The Portland daily press., 1893-05-13
THE HoRsEMEN.
DR.. Morrill's Gilt Edged Stock at Deering
"A Good Show of Choice Stock at Wood
fords Driving Park-Thc Mile Regulation
Track

Track.
DR.. w. b. Morrill, of Woodfords has
bred number of the finest horses ever
foaled in Maine, spaing no effort to
secure some of the best blood in the
country. His six year old brood mare,
Miss Wilkes, 2.29a, dropped a fine large
lilly foal March 22d by Also, 2.201.
Within manth this colt sold for $500.
1t was pronounced the finest colt ever
foaled at Fair View Farm, Mr. Pooler' s
extensive horse breeding establishment
near the village of Skowhegan. 1t is an
inbred Wilkes Of high order
May-Be-So by Also is particularly
large and handsome bay FLY three years
old, standing Is hands 8 inches high and
weighing HOO pounds. The dam of this
fiily was Mabel Bryan by Gen. Withers,
2.3o4; second dam Maggie Bryan by
Casius M. Clay; third dam Belle Bryan
by Mambrino Patchen. 1t will then be
seen that May-Be-So has true royal
| exulne blood in her veins. She was
mated with Ocean Wilkes and is now
owned by Mr.. Hawkins of Ocean street,
Deering, the large shoe manufacturer
and lover of fine horses The dam Of
May-Be-So was Minnie Wilkes by Kaiser
he by Geo. Wilkes. Here we have with
Ocean Wilkes by Bourbon Wilkes close
inbreed of the same illustrious family of
American trotters and the characteristics
OF the foal expected about the goth of
June will possess special interest to the
numerous breeders Of Wilkes stock in
this state.
Mr.. E. j. Chenery of Woodfords has a
fine seven year old brood mare. Annie
McGregor, mated last season with
Pooler's speedy and game young horse
Malon, driven as four-year-old at Mys-
tic Park last fall. Ira P. Woodbury.
drove a fifth and winning heat in a
lighting race in 2.224. The foal by this
mating is due about the goth of the
present month. Annie had a colt two
years ago by Westland that was sold
when four months old for 5000.
Choice Stock at Woodfords Driving Park,
At Woodfords Driving Park, in Deer
ing, the old Presumpscot track and
stables, is some very choice trotting and
pacing stock which our reporter had an
| opportunity to look over by the courtesy
OF Mr.. A. W. Davis, we'll known horse
man, who for many years has made his
headquarters in Boston although in early
life resident of this city.
1t the stalls at Woodfords. receiving
exercise and training on the track. NAV
be seen Dexter K, two year old stall
lion by Maine Patriot, he by L'Empereur,
son OF Alcryon. The dam was bv Pet
Lambert Of the fine old Morgan Lambert
stock, descended from Daniel Lambert
SO much priced today and of great value
to Maine breeders. Like the great
original Dexter he has four white legs
and plenty of courage in his eye. This
promising two year old is bay and has
been entered in the colt stakes at the
Maine State Fair His owner, Mr.. P.
Kane, thinks also of entering him at
Providence for the Rhode Island State
Fair.
From the same dam Mr.. Kane has a
three-year-old by Prescott, the widely
known Cornish, Me-, horse, a son of |
Harold. This young stallion is called
Harvard and is a good sized and we'll |
got up animal, dark bay with black
points in color, with two white stockings |
behind
Raymond Wilkes is three-yeaa-old |
geiding stallion, 16 hands 8 inches high |
and weighing 1895 pounds. This noble |
looking youngster was by Messenger
Wilkes and the dam by Maplewood by |
Reveaier, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian |
This fine young horse is the property of
Mr. Henry J. Edwards of this CITY.
Then there is an unnamed two-year-
old by Messenger Wilkes, dark bay
with black points, the dam the same as
Harvard's, the property of Mr.. Kane.
Mr.. A. R. Wright, of the firm of Moore
d Wright, government contractors has
pretty three year old FLY by Westland.
The dam was partly thoroughbred
through Glencoe and Clay of Kentucky.
Mr.. Wright also has in another stall
very speedy two year old Westland FLY,
black in color with two white hind feet
and white star in the face.
Mr.. Thos O'Neill, owner of Dolly IT,.
has black two-year-old pacing gelding.
The dam was Martha Dunning by John
Dunning, Jr.
Mr.. Edwards also has the two-year-old
FLY May by Messenger Wilkes, excep-
tionably handsome and highly bred on
the dam side-an inbred Wilkes going
directly to Maplewood, and New York
to Hambletonian 10; also the splendid
brood mare Lucy by Maplewood, Lucy
being dark bay standing 1872 hands I
and weighing 1,150 pounds, great
roadster and gentle family horse.
Black Medium of Gray, a son of the
speed producer Happy
will be given record this