Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-09
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Charles K. W. Brown Of Brewer, owner
Of the PAGER selim B, 239K,by Franklin,
thinks Of starting him this year.
John McNaughton Of Hampden, has an
Early Bird colt, one of the finest ones In
Maine. When it was ten hours old he Was
offered 5000 in cash for 1t, remarks the
News.
lie. Stevens Etna, has stallion sired
by Gen. Withers, which he will track this
season.
f. W. Bartlett and NJ. W. Sampson of
Norway have recently purchased very
promising colt, by Abbott Wilkes,
2.12I; dam by Robinson Dean, 2.17A.
Chas A. Davis who recently sold
Prince Onawa to Geo. A. Bailey of Bel
fast has just bought a handsome chestnut
gelding, years old, by Harbinger out OF
Gideon mare.
r. M. Gilmore OF Belfast, lately bought
a very promising young gelding. He Is
three years old, by George Wilkes, Jr., a
horse formerly owned on the Bay View
Stock Farm, East Belfast. His dam was
a Morgan mare, by Electioneer
Three Westland colts owned in the
vicinity Of Portland, were sold last
week, and the total amount realized was
1907.
f.. Noyes has taken to Rigby string
ha,
stock of Broad Cove stock farm, fai-
mouth Foreside. These are Margaret
Knox 1881, Dandy. b., 2.3lA; Malone
all by Norway Knox, 229H; Budd and
Warren Knox, both by Warrencr.
The Orono trotting park has been leased
by company composed of four Bangor
and Orono men, and will be managed by
Chris Toole of Bangor and Llewellyn
Spencer of Orono. There will be race
meeting on the day that the new electric
railway Is opened to Orono, If it.doesn't
rain, us has been the custom under pre-
vious arrangements.
w. E. Smith of Exeter, says that Cleve-
land Boy is in prime condition this
spring, and that in all probability will
make some of them hustle on the race
course this year. Mr.. Smith has at his
stable DeCosta Wilkes and Torpedo Girl
by Van Moltke. Mr. Smith will drive
these horses this summer and will handle
nine others, four of which are by Erwin
NJ, and two by DeCosta Wilkes and a
number of others beside these.
Mr.. Seth Griffin Is now engaged in the
construction of new mile regulation
track at Louisville, Ky. 1t is to be the
exact counterpart of the Rigby track,
built by Mr.. Griffin.
There are three young PAGERS in the
vicinity of Portland all with mark of
2.26 and Observation-Disclosures by West
land, Glendale by Glenarm and Gen. Mac
by Winthrop Pilot. All three will take
part In the races this season.
Caywood is being handled by John
Wheelden He is already entered in a
number of races.
The track In Ellsworth will be opened
for the season on July Fourth.
There has been some high toned horse
trading in the vicinity of Bangor recent
ly. J. II. Piper of South Brewer has pur
chased OF b. +. Adams the four year old
colt Sonnet, by Sentenel Wilkes, dam by
George Wilkes. The colt has been placed
in the hands of e. l.. Leavitt.
Warren Cobb has purchased the fast
pacing stallion Dick West of l.. |. Bick-
ford of Exeter.
Oscar Pickett has offered Charles W.
Morse good price for the gelding Milton
G.
j. ID. Murphy of Lee, purchased of G.
b. Weatherbee the famous trotting mare
Irene Charles G. Andrews is working
his marc Rose Victor, says tho Bangor
News. He has already entered her in the
3. 32 class at both Pittsficld and Fairfield
for early races. II. G. Parshly of Dex-
ter owner of the stallion Albrino, says
that Albrino will stand in the stud the
first of the season, but will be tracked