Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-17
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

AT Riverside stock farm, South Gar
diner owned by Mr.. d. W. Haley, is a
fine string Of horses at the head of which
stands Nelson's illustrious son, Haley with
race record of 1871, and trial mark of
14A at Rigby. Then there is the gray
mare, Combine, 26I, the four year Old
brown mare, May Gift, with record of
35 u and the three year-old bay mare. Ethel
Nelson, full sister to Nelson, with a re
cord of 80, made in an exhibition mile.
Mr.. Haley has a very promising colt in
the two year-old bay filly, Marion Haley.
Among the fast ones in Gardiner may
be mentioned the gelding Stanley,a at Pine
Tree Stock Farm, owned by Messrs. A. j.
and H. r. Libby. Stanley went into the
stable last fall with q record of 1917. He
is in fine condition and probably will be
heard from next season. Then there is
the mare Pearl Wilkes with two-year-
old record of so.
Mrs. Capt Cooper of Pittston says the
Reporter Journal owns two good horses
in the veteran Ivan with record of SO,
and the chestnut mare, Pearl c. Mrs.
Cooper is thorough horse woman, and
loves the noble animals she owns. She
takes true pleasure in driving them, and
can handle the rcins to perfection.
Will Miller of Auburn is moro than
pleased with the mare Ermine by Westlan
dam Lady Leighton, dam of Evelyn, pa
Ger 223H, and C. S. p, 2.3219) by Dol
biers Ethan Allen which he bought of the
ID. NJ. Foster estate at Canton Point.
The most important importation of
horsefesh to the State of Maine and to
the county of Hancock of recent years is
said to be the ycarling colt Bingcn, r.
Gently purchased in Kentucky by George
w. Leavitt for f. H. Greedy of Ellsworth.
Bingen was foalcd in May King 1898.
He was sired by May King, 2.2l% (son of
Elcctionccr and May Queen 2.20) dam
Young Miss by Young jim; second dam
Miss Mambrino by Red Wilkes; third
dam by Alric (son of Almont0 fourth
dam by Clark Chief; fifth dam by Van
dial. Young Jim, who gets the dam of
Bingcn. is by George WilHes out of u
thoroughbred mare, and has forty one in
the list among them being Trevillian,
with a. three-year old record of 2.0sL =,
and David b, 2.l0A ut three years of
age Electioneer, the grandsirc of Bingen,
has 1854 in the list, and Red Wilkes, sire
of the second DAM has l 10 in the list.
| Hon. George ID. Bisbee, formerly of
Bucktcld. but now of Rumford Falls, has
moved his horses, including Mckusick,
| 26sI, to the latter town.
Maud D., by Judge Advocate, a
! Piscataauis county bred mare, is showing
/ her heels to all fast ones which appear on
/ the snow over in Portland. DR.. O'Neil
owns her and she moves like machine.
\ One of the Knox tribe now not so nu-
mcrous throughout the State us formerly,
is the horse Black Diamond, owned by
Walter Mcfarland of Detroit. He is a
black horse now 81 or % years old, with
n star and one white ankle behund, and
rs sound and vigorous as IA colt. He was
got by Tozier's Knox, son of Gen
Knox. and his dam was of Mes
scnger descent: just the good old
fashioned breeding to insure long life and
n vigorous constitution. He was bred by
Frank Hilton, of Starks, hut has been
owned for many years by MIR. Mcfarland.