Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-16

limit This narrows tho choice down to
two-Fantasy and Azote, and grand
| children of Elecrtoneer, and the decision
of the keenest judges will be in favor Of
| Fantasy. Lewiston Journal.
"The people who pay 10 cents for pro-
gramme on trottiDg parks" says the Mir
ror and Farmer, ARE entitled to full de-
scription of each entry. The secretary has
or should have the breeding OF every
horse and this he should turn over to the
publisher of the programme with positive
instructions to use it In the official card
of the day. People who attend the races
are interested in the blood lines of each
contestant, and when they buy pro-
eramme should not be compelled to ask
outsiders for information.
F. A. Dillingham; of Orrington. a well
known horseman and driver who brought
out Expectation and drove her to her
record of 230A at Exeter, July 4th, has
sold his black mare June, by Matchmaker,
by Winthrop Morrill,, to DR.. +. c. Thayer
of Waterville The price paid was $500.
Geo. R. Palmer of East Dover, has bred
his fast mare Lady Franklin, 2 25H, to
Burdette, 221H, owned by George G.
Ball, Exeter.
That careful trainer, Dick Willis got
great praise for the way he drove Nellie
BLY, at Calais on the Fourth but she is not
such puller as some of them. Many
would have been pleased to see him be-
hind Loves Ellinor who could make the
pace for any of them when she would stay.
bangor Commercial.
NV Goodrich of West Palmyra, has
raised fine lot of colts from his brood
mare, Nell Morrill,, fine animal, by old
Winthrop Morrill,, her dam by Somerset
Knox. One of her colts, by Gen. Withers.
Mr. Goodrich sold one at four-years- old for
800. He sold one 10-years-oid to Bishop
and Morgan of New York. who sold him
at auction last fall for $500. The next
one sold was Unay, five-year- old FLY by
Nelson's Red Hawk, stands 15-1 and
weighs $50, color, chestnut, with white
points. E5sa, is three-year- old by jed
wood, color, bay. There Is sucker by
Gen Withers This Is fine lot of colts
Mr.. Goodrich also has pair of fine
grsys for farm use that weigh 25G0-one
of the best pairs In this section.
While good deal of faith was pinned to
the prediction that Early Bird would
lower his record from 2.1216 to below g.
10 few We're prepared to see x seconds
knocked off it in the first race of the sea
son.
The famous stallion Lumps by the great
George Wholesome of the best bred and
most celebrated horses ever brought to
Maine, died at st, Stephen, n. b., We'd
nosday. He had been suffering from stran-
guated hernia. and was mercifully chic.
reformed. Lumps was bred at Ash Grove
Farm, Lexington, Ky, by W. l.. Sim
monds, in 1875 and passed into the hands
of W. Il. Todd, St Croix stock farm, Cal
ais in 1883, for the price of 1900. He
had record of . 81 which was no meas
ure of his speed, as in good form he had
trottcd halls at a eos gait. He was the
sire of nineteen in the 2 80 list at the end
of 1891.
A good string of Harbinger colts Is owned
by J. y. Hunter of Pittsfeld. These
colts are one, two three and four years old
respectively, and their dam is the same
Knox mare They all look alike, color bay
with white star in forehead. The tmeo
and four-ycar old stand Is and 1879 and
weigh $50, are well broken. Tho three
year. old can show 10 clip easy.