Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-25
PINE GROVE FARM.
The Handsome Stock Farm Of
Cunisr 4 Nelson,
II HalloyelI IA Long List Of BIood.d
HoFSsa.h
Shown the Journal Man by the Proprie-
tors at Recent Visit.

Especial to the KEssEBEc JOURNAL
E1LLowgLL, March "a Want rider"
vas the pleasant question asked the JouR-
NAL man by Mr.. Samuel Currier, as he
overlook the scribe ploddiog Along one day
last week.
'Dont care il l de-" va ths reply.
We we're soep in the buggy. And busy in
Conversation, the JOURNAL did not notice
where we were yoiag until Mr.. Cufrier
'ainsd h. horse up under the l&rgest shed
3onne ec:, q with the Pine Grove Stock Farm.
o~Bed and conducted by Messrs. Currier &
Nel.on.
Come in and my msn will show you the
lorses," said Mr. Currier.
Following Mr.. Currier we soon found
ourselves up stairs and in the middle Of the
largest barn
o, ) Chsffe, one Of the best known an
ore of tie most experienced horsemen In
Msire. Who has charge Of all the horses,
was there and kindly clnsented to sho~ u.
the string.
The fret one we looked at was the well
krown Bed Hawk, no neighed plea ,ntly
as sc eItered his light, pleasant box sail
AID psuei his nose. Red Hawk wss sired
oy Red Wilkes. He has record Of 2 3S1,
which is o: no mesns fair figure at which
to place his .peed. His owners are conf
j ut mat be will trot the coming season in
30. He Is eight years old.
The propr etOrs of the farm have four
baudsome stations, pred away up in the
purple rho sill stand for the season at the
farm. There are: Dazzle, by Dictator
Chief; y tlsoD, by the great Nelson; Elm
~oot, By Wedg~ood ard Red Hawk, by
Red Wilkes, making as hst dsCme 3 guar
IL Of fine bioode stations as can be found
anywhere.
Ia the Hexs.tsll we find Dazzle, by Die
tst1r Chief. His pedisree runs away
back inso the well known O.d Drew stock.
Dazzle will be handled for speed after
l.mued season il the stud. Great stepping
from him is expected, as he can now show
2.40 clip 10 the carriage.
Mr. Currier hsd some distinguished
guests &C the farm one day last week. They
we're thoroughbred horsemen and had jast
returned from q TIP TO CAlifornis wnere
they had been looking up horsefi ssh. They
c1pgratu lsied Mr.. Curier highly on the
fire appearance or the stock and farm in
general saying that the horses we're ss fi1e
=. any they had seen In California, not ex-
cluding even those a! Stsnford's stock farm
At Psl1 Alto. Cal, which are considered
among the finest in the land.
Thd next box ttill contained the colt
Ne son, BY Nelson, out of the dam Lady
West, by Colonel West The colt is per-
fett likeness Of his sire aud when let out
Of the stall ins) the barn Il )or he would. st
the ord, 20 from his groom, start and trot
the whole length of the osrn, showing fine
sction with his legs. HIS dam, Lady
West, is again IN fold to Nelson
Next came Lady Nelson by Nelson. 8
handsome young mare who will be handled
for spat d .he com ng season.
Messts. Cufrier & Nelson have never
since they have owned Pine Grove stock
farm, started horse Ia rscs, bu; they
hs1e decided 10 do so and will probably
start sew as soon as the season OPENS.
There will be two by Red Hawk, some ty
Dictator Chief and come OF the Nelson
blood.
We were next shown = fine looking
Fearling colt. of good size and fine aciing
tor young horse. BfillIs is BY Brilliant,
ene Of Mr.. Nelson's horses a. Wsterville.
Another fine looking yearling flly BY
Red Hawk. wss in taa next stall.
We then ss~ some 4 he brood mares, the
tlfst Of which -sa Itlds, now in fosl to
Red Hawk. She ls by Dictator thief
Iilds is very fast maze
Next to her was X ate, OF the well
known Knox AID Morgan stock. The pro-
prietors Of Pine Grove recently sold one of
~ colts to q. M Bailey of Winthrop, for
$500
Knox Qleen, By General knc1. is here,
She is se.ting old but is still in good trim,
a. is nov in fosl to Red Hawk. Knox
q leen was At one time owned by the well
snown horsemsn, Ansel Bracket OF Pitts-
6sld, Who says be has ridden after her
faster than any other horse
Miss Alberta, a very fast PAGER, was in
the rext stall.
Mr. Nelson has four handsome Nelson