The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-02
FUN ON PORTLAND STREET.
some of PortIaud's Fine Horses Sped
Swiftly Along Yesterday.

The sleighing on the winter speeding
ground along the south side of Deering's
Oaks Park, has not yet been trodden IN
to the best condition, . but the flyers
were out in goodly numbers yesterday
aud the day before. There was con-
siderable scrub racing and a number
of spectators yesterday afternoon, but
few of the valuab BILE horses were put to
their best PAGES. There was also quite
turnout of handsome private double
teams, and large number of the youths
of both sexes were improving the little
spot of skating that the .park commits"
sioners had cleared for them on the ice
in the Oaks pond.
Among the noted horses on Portland
street were Mr.. Charles r. Milliken's
Pullman" Mr.. George Millikens" Gold
DUST" Mr.. Ira p. Woodburys bay stallion
arthur Cleveland" full brother OF
Mahlon, by the great Wilkes stallion Al
cantara, and the dam the Maine mare
Belle Jefferson Arthur is a very hand
some horse and by many good judges
is looked upon as the coming great horse
of Maine. He has never been. started in
race for mark, and in fact was never
taken in hand for speed education unit
in his five year old form, when he
pleased his owners and friends by show
ing them a mile last fall over the Rigby
track in 2. II in the fifth mile of work
out, and did the last half the fastest and
strongest.
Arthur is owned partly by Ira Wood
bury, and Mr.. Spaulding of Boston, a
wealthy admirer of good horses, and the
breeder of both Mahlon and Arthur
Cleveland. He made Mr.. Woodbury. a
present of half interest in Arthur
Cleveland for the good work he had done
with his elder brother, Mahlon. The
veteran W d. Ramsdell was on the street
with Winthrop Pilot, and that favorite
stallion was looking finely. Mr.. John
Barrett made some display Of the beauti-
full action of his gilt-edged bred stallion
Westland. Mr. Ernest E.. Cross had his
fast gray aelding, King Clifton. 2.22 IL;
Mr.. Thomas O'Neil was driving his bay
PAGER, Thomas j.; his fast horses, Dolly
Fl. and Ned Rawlings, are now at Lew
iston, in care Of the veteran whip, Serb
ner, and he intends TO have Ned Raw
lings here shortly, and show him on the
street. This PAGER has a mark OF 2.23,
and is said to 60 like the wind in 9
sleigh. Mr.. N D. Dillon showed fine and
fast action with the two-year--old colt
"Gilman," by Ned Boone, and another
two-year-old, Prince" by Glenarm.
The latter is particularly promising
and speedy bay youn9ster. Mr.. Charles
Aver had the handsome black stallion,
NORWAY knox," 229 10, the head OF
the fast stock of Burnham & Morrill's
farm, Falmouth Foreside. Mr.. Ansel
Sawyer was steering the speedy bay
Nickerson PAGER, Tom P. Mr.. William
Allen, the farrier. and owner of several
fast ones, had the gray mare Maud Der.
ry. Mr.. W. D. Ilsley of Deering Centre,
had his pretty brown three-year-old
FLY, aLotta May, by Westland, the dam
PIlotta, by Black Pilot, and there were
number of other fine youngsters, partic-
ularly one driven bv another veteran
horse man, Mr.. Eben Howe.
If Portland street gets into better con.
dition, we may expect a carnival of free
fun, for probably never in the past were
there so many speedy horses owned by
Portland peoole, and never more gener'
GUS willingness to perform them for the
Measure of the pu bile