Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-02
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP

A. + Everett Of Rocklsna has just pur-
chased Dante. fne French coach stallion
imported in October last Dante 10 . light
bay, ls hands. weighs 1900 lbs, and stands
upon = magnificent Sc, of legs, in brief he
is foe type of the French coschers.
A fine thres-year cid iilly is owned by ].
T. Jewets Of Jewett Farm, Buckfeld.
She is by Messenger wilkes; dam Gypsy
Bonner. the dam of Cyril. by Robert
Bonner.
Messrs, Lowell and Hurd have Just
purchased. for their breeding farm, in
Saco, the elegantly bred ,hree-year-old
Ally Lena, by Alcsntars, 2,2s dam Lenora
by Belvidere. She is in foal to Alfonso by
Barren Wilkes, 2lsS4.
The speedy PAGER John, owned by Mr..
Carpenter Of Boston 10 being wintered this
winter by Mr.. A. J. Libby Of the Pine
Tree Stock Farm, Fsrmingdale. He is in
fue condition and is expected to give 8
good sccount of himself next year.
DIR. George II. Bailey of Portland, drove
Shepard Knapp in twenty eight public races,
and won twenty, three of them. DR.. Bailey
sold him to Ike Copp, and he went to Ohio,
| shere he started out Of his class. When
twenty eight years old he trotted mile 10
2.3s.
Mr.. Wilston Grinnell of Sea,sport. Me-,
In, L. rvaak nd al
car load Of extra horses. Here 10 4 man
who has got wealthy buying and selling
| horses, but he has made ii a merchsntable
business and has not gone along in the line
of the cross roads jockey of which Maine
has had its share. This year he has bought
and sold over two hundred head.-Spirft Of
| The hui.
| w. p. Harris of Salem. owns a fine
brood mare in Daisy Withers, full sister to
c. 7. L., PA, by Gen. Withers. She pro-
luced filly this year by Alleclus, son of
| Alcantaia.
| The famous trotting stallion Smugsler,
| died Dec. q. He belonged to F. Z. Bah
cock of Hornellsville, N. Y. Smuggler
was "a years old and for eight years held
the stallion record az 2l5i. He was foaled
in 1863 by Blanco, son of Irons Csdmus,
dam a pacing mare, pedigree not traced.
He was bred by John M. Morgan, C3lum.
bus, Ohio, and was for years the sensation
of the American turf. Some of the most
notable races OF the great son of Blanco we're
with Goldsmith Maid, the worlds great
campaisner, and Marvin tells an interesting
tale of bis preparation for them.
Horse and Stable says that the kite
shaped track has come to stay"
According to statistic, sufficiently &C
curate upon which to base correct esti-
mates, each horse in the United States con-
sumes four gallons of water daily.
| B. B. Merrill, of Brewer. has two as
promising colts of their age as can be
found in that town, consisting of five year
old brown gelding by John Duroc. dam
Lady Palmer, by Gideon, bay yearIng
| FLY, by Lew Mac, dam fine road mare
said to be by Gen. Knox, they are both of
that fine bloodlike makeup and easy action
that always excites the admiration of
critical horsemsn and seem destined to trot
themselves into fame and add generously
| to their owners wealth.
J. II. Twombly of Auburn has added to
his string of trotters Annie Sprsgue by
Governor Sprague, five-year old record of
220 l-2. The dam of Annie Sprague was by
Blanco, the sire of Sm1ggler, record Is
Ia. As will be seen, the mare is likely to
| produce some very good horses.
The kite track is now credited with PIG
I-2, by a pacing two year-old, 2 0S IA, by
pacing stallion, PIP l-2, by q four
year-old FLY, 2.l3 l-2, by a four-year-old
stallion, > II II, by geldiug, RIO, by a
pacing mare, and 2.13, by trottipg team.
Four stations have four $50 trotters to
their credit at nine years Of age. They are
Lord Russell, Pilot Medium, Ph.lamont,
and Sidney.
The Boston Spirit Of the Hub gives the
following rules for laying out a hslf-mile
uhck Lay VI tHo sLd'eul eiueb
eco feet each (paralleD. and ASP
feet six inches apart, connected at
each end with perfect semicircle (rsdius
226 feet 8 inches) place your fence exactly
upon line so formed, which is the inside
of your track, and your track will measure
exactly half mile three feet from the
I faooa the outs;da faroo IN he ,l.oo1
according to the width of the track desired
If not convenient to obtain an engineer to
run the curves. it can be done as follows
place a center stake midway between the
parallel straight sides at each end take a
wire with loop at the end loose enough 10
turn upon the stake; measure upon this
curves, which from the center stakes, will
exactly reach the end Of the straigh, lines,
then describe your semi-circle, beginning
| at the end of one straight side and putting
down q stake every twelve feet, if that is
the length Of the fence panels desired.
Mr.. Otis Jewell Of South Monmouth, has
a valuable colt by Black Pilot, 2 30, sire of
Pilot Knox, 2. 10 1.2. Black PHO. was by
Roscoe, 4-Jesr-old, time. 80; be BY Pilot,
Jr. The dam of the col. was by Winthrop
Morrill,. This colt stands l. hands hish
and weigbs 1000 pounds, jet black in color.
WAT METALS COST.