Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-28
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Herseman in want Of stallion cards,
posters, or catalogues, will fnd the jour
NAL ID ttiice just the place TO have their
work done accurately, neatly, cheaply. and
with dispatch. The pioprietors have un-
surpassed facilities for doing this class of
work.
Trustee Alouzo Libby Of the State Agri
cultural Society offers cash prize of $40
FOR The fastest two y esr-old colt 10 toe
State Fxir stakes, fosis of 1889, provided
the State record i. broken. All entries for
these stakes should be made to q. M
Twitchell secretary Safe Agricultural
Society, Augusta.
Calais is 10 enls'g" her track to full
half mile. 90 5 ,tuidsy evening there WAS
8 gath ering Of prominent horsemen ct the
American House IN thsI cit, al which plans
for enlxrging the presen. grounds OF the
Calais Driving Park, 50 as to permit of the
track being made a half mile were die
cussed. Ii was voted to increase the cap
i,sl stock to $1,000 for this purpose, and
committees were appointed to solicit sui
soripuons, arrange for the purchase Of land,
etc.
At the Wsldo Horse Breeders meeting
Aug "a and 25 close Friday, April l
Make your entries now to be sure. II ls
not nj ssssry to name your colt unit the
form al pay ment Aug. l, but an entry must
be made on or be fore the first dsy of April
TO bs II C lived. Address Gee. Z. Bracket,
Sfc'etirt, Belfast.
The Yesr Book for 1891 is just out. II
credits 590S trotters with records from 2.30
to 2. 0s IA and 1874 PAGERS with records
from 2 25 10 200 The 2 10 tsble Of PAGERS
under their rec ,rds shows IS performers,
which is another proof that the pace is
| faster gait than the trot. According to the
2 90 list Of .rotters under records his new
Year Book credits JOG performers and fifty
OF them are in the thu 2 Is list. However,
there should be fifty one, as it omitted
Mary Mr.bsll, 2123-4. and they have
IL 10 - =. ihHtShu VA ~ L
An experienced ho,seman Of the Wet
makes this prediction: This will be a
great year for the troster, and ali records
will fall except it be thst Of the two-year-
old, and even that may drop. l look to see
a yearliug beat 2 20'
| Short, sharp brushes. and not too many
/ n twin hat the ~ uR mood
| to develop their trotting powers.
Portland can boast Of beir < the home Of
two of the old.tims "shirl~inds." In the
stable of Murray Bros. is the bay gelding
Thornburg, 81, by Judge Advocate, 1867.
His record wss made At Buffalo, N. Y.
Thornburs was bred by p. M. Butler, Exc
ter, Me. The other one is the chestnut
geiding Tucker, by Strathmore, 40S. He
was bred by s. L Patterson, Pari., Ky ,aud
his record ot2 10 was made at Poughkeep-
sic, \ Y.
| Dictator has to his credit thirty-two fros-
ters in the 3 80 list snd four PAGERS sixteen
sires OF thirty -,even trotters and FIVE pseers.
Eleven trotters aud one PAGER, Direct, : 06,
sre by Director son If Die stor. Pretender,
aooher So, bred the same As director, with
the Almont cross ssndwiched between the
dam srd the great grandam, has the pext
largest number; five trotters aud one PAGER.
| Dictator has no dams Of two or more EGO
rioters, He has one dam Of three 2.30
tfotrers and three others with two each, and
q total of fourteen dams Of eighteen srotters
and one pscer.