Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-29
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

| Direc.nm holds the trotling record for the
| fastest second, third and fourth heats and
i. tied with ak for the fastest fifth.
| Commenting on the cent visit of Van
A'en TO Maine looking for horses the Spiri.
OF the Hob says: 1t won't pay farmers to
raise horses for the kind Of eu'touers like
Van IL. 4 and lis coachu1n n. In on" 'nse
a man would have sold his horse iof 500.
The coacbman tapped the country man I'M
der the arm and told him TO ask $500 ond
said he wanted $500 of it. That horse did
not sell The next time one of those fell
lows try that down there they want to apply
the ringer act to him. That class OF men
will steal and the farmer will have to lock
his stable door when the coacby English
bul er visits Maine.
Orphan Boy, lately known rs George L.,
| because lie was once owned by that mer-
chant of horsemen, George Leavitt, is dead.
lie was owned by Mr.. ID. r. Porter, of the
Quincy House, end used by him as a family
horse. As Orphan Boy he had history
lie was partly If no. fully thorou shbred,
and had running record of l.52. As a
roadster be was equal to ten miles an hour
cheerfully and strong. He was fearless and
pleasant under all circumstances. The
| quality of the thoroughbred as ROAD and
even family horse. was very beautifully
exemrlifed in him. Rupert Porter thinks
that another horse cannot be found like him.
| That six months old colt Bob Linn is one
Of the stars in the Sunnysi1e stables. He
is by Nelson out of Matte II. by Wilkes.
second dam by Mayhem (sire of Nathan
2? Ia, third dam by Dirigo, 2 30.
Charles Herriek of this city has pur-
hased of A. Il. Yates the three year-old
illy Bridesmsil by Mystic withers, dam
5v Onward (the dam of Harry s. 2.42l
second dam the dam of Slick Nielsen 2.27
3 and G.. NJ. j. 2,32 Ia. This Ally is
very stylish and from her way of going one
you'll expect a trotter.-W sterviiie Mail.
John Dickerson has driven seventeen
horses at an average speed of 81 I, and
he average speed for the ,hirty-one he has
driven In 220 or hitter is PA I6I00.
Hence is the list: Mansger,,2 06 4; Arion,
> OF S-4 Pixiey, 2.0s Ia; S;amboul, 2.o9
"a; Ella Brown, Eli I-2; Prtna Donna,
I'll "a; Attorney, Jr 2l2; Rrinp. ~
"a; Eilard, 2.l2 LIZ; Tip dip, 2.l2 l-2 !;
Kellar Thomas. 2.l2 3 4 Rylaad T.. ~
81; Roy Wilkes, ala; Guy, 2-i3 IL
Nellie McGregor, 2.lti Cheyenne.2 "a;
Fsustiao, 2 Ii 80; Grsy Harry, 2i5 10;
uargrave. 2 Is i-2; Prince Her.chel, 9 Is
~; Seio,a Girl, 2l5 81; McGinty, 2.I5
3 4; Lee Russell, IS IA /; Chiqaerits, IS
So; piekaway, ZIG "a; kenwood, 2.l7
"a; Aimons, 2.i7 Ia: Hasssr, 21s IA;
TiidbFino, PIG "a; Mikesgsn, 10 81,
AID Finley, 22o.
Joe Eaton Of Winslow Is getting Gen.
Hancock, by Daniel Boone, into prime con-
dition.
Two handsome flies, liz property OF
Rev. n. G. Monk Of New Gloucester, are
the pride of their owner who intends to
make them brood mares. One Of them,
Bess. Is a fcus-year-old. dark brown color,
l5-I, is long bodied and blocky build, a nice
free driver, got by Won Moi,ke Jr.. dam
mare Of fIambletoniau tiocd. The Other
yearling by Nelson Jr.. osned by C. W.
Simpson of Thouastou, aud out OF a mare
by Gen. Mcclellan, 2 ~
Breeders who believe in early develop
merit have wonds rful horse in Sidney
2.l9 81.
A great future fer FeAfnsught dams Il
what u. i. NercToss. Esq. pssiicts anl he
has the courage Of bis convictions. lie les
lstely purcbased the bay wesnling cols BY
Baysrd Wilkes lib "a, dam Sister Mix By
Fearnaught yr.. 2 70
The Christmas number 81 the Tu Farm
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