Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-20
Track AND sTaslE GOSSIP.

The wen known horse man OF Nv hale
bone Knox" fame, B. r. Fairbanks Of Win
throp, j, the owner Of : fine Claremont
gei3ing seven years cid. that il attracting
crest deal Of attention. He Is rich seal
brown, bigh-headed, and very stylish, (ss-
pecis,iy in hsr, e ., n fact is : beauty.
He Il q very resolute moving horse and
shoxs good speed. The caleful and efficient
trainer aDd driver, C.F. Fairbanks. i 70
handle him and il We do not see his name
added to the 2.30 list he can safely be
reclaimed among the very best Of fne car
riags horses.
Col. Osgood, by Wilkes, Is. showing very
fast this winter and will doubtless consid-
erabIy lower bis record the coming sum
mer. He seems nos to be perfectly bal
anced which Is all that has prevented him
from getting low record long before this.
--Wateryille Mail.
III, sal that the 2-yesY-o.d colt BY Nell
son, dam Carrie T. PA IL, j. facsimile
Of Iis sire. This colt will be trained this
season.
CT. Bailey Of Winthrop has purchased
of Cephas Hilton Of Arson the bay mare
Harrietta. by Wilkes.
The latest addition to the stable OF Guy
Edwards Is . bay mare BY Mystic Withefs,
owned by Ellery Parkman OF Halloween.
CHI. Nelson has recently received let
ter from J. +. Miller Of Richmond. md,
stating that he had just returned ifom
!. Memphis where be saw his 20 months old
colt by Nelson, dam by Idol Wilkes, trot
an eighth TO road cart in IL IL seconds.
This colt was foaled at Sunnyside.
At the stable Of Mr.. Fsirbrothers in Gull
ford, can be seen the handsome three-year-
old stallion Billy Black, considered one OF
the best colts in Piscatsquis county. tie Is
jet black, stands 1913 and weighs 1000
pounds. He il by Judge franklin, by Or.
Franklin. There is also = two-year-old
gelding; black, standing l4-3, an own
bother to Billy Black. The PRIDE OF the
stable is the cheftnut colt by Dictator Cher.
He is nine months cd, good SIZE and good
pointed, and as good blcoded one a. can
be found in these parts. Mr.. Fairorothers
also owns the handsome Percheron Norman
stallion. Guilford Boy. This horse was
brought from Chicago in 1891 10 nve years
old, stands is HANDS and weighs 1000
pounds. He Is dapple gray with black legs
and silver name and tail. He is fne
horse for business.
A. Cushman Jf., OF Sherman, mas
promising animal in his Fl months old colt
Irmo, tina. stands 15-2 and weighs 9o1
pounds sired by Primo, by Messenger
Wilkes; first dam Iris, by olindo, by
Olympus, by Almont; second dam Matte,
by Norridgewock, by Gen. Knox. lie 10
upheaded and promises to be hne driver,
with quite turn of speed.
Bard Palmer, the former Bangor man.
has seventeen stalls full at franklin Park.
Saugul and will be in the training business
in good earnest this year.
Henry Hudson has at his stables 10 Gull
ford, number Of good ones, well bred and
many Of them give signs of speed. very
nice black mare standing 10 hands was sired
BY the Pray horse, he by Old Drew. A
fve-year-old black horse standing Il hands
and weighing 100 was by Lothian Jr., 2.3O
dam Maggie by Old Drew. He also has
two-year-old PAGER, dark bay Ia l-2 hands
high and weighing 100 BY Lothair, Jr., and
ayearliny chestnut 10 color, standing ID l-2
by Lothair Jr. Mr.. Hudson has also very
nice looking three-year-old, black in color,
weighing 900 pounds. She 10 by Lothair,
Jr. dam Maggie by OIL Drew. These colts
are in fine condition.
The young Advocate stallion, a full
brother Of Thornburg 2.2l, bred by A. w.
Gilman Of Foxcroft. was disposed Of by its
last owner, +. T. Monroe, . few days ago.
w. A. Sawyer of Sherman, has that
game old racer, Gleuarm 1928 3.4, in his
stable. The stallion is fat and looking finely
and It is said tina. sll the happy owners of
war.. In 10, ~ C,lan.rr, M, thera arc lnok