Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-23
SUNNYSIDE.
The Famous Stock Farm of c.
H. Nelson.
Some of the Beautiful Thorough
breds Wintered There.
Seen and Described by One Of The Journal S
Reporters.


What person is not familiar with the
word Nelson aud what lover of good
horse flesh is not interested in Sunnyside
the home of the great horse which, taking
into consideration his shapely proportions,
his speed and that of his colts, everything,
is still conceded to retain the title which he
won when he took the worlds record of
2.lO IL, NELSON, The King of Stallions--
The Pride of Maine
The Journal representative visitel the
farm few days ago and naturally the first
horse which he asked the gentlemanly
trainer and foreman of the farm, Mr..
Tozier, to let him see was Nelson. He was
standing in his roomy box stall looking as
bright as new pin and said by Mr..
Tozier to be in splendid condition. His
book for the season is full and dur
ing the season the horse will be
n.en careful training ard late in the fall
.ill be started to lower bis record of , 90
N .de at Rigby park last year.
In the stall opposite stood the handsome
stallion Dictator Chief, 2.2l l-2, by Die
tator ll3, iu whose ve:ns there is blood like
that cour,ing through Directum 05 II
and Nancy Hanks OF. Seven of this horse S
colts went into training lsst year and of
these five went into the 2 so list. He v i'll
be in training again this year as will all the
horses hich are hearafter named and IN
less some accident occurs t, him as last
year it is expected that he will considerably
lower his record.
Wilkes S57l with record of 81 was
standing in stall near by. There are
several of this horses colts at the farm
which made records better than 230 last
year and a good number will probably show
mp the coming season.
In stall not far away stood Brown Rolfe
10, ,446 with record of . 33 IA, but has
neen driven a mile in 26. This horse is q
fine animal and Mr.. Tozisr considers him
he best horse at the farm for general use
by farmers and others, for his colts are sure
to mske fne genlemen's road horses, if not
trotters, for they all possess the required
qualities, size style, ed and genera. finish.
In a commodious stall in the main stable
stood the promi.irg three -year-old stallion,
Voglesing by Nelson, dam Pilot Maid by
Black Pilot 1897. This horse is one of
beautiful proportions, and although he has
never yet been in training, has shown speed
which causes his driver to expect him to
make low mark before the season closes.
In an adjoining shed was another fine
.pecimen of the Nelson stock, in mos,
promising five -year-oll which never yet has
faced a starter. This horse will be entered
and started the coming season under the
name of Yates and it is expected that he
= ;,l,.
handsome horse and possesses many of the
points of beauty inherited from his illus
trious sire.
The six-year cid &c lding, Trafalgar, was
quietly nbblng his feed in stall near by,
and the foreman as he opened the door OF
the stall said, that there ives one which
could get along some and would be likely tc
make good mark before the snow flies
next fall.
Testator by Dictator Chief 1905 is good
looking one seemed to toss his head with bit
of pride as the foreman spoke of his record
of 2.2S l-2 made as three-yea-- bu,
even better work is expected of him the
coming season.
There were horses every where and rice
horses too. In a shed back of the mair
stable stool Nelson Jr., by Nelson horse
which has turned the track in 1926 IA and
one which seems to be well suited to follow
in the wske Of the head Of the Sunnyside
string. Not quite so large in size, he is
well adapted for great speed and his owner
expects from this borse, perhaps in some de-
gree, what a father might expect from 8
son, for at any rate this is the one of all
which Mr.. Nelson has selected tC
carry on the Nelson name with only the
"Jr." attached.
In the next stall was Hesrtwood by Die
tstor Chief. 1G0G, dam Gretchen the dam OF
Nelson. Here again is crossed splendid
blood and no wonder that the foreman and
others look for this horse to be very fast.
Another untrained one was the five-year
old stallion, Harry Hood, by Nelson which
is looked for to be fast one.
Parker, six-yesr-old, by Nelson, ha:
never yet been started but is expected be.
fore the season closes to beat 2.20. High
binder, five-year- gelding, by Nelson
dam Pilot Maid by Black Pilot, 1877, is a
full brother to Voglegong and like him is
expected to show up well when the season
opens.
Another most promising horse is Tar-atine
by Wilkes SSH, dam Dora M. by Young
Rolfe 35l7. sire of Nelson. This horse is
four years old, of superior conformation
and style, and both by his breeding and in
dividually, is copsi Tered one of the best
ever bred at Sunnyside.
OF mares in training there was Amber
2.29 IA by Nelson, dam Nellie Rsmpart BY
Rampant 1880; Theresa 2.25 1-2 by Nelson
dam Lady, by Gen. Knox l40; Nelcea by
Nelson. dam, Ink dam of Monntsineer 2;
IA by Louis Napoleon. All three of these
are mares of excellent proportions Al d vii
doubtless perform the good work expected
of them the coming season.
There was also a nice looking bay mare
Queen by Nelson, which is expected to show
great speed, and Murchie by Dictator Chief
1905, dam Nellie M. 2 2S IA by DAME
! Boone.
Mollie Wilkes by Red Hawk s50S is s
fine four-year- -old with possibilities of gres
speed. and Oniga by Wilkes s57l, fnt
pointed three-year-old flly, are expected t.
be good performers on the track this year
and the four-year-old Jennette BY Wilkes
is an exceptionally fine looking and appear
ing mare