Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-25
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

G.. II. Hilton Of the Weston House ,Madi-
son, has purchased Of C. H. Nelson, Water
Vile, half interest in the mare Clare, by
Swigert, dam by Phallas 2.13 3-4. Clare
is the dam Of Elkhorn, one of the fastest
Of the yearEpgs by Nelson at Sunnyside
Farm. This mare has a foal at foot by
Nelson, and will be bred back to him. Mr..
Hilton bred Lady Nelson 2.25, owned by
Mrs. C. R. Noyes Of Boston, and other good
ones.
E. h. Neatly of Monroe has sent Hip
pona, by Gray Dan, to Axteu at Terre
Haute.
Hiram Smith, popular New England
driver few years ago, and native OF
Oxford county, Me-, has quit New Jersey
where he has been located for sometime,
and has come to Mystic Park and taken
quarters.
Mr.. Fred Berry, of the firm of Berry
Bros, Rockland, has the following horses
which are in excellent condition and bidding
fair to come to the front this season Dix
mont 2.34 IA, handsome dark chestnut,
stands 1913; Lilly Bland 2.29 IA, beauti-
full well formed gray, stands 10 hands;
Otto 2.25, bay, 15-l hands; Thad. Irish
239 1-2, chestnut, stands 1G hands; Tenn
pest 2.29 IA, bay, stands 15-2; also very
fine ruby chestnut, stands 1G hands, in ex-
cellent condition, and can show some fine
trotting qualities.
The Turf, Farm and Home is being
moved to Waterville from Auburn. Water
vile can be congratulated on getting first
class horse paper into its midst.
The game racer st. Croix will work under
Guy Edwards charge this season.
Charles Gaylord got up behind Mollie c.,
and sent her half the other day in LII on
the Skowhegan track, and its very sandy
and loose footing.
Mr.. T. Pooler & Son are fast getting
their stable in condition and will 60 to Rig
by in June. Jefersonian, by Also, out
of the dam of Mahon 2.lS Ia, is promis-
ing colt. Charlie Hanks, by the same sire,
and out of Jennie NJ, (two-year-old record
2.51, trials in PAP and 243 at the same age)
by Edmund's Knox, is speedy; also FLY
purchased of II. S. Steward of Skowhegan.
The groom who cared for Martha Wilkes
last season is to have charge of Also and
Mahlon.
f. S. Rogers is working the horses of c.
A. Marston. Fred NJ, which has record
below $50, and has trotted halves right
around 2.20 gait, is now q PAGER, pure and
simple. He has thus far had II slow miles.
The fastest was an easy one in 2.3S. Jennie
M. (2) 2.51 and second to Palm 2.33, at
two years of age, has been in the brood
mare ranks, but will be trained this year.
William G. Preston, the trainer, is now
located at the Belfast trottiug park with a
string of horses. They include the stations
George Rolfe, by Rolfe; Diomed Wilkes
by Mambrino Wilkes; Day Break by Day
Dawn; the mare Josie s., by Haroldson
the PAGER Easter Harry, by Judge Advo-
cate Golden Rodoby Thad Irish; Sadie A.,
by Hambletonian Chief and few brood
mares.
Monroe isto have an old fashioned cele-
bration, July 4th, fantasies, potato races,
sack races. reading the Declaration of In
dependence and an Grafton in the afternoon.
The Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural
Society offer 1925 in trotting purses as fol-
lows: Three minute class to trot, 800 !;
2.40 class to trot, 1925; $50 class to trot,
5000.
At Bay View Stock farm in East Belfast,
Geo. ID. Otis & Co., proprietors, there are
now A horses and colts, under the care and
training of Mr.. Frank w. Burrill. The stock
includes the stations Geo. Wilkes, Jr., by
Geo. Wilkes, . % Silver Spray, 9 rs by Guy
Wilkes, 2.l5 IA and Torpedo by Cartridge
2.14 IL. Geo. Wilkes, Jr. has recently been
returned from Waterville and his fee reduc,
cd to $40. Silver Spray is handsome chest.
nut with silver name and tall and is an own
brother to three in the $50 list. Torpedo
is a coal black and very stylish. They also
have the stylish bay gelding Electrolight
Spray; Annie Page, 1927 3.4, a Morgan by
Daniel Lambert with colt by her side by
Col Osgood, 2.lS 81 Jessie Wedgewood
by Wedgewood, out of the dam of 3 in 2 80
list Minnie West by Col. West, with colt by
Watson; Miss Expectation, dam of Antic.
ipation, in foal to Newflower, 2.25 -; Kitty
Warren by Gideon with colt by Electrolight
and the 2-year-old mare Molly by Silve,
Spray. The remainder of the stock i.
yesrlings and stockings.
Gilbert d. Kellar of Waldo has very
promising and fine appearing colt by Young
Gideon.
S. F. Lovejoy, Esq, of West Chester
willie, has very fine and handsome chestnut
FLY by Sidnut, and she is a trotting gated
one too. The dam was a Harry Knox mare
Farm Noles.