Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-09


York state and gentleman who is
versed in the business says that the
average price paid was 500, which with
expenses of shipment as far as Liverpool.
would make the net price of the horses
about $40, 000 This is without figuring
the expense Of attendants across and tue
possible loss by injury Or sickness to the
stock, which can be figured at this stormy
season as 90 per cent. Altogether the
horses will cost them Sl75 apiece landed
on the other side dead or alive, and their
owners will have to compete in selling
with horses from Ireland, Scotland and
other countries American draught
horses, such as Stafford Brothers took
across the pond, sell at from 1900 to $500
in England today. so that it is quite pos
sible for the daring Bar Harbor horse deal
ers to make a snug little sum besides see
ing a part of the world Bar Harbor
Record.
In private letter from Dr.. Geo. H.
Bailey he gives us very good description
of the great young mare purchased at the
Shuts sale at Parkville, l.. l., last week
Sonata, his purchase, is full sister to
Poem 2 liz, Prose =. "a y, Stanza :. 90 =
Selma 2.30 at three years. This most
promising mare is by Gen. Washington
(son of Lady Thorne 1917 and her dam
Sonnet by Jay Gould 2.2113, I'd dam
Matense Maid dam Of Rumor ? 80; Sd.
dam Jennie Laid by Old Abdellah. AS
has already been announced the doctor
says he will breed this mare to Lynn Bel
2.10A and the produce will naturally be
looked for with not little interest
Turf, Farm & Home.
Mr.. a. D. Remick of Augusta, has
woyear-old gelding by one Of Dictator
Chiefs colts, stands 1872 hands high
weighs $50 pounds, color chestnut. This
is fine appearing colt, very stylish and
a fine driver.
For place of it's size Weeks Mills can
boast Of an unusually large number of
fine horses. J. f. Plummer has been
cessful horse breeder. He still owns the
fine brood mare eight years old called
Black Annie by Brown Rolfe; dam Mollie
Plummer, by American Boy, he by Gen
Knox. This mare stands Is hands high
and weighs $500, color black. This marc
took first prize with her colt twice in sue
cession at Windsor fair, and this year took
second as gentleman's driver. She Is a
perfect beauty and is considered the best
brood mare in this section. She is half
sister to Little Miss. Black Annie is
now in foal to Nelson 200. Among his
others are a two-year gelding by
Heathwood, dam Black Annie, which
stands 151 hands, weighs $50 pounds, is
upheaded stylish in action and hand
some black in color. From the same
dam and sired by Nelson's Wilkes is a
year old stallion 14.1 hands, weight 500
pounds, and color bay. W. T. Brown of
that place owns and is training a two
year old stallion called Ne Plus Ultra, by
Alcantara Boy; dam Black Bess; Claudio
Wilkes, a one-year-old FLY by Claude
Fisher; dam Lady Wilkes, by Nelson's
Wilkes Charlie Onward, by Nelson's On
ward; dam by Whalebone Knox. These
are at Mr.. Plummer's stable as two other
fine colts; one three-year- owned by
Oscar Gardner of Cross Hill This colt Is
by Constellation, stands 1873 hands,
weighs 1000 pounds, color light bay with
dark points. Mr.. Gardner also has a
four year-old by a son of Constellation,
dam by Brown Mare. This colt stands
I5l hands, weighs 1000 pounds, color
black MI Brown is training these. j.
A. Sprowl of Weeks Mills has five very
fine horses. One is a seven-year-old mare
by Victor Jr !; dam by Onward, stands IL
hands high, and weighs 100, color bay.
This is q clean looking mare and she can
90 along fast. The next is a matched pair
of greys by old Gideon four and five years
old, 1911 hands high and weighs $50.
1t is handsome pair of good stepper'
The next is n mare six years old, by
Black Pilot stands 1872 and weighs 950
color sorrel. This mare Is a natural
PAGER She is green, having never been
harncssed but twice. Mr.. Sprowl has
raised a fine colt from her this season.
He also owns fivc-ycar- old FLY by
Victor Jr dam Knox mare. This
colt stands Is hands, weighs $50, color
Jet black and Is a beauty.