Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-31
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

There is considerable pleasant talk along
the Maine an New Hampshire line about
two-year-oil st iiion J X. Wool, owned
by Postmaster William II. Rich. of Berwick.
This splrn,lil colt il rich chestnut, l5.2
l-2 hanls apl Weighs very nearly 1000
pounds IL i. BY Woodbrino. 2.a5 ~, by
Nn,woo J. > - 81, sire Of 81 in the $50
list and sire of the dam of Arion, the fast
est two-ycar-..i | in the worl /. The colts
lam i. b, Godfrey patehen, sire of Hope
full holder of the wagon record, ZIG IL
for years. an / sire Of nine others in the go
list At the Il Rochester Fair the last week
in September the colt tro,tcd in the two
year-old colt race in 2.+4, making
thi. time in ihIri heat, and winning the
race with the utmost ease. He cane
from the stock farm of b. u. Whitconb OF
Stratham, where are to be seen some as fine
horses as can be found anywhere. Mr.. Rich
months old and today would not take $1,000
in cash for it if the money were placed righ
in his hand As showing some of the capa-
bilities of iiis blood we may say Lord Brine,
half brother TO him, trotted last year as a
two-year-oll in 2.32 IL, and three weeks
ago as IA three-year-old in 226 ii. II is
safe to say that J. Il. Wood can mex
year. if properly trained, trot better than
$50. lie has got Il good steady head on
him. and trots in race just like an old
horse--Spirit of the Hub.
The JotRSAL is informed that Mr.. George
A. Clark of Weeks Mills has sold his well
known trotting mare, Rosa Victor,
four wears old, to A. X. Burrill of that
place She is by Victor Jr., by Victor, by
Gen. Knox; dam Rosa by Dorchester. She
is a very fine animal, and the price received
was 5000.
There is good market for fine coach
and carriage horses at prices that afford the
breeder good profit. A well-mated pair
of carriage horses, with style and grace,
will command good price and the breeder
will realize much more cash and fame than
he would from pair of second or third
rate trotters. Breeding coach or carriage
horses is business by itself, and a man
must understand it to succeed.
In 1924 Topgallant troited under saddle
in 2.to. In 1884 Edwin Forrest trotte'l
under saddle in 2,3l IL. In 1874, Lady
Suffork trotted under saddle 10 2.2G IL
and eight years after Tacony covered a
mile under saddle in 225 II. In 1861 Dex-
ter trotted in harness in 2.l1 IA. In 1874
Goldsmith Maid trotted in harness in 2. "A
Her time was beaten by st. Julien in
al Ia in 1879. Maud s., 20s "a. was
the next champion, trotting TO her record
in 1855. Sunol, 2.0s Il. was at the top in
1891. Nancy Hanks, 204. holds the world
record in harness in 1892. Dexter's time
in harness has been beaten - IA seconds
Dr. II NJ. Mouton of Cumberland Centre
has purchased the yearling colt Prince
Fearnaught, by Maine Prince. son of Pres
colt. dam by Straight Flush sire of Fear
naught, b g2.l9) by Fearnaught, ,Jr. %
dam by Volunteer Boy; 81 dam thorough
bred. Prince Fcaruausht has half mile
record of / 81 IL, AMI has started in thre,
races this fall all Of which he won with The
utmost ease pr Moulton has driven bin
quarter in Il seconds.
The two year old trotting race record il
now o.lS -. made by William Penn a
Lexington; Ky, on the 10th inst, in tn,
second heat. The third was won by him il
30. lie is by Santa Claus, 2l7 IL dan
by Dauntless.
The Morgans and their representatives
SAYS Spirit of the Hub, got good share OF
the purses at the Breeders meeting. 1t is
about time that steps were taken in New
England to found Morgan horse associa.
ton, in order to found permanent breed
We need them for gait controllers.
Linus the horse of long tail and name
fame, which was on exhibition at Bangor
and at the Maine State Fair, last year, is
>till an attraction at fairs AMI exhibitions
His tail now measures Is feet 2 inches
name. Il feet inches, and foretop 10 feet
IL inches.
Little Brown jug, 81 81 famous
trotter in his day, is now in a livery stable
at Cambridge, Mass.
The champion race PAGER Guy is one OF
the shortest pedigreed animals ont. Sire
Shiloh breeding untraced; dam, Shoe Fly
breeding untraccd, expresses it.
Twenty-six races have this season beer
won by the get of Messenger Wilkes
Rockefeller and Warrener, owned by the
Messrs. Briggs of Auburn. All of these
winners are from one TO four years of age,
and the fastest records for the respective
ages are as follows learings. Royce, by
Warrener. Pas I.2. Two-year-olds Gren-
adler, by Messenger Wilkes. 2.+0. Three
year ODDS. CalcaIi, by Rockefeller, 2.33
Four-year odds, Granicta. by Rockefeller,
225i -.
1t is reported that Col. Walter &. Morrill,