The Portland daily press., 1892-07-02
A Different Order of Things.

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and we may expect to hear from them a
little later on.
A Different Order of Things.
For years the horse breeders of Maine,
the greatest of the New England states
in the equine industry, have had to par
TALLY fit their animals for speed on the
half-mile tracks at home and then take
them to Massachusetts,, usually to the
Mystic Track, for finishing touches and
a record, for upon the speed record
stands largely the value of the horse,
either for sale or breeding purposes.
That long standing necessity promises to
be speedily ended by the completion Of
two first-class mile tracks equal to any
in the country-the regulation, OF oval
track in Cape Elizabeth, near the Port
land city limits and the kite shaped track
at Old Orchard. This new order of
things cannot fail to be of great advant-
age to Maine horse raisers, and the their
annual equine production ranks in the
first row with any state in the Union,
either as to speed, quality or quantity.
There is not strain of the best equine
blood that the progressive ideas and
enterprise of Maine horse breeders
that have not introduced into this
important industry of the hardy
northeastern state, SO Astounding in nu-
tritious grasses and grains; pure water
and bracing climate-all the conditions
that go to make up reliable nerve, bone
and muscle for horse as well as a man.
These tracks promise to be worth
thousands Of dollars to the equine in
dustry of Maine and every encourage
ment should be extended to their pro
jectors.
Horse Sales.
Mr.. Geo. W. Ward of the Portland
Tanning Co. has sold the fine young
stallion Silver King, 2.3s3 to Mr.. A.
Davis of Prince Express Co. Mr.. Ward
has also recently sold his chestnut filly
Belle, by Albrino dam by Hincks Knox
to Portland gentleman for a good
price.
Mr.. G.. N. Ward of Deering has recent
ly bought a speedy and highly promising
four-year-old gelding by the Phillips
horse. dam by Flying Eaton.
The miniature track for the education
of colts at Broad Cove farm, Falmouth
Foreside, on the summer home of Mr..
Geo. Durham. has been completed and
is perfect little gem. 1t is perfect re-
production of full mile regulation
track with the exception that it, requires
four circuits to the mile. 1t is broad and
level and is tastefully ornamented with
grasses and flowers.
So confident is Mr. Seth Griffin as to
the Maine Milo Track Association course
at Cape Elizabeth that he recently ex-
pressed in letter willingness to let
half the construction account that would
be coming to him stand until some horse
made 2.0S over the track. That sounds
loud, but Griffin is a veteran fast track
builder, and has thoroughly examined
soil and situation. No trotter in the
world has yet dropped the record lower
than 2.0S4, but the PAGER has it down to
2.06.
The Breeders Association open their
new kite track at Old Orchard next Mon
day, July 4th, for three days meeting.
They give $4,000 in purses, and have
some good trotters and PAGERS entered,
but none of the big guns, even the 2. II
purse failing to fill.
Nelson is booled..to exhibit at Gardiner
July 4th.
Among the horses that will be at Old
Orchard on the 18th will be Martha Wilkes
owned by ex-Detective Wiggin of Massa-
chusetts. Martha Wilkes has made an
ighth of a mile at 1.4S gait this year,
nd it is thought that she may lower the
re cord this season. She will be on exhi-
bition.