Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-14

! Leighton and the promising bsy horse
. osned BY Ne. Ward. which will saks place
. soon.
u Dr.. Morrill, Of Woodfords. has . prom
, islng tvo-yeas-oId mare. She is By Wet
land. four-year-old record 1-sIt. Dam,
\ ksnds BY Independent Dick. This colt
, won the yssfiins rsce at Gorhsn last yeaf
ard IL 10 tbs opinion Of many that she will
this session. make hard calf to best.
\ Jim Mat, the promising seldirs owned
by Mr.. Charles MilIiken Of this city, which
got . record Of 234l4 ss the Eastern
Maine State Fair races in Birgn last fall,
10 on the track nearly every day. and viii
tsks . hand in the Fourth Of July races in
Augusta. He showed 2 40 gait at the
park enc day last week. II 10 expected
that he viii chow close to 20 before the
season closes.
An organization known - Riveftide Trof-
ting Park Association has been formed At
Bethel and the following officers we're
elected for the ensuing year: C. NJ.
Worme,l, president; Dr. J. A. Trcudelle,
vice president; E. NJ. Walker, secretary !;
f $. Kilbourne, sres.u'er; G. p. Bean. J.
81. Philbrook. H. 8. Hastings. Moses A.
| Mason, o p. Harrington, z. c. Rove,
trustees.
Palm, 90 IA. the msgielfour yesr-old
owned by Messrs. B. +. & F. II. Briggs,
the proprietsrs Of the Maple Grove farm,
is being fitted and is already in 6ns condi-
ton. He will compete for the four-year.
old stakes on Maine tracks and will also be
sert through the New Eoglsrd circuit.
Palm is not the only cAmpaiguer which the
Messrs. Briggs are looking to for fresh
honcrs. Messenger Wilkes 22934. will
be started late in the season. Mr.. 2. Fl.
Briggs says: "Hs is the daest horse l
ever owned and he is going to beat his
record this fall too
| DR.. T. N, Drake Of Pittstield has taken
three Of his horses, Greenfield, Philly and
Nellie Carlyle to Mystic Park, where the
| two former will be fitted for track work by
Fred Davis, this summer. Mr.. A. J.
Wood Of Sorrento will have charge Of the
horses on Hsthorn Stock Farm, Pittsfeld,
for the present.
The trustees Of the Cumberland County
Agricultural and Horticultural Society have
voted to allow the free use Of the track at
Narragansett Park. Gorham, to all patrons
of the fair to exercise trottipg horses
thereon.
1t is said the building Of mile track at
Skowhsgan involves the purchase Of thirty
acres OF land to be added to the Central
Somerset Agricultural Grounds. The etti-
mated expense of the whole enterprise is
$40 COO. The only contingency to the sue
CT ssful prosecution of the enterprise is the
raising of the necessary funds.
The Seer, 20 1-2, owned by DR.. A. M.
GsrceIon Of Lewiston, will be driven this
fall to lower his record and it Is thought he
can do 80.
There never was 3 season in Maine when
the prospects for trotting were so promis-
ing at so eArly day. Perhaps one reason
for this unusual interest is because the asso-
clations are offering larger purses than ever
before. There will be lot Of early sum-
mer racing this year. There will be June
races in this city, Belfast, Foxcroft and
probably at Norway, Madison and other
places. Many Of the county fairs will also
open earlier than usual, 4 fact which will
greatly increase the horse interest. The
Gray fair. 1t is said, will be held in August
at the same time Of the Eastern Maine fair
at Bangor.
A. P. Sawtelle Of Riverside, who has a
stable full Of well bred brood mares, colts
and FLIES, has one good one, Clio" he
would dispose Of, ard some one who wants
q good brood mare would do well to secure
her; "Ciio" is four years old, color brown,
strong made, AID a good shaped one; she
10 by Gen. Tilton by Constellation; dam,
Nellie Knox, by Gen. Knox; I'd dam by
Romans Messenger.
f. J. Murch Of Bangor has bought of F
W ochAt, thc utbCA mAIc bdiofs VA ychIs
old, which has been attracting considerable
attention among the Bangor horsemen Of
late. She lie s'ylishly built mare ard they
are looking fer her to make quite 3 mark
this season il she is handled for speed. The
price paid for her is private but was hand
some one. The mare is yet new TO the
track but it is understood that Mr.. Murch
will start her in the coming races in Bangor.
| Every one will be glad to learn that c.
| p. Drske's great csmpsigner Glensrm,
2.23 I-2, will be driven to break his record
this summer and il is generally conceded
he will be able to do 50. There was some
thing the matter with one Of Glenarm's
ankles two years ago and it has bothered
him some since bu, it is as we'll IS ever and
on the whole he is in splendid condition.
Mr.. Drake is giving him steady work every
day and it is quite certain that he will be 8
contestant for honors at the Narragansett
aud Mystic Park meetings Of the Eastern
circuit in June.
| The first tros on the new track Of the
Orono Trosting Association comes of
Thursday. June 4.h, at which time the fol-
lowing prizes will be trot.ed for: Three
minute clsss, $50; 2 40 class, 500; 2 SO
cIsss. $3.50.
Perhaps in the whole State of Maine
there can hardly be found a colt which
exceeds in breeding, the handsome .tsllion.
Gen. Squirting. lately purchased Of Simon
W. Parlin by J. NJ. Floyd. Gen. Squirting
is sired BIZ Alectus and the site Of Alectus
is Aicantsra, sire Of thirty seven in the so
list The dam Of Alec,us is lola, by Ad.
minissrs.or, sire Of CAtehfy, 2.ls l 1, and
Mcmahon, 2 81. The dam Of Gen. Spur
ling, like the dam Of Mcmahon and Catch.
fly, is by Almont. sire Of thirty-four in the
list. Since like bege like" and siuce
speed has been crossed to speed speedy
animal must result