The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-04

cornish Colt Traces ana kennebunk
Driving Park.
Cornish, as is generally known to
Maine people but not SO generally known
to those from abroad, is an ancient and
lovely ideal New England village in the
northerly part of York county, where it
adJoins Cumberland, the dividing line
| being the Saco river that comes twisting
down from 1.-THE White Hills of. New
Hampshire. The railroad station is
some thirty odd miles from Portland on
the Mountain Division of the Maine Gen.
trail railroad.
For many years taste for good horses
that seems to have come down from the
prominent and brainy men for which that
section has been noted for century at
least, has steadily developed until at Ithe
present day Cornish is one of the leading
centres in Names great horse industry.
10 this advancement are the citizens of
Cornish for the past quarter of century
| entitled to the credit.
OF late years some of the finest bred
stations in the country have been
located there and the grade has steadily
been working up. Said highly intelli-
gent gentleman and an ex-President of
the York County Horse Breeders Asso-
citation to the PRESS man: 'We have a
suficiency Of the best bred stations in
the country and our young stock is show
ing it. The only thing that Cornish
needs now is to work up the grade of the
dams. We shall accomplish this in time
and it is progressing well. Our FLIES
have been neglected but out folks are
getting to think that lately horse buyers
are much more particular about the dam
side Of the pedigree thsa the sire.''
There are some half dozen gilt-edged
stock horses in Cornish to-day, both by
breeding performance and its production
of speed by their get. Among these
famously bred stations which Cornish
owns to-day we find Prescott, Maine
Prince, Choralist, Pickpocket, Scipio and
score or more of lesser note.
Near the village are the Fair grounds
where there is good average half mile
track and the members of the association
or their representatives have fine chance
to work their, horses. As in Waterville,
there is a good chance for the working
and display ofshorses in the broad level
main street that runs through the settle
ment and tits well improved. Lots of
fun is going on there in good weather to
be enjoyed from the piazza of the Lincoln
House.
Frank p. Fox's Stable.
The first stable visited in Cornish is
that of Frank P. Fox and about the first
experience is alively ride with that well
known trainerand driver behind Egreen
young horse that does not yet rejoice in
name. The animal is a black, spirited
and rare egentleman's roadster at least if
not splendid dark horse in rank as well
as color. He whirls along the buggy at
40 clip in every level spot and frequent
ly shows 80 gait. We have been ac-
customed to ride behind fast steppers for
a good many years and do not,exaggerate
as to the speed of Frank Fox's black
green 'un. If any one doubts it Frank
will unquestionably give him ride and
safe and sure one, for the black is a
pure trotter and steps as though he was
twin brother to DR.. B. B. Fosters fast
Jefferson mare of this city.
Mr.. Fox has literally barn full of
horses, and number of very notable
animals. He has five stations, including
the old timer, Pickpocket, and the brill
liant young horse, Maine Prince. Pick
pocket Is soemthing of wonder as a
veteran. He will be twenty years old in
June, but looks as bright as colt, and
no one sets his age at more than dozen
years from appearances. Pickpocket
was by Pequaket, and the most that
seems to be known. about his dam is that
she won 500 wager by reading some 16
mics with two in the wagon on a rough
country in 30 minutes. Pickpocket's
| produce, like most famous horses, made
him standard rather than by any per-
formance of his own, but his capabilities
for speed are indicated in letter shown
us recently by DR.. Geo FL. Bailey that
| was written by Mr.. John 3. Haines, the
veteran horseman in 1880, when he had
| the horse in Massachusetts, for sale. Mr..
Haines said in this confidential business
letter at the time that he had shown the
| horse in 2.29 and made the last half in
| Ill. II offered to show 2.25 or better
for So, OO0." The green old horse is still
| quite favorite with breeders and mares
| come from long local distances to be
mated with him-one finely bred mare
| came across the country from Norway
last Wednesday, and Elsie B., the New
Hampshire trotter, was recently sent to
him. This is not to be wondered at when
we find that the veteran has placed two
in the 20 list, with one down to 2. 14aa
| Margaret NJ. took a 4-year old record OF
2.19. These records of the get Of Pick.
pocket were made in races.
| Maine Prince, bred by T. D. Emery
formerly of Harrison, but now engaged
in the clothing manufacturing business
| at Cornish, will range well up into what
| is termed gilt edged stock. His sire was
Prescott and grandsire Harold, that be.
gat SO many famous horses, Maud S.,
2.0S4, among them. The dam, Queen.
was BY Gen. Withers and horsemen know
what that conveys to speed and breeding
Maine Prince is certainly a magnificent
animal today at the age of eight years
He is perfect golden bay color with
dark points. Strange as it may seem
business matters prevented Maine Prince
from ever being really tried for speed
until recently. The development was SC
satisfactory that Mr.. Fox lost no time in
securing third interest, with Mr.. Berry
and II. P. S. Goold of Portland. This
| finely bred animal that stood in the barn
as it were, for years, is developing speed
surprisingly. He is doing quarters at the
track In 40 seconds, and steadily drop.
ping the mile trial We saw his action