Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-18

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TRACK AND STABLE 9osolP.
James O. Written, prominent basiness
rraa Of Cambridge snd Allstor. died d bis
home in AIlston. near Boston. Tuesday
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He was member Of the Boston Chamber
Of Commerce, and especially identified
with the New Ensisnd Breeders Atsocis-
sion and the Ci,izsDs' Tsade Association OF
Cambridge. He owned the trostins mare
Carrie T., and vas also part owner OF the
famous stallion Nelson. He was always .
lover Of horses, and amongth animals In
his Stable we're many thoroushbreds.
J. J. &C. N. Harris Of Belfast Me
breeding . high class Of light harness
horses. Their farm Of 500 acres is located
within mile Of the city, and il one Of the
finest farms in Waldo county. One OF ihs'
fnest horses on the farm is bay mare
called Lady Monarch. by Braintsee
Wilkes; dam by Imp. Monarch. BY s
thoroughbred horse. out Of Cisy mare.
This mare is very fine gated and has =
great amount Of natural speed. She will
be used ~ breeder. The Messrs. Harris
also have rich looking mare by Black
n dan, KnnY
mare. They also own q fine roadster by
Hsmbletonian Drew, by Gray Dan, and .
year.oid by son of that noted horse, Tom
B. Patchen.
FIR. Thompson Of Belfast, drives one
Of the best rosdsters in the city. six-year-
old by Ledo; dam by Black Duke,by Black
Sultan, by General Knox. He drives
another six year-cld by Ledo, standing IL
hands, which can go q mile in 2.40 to
wagon. Mr.. 7. has blood-like looking
foul, yesr.old mare by Tfusty Boy. by
Msmbrino Patchen, and from her an ele-
CANT two-y FLY by Elubrook. The
Trusty Boy mare is now in foal to Elm
brook.
The American Tro.ting Association will
have sig hundred members before the year
closes. The National Association has about
three hundred members.
The first volume of the American Horse
Breeders Registry closes Aug. l, next, and
all animals intended for the volume mus
be entered by that dste.
A new departure will be taken q. Hart
ford, Conn. this year. Instead of charging
the usual 10 per cent. entrsncs fee before q
horse can start, only 5 per cent. will be
charged. and the winners only will be tsxed
another per cent. from the amount of their
winnings.
Hszal Wilkes, 2.20; Lillian Wilkes,
2l73 A.; Vida Wilkes, 222l4; Una
Wilkes, 2 25 4, and Atlanta Wilkes
2 80 4, all daughters of Guy Wilkes,
2 Is 4. have been taken up and put in
training. They are said to be in fine shape
and breaking of records can be looked
for when they start.
1t is reprehersible practice, says the
Kentucky Stock Farm. for the driver to
jerk on the reins to make horse increase
his speed, yet three-fourths of The men and
nine ten,hs of the women do it, A we'll
regulated horse, with decen. mouth
would resent such shabby treatment in q
way that would pu. such driver IN q fut
ter. The practice must inevitably create q
bad mouth or make bad enc worse, and no
man with any pretensions to horsemanshp
| would drive in such fashion. The ami
nal should be trsined to drive up in his
bit, and his pace be accelerated by word
Of mouth, or failiog thst, the whip is the
proper instrument to be applied. But
'cluckins" and jerking on the reins in con-
Junction is the common custom. and very
poor one it is. The good driving qualities
of horse are spoiled in this way, and he is
soon denominated a''Iilg' by those who
know how to drive
The board of appeals OF the Na.ion al
Trotting Association, which meets in
Chicsgo on the twentieth of this month,
will have presented to it petition praying
for the reinstatement Of C. II. Nelson Of
Waterville, Me-, and his ilustrious
namssake, the stallion king, Nelson
2 10 3 4. This petition was ci.cu-
lated al the late convention of
breeders held in Chicago and was extern
sivcly signed, and has been receiving sddi-
tions every day sinee. Last week it was
pre- sented to New Hampshire horsemen and
! re ceived many prominent signatures. The
general feeling in New England is that the
Nelson's should be reinstated A leading
horse writer Gays; There are many
associations, belonging both to the Nation.
al and American, who are anxious to secure
Nelson as an attraction, and should the
board of appeals remove the ban of expul-
sion from the Maine man and reopen the
case until such time as hearing of the
Injunction proceedings can be had, we
honestly believe it would meet with popular
approval. Mirror and Farmer.
There is q movement on foot to build q
summer track at Skowhegan, Me. 1t has
been generally understood in this part Of
the country that there is not enough level
ground in any Of the New England states
on which to build mile track. Breeder 8
Gazette. But there is surplus money
enough here TO build up half Of Chicago
and Boston when destroyed by fire, own
half the farms in Kansas with all Of Ten
nessee, AID yet have left the fastest tro.
ting stallion in the world which there is not
cash enough in all the West to buy.-Ed I
DAsA's 9ARsiSAsrrLA Cnnpsi
Are you fond Of muster asked a
stranger Of the young man At the concert
who was applauding vigorously after a