The Portland daily press., 1892-04-20
AMONG The HORSES.
The Season is Opening in a Promis-
ing Way.

| Inc barrettS and L. p. Hawkins Show
Good Stables Full in Deering-s Something
About the Knox Stock in This Region
Some Records and Pedigrees.
| Maine is a great horse producing State.
There is something about the invigorat-
| ing climate, the wholesome waters, the
nutritious grasses and strengthening
grain OF Maine that seems peculiarly
adapted to the development of equine
bone and sinew in a high degree and the
development of a hardy race of horses.
tough animals that can stand wear and
tear, and when properly bred of the gam
est qualities.
This broad northeastern State of ours
has more horses than any other New
England commonwealth. With less than
one-third the population and wealth of
Massachusetts,, we have upwards of
twenty thousand more horses, according
to the Official statistics of the United
States. We have 113, 900 horses, OF a nag
for about every half dozen of our popula-
ton, so that the old lyric
wen Jump into the wagon and all take
has peculiar significance for Maine
| people.
| Our state had the benefitof some ex-
cellent equine blood many years ago that
| goes direct back to the great imported
| Messenger. Such horses as Daniel Lam
/ ho, I
kept up the reputation of Maine in form
er years and to-day we, have Nelson and a
score or more of other famous horses
that are keeping up the reputation of
Maine.
There are a larger number of fine
horses in Portland and vicinity and some
speedy ones that the construction of the
new mile track will tend to bring into
prominence.
The Barrett Farm,
In the adjoining city of Deering Mr..
John f. Barrett, formerly of the widely
known firm of horse breeders, the
Barrett Bros, has thirty-three head of
horses on the Hart Farm, Main street.
At the head of Mr.. Barrett's stock we
find the finely bred horses Westland and
his ten year old sire Col West, royalty
bred by Col. R. West of Kentucky. These
horses go directly back in distinguished
line to Rysdyk Hambletonian.
Westland by Col. West, he by Egbert
sire OF Emma 2:16; Superior 2:17; Tenn
pie Bar 2:314 Illinois Egbert 2:20; and
produce of forty others in the 2:30 class
OF better at 10 years of age and he by
was Knox Girl; dam of Aubine 2:l63:
Medora 2:204; Joessellind 1924.
The grandam of Westland was Crotch
en-, dam of Nelson 2:1O-Gegulation
track)-Edna 2:24; Susie Owen 1926:
Daisy Rolf 2:26t and Greshen by Gideon
an own son of Rysdik' Hambletonian
brought to Maine some 25 years ago by
Col. t. S. Lang of Vassalboro, and
who was year or two at the old Forest
City Park stable in this city in charge of
Foster Palmer. For some reason, proba-
bly, on account of bad disposition, breed
ers in this section did not take kindly to
Gideon, which is to be regretted. He
went east where his blood was better ap-
preeiated and his daughter Gretchen
gave to Maine its greatest horse Nelson.
Besides these trotting stations Mr..
Barrett has number of we'll bred brood
mares and their progeny-worthy Young
sters CT much beauty and promise. His
stables are airy, roomy and admirably
arranged for convenience and the health
and comfort of equine stock.
Ocean Farm.
Mr.. L. P. Hawkins the shoe manufac-
turer also of the new city of Deering is a
very successful breeder of good horses
and always has dozen or more of stand
ard stock at his Ocean Farm on Ocean
street, directly opposite the city of Port
land.
At the head of his list is the bay STALL
ion Ocean Wilkes, son of Bourbon
Wilkes and grandson of the great Geo.
Wilkes the founder of the Wilkes family
and perhaps the most illustrious of the
sons of Hambletonian as producer of
speedy and game trotters
AT Ocean Farm we also find Dinah
(2:323) bred by Mr.. Hawkins. Sire Nor
way Knox e :29a) dam Fanny Patchen by
old Tom Patchen (2:26) who broke his
leg at Forest City Park many years ago
but was put into sings and saved and
left great deal of the game and power
full going Patchen blood in this section
We also find at this pleasant stable,
Blanch, a three year old by Messenger
Wilkes, Hattie Boone Pocahontas, the
latter the property of c. r. MilIiken. A
pretty sight was a foal by Ocean Wilkes.
only five days old that was standing
straight on his legs as colts usually do at
three weeks from birth and as full of fun
as a kitten.
Bourbon Wilkes, the sire of Ocean
Wilkes, put four of his get in 2:20 class,
and two in 2:15 in 1891
The Knox Stock.
A particularly valuable animal to the
general horse interest of Maine is the
handsome black stallion Norway Knox,
the property of Messrs. Burnham and
Morrill,, and for some years past in charge
of Mr.. Charles J. Ayers, at Taylor's Oak
street stable in this city. This noble
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