Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-08-13

-purehas cd of Steward Of Monsoon
to Mr.. Dingley of Auburn, one day last
week. the price beng $3.50. The two sold
10 DIR. Webb, Tuesday, brought Saoo and
sl7j respectively. Mr.. Monroe is selling
pretty fine animals at an unusually low
figure.
The Maine horsencu are anxious To see
that proposed match between Martha Wilkes
and Nancy Hanks carried ont.
j. +. Libbey of Prospect has sent his fast
four-year-o mare to Maplewood Park.
She is in charge of Charles y. Haley. the
driver of Walter ID. She is BY GRAY Dan,
Jr., by Gray Dan, by Gideon; dam by
Young buchanan. She has a three wears
old record of 2.46 ~. male in the second
heat of a race at Monroe. In this race
which was won by Alan Foreraugh Topsy
tro,ted quarter in ~ seconds.
! The breaking ami early teaching of the
youngs,er will have very important hear
i ing on the future usefulness as regards road
driving. 1t does not require trainer at
/ 5000 year TO break and handle colts, hut
it does require some brains. considerable
( patience and a man of more than ordinary
intelligence. bne hasty blow may do more
| harm than weeks of rational treatment can
| restore.
DIR. Webb and his party are making quite
a business of horse buying during their trip
through Maine. They bought ten at Show
hogan, and on their return to Waterville,
Thursday afternoon purchased several more
fine driving horses. Geo. 4. Alden accom-
panles them during part of their trip
The speed shown hy Nelson, o.lo, at the
recent Ellsworth meeting, borders on the
phenomenal. A quarter in 80 81 seconds
is something that but few are permitted to
has all his speed, and the death of pao Al
to, and the retirement of Allerton, leaves
him the champion of 1892 as indeed he al
ready was over Il regulation track. We
hope he will lower all records before the
close of the scason.-Turf Farm and Home
The Gray Park Association. Gray. Me-.
at their eighth annual fair, to be held on
August 80, 81 and September /, offer the
following purses for trotting races First
day, Tuesday. August 30, No. $50 for
green horses. No. .-S50. Colts, three
wears old, best two in three mile heats.
No. $50. Colts, two years old trct-
tiers and PAGERS, best two in three, half
mile heats. Second day, "Wednesday
August 81. No. f--Sln0. For :; 90 class
No. ',--sl50, For 2.3J class. Third day
I Thursday, September ! No. G--S5on.
Free for all. No. 7-Sl25. - class
Entries close August % with ]. r. Han
cock, secretary, Gray, Me.
/ 1t is reported that Jason Russell, of
| Buckfeld, was offered and refused 81 200
! for Black Nathan, at the laconla N. H.,
meeting.
( Charles Mcclellan. Ed Rogers and Mel
son W. Weston of Skowhcgan, ''chipped"
the other day AMI bought little black pac-
/ ing mare of W. W. Swain of that place
I that they think there is some speed in. She
I is five years old. l,,-3 hanl high weighs
about 1000 pounds with white strip in
the face. She is COMPOUNDED green just
now but recently did half in LIS. She is
out of {. II. Burriils Kitty b. by Locomo-
of $500
Say what do You think of livery man
that will put an ovorlraw check on horse
tina, is going ont on long road: When |
get comfortably clear of the town the check
generally comes off. often see drivers of
fast horses using the same check after speed
ing their horses over the track or on some
back street. stand for a long time while
several horse fanclcrs walk around the
beast pat him on the neck, pinch his ribs,
etc. the horse all the while with his head
strung high in the air. If some of such
horscmen would run around a half mile
track they perhaps could imagine how they
would feel with an overlraw on. II.
Metonp.
Vt the grand circuit races at Rochester
\. Y, TUESDAY, Lamont, formerly owned
by +. q. Stanley of Lewiston, won the 2.22
class in three straight heats. Best time
220. The purse va, 81 800.
Ed Bither, the Maine bred driver of Jay
Eye See anil Fhallis. and later of Allen
Farm, is now at Meadyile, Penn. 1t is
said he will attend Mystic's next meeting.
He has some great Young stock in tow and
will be likely to do some record smashing
later on.
Vice President webb of the New York
Central railroad, has been in Maine buyiug
horses He and the party nth him Travelled
in two q CANT Wagner cars. A stock car,
furnished splendidly and fitted up in fine
shape. went to Foxcroft and Skpwhcgan on
the regular trains. Several horses were
purchased at both piarcs
A little merit hackcI up by honesty will
carry trotting horse driver further than
great skin blenlcd with rascality as the
years roll by. Tho one leads to success
and the other TO a chap jogging around on
bis uppers ~ he grows Old.