Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-28
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.


known proprietor Of the restaurants along
the Maine Central, has several fine horses
at his stable in Brunswick. Among the
number that shows great promise Of speed
is a two-year-old roam pacing FLY by Jay
Bird She is large one, standing 1914
hands high. He also has Princess Eboi,
2.24. by Don Carlos, sire of Otis Shaw.
Another one which is very fast, is
three year-old by Red Wilkes, dam by
Electioneer, and If breeding amounts to
anything this FLY ought to take low
mark the coming season. Mr. Woodbury.
has a PAGER by Glenarm, which can show
a2.25 clip, and owns five-year old by
a son Of Jumps.
Mr. +. Noyes, former superintendent OF
the famous colt farm in Auburn, and now
located in Portland, has in his charge at
his stable on Free street, some fine young
horses. Among them are Jenette q. esq.,
by Black Rolfe, son of Young Rolfe,
the sire of Nelson This mare is dark
bay and is thought to have considerable
more speed than she ever was Obliged to
show. Billy Croker q. 1870 is six
ycar-old PAGER by the Barrett Bros. Arte-
mas, .Jr., is another in the same stable.
Sunset r., another colt that will be
three years old next spring, is by Warren
or and the dam Isy, daughter Of Nelson.
Still another is Ambrodcll, a five year-old
mare, by Robinson d., owned by Henry
Taylor This mare was in two or three
races the past season, but took no mark.
She is very fast and those who ought to
know say she will trot in 2.2O or better
next season. Mr. Noyes still has in hand
Marcus (2.25H,) this year as four-ycar-
old. This speedy young horse is by Mes
senger Wilkes, and is the property Of Mr.
Arad Cushman of Auburn.
The operation of arytenectomy, or the
removal of blowers from the windpipe
of q horse, is u more difficult and nice
undertaking than Is sometimes supposed
In lewiston recently it was accompanied
by an amusing incident. The horse Is
choroformed and then placed on his back
in bed of straw with his neck stretched
out and his head held firmly between the
knees of several men or students The
surgeon takes his place at the left, the
chloroformer at the right and the assistant
anywhere he can and keep out of the way.
He has pail of spongcs with which he
wipes the blood out of the wound made
by the surgeon. The doctor had opened
the windpipe by n slit about eight inches
long, and the horse was breathing through
u metal pipe inserted below the blower, "
which was coming out. With every other
cut the surgeon made, the assistant had
to insert one of the spongcs to keep the
windppe free. Once, getting the sponge
too far up toward the animals head il
suddenly disappeared. All hands stood
aghast Where was it? Why, in the
horses mouth, to be sure. But no. it could
not be found. Then n young veterinary
suggested that the horse had swallowed
it. "But he Is unconscious objected an
other. "Thc impulse To swallow is over
towering and can not be chloroformed,
said an old horse doctor present, land
/ guess that your sponge will be digestcd
You pushed it too far up toward the throat,
so that it ticklcd the swallow Lewis
ton Journal.
The promising young stations oh Kay
So by Also, owned by ID. II. Mudgett of
Dexter, and Jason r. by Lothian, Jr.,
owned by NJ H. Sally of the same place,
have recently been added to the list OF
gcldings.
+. w. Hill of Exeter, has purchased
the fast stallion Black Blonden by
Indus and has had him gelded The horse
was raised and formerly owned by W. f.
Burton of Dexter, and, although never
properly fitted, has shown that he pos
sesses remarkable speed.
+. w. Burns of Fort Fairfield, per-
formed quite veterinary surgical oper-
alton, Friday evening, in removing
cancer from horse owned by Jar
Wis Barnes The cancer was on the
horses breast near his leg and little in
side of ii, and weighed about five pounds
when cut out. The operation was per
formed with the horse chloroformed, and
was success, but it necessarily left big
and ugly looking hole The horse is now
rather stiff but it looks as if he would
recover fully from the operation. Every
root Of the cancer was obtained yet il is
n question whether or not the generous
tendency will again manifest itself. The
victim is good horse eight years old