The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-21
Especial to the Press.1

HOTSGmen
Generally.
Especial to the Press.1
VAUDEVILLE, May 20, Saltwater
vile is one of the most lovely of New
England cities. 1t might be called the
bright particular gem of the Kennebec
valley. Unlike most river side towns
it is comparatively level. The streets
are broad, beautiful and well conditioned.
An abundance of shade trees and
charming private residences make this
pretty town of magnificent distances.
Nothing is crowded in Waterville. The
streets are all Pennsylvania avenues or
some of the broad roads and >boulevards
of the old country, A dozen or 20 of fine
buildings in an extensive park nearly OPP
posite the Maine Central railroad station
mark the location of that successful and
prosperous educational institution. the
Colby University. Up the street north
easterly for quarters of mile there
is another group of buildings with
grounds laid out and ornamented with a
quiet beauty that is positively fascinat-
ing. These are the Maine Central rail
road building and repair shops Some
two hundrd men are kept busy here, and
If there was ever "a place in which labor
was deprived Of much of it's unpleasant
surroundings, these Waterville works
of the Maine Central Co, are the ideal.
But this town of long distances and
broad and breezy streets has the modern
Improvement of street railroad, which
is about being changed over from horse
to electric power, which is singular |
change for Waterville to make. where |
there is such tremendous horse ele- !
ment in the community. 1t must be out |
of profound consideration for the horse. |
Il you happen to be in Waterville YOU
may seat yourself on the broad piazza of |
Elmwood hotel and see on either street |
an almost constant procession of young |
and fancy horses and innumerable scrub |
races. They do not always drive so care |
fully as they might. When seated there |
the other afternoon crash was heard. |
and man shot up into the air some ten |
or fifteen feet, as though fired by dyna-
mite. They had locked wheels in going
in opposite directions at 40 clip. Nei-
Their of the vehicles were of much ac-
count after they came together, but,
lucky to say, the horses escaped, and |
perhaps their drivers, although the gen
tleman who went up into the air so sud |
denly had not fully recovered his wind |
an hour later.
At the Elmwood we met Mr.. H. G.
Nelson, the man who has ACCOMPLISHED |
so much to bring Maine horses to the /
front. Mr.. Nelson is looking in fine trim |
with a bright eye and as |
though he could sit in behind his own |
horse and not handicap him with extra
weight. Mr.. Nelson is very busy, and |
the PRESS man does not encroach upon |
his time. He is shown the following !
statements:
Status of the Nelson's.
"The status of the Nelson's, man and |
horse, in the coming campaign are just
now the subject Of some comment. The
New York Herald of recent date SAYS:
same name, have at Inst received their a1ietus
for now and all time. At the May meeting Of |
the Board Of Review of the National Trotting |
ssiy fo the 81 S By Pr
quashed, while the Board OF Appeals of the |
american Outing association -also denied H |
latter body not only confirmed the attitude OF |
the National Association, but went in direct on
position to its presidents &c. Beaman) dictun, |
bility Of permitting Nelson to appear on tracks
under the protection of the American Associa- |
ton.
And the American Horse Breeder also
says:
Unless the president of the American Trot-
I'M, taty fJ,nr +%o,,.
did last year, the stallion Nelson (2:1O> and his
owner cansappear only on such tracks this sea-
son as belong to neither Trotting Association.
After reading the statements MI. Mel
son was asked what he had to saw upon
the subject. II have nothing to say at
he replied IL,
XVIII Nelson be fitted for speed this
season. is asked, and the response was,
"He certainly will be, and is treated in
every way to that end. His stock SER
vice has been limited. His mates num-
Der but twenty-eight, and they are valu-
able animals that have been sent largely
from the West.''
These dams that have been sent so far
every prominent Western
State, and the fact shows that the great
Maine stallion is in high favor in that
section.
Nelson's 2:10 at Grand Rapids on reg
ulation track in the presence of thous
ands of people is generally regarded as
the most remarkable performance of any
horse last year. Allerton'sss 2:O94 made
on a kite track ''in the cool of the even
ing with few present" as the reports had
it at the time, has never been regarded
in the same light with Nelson's perform
ance by those best qualified to Judge.
1t is true that Allerton beat Nelson in
race little later on because he happened
to catch the unacclimated Maine stallion
out of condition ON the day of the races.
The comment of one of the most level
headed Kentucky horse breeders was
last year: II consider the Maine stallion
Nelson a good POS horse when in the
right trim. He has got marvellous
speed, and he never wants to do any
thing but trot. He is great horse, and
! SHOULD not be surprised to see him
break the worlds record at any time
At sunnyside Farm.
Later in the day the PRESS correspon-
dent took drive to Mr.. Nelson's Sunny
SIDE Farm, about two miles northerly
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