Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-31


fecord Of 3.59 I-2
The Illinois Legislature has passed the
following Law: whoever cuts the solid
psss Of the tail Of any horse ia the opefa-
ilon kuovn - decking, or By say other
psrasion psffoi mad for tie purpose OF
Shortening Of the tail, and whoever shali
cause the same to be done, or assis; 10
doing such cutting. unless the same 10
proved to be Q benefit 70 the horse, shsll be
punished by imprisonment in the ccu1t,
JILL NOT exceeding one year, or BY fine OF
not less than So or more than $500.
Viking. 2-lS IA, 10 going very fast at
Hartford, stepping . quarter not long ago
10 80 seconds. and it 10 though, that he will
have . good chance in the 80. coo purse for
2 20 horses
A horse that Is booked to beat 80 this
season 10 Macmillan, . son Of Mambrino
King that 10 out Of the dam 10 Vhietse,
2 % 10, who vas bred in New York and 10
now owned in Dakota.
A JouRsAL correspondent sends Us the
following regarding very tinely bred horse
Ia Richmond: Mr.. F. P. Hathorn 10 the
owner of 8 very handsome and we'll bred
stallion, being by Broadway. by Robert
Smith, son Of Hsmbletonisn, No. 10; dam.
Gulusre by Young Roife, 22li, sire of
Nelson, I0f. I'd dam, Lady Lang, 2 %.
BY Gen. Knox. Lady Lang 10 also dam of
Victoria, 2.32. This horse 10 standard and
registered a. "DashawAy" No. 1853. He
i, q golden chestnut in color, and PAGER
ia his gait. Mr.. Hsthorn Is in hopss some
lime in the nesr future be may develop in
to something fast, IS this gait has descend
Ell to him from the old pacing mare,
Pocahontus, through his maturnsl
grxndsire, Young Rolfe, 22l IA. Dash
away is the sire Of but two foAls,
both FLIES, and good ones. Mr.. Hsthorn
is not allowing Dsshawsy much serve this
sasen thinking it. better to wait another
year when he will be advertised and will
without doubt meet the patronage he de-
serves. This is but one of the many good
b ,rses owned here and will send you
notes about some Of them at another time.
Some horses have such socisble DISPOSE
tons as to be restless when left alone.
Gilbert White, the famous naturalist and
autiior Of the ever delightful "History Of
Sslbourne," had such . horse. IL would
not stay by itself when at home, nor re-
main in = strange stable, without struggling
to break the rack and mAngef
with ito fore feet. More than once it leaped'
out At window through which manure
WAS usually thrown in search Of company
Yet under other circumstances the creature
was remarkably quiet.
One blacksmith does all the work for
the stock farms of C. Fl. Nelson and Apple
ton Webb Of Waterville. On each farm
is fully equipped shop for its exclusive
use.
Mr.. Geo. M. Fogg of Bangor has q fine
Naumkesg mare, which 10 making q fine
.h owing this year. This morning she Vas
given little speeding at the track and did the
mile some better than 2 81. The horse has
never been used much on the track and the
time which she made seems to predict
great future as flyer.
Electioneer is to be credited with eleven
2 80 or better trotters in the list this season,
and now has grand total Of seventy three,
a showing thus far approached by no other
stallion living or dead.
Walter D., owned by B. F. Maxim Of
Wayne, was by the Palmer Horse, by the
Knights Horse, son OF Gen. Knox, dam by
Winthrop Morrill,. He lisa chestnut, stands
10 hands high. weighs 1000 pounds, and
is very handsome, stylish and pure gated
trotter. He wears scalpsrs and shin boots
and very light shoes. His driver, Charles
Haley Of this city, is highly pleased with
him and says he is doing splendidly on the
track.
It is stated that Sunoi will be driven
against her great record. 2 10 IL, both %
9 three-year- old and As four ear-old, at
the San Jose fair. which begins on August
10.
The managers OF the Maine State Agricul-
turAl Society are capsule gentlemen and
n ed no special advice as to conducting
their fairs Busif they had solicited the
C ,uncil OF their friends in view Of the
present discussionsovtr the authority Of
their track, the Journal would say Gen
ilamen never withdraw from the National
Associstiou."
The Dew stallion Vanderbilt is showing
up finely this year under the care Of s. A.
Brown at South Exeter. His get are prov
ing worthy Of their sire. W, II. Rollins
three year-old PAGER is by Valdesbilt and
his refusal of $3.50 when a t~o-year-old
shows what an animal he is considered to
be. Another Of thi, stslii,n's colts was
lately sold to Dover parties for 800.
Races at the Gray Park track will oce ur
on Sept 10, snd not the last week in Au-
gust a. ha. been announced. The free-for-
all purse lie $500. not $500. IS previously
stated.