Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-03
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

The demand for first class roadsters
with some speed is brisk.
william Penn, 0714, has rounded toe
from his trouble with distemper, and
Trainer Kline, who drove him last year,
says that he thinks he will be able t.
| lower his record next season. He says
| that Penn is sound and all right in every
| way
Lightning, all, will undoubtedly be
bred to Stamboul, 20719. The get ought
| to be quicker than a wink.
| The dry goods magnate, John Shepard,
has a very pleasing pair of roadsters II
Benton Wilkes, 213, and Della Malice
2S.
Martha Wilkes, 2 OS, will probably bt
| bred to Delmarch, 2.111 =, next season.
| George Leavitt of Boston, seems to
possess n faculty of picking youngsters
that will become great, as is shown by
the following list. Each horse named
was bought green and made its record
after passing through his hands; Early
Bird, bought as three year-old, record
$40; Tomah, bought as q three-year-
old, record 2.10; Bingen, bought as a
yearling, trial 2.1215); Allen Lowe,
| bought as yearling, record 2.1212
Lsrabie, bought as a two year old, record
2.122; Frank Jones, bought as three
year-old, record 2.1614; Nosegay, bought
as -ycar-old, record ?. 13I; Merry
Bird, bought as a three-year- old, record
2.16E Ralph Wilkes, bought as two
year old, record 2O63l; VAL bought as a
yearling, record 2.1S; Edgardo, bought as
Il two ear-od, record 2.13M; Fanny
Swope, bought as "a three-year old, record
2.19H. That is IA list which proves
IIeavitt to be one Of the best judges in
| the country.
Mr. l.. l.. Gentner of Belfast has some
| fine horses in his stable. First is the
stallion Phillips, sired by Alcyone, one OF
the best bred and stock animals In Maine
Next is Black Rock, 2.31 a, sired by Joe
Irving. Maud Pitcher is "A handsome
mare, 232, sired by Old Thockambcau
Fcarpaught, $50, by Black Rock, is one
of the most stylish horses in Maine, sorrel
with silver mane and tail He is owned
by Charles n. Black, Belfast
Oakland Baron, 2.14l2, the greatest
money winner of the year, by Baron
Wilkes, will take his sire's place in the
stud at Col r. G. Stoners Oakland
farm. Next spring every mare on the
farm, with the exception of the dam of
Oakland Baron, will be bred to that
young horse.
The Charles White chestnut filly Nellie
Wilkes, by Wilkes, SSH, dam by IIar-
binger, is a fine looking FLY. She is
owned by Charles White of Thorndkc.
She stands 49, high, weighs 1000 pounds
and is as pretty as IA picture. Any horse
man can see by her movements she would
with training be able to show her heels to
quite fast one.
W s. administer of East Knox, can
show two handsome French coach stall
liens The first was VermilioD. bay
1863 hands high. weighs 1900 pounds.
This horse has been sick since the last of
August and although thin in flesh he is
an exceedingly snowy horse His stable
companion Invader, black, Is hands,
,1c G,,n
horse and perhaps some would like him
better He took first premium at Eastern
Maine State fair, and for beauty style
and all that goes 30 make a fine horse, his
superior will be hard to find. Their dis
positions are perfect.
For the past three or four years the
market for trotting stock has suffered
from over production, except FOR extreme
speed Farmers will find little profit in
trying to breed and train Nancy Hanks
or Directum. With the handsome, use
full, half breed Hackney, however, there
is wide field of usefulness and a proper
tional demand Farmers will find a
profit in producing the compact, hardy
type that can draw the pillow, haul the
harncsscd to the family carriage. and find
dozen buyers where the trotter suited
only to draw the light road wagon is
needed by one. As cross for producing
better general purpose horses for the
farmer, especially than has been obtained
by breeding ordinary mares to trotting
stations, the Hackney has great merit
Lewiston Journal
Charley Russell. formerly of South
Norridgewock who has driven cam
paigners in the West and who formerly
drove Nellie r., the fast Fearnaught mare
that Bishop bought and sent across the
'herring pond is located at Madison for
the winter. Charley has marked Red
wood Boone in 2.2S]9 and Oliver B. %
in . 20 the past season. He will handle
seven young colts for c. NJ. Hilton of the
Weston house and perhaps some ether
local speed of which there Is quite an
amount. Mr. Hilton's weanling by Nei-
SOD, dam by Swisert second dam by
Phallas. 213M, rare record, is rather
good bred one.