Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-26
Track AND sTaslE GOSSIP.

The person who handles colts should re-
member that every csl. has An individuality
and that all colts cannot be treated alike
without harm being done.
Mr.. George W. Leavitt took With him to
Boston, ! very handsome three-year-old
colt which he purchased 1t Calais. while on
his recent visit there. The horse is . bright
bay stallion, very speedy. having made .
record ~ three-year-old Last summer, OF
2.2s.
Charles jenkins Of Auburn has sold the
Smart colt, 80 called. This was four
year-old geldirg BY Rockefeller 2.29 IL, a
toppy appearing roadster and possible
trotter if developed. Mr.. jenkins has also
got the nice acting six-year-old mare,
Belle Parlin, by Don Carlos 2.23, dam
Beeswing. by Bayard 2 81 34.
Chas. Foster of Canaan sold his brown
gelding Eolus colt Robin Adair last week to
Messrs. Small and Mitchell of Fairfield.
The Spirit Of the Hub advises managers
of R'gby Park and the Oil Orchard kite
track to work hand in hand the coming sea-
son, and the advice is good to follow.
Now is the time to agitate the matter OF
holding western Maine meet at Rigby,
says the Portland Express. Once the ball
is set in motion horse men should see to it
that the enthusiasm does no. die out until
this section Of the Pine Tree State has had
an opportunity to show what it can do in
this line.
All the turf papers say tina. the grand
sand at Rigby is one of the best in the
country.
John Gibbs of Brooks has some good
ones. The best perhaps of the lot is Daisy
Knox, 2.4l l-2 as green one right from
the farm, with no training worth mention
ing. She is eight years old, weighs over
100 pounds, il safe and kind for lady to
drive. and is a valuable roadster for some
one. There is no doubt that she can be
brought within the 80 list. He has two
mares, three and five years old, BY old Gid
con; nice gray roadster by Harry r., a
two-year-old by Won Helmont, and cne by
John Lambert. Mr.. Gibbs has raised some
nice colts and always has one to sell.
VIM. II. Jones of China has just sold to
C. II. Nelson five-year-od gelding Brown
Rolf for $3.50.
Charles II. Forbes has string of l3 at
his farm in West Brooks. The bay stall
lion Constellation Jr., by Constellation,
heads the string. He is six years old and
is horse of fine style and action. He
would make beautiful roadster. His
dam is Kitty Willis. His leading brood
mare, Kitty Willis, is by Knox Jr ,
he by Gen. Knox, dam ty Old Drew; sec
ond dam by Bush's Messenger. L'dy Ban
ker is bay mare brought from Kentucky
last autumn. She i, by Pertnex, by Ad-
ministrator, dam by the Banker, by Nam
brino Patchen. Hazel Dell is a black mare
four years old, by Constellation, dam Kitty
Willis. Grey Eagle is mare four years
old by Harry r., dam by Chauncey. St.
Byno is roam geldiny three years old, by
Prince William, by Harry R., dam by Tom
Long, by Gen. Knox.
A fine pair of black mares are owned by
E. o. Farnsworth of China. They are
sisters, four an five, sired by son of Col.
West, dam a Hambletonian Knox, about
1913 high and weigh 1850. They have lately
been handled by C. A. Springer and are a
good hitch.
Geo. A. Bragg of China, lately lost his
three-year-old stallion, son of Champion
Knox, fre m lung fever.