Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-03
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Bro. Thompson in Turf, Farm AMI Home
says The death Of W W. Smith of Dix
field. Ne, removes a man who has been
quite prominent and well known horseman
ia years past He formerly owned and drove
the chestnut mare, Belle Smith who male
record of -. sixteen years ago. Later
he owned Ia.Iy Martin . % l2 and the bay
gekiing Jerry 2.2s 81. Mr.. smith had
been in failing health for nearly two years
and his end was not unexpected. He was
one Of the most genial and whole hearted
men living. and had hos;s of frieHis who
will miss him.
The kennebunk Dris iag Park Association
will hold meeting at their park Saturday,
Oct. s. There vi be race for the 2.20
class and 3 minute class.
What makes them 90 so:" is the ques-
ton men are asked daily. Well, bicycle
sulkies for one thing, and more skillful
teamsters for another, to say nothing of a
higher degree of Intelligence in breeding,
developing and training. This is progress
sive age, and the trotting horse interests
are booming as they never doomed before.
1t has been suggested that the thills of
bicycle sulkies should be heightened. 50 thar
when horse rears the wheels will not run
under him. With heightened thills the
turns cannot be rounded as easily. Why
not hinge the thills on the upper side just
forward OF the braces: Then the animal
will not en- hanger the driver or itself when
rearing.
At CLIFTON, Mass, the Colt Farm string
started in four races The yearling race
was won by Malta in / % -, l.27 l-2. The
race for ur-year-olds was won by Narka
in straight heats in 2.33 IA. 2.3s 81, 2.43.
The race for two-year- ODDS was won by
Dorcas Pratt after losing the second heat to
Red Elm, and Calcalli was second to Fora
Zar in the three-year- old race.
Too many northern breeders fail to realize
| the Importance of generous feeding for
Young stock. Pastures fit for few head
are made to take care of Il dozen perhaps,
| and weak, skinny colts are the result. On
the score of economy alone low feeding
for colts is about the poorest policy for Il
breeder to pursue.
| Make your stables attractive. There i.
nothing that will pay you better If you
clean them once or twice week or every
LAY you do well, but you can still go fur
Their to good advantage Yon can decorat.
and ornament them to IL certain degree
without much cost except the little time j
takes.
Nancy Hanks, 2.0i, and Martha Wilkes
Dos, have been engaged to trot a
the new kite track at Sedalia, Mo, on oct
20 and p. As this will be about the en-,
favorable, the fastest possible time may b.
expected.
DIR. /. i. fash of Fairfield, has sold
half interest in Van Ilemont to Mr. vii
Atwood. The lannon's trotter is in Mystic
and Providence.
The covered track Mt Meadville. Pa, il
2000 feet long and fortv-six feet wide
with iyefoot partition in the center, max
ing two tracks each twenty-five and one
dows, thirty-four by thirty eight inches
shingled roof and side using .2j0, 90,
shingles and lined inside. 1t was first in
tended for private track thirty feet wil'
for the Miller & Sibley stable but 50 man ,
trainers made overtures to MIR Sibley tina
he decided to build it larger and open it t.
the public.
The first annual fair of the Sanford Fai
and Trottiug Association will be held at tn,
October 18th, 9Th and 9Th, The first da,
will be devoted to colt races yearlings, two
year-olds and thrce-y earolds. The secont
day will be the three minute class. purse
500 and 2.30 class, purse $500. TIE la
day will be the PAP class, purse 500 ant
the 22s class, purse $500.
The pacing colt raised by Dick Martz ot
Camden, five years ago was sold by him tt
a man in Blue Hill one year ago for 800
This man kept her four months and solc
her for the same This purchaser sold hel
for $40 and she was again sold for $50
and last week she was again sold to partic,
in New York for $1,000 having made {;
record Of 2.l9. Dick has the satisfaction
of having owned very fast one, but the
coveted $1,000 fell beyond his reach.
We have suggestion to make to the
State Fair officials, and We make it now
lest we forget it. It is this. there should
he score board placed on top of the
grand stand roof and facing the infeld
Let a man be stationed there, and keep il
made up, time, and all the positions, exact.
" like the one on the front of the Judge,
stand This will be an improvement thai
the people in carriages in the infield will
greatly appreciate. This is not origina
for they do it at Charter Oak Park ane
other first-class parks.--Turf. Farm am
Home.
At the meeting of the Breeders Associs
ton at Mystic Park Sept. %, the celebrated
two-year-filly, owned by p. J. iamlin OF
Buffalo. dropped dead while practicing OF
the track. She was worth $50 900.
The stallion Mckusick started in the . q
class at Canton last week. and won frs
money in 2.s6 81 Mr.. Geo. u. Bisbee
director of the Portland & Rumford Falls
Railroad owns McKusick and a promising
three-vear-old from dam Dictator Chief b,
Mekusick This colt Nekusick Chief
,rotted mile this week at work in 2.50 l-e
the last quarter in ii seconds.
1T the Waldo Trotting Horse Breed, rs
races Saturday the freefor all was won b,
Guy Edwards. Waterviile, BIS Lewis T.
/ Time 9 26, the fastest time ever male or