Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-17

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The old VIM. 8. Grant farm in Farming
dale has always had ths repstation Of being
one Of The very handscaas and finely culti-
waited fASms in Kennsbec county. At the
time when ii vss in the possession Of il
original owner. the well known ship build.
er. il vas stocked with handsome cows,
horses. sheep and ssine, slsays in prime
condition. The fame Of the place extend
ed beyond the line Of local surroundings
until IL became the objective point for many
excursions. and i. 10 stated that some dayi
fully Ave hundred people visited the place
and inspected the neat stock. Mr.. Grant,
though largely engaged in ship building
delighted also in the care Of farm stock OF
all kinds and is credited With having
brought into the State one Of the hfst q
well a. the eness herds of Jerseys eveI
seen in Maine. The years succeeding hi
ownership have brought several changes
ct propriesorship but through them oil the
place has maintained Its old time superior
condition and 10 now the finest farm In
this section. At present il il owned
By Messrs. George and Frank Richard
that the farm includes IS fertile acres
from which are secured 20 tons Of hay in
addition to the other products usually
raised. An orchard Of smooth, shspely
trees occupies . conspicuous place and Z
strip OF pasture completes fine farm 90
far ~ the land IL concerned.
The barn which stands some distar ce
away from the house, il Of modern build
large and roomy being 60 BY a feet and
placed on ~ fine barn cellar - can be
found in the country. Prominent feature.
Of the stock owned by the Richardson's are
two handsome buile, one an Holsteiu, two
yesrs old this spring that will girth feet
and the other the thoroughbred registered
Jersey bull, Prince Albert, four years old
and finely shaped animal.
Near the main barn stands Q smaller
stable an inspection Of the contents Of
which was the main object of the
JOURNAL man's visit. In three roomy,
we'll liz hted box stalls stand as many hand
some, sleek looking stations owned by
James E. Carroll, a great horse fsncier
and ~ fine judge Of the
good points Of horse - any man in the
business. Mr.. Carroll has spent much OF
his time about famous Kentucky stable.
and later was proprietor Of the well known
Cold Spring Park ct Rochester, N. H.
where he had the same horses he now shows
st his FsrmingdsIs stables. Mr.. Carroll
brought the horses here last fall and now
has them comfortably quartered in . place
easy Of access Is the stable is situated or
Bowman street and 10 only mile from the
city of Gardiner. The first and oldest OF
the trio of stations is the thoroughbred Cir
Anderson. bred by Messrs. Graham
Copley. proprietors Of the famous Briar Hill
stock farm, Lexington, KY. Clip has q.
dne pedigree IS was ever given . horse
by his ancestors. He was sired by the
famous Mambrino King 1879, the tire OF
Jocko, 2.l6 1-2; Prince Regent. PIG 1-2;
Amy King. 222 IA; Mocking Bird,
ZIG 81; Henrietta, 2lS l-2. and long
line of other fast ones, including IL in the
2 80 list. Mambrino Eing was sired
by Msnnbrino Pa.chen, he by Nam.
orino Chief out Of mare by Gsno
by American Eclipse. The dam Of Cir
Anderson was 3 fart daughter of Morgan
Rather and the dam of Almont Eclipse
Morgan Rather by Hale's Green Mountain
Morgan out Of the Higgins mare BY Big
CARTS Rather. Clips arandam was Z
daughter of Esstins Black Pilot and wal
on. of daughter Of Bay Messenger. A
better pedigree would be hard to find. Clip
is II years old, weighs HOO pounds, standl
1919 hands high and 10 handsome chest
nut 10 color. He is marked just like hi,
sire, carries his head with the same proud
arch and marks his colts in the same man.
ner. He was never used for stud purposes
until year ago and was never handled fol-
speed but once and then after . three
weeks training he trottei handsome mile
in 2 81 at Rochester, N. II. Clip Anderson
is finely bred, strongly and Handsomely
built and should make an excellent horse
TO breed to.
As Mr.. Carroll leads Clip back to biz
stall the sleek nose and head of the
gamy looking stallion, Don protrudes
from . neighboring box and he is
taken out for inspection. Don is = Wilke;
descendant and was sired by Dan Wilkes
44ls, by Alcyone q 81 the sire of AIcry.
on, BIS IA. The dam of Don Wilkes
~as Gossip, by Tattler; Fad dam, Jessie
Pepper by Mambrino Chief; 81 dam, the
Oickey mare by Sidi Hamet and the 4th
lam. the Wyckliffe mare by Imp, Diomei !.
Don's dam was sired BY Barkiey's Clark
Chief, he by Old Clark Chief, by Msm
- 81 "a 4.
of Kentucky Prince. The sire of Guy,
2,10 3 4. Don's sucking dam was by the
thoroughbred Bindige. He is rich brown
in color with black points, is three years
old this spring, weighs 900 pounds and
stands Is hands high. He is supple, viii.
iowy and tough, perfect embodiment OF
all the fine points Of . trotter and sire of
exceptional excellence. He was bred q,
the Brir Hill stock farm, Lexington, Ken
lucky, and Mr.. Carroll purchased him of
ed. johnson of Boston.
The third and last but by no means the
least in Mr.. CAROLS trio Of stations 10 the
fleet footed bay, Clay Rolfe, . three-year-
cid Of much promise. He 10 we'll bred on
both sides, having as his sire, Rolfe, by
Young Rolfe 2.21 IA, the sire Of the
famous Nelson 2 1884 4; Young Rolfe by
Tom Rolfe 2,33l.2, by Pugh's Aratus by
Phsre's Aratus, son Of Aratus by Director, he
by Sir Archie, son of Imp. Diomed. His
dam was by American Clay, Jf., formerly
Frank Murphy by American Clay. BY
Strader's Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr. ; second dam
Lille Morrow, by Clark Chief. by Nam
brino Chief; third dam, Miss Glencoe by
Thatcher's Glencoe, son of Imp. Diomed !;
fourth dam. thoroughbred. Clay Rolfe was
foaled in May 1888 at the stables of J..
v. Muir. Austerlitz. Ky. He is . fine bay
With black points, tips the beam
~ an even 1000 pounds and
stands Is 8. The JOURNAL man enjoyed
a mile epin after this stallion AID
found much to admire 10 the fine open
manner in which he trotted, bis every
stride square and pretty, the action Of an
Animal bred and born trotter This COM
pletes Mr.. Carroli's string and for bread
ing, style, action and general qualities j.
would be difficult to nnd . stable in thi.
section of the State where better stock can
be seen than At the farm where this stud
Of three stations is now quagte,ei. Mr..
Carroll and his men sre always glad to see
visitors and will sho- the horses to all
admirers of good stock.