Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-11
Track AND Sable GOSSIP.

visit of Bishop, the horseman, and j. j..
Van Allen to this State for carriage horses,
which met with poor success, says; 1T
seems to US that this fact should make an
impress sion upon our famous breeders.
These m n, both Of them judges of good
horses and willing to pay any price in rea-
son, were unable to find what they wanted.
If there was no sale for squ1shes the
farmer who persisted in raising them
ouli be considered very poor mana
ger What is the difference in raising
one thing for which there is 10 demand or
another. Now the low stature, dung bill
colts that good portion OF onr farmers
| have raised, and persist in raising from
year 10 year are not wanted at any price
.hiIe COED style l6 haad carriage borses
| cannot be found."
III, sun doesn't take into account thai
Van Aliens ilengish ',rscv coachnAn he
nd along sith him ,poi'cd one or'tso good
ra ,cs by lis asserting they weren't up TO
the mark when both Mr.. Bishop anG Mr.,
Van Allen were satisfied with them. How :
ever, what the Sun Gays is TO the point.
John G.. Everett easily carries off all the
honors for raising the largest colt of its age
that is t. be found in South Waterford to
say the least. This colt is two years old,
ard weighed in October 1880 pounds,
and unlike most large colts is very grace
full and easy gsited animal
Alcantara is credited with more race win
| ners this year than any other sire.
Drectum's owner has to credit the splen-
s22 900 this year.
Bayard Wilkes is said to have recovered
from his lameness " hich il believed TO have
been caused by gravel. He will be given
his regular work this winter and started an
other season TO lower his record.
Forty-three head of irotting stock from
Palo Alto we're sold in New York Monday,
e, an average Of s33s.25 per head. The
average two years ago was $3.50.
Directum wore three and one-hslf ounce
shoes forward and eight ounce ones behind
when he defeated Saladin.
Trotting associations as rule care little
about the Identification of ringers and they
have the best chances to spot and stop them,
says the Spirit of the Hub. They are out
for entrance money ani when they get that
the., as rule. are willing for some other
party to do the detective work. Drivers
are also very loatb to take stand
against horses which they know are
wrong. They either draw their horses and
so have no particular interest to make
4 protest, OF, If they have a COOL horse
in the race. warn the pirate not to win
heat from them. Judges are also very
weak in this respect and need rs much
watching as ringer operators. The Nation
al Association with which oss tracks in
the East have to do has laid itself open to
severe criticism by allowing suspicious and
protested horses to start, and by paying
money to horses which have been prote ,ted.
This matter demands the attention of the
full board.
Pixby is the best campsigner living to
quote Budd Doblc.
The old Knox w in'hrop Morrill, stallion,
DIR. Frsbkiin, has contributed three horses
to the 2 80 list this year. This is notable
for the resson that he ha. no: been doomed
a. no one has had much interest in him.
He has been for sale recently at sl5O.
Other horses highly bred with wealth be-
hJad them could DOT equal bis record. It
only proves this fact, that the oil stock
which seems indigenous to the soil of
Maine has teen neglected too long. 1t
should be noted that Las renee, 2 rs l-2, by
DIR. Franklin, IL the sire OF Headlight,
2 u IL. The Winthrop Morrill, Knox
stallion, MATCHMAKER, tina. beautiful
game little stallion, furnished Har-
noun, 2 % 81 What kind of figure
DO they cut with Almont and wiikses?
some ask. This. they produce about ~
many tfotters, while many Of their blood
knoxes- Drews, Pstchens. and those which
have Morg'n strains. sre the ones which
have helped the Almont and Wilkes horses
out. We may be criticized, but We believe,
for we'll proportional, level headed, fast
trotting road,ters. that breeding 10 these
lines will be the most profitable to the small
breeders.-Ex.