont Chief. This
Maine stallion is now in his fifteenth year,
and, although not very well up In his own
| class. could make considerable trouble in a
| field Of 230 horses.
Mr.. E. c. Rowe, of Bethel. has recently
| sold to George G. Skilton, of Bedford, Mass,
| a four-mouths-old filly for $3.50. This colt
was sired by the French coach stallion Ge-
mare