Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-18

OF which We're against aged horses, an,
won six first moneys, four seconds an,
one third. She trottsd twenty-five heat
below ? 80, eighteen below 2.2O ant
eleven below 2.17. while her winning
aggregate 5000.
With all the facts at hand, says Tn,
Horseman, cit takes 10 great gift o
divination to foreteil accurately notabl,
rise In the prices of horses within tn,
| next year, but at the same time whci
great activity once more characterizes tht
market it will be found that conditions
have changed very greatly. For the really
| good ones in all lines large prices will
from this on always be obtainable, but fol
anything only medium or poor in quality
low prices will rule. Never again will
big figures be had for fair horses.
At this season of the year horse clipping
begins. Care should be taken, however.
to wait until the summer coat has been
entirely thrown off and the full winter
coat taken on before the operation is per-
formed. Clipping too early is likely to
result in a rapid second growth which
Will require further attention. The horse
changes his coat twice a year, the long
halr OF the winter coming off in the
spring. A warm stable and slight sweat
hasten the shedding Mirror and Farmer
AT Berry's recent speed sale in Chicago
the top price was paid for Valucia 9 90 X
by Satinwood, sl025. Gladstone, 21915,
brought 5000; Lowmark, 2.2414, solo:
Honest Byerly, a244, selo; Brent Wells,
2.19A, $500; Alice Stoner, 24H, $500;
Gascoigne, 2.o42l, 1885; Dandy Four, by
Harrison Chief, dam by Bourbon Wilkes,
$1,000
Il. ii. Hoffman, the we'll known Nor
gan dealer of Vermont, writes under re.
cent date: ~ have a few unfinished
sales but with the exception OF stray
sleigh horse now and then my trace S over
until about Feb. /. While the seasons
sales have not been large they are more
than 1898 and 1894 together, and up to
date comprise about thirty head, with
prices good enough to give the breeders
fair profit.
MIR. l.. i. Bowley of Rangeley. has pur-
chased nice four-years- cid mare of Mr..
Benjamin Tarbox of Phillips, who is soon
to move to tho West This is a large,
dark sorrel colt. one of the many nice
ones after Pharaoh, the Knox stallion.
formerly owned in Phillips by Mr.. Sam.
uel Farmer
j. Waterman of Bangor, has purchased
of Simon T. Pearson, handsome black
gelding, by Lothian, Jr.
r. A. Buxton has t wo colts out of the
knight mare, by Odd Mark. Their dam
Is very fast, there being but very few
horses in Bangor that could head her.
The Rigby Association has suspended
81 horses and owners because of nonpay-
ment of entrance fees. Milo has sus
pended nine and Springfield six.
Charles Andrews of Bangor, has sold
his fast pacing colt. by Index, to Mr.
Robinson OF Wintsrport. The colt is two
years old and was worked fast mile pre-
vious to the SALE
A good example of the ups and downs
of the horse business is furnished by the
career of the stallion May King, 22), the
sire of the sensational 2,year old Bingen,
s.121l Midley Sc Sibley, of Prospect
Hill farm, Franklin, Pa, bought May
King at Palo Alto when he was young
ster After keeping him few years.
and refusing more than one ofT3r of
over $4,000 those gentlemen sold the
horse to A. Smith Mccain of Lexir gton.
KY, for $4,000. Mr.. McCann failed .
few years after and his assignee sold the
horse to Guthrie 81 Watson, Of the same
place, for $1,000. For the past two years
little has been heard of the horse until his
colt popped up in New Eng
land. The performance of BIngen
the attention of Mr.. j. Malcolm
Forbes, who bought him for $4,000, and
be then bought his sire.
Horses are cheap in Michigan, accord
ing to gentleman who drove from Cold
water to Hudson, the other day. He says
he passed no less than 20 rowing
along the highway, three of which had
cards tied to their necks on which was
printed, Take me along"
Joe Patchen probably thinks this cam
paigning business Is Zone demnition
grind" He will do specials at Savannah
and Macon, Ga, and then 60 to Jackson.
vile, Fla, to play horse with the ALI
gators After that he will, like as not
be put Oh ice--in Canada.
c. II. Nelson tells of an old farmer who
to breed his family mare to Mel |
SOD, 200, to get trotter Nelson dis |
suaded him In the following manner
"a Let's see. Your mare can trot a mile in |
about six minutes. Ny horse in 2.03. Six |
and two are eight Two into eight Is |
four Two into nine is four and half |
You will get colt that can trot mile |