Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-12
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

I. A. Whitney, Newburg village, has
some very good colts. First, four-year
old FLY, color black, stands l5-l hands,
by Lothair Jr. dam by Harbinger. This
colt is good gated and bids fair to go
fast. Second, -threeyear- gelding,
color bay, stands 1872 hands, by Day
Dawn; dam by Tom Patchen. This colt
is good gated Third, four-ycar- old
flIy, color bay stands 1872 hands, by
Day Dawn; dam of Knox blood. Can
show $50.
J. H. Stuart of Unity, says his gelding
Pomp is fast improving. The horse was
taken dangerously i'll at the trot in Unity
two weeks ago.
A curious disease has attacked horses
in St. Joseph, Mich. The horses reject
food keep up continual snorting and
kick their stalls down. Some have es-
capped and run around in a circle as if
demented Local veterinarians express
the opinion that marsh hay is the cause.
costs rs much to raise a ''scrub" as it
does flrst-class colt. The former will
always be sold at loss, while the latter
always yields profit.
Cyrus T. Bonncy, Jr., CT Canton, sold
bay gelding four years old by Ben v,
and black gelding three years old by c.
). P, last week to parties in Auburn.
Their dam is by Gen. Custer.
C. w. Thompson Of Canton, shipped
the black gelding Thompson 2.273l, to
| Concord, n. H., where he was entered in
the 2.2S class for $500. The horse was
not landed on the tract until about ten
minutes before the bell rang for the race.
The first heat was won by Deuxmillion
in 227K, when Thompson won the next
three and race in 25H, . 2715, 2 %.
Mr.. Allen Frost Of Smithncd has two
fine blooded colts. The first is live-year
old FLY by Mystery Knox, he by San
ford Knox; dam Boone mare. This
colt has style and speed stands 10 hands
high. weighs $50, color black. Tho next
is a two-year-old by one of Nelson s
wilkes colts. This is fine acting colt
and is going TO make a fast one.
Tho management of trotting tracks
whether large or small ought to reform
them. They are run too free and easy
A stranger right from the West who has
visited many OF our Maine fairs this sea
son, says that they are way ahead Of us IN
this respect. The stretches are kept clear
of Il crowd even when o close decision is
given. The better order that is main
tanned the more respect there will be for
the entertainment given. The space on
the track in front OF the grand stand is
no place for a crowd either Before or after
a heat or during its progress If we
would elevate the sport on the race track,
we must have more order and decorum.
Another thing worthy of attention is the
increased purses AS the horses nay the
purses what matter does it make to the
management how large they are? The
larger the purse the better class of horses
you get, and the better the horses, the
better the sport and the larger the crowd.
Turf, Farm and Home.
Mr.. S. p. Felker of Clinton, has reason
to be proud of his eight-year-old gelding
Frank B. He is by Whalebone Knox
out of mare by Winthrop Morrill, In
the wagon race at Pittsfeld lie went the
last half of the second mile in / 20 with
great ease. He is green horse and only
GOES on the track for fun occasionally.
He is great sleigh horse as many
owners of good ones ia this vicinity can
testify. Farm and Home
| Mr.. Todd of Calais, Me, is said to be
the hacker of George W. Leavitt 1t is
well to have good hacker and il is also
| equally well to have such q good critic of
spefd as George Leavitt What man in
the country has brought out two better
colts this season than BiDgen and Lara
| bie?-Mirror and Farmer
James NJ. Boyd, Carmel, as two very
nice colts First, three -year-nId bay
geldin2 by Resolution, by Dirigo; dam OF
Drew blood. u his colt PAGES now and
bids fair to go some Second, two-year
old FLY, color brown, stands Is hands.
b, Erwin NJ. dam Of Knox blood This
colt rpeprnhlsS hi, si N, ya;t