The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25

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years ago was located in the extreme
west end Of this city. Four horses were
contesting for a liberal purse offered by
the association, two Maine horses and
two from Boston. The home animals
were Little Fred Of Waterville, handled
by Ash Savage, and Lady Chairman,
from Camden. The Boston nags were
Tom M. Patchan, trotting und Ter the
name of Bill Wellman-that was before
the days of the National Association and
its penalties-and Sorrel Dan, the latter
remarkably speedy but unreliable
horse, that at one time belonged to the
Martin Bros. of old time Montreal fame.
There was good deal of outside money
pending on the race, for in those flush
times pools were sold as openly as any
thing else at auction. Little Fred was
great favorite in Maine and the Boston
parties had put up job to beat him ana
capture small barrel of money at least,
but for the mishap to their dark
horse. The slashing going young
Patchen stallion was too fast for the
bay ge1ding, Little Fred, who was good
for just about 2.26 to 2.27 every time.
The Patchen was far to the front that
he was pulled up to fully half his speed
on the home stretch, when Little Fred
came with rush and before Patchen
could be strarted up Little Fred shot I'M
der the wire and won the heat by half
his length. The Boston folks were
amazed with the management of their
driver for they saw that Little Fred was
horse not to be trifled with, but they
were still confident and offered odds on
Patchen's winning the race. AS the
horses scored down the second time for
the second heat Patchen, when merely
jogging on the. turn, they having failed
to get the word, made a misstep and the
resultsswas fracture of the bone of one
ofshis hind legs that ended his career as
a racer for life. He was got to his stall
near by and Little Fred went on and
won the race, much to The pleasure and
profit of his Maine friends.
Tom M. Patchen was saved by being
placed in sings and the fracture treated
as nicely as though the limb had been
attached to a human being. Patchen 4
was a splendid individual, rich dark
brown in color and would weigh about
HOO pounds. He passed into the hands of
Mr. Gilbert Fowler, who kept him at his
stable on Clark street for several years.
The horse SO far recovered the use of his
broken leg that it took the swiftest flyers
oE 30 4. Ill
From this city Tom M. Patchen went to
the village of Locks Mills, in Oxford
county, where he remained few years
and was then sold to western parties.
He lived to good old age, dying only "a
few years ago leaving many speedy
sons and daughters to keep up the line.
His most noted son in this vicinity was
Tom Benson Patchen and he in turn has
been a good producer of speed and
action.
West1and at the Hart Farm.
n East Deering, on the old stage thor
oughfare, three and one-half miles from
Portland, is the Hart Farm, which has
been made horse breeding farm within
the. past few years, under the manage
ment of Mr.. John F. Barrett. At this
farm are located the fine Kentucky bred
black stallion Col. West, his son West
land, Artemas, Jr., and large number
Of brood mares and colts of various ages.
Westland. 1893 IL, is making strong
mark in the rising generation of horse
stock in this section, and it would be
surprising if he did not, for he is horse
of great beauty, power and individuality
and most royalty bred. He carries the
best trotting blood of the land in his
veins on both sire and dam Sides He has
seven dams in the great brood mare list,
and he not only goes through Egbert to
Hambletonian 10, but his great, great
grand sire was A bdallah 1. The blood
of Runo G., Parity, Lydia Patchen,
dam of Col. West), Compton dam
OF Egbert) the Rhodes mare, dam Of
Mambrino Patchen (son of Col. West) all
figure in the gilt edge breeding of West
land. He is also closely related to Mel
son, her dam being Knox Girl, dam of
Gretchen, who bore Nelson from mating
with Gideon, an own son of Handle
1ouiaH ~. L VI s young morse WeS6land
is doing fine work in producing large,
handsome and speedy colts, mum Der of
which have performed with much credit,
Mr.. Edward Fletcher's Westgleamland for
one, and a score or more of others at the
various fairs last autumn.
800 Reward, 500.
The reader of this paper will be pleased to
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