Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-13

Mr.. John +. Haines, trainer and div
Of Appleton Webb's horses At Mos,hh
Farm in Waterville, has returned N.
New York. He brought with him Lam
P. 9 &c l 1, the purchase Of which b. n
Webb has before been spoken Of ID 4,
JOURNAL Lewis Z. is by PickesiuR, n
also owned by Mr.. Webb al d ksp, q Nh.
taiu-Farm. Pickering 10 son Of he M
George wilkes.
A catalogue Of the horses at Applsss
Webb's Mountain Farm, Watervills, va
soon be issued. IL will cootAin ~ Nam
and will be = very interesting bsok h
those who love ane horses. Mr.. WtN
own, eight stations. four or i've gsldAr
and 4 large number Of mares and ON
and there is the best Of blood in the vi.
Of every one in his string.
Mr.. c. II. Nelson, the owner Of The csl<
brated bay stallion Nelson, was in St. Jola
Tuesday. Mr.. Nelson proceeded to Hail.
fax on the afternoon train. His wish h
Halifax is for the purpose Of buying NJ,
fancy stock to be sold BY Judge AaAN.
Mr.. Nelson will probably be given asupps
by st. John horsemen on his return 10 ~
city.
Mr.. Edwin Murphy of Fest vssalbwp
has gone to New York to assist Ia casisv
for the horses bought by the Bishop.llw
gan party in Waterville and vicinity.
Spirit of the Hub says that FeafnavrAt
2 10, is by far the best road hosss sb,s
Boston and 10 clearly the Recognized King
Of the road.
VIM. Gregg Of Andover, /, the ovuw
of q promising Nelson colt, tsar
months old, that now stands Is hasds M
weighs $50 pounds. Mr.. Gregg inicsas
US that the colt can show 4 2.i0 clip ses
and that he has refused an offer Of Si,5N
for him. The colt trotted In three iaces
last fall and made half.mile record II
1874.
Nelson blood 10 wanted in the west, asa
horsemen out there are willing b py
good price for it. The other day at
Paul man bought of Mr.. c. II. Nelson's
mare by Alcantsra in foAl to Nelson.
CD. HAmlin Of Buffalo. N. T., who b
hale and hearty at the age Of 10. and vh
puts in most Of his daylight hours driving
fast horses, 10 having all Of his trottsn III
are to be in training next summer drva
two or three times every day on the ND
this winter.
When Bishop and Morgan Of New Yah
were In Watervillc short time ego ily
made c p. Sherman = standing offer ia
his fine span Of bay horses, and fev dsr
ago he shipped them. The price received
was $500 and they were sbundantly v~th
that money.
Stephen G. Bicknell lost his old family
horse. Nell, which died Friday, Of old ~.
lie has had the horse pinetsen years ND
she WAS 25 years old at the time Of hf
death. which happened on the rosd between
Belfast and Brooks where Mr.. Bicknl
was going with her to have her killed NJ
buried. This horse was a famous ystoH
and has the record Of walking the fasss
mile ever walked on the park, which sh
walked some ten years ago in eight mins'ss
Mr.. John G. Horne Of Watcrvills.
buying and shipping many fine horses tAi'
year as heretofore. He has lately bossA
three of Mr.. f. NJ. Thsyer, South PGi',
for which he paid $500; mare Of lissses
Lowe, Fairfield, for $500. and bhfh
four-year. old, after Shsw's Knox, for eSoe'
This latter can strike q 2 40 gait, and b .
real beauty.
The executive committee Of the Wa6s
TrottiDg Horse Breeders Association have
added the following State stakes 10 shsf
programme for their August meeting
Three minute class. 500; as cis"'
sl25; 2.35 class, $50. The sssocisa'a
guarantees oil money paid to 90 TO VI
ners. Entries to close April lot, VIE
horses in all stakes are to b. named.
Mr.. M. C. Deiano Of Portland, cold Iss
week TO Mr.. Edward Morgan Of New fn
the handsome four-year-oId Fast Aseep
24s. He is by Norway Knox, dss y
Hampton. and can beat 230, The pra
paid was 81 200
The fine stallion Delmont Knox. cvssd
by Oscar Smith of Richmond, diei Ts't
day morning.
Withee Bros Of Benton Falls have ON
their four .ycar-old Nor.on-Hamblssos'sa
gelding to Alton Richardson OF Clin'sA
The price paid was $500.
This il the philosophic view the hcs*
man takes Of The breeding business INV
ting horses cannot oil be lyons, Sssss'
Axtells or Nelson's, any more than 81 ~
diers can be Cu,ars or NApoleons, q y
writer's Shakespeare or Millions, sod ~
far better tina. this 10 20. II every -
could buy on an infallible method, n'nsv'
nine per cent. Of The breeding ventafes :
the county would be dead In three mos'ss