The Portland daily press., 1893-12-02
AMONG THE HoRsEMEN.

Finely Bred IrottlnE stock in Portland
and Deering-A Daughter of StambouIs
in Col. Moores F1ock-A Choice Speci-
men of the Wilkes Family Bred by DR..
MorriIl-American Trotters in Europe
The Great Public Sale of Fine Horses at
Hart Farm, East Deering, Friday Next.
Very few localities in the whole
country can make better showing IN
finely bred horses than Portland and It's
adjoining sister city -Deering-th latter
being particularly strong in that line.
There are no less than five horse breed
ngsestablishments, in Deering. in which
great trotting blood is prominently
represented. The Hart Farm managed
by John F. Barrett, with
Col. West, Westland and Artemus Jr., in
the stud; the Moore Farm, ssCol. Edward
Moore, proprietor, with White, Jr. and
Hudson; the Ocean Farm, Up. Hamlin,
proprietor, with Ocean Wilkes and
Gardner Wilkes; the Ramsdell stables
with Winthrop Pilot and the tidy and
cosy. place belonging TO DR.. George II.
Bailey, V. S., who has barn fnll OF finely
bred brood racers and their progeny.
The Moore Farm.
Col. Edward Moore finds time from
his exacting duties as a contractor to the
United States and numerous important
dredging operations to enjoy the cultl-
walton of superior horses and in that WORK
he assists an important industry IN MS
native state.
White, Jr., at the head of his stable is
a rare horse as far as breeding is con-
cerned. He was bred oy Stamboul, and
was bought by Col. Moore at one OF his
sales in New York city. His son, White
was a performer as well as a producer OF
extreme speed. Whites record was Ar
1-2 but he shines more prominently In
his children, Azot, with record of
2.141-2 and several others with exreme
speed marks. Col. Moore has a number
of.highly promising youngsters from high
brood mares with whom he has been
mated.
In the same stable is also Hudson by
Kentucky Prince, very finely bred trot-
ter. His dam was Rysdyk's great
Hambletonian ten, the source of about
all the fast trotting blood in the United
States at the present day. There is also
knight Errant, by Hamlin Almont, by
Almodt bred by CD. Hamlin of Buffalo,
NY, the dam being Nathalie by Mann
brine King.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
horses in Col. Moore's stable, from her
royal breeding, is the chestnut filly
Rosie, by Stamboul, 207 1-2 dam Blon-
dett, by Cadet, thus containing the best
trotting blood Of California. Rosie was
bred by Mr.. L. T. Rose, and the FLY will
pass to an eastern owner next Friday
under the hammer of.the auctioneer.
Col. Moore has a fine stable of finely
bred horses and will dispose of about a
dozen of them to make room, at the
auction sale next Friday.
Prices of Trotters Improving.
The numerous breeders of trotting
be gratifed to learn that there has been
marked improvement in the demand
within the past six weeks, all the way
from California to Maine. The value OF
the fast trotter and fine roadster neces-
sarily suffered during the financial de-
preston, they belonging too such q
large extent under the head of luxuries.
The improved condition of the fine
horse market is due to a very consider
able extent to foreign demand for trot-
tiers. While England, which is very
slow and sure, you know, takes unkindly
to trotters, France and Italy are culti
waiting the sport. Perhaps it is because
SO many Americans linger longer in theil
more sunny Chimes At all events, Mr.
Seth Griffin informed your reporter las1
summer that he had been obliged tt
decline the building of no less than thret
tracks in France at a very handsome
remuneration for his services, chiefly be
cause his wife would not consent to thu
ocean voyage. The American colony il
Paris have many fine trotters from theil
native country.
Italy is also entering quite enthusiast
cally into trottIng sport having track
and Offering stakes in true American
style. Within the past few weeks tw'
Itaiian gentle men have been in Bosto,
and purchased number of fast and high
~ bred brood mares that are now on thu
way to Italy. Among them was Corinne
2.14 1-2, and the champion two mile year
ling FLY Perial. The fastest trotter ii
Italy at the present time is Spofford. No
regarded as of mucn CONSCIENCE to tn
turf of this country the horse wa
sold to go to South America. There tn
Yankee troJter changed owners agail
and went to Italy, where he now reign
king of the turf but is likely to fin,
more than his equal in Corinne. !
Massachusetts horseman and also Ney