Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-13
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Edward Sylvester of Etna, has a three
year-old gelding, color gray, stands l5.1
hands, by Durandal, son of Gideon, dam
by Ftarnaught; second dam by Grey Dan.
This colt has trotted this year In . so and
barring accidents another season should
te able to reduce this a number Of seconds
| r. II. Coombs of Belfast, has bought
of G. l.. Burgess of Rockport the bay
mare Petrouel, one of the best bred, horses
in Maine. Petronel is standard bred, was
foaled in 1856 and bred by H. b. Holton
of Powhattan, Md. She was sired by
Orange Blossom, No. 23s, he by Middle
town. No 1852. Her dam was Queen Bess,
dam Of Gamson. whose record Is 25is
Queen Bess by Idol No. A. The grand.
dam of Fetroncl was Lady Davis by
Black Hawk
| Sylvanus Porter of Cumberland Center
has sold his fine flve-ycar-old geldng
Westlawn by Col. West, dam Highland
Maid, to Mr. Woodside, stable keeper at
Brunswick
Alolayone, 2.22, was shipped from Bos-
ton to his home in Phillips, Me-, on the
30th ult. Accompanying him was n
large. handsome, good gated yearling
fllly, owned by j. Fl. Long of Boston,
sired by Alclayone; dam. Ella Robinson,
by Almont, Mr.. Long refused an offer of
5000 for this FLY few weeks since.
Mrs. l. H. Lcavitt of Brettun's Mills,
Livermore, wife of the landlord of the
Livermore house and proprietor Of the
Livermore- Auburn stage line, is the owner
of very promising colt, years old last
April, bay in color, hind legs marked
with white, star In the forehead, strip on
| the nose. The colt is chrlstened Prince
Nathan. He is by Black Nathan, 2.17A,
| by Robinson d., 2.17]i; dam Gypscy by
Ben Lambert, second dam nearly a full
blooded Messenger.
Horses hailing from Phillips or by sires
owned here, have made quite good
showing upon the turf this year. Arthur
b., which made record of 2.2715, is by
Bronze, now owned by j. F. Cakes of
Rangcley. The fastest new Maine bred
80 performer that has entered the list
this year is the PAGER, Fred Wilkes, which
won two races at the late Brockton,
Mass, fair on two successive days getting
= record of 2.1Sk in his first race and
reducing it to 2.iS4 the next day. Fred
this town and his sire was Alcctus, a son
of Alcantara, 2.23. Another trotter
which was sent from Phillips last year is
Stella, which took a record of 2.17I
in a race that she won at Mystic Park the
past season. The latest Phillips horse to
attract attention upon the track is the
in the 27 class at Sangus, Mass, Oct
| 18th, in a field of nine seasoned cam
paigners and was beaten only by Green
Boy, Jr., "a horse that has been cam
paigncd three seasons. On Oct. 25
Alclayone started again in the 2.27 class
in field of five, among them Green Boy,
Jr. Alclayone won in straight heats,
time, 2.25l4, 2.22l,, 2.22, trotting the
last half of the second heat in 1lOl2 and
the last half of the third heat in 1101t.
In work out mile at Mystic Park on
Wednesday, the 23d ult, Trainer Golden
drove Alclayone the last quarter in 32I
seconds a 2.1l gait. Alclayone reached
Phillips the last of last week. A yearlng
FLY by Alclayonc was shipped to Phillips
with him where she will be kept two
years. She is owned by Mr.. J. H. Long
of Boston, who refused an offer of $500
for her three weeks ago
Ada p, 2.23L, the famous little
Presque Isle PAGER was brought to Fort
Fairfield, last Saturday, by her new owner,
| G. L. Foss.
There are at least two horses In Bang
that live in style They are comfortably
quartered at McAloons stable on York
street They are Ezra L. enc. formerly
owned by Mr. Sterns and Charley Dan
forth the PAGER ESQ. Ezra l.. is now
nearly % years old, and since he met with
an accident sometime ago, has been taken
out Of the stable only occasionally, for
lghtssexercise.