Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-02

ter. Among the m 10 very promising year
Ii o. ned by G orgs W. Knight Of L~~is.
ton. Ne. The horsemen there say be /,
oue of the best acting colts in the State.
and il apt to be hesri from later.
C. M. Phillips of Fair6, Ii has bought .
full brother t. Halle, 2 es Ia.
Pansy McGrss r. 2 IS s-4. the yearling
trottirg champion 10 d.velopiI 9 such ten
dency for pacing that they are trotiog her
in hopples.
Bank Examiner c. T. Hatch Of Buck field
aduires and knows good horse ~ soon ~
he sees him. He is riding fast this winter
behind the geldipg ''Natsy" by Cyril, sire
If Cephas, 2 Is S-4 and out Of dam by
Matchless.
DR. j Linsco,t of Pennington has .
pair of bla. k three and four years old, by
Cupid, full brother and sister. which make
a nice diving team and got the award -
matched colts at Franklin county fair,
1898.
The stallion Cupid 2 SO IA owned by J.
f. Mosher of New Whey ard SCENE to be
getting nice lot of colts in that section.
The gelding Fred Wilkes is look d upon
as 2 Is performer the coming season.
Mr.. G. L. Bates Of Pennington has
promising colt one year old by Claude
Fisher As / 2 at four years of age AMI out
Of Lambert mare. This colt is dark bay
or brown in color and received first p ize at
franklin county fair in 1892
The horsemsn George w. Bishop of New
York, and so well known to Maine breed
. RS writes the Turf, Farm and Home an in
I resting lett in which he declares that
Ethan Allen was by Flying Morgan. He
gives his reason as follows: Hills Black
Hawk was the poorest horse ever raised in
Canada. There is where he came from and
the man is alive and now h re. His name
il Lewis Berchod The owner, Hill used
to offer to pay owners Of celebrated horses
of tn It day to have them call by his horse
and did il in several Gases, in fact he came
TO me and of, red me 500 if would allow
him to advertise my horse as by Sim. Now
old Flying Morgan was owned by poor
man that would not take his own psrt. l
know it has caused considerable fun ut diff
ferent times. The owner of Ethan Allen
brought him to New York. When two
years oil he was by Flying Morgan. but at
nC ka h. HIM hDreA
and that is the way it stands today. You
don't know but ctn tell you that one of
his own RS was graf gambler and would
do anything to work ''faise" and Hills
horse was the best adver Used stallion of his
dav. 1t did not hurt him 1t seems strange
that wi h all the good mares of his dsy he
did not get another Ethan"
The sale of the standar bred horses at the
colt farm in Auburn wssa bri'k one and lar
z ly attended but the prices were low. Here
is list of the principal sales: Royce, year
ling record 2 As 1-2,two-year-old record 2 80
l-2, .ire Wsrrener. sold to Frank p Fox
of Cornish, for $50; A NEE, dam of Royce,
2. SO l-2, and Dorcas Pratt, 2 3S IA, sold
to J. E. Thayer Of Manchester, Mass =, for
$500; the psir Marcus and Narka were sold
to b. +. Briggs of Auburn for $40 each;
Lady Redwood, record 2.37 sold to s. X.
b. Pingree of Auburn for Sl75; Mise
t. ombly. pairing record % IA, trotting
record 2 SO 1-2, sold to F. A. Gilbert Of
Boston for 5000; Dorcss Pratt, two years
old, record 2.3S IA, sold to f. ID Lane Of
Barton, VT. for $500; Sister Mix, sold to
L Morrison for $40; Themis, 2 20, sold
to F. p Coz, Cornish, for &l35.
A gentleman who has been watching
some of Waterville's fat ones to sleigh
this v int says that among those showing
lots of speed is Nelson Wilkes, the fine
young chestnut stallion owned by the
Dawson Bros. This chap is bred right
to 90 some, i. e., ny Wilkes from
Stella Rolfe. 235, by Nelson. Walter
Reynolds of Winslow, was over with Ros-
noke. 2 80, on Christmas day, and helped
t. hustle them along. Guv Edwards Of
fairfield, Rad st. Ives, 2 20 IA, out. A..
X. Yates was out with his team Currier and
Hilton, and later with Rsmbhs by Wilkes,
a promising thr.e-year-old 6lly. Joe Gi'oux
the barber, was out with Ptileas, his fast
PAGER.
Charles Hill Of Waterville has purchased
of Mrs. G. b. Gilman the bay mare Ex-
treme by Gideon, dam by N,rton's Handle
tonian.
George A. Alden has purchased from
Boston parties very handsome roam geld
ing by Charlie Wilkes, dam by Q son Of
G. n Knox.
Some one no has been wrestling with
figures announces that the get Of Director
q I'D won more ney the past season
than that Of any other sire. Sable Wilkes
q Is) ranks seconl. Alcyone (2.27) is 1t
in order then comes Happy Medium q 80
Guy Wilkes (2.l5 IA Robert Nicer gof
e IL - Wilkes Boy (2.24 20 Alcan-
tara q 23) and Nu,v God e ls34)
Three trotters ought to beat next 2.04
season, VIZ, Directum (2.05 1.4,) Alix
q OF 3 ~ and Fantasy Il "a