Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-27
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

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A Brewer horse died from sunstroke
last week.
The Maine bred mare Aubine (pole re.
cord 2.lS12 is thought TO be safely In foai
to Mambrno King.
E. c. Body of Belfast has black
PAGER that 1t will be well to look out for
in the autumn races.
A six-year-old gray colt belonging to
DR.. A. c. Gibson OF Bangor died las.
week with collie The animal was valued
at 5000
Will Miller of Auburn. has sold his
fast pacing mare, Nellie T., to Rock
land parties for good price.
c. f. Lane of Belfast has sold his beau
tiful .'Ledo" horse to Massachusetts
parties and he sold him, too, as horses
are gowing oW-a-days.
Among the matched pairs in Belfast
are the fine Acton colts of L. l. HlXlord
which are beauties 10 look at ana Ike
says they are natural tfotters
John Cushman of Sherman has bred
his mare by Primo to Broomal ia. He
has also bought of Exeter parties two
brood mares with foals at FOOT by
Broomal.
j. H Webster of Orono. has bought
the horse Pat by Gen. Franklin, for
merly owned and handled by George
r. Palmer
Three year-old PAGERS Of the. first class
are plentiful thi. wear Mrs. 10. 215, Pi-
lot Medium Jr,, PA. Dan g., 2l@,
Thorndine a,l8l4, are fair samples And
there are others.
Pandora, the fine stallion owned by
f. T. Monroe of Foxcroft, was driven
mile in 1861 a few days ago and
repeated it in 234 with perfect ease.
Samuel Rackliff of Belfast. has recent
~ bought a young mare that bids fair to
be a fast one. She was, sired by Har-
binger dam Toledo, and was formerly
owned by Henry Staples of Brooks.
Fred Wilkes 2lS1., by Alectus, is
game horse as evidenced by his eight heat
race at Lawrence; The following Is the
way Fred Wilkes PISA finished 4, g. 2 2; /,
22112. 2.ls4 2.l724. ASA, 2lsl2, 2.2St4.
Fred Davis of Dover, has purchased
from Fred ]. Curtis a promising five
year-old bay horse after Gloster, The
colt stands 16 hands high. and weighs
100.
The a.4o trotting class is shade differ
eut from what it used to be. 1t made
Page take A record OF 10 to win one of
| these events this season. while Emma
Offut had to go in 2l6l ana Newburser
| in 2.16l4 to do the trick in the same class
TO win.
Mr. Frank Moves of Riverside Park
| has returned from Massachusetts with
| Marinette, the dam of Royal Nelson 60
| p 9324 etc. Lucia Stout and Queen he
| gent These mares having bred to such
| sires as Binsen co 21S3., Arion 20'$4 and
| Baron Wilkes.
| Mr. Daniel ITemore of Smyrna. has
purchased of parties in Watervile the
| chestnut gelding Nelson Wilkes. six years
| old by Wilkes: dam by Nelson 2;9; He Is
| a horse of medium size, up headed. has a
| nice way OF going and ought TO be last
| He was a close second to the winner in
| the first heat in 2.33le.
| O. ]. Lanpher of Dover. is handling
| his three-year-ol Wilkes stallion this
summer. He is by Mambrino Wilkes,
| it's dam a very fine, large Advocate
mare which Mr.. Lanpher owns. He
| is stylish, gamey looking fellow.
Greenbrino 2.31 by Woodbrino 225l3
will undoubtedly be among the Win
ners from now out and should finish the
! season with a record close to go writes
w. H. Allen. He has not started in a
race this year, as yet, but will begin
| his campaign in August, and he will
| be seen at the Androscoggin county
| fair, the New England fair State fair
| etc. Last week in a work out mile over
Evergreen park, which is in rather poor
condition just now and several seconds
slow, this promising young son of
Woodbrino stopped the watch at 2.2S12,
and he was not urged up to his clip
once during the mile.
Ever since it was started The Ameri-
can Horse Breeder has urged the breed
ers of New England to use the best mares
of Morgan descent that they could secure
for brood purposes, regardless of stand
ard rank, and breed them TO the hest
Hambletonian stations within their
reach The writer says this journal
lis more firmly convinced than ever that
| those of the small breeders of the north
who follow that course will make the
in New England that are descendants of
Daniel Lambert, Gen. Knox. GOdduSt
Winthrop Morrill,, fearnaught and their
| sens, as well as other successful Morgan
| sires. These mares can be picked up at
| reasonab BILE prices, and If they possess the
right qualities individually, they Will
| prove the best of brood mares If proper
judgment is used in the selection of stall
| lions with which TO mate them Every
man who breeds horse stock nowadays
| should bear in mind the fact that low
prices are sure TO prevail IA future for
imma ture, undeveloped stock. To make a
surely paying business of the breeding
venture sVery man must plan to keep his
youngsters until they are from three to
| six years old, and are thoroughly broken
to harness..
A friend asked me the other day to
account for the light attendance at the
Rigby meetings. How, with the most
beautiful track in the East, with every
accommodation, pleasant officials and
! liberal treatment, II continued meeting
after meeting? l couldn't do it.
have thought sometimes that although
| the racing there was great from a rae
| ing standpoint, that there might be
! less local interest to see horses from
| all over the country perform, than
| there would be in meeting confined to
Maine horses. where favorites from one
| locality could meet in competition
! horses from another locality, all with
| their friends and friends of their own
ers and the families which they repre-
sent. ] have thought such a meeting
| where class races We're given, open
| like the State Fair to Maine horses
| might draw. Another thing which
| initiates against the success of Rigby
and Old Orchard. to a greater or less
| degree, is the fact that horses racing
there take records and are placed in
| classes where they cannot win over
half-mile tracks. As the above are
| the only mile tracks in the state, there
Is no doubt in my mind but these
things have an influence with Maine
horsemen to keep them away That
these tracksare the very fastest in the
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