Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-06-13
AMONG THE SPEEDERS.
Fast Horses Being Trained In at the
Driving Park.
Interesting Sight TO Watch the Lively Trials
on the Track.

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| The driving park is the scene of
hustling horses, these days as they are
being broken in for the coming season
They do great things there. and they
say great things of the prospects of
a lively time later, and the promising
OF, tlook of some of Kennebec's fast
steppers which are being looked out
for there.
\ We'll, will you just see that mare
step along"
Did you ever see such movement as
that before in your life?"
Isn't that little bay gelding of mine
a perfect beauty" and many other
similar remarks are heard as the own
ers and trainers watch their favorite
steeds fly around the race course. And.
speaking of the track, it is fine cond-
ton, they say. The coming Fourth
of July races have aroused much in
interest in the horsemen, and to say
that it will be a success is putting it
| in not the right kind of language that
i the prospects warrant. for twill be
very grand affair, without doubt.
It's fine, down there, on quiet
| morning. so isolated, to be sure. from
| all else. There is so much horse talk
| flying around that no one would even
50 much as suspect that there was
ball field in the enclosure. so interest
ed are they all in the horses.
AS one enters the grounds, and
takes a move towards the left. the
nearest stalls in sight. he finds the
genial w. F. Webb, or some of his
! friends, for, more than likely, Webb is
II spinning around behind some flyer.
II Under his skillfu eye there are
some 10 horses, who will undoubtedly
be later heard from.
There is the bay gelding Willard, by
Nelson Wilkes, owned by J. E. Fuller
Willard is dam by Judge Advocate.
and has four years racing record
of 2.2SA, and promises to be one of the
fast ones before the season is through.
1t is thought that he may come up to
20. He is picked out as one of the sure
winners in the July Fourth races.
II Manley Nichols black PAGER Dottie
EW, has a record of $780,, and is cred
tied with 2.29, with the half in Ill
This horse was sired by John L. by
Cushnoc.
The trotter Cushnoc, owned by John
: Grant, was sired by Victor. He has a
record of 2.31A. and Mr.. Webb stepped
him off, Thursday, in the quarter, in
35 seconds.
The PAGER Twilight Wilkes. by Twi-
light, by Boubuhn, dam by Lucy
Wilkes, has a record of 2.32h. She is
owned by II. r. Lishness. and has been
worked in trial, this past week, in
t2.3112, and 34h for the quarter.
Startling, owned by E. w. Hanks has
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ter, with record Of 2.26A. sired by
Nelson's Wilkes He is one of the ia
,orites.
Another is a bay gelding, Sammy
w, owned by Samuel White. This is
a green horse, and has never been
| worked for speed. He is booked foi
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245, the last quarter in 50 seconds He
is by Messenger Diomcd.
Then there is Felix Wilkes. a bay
stallion, owned by Charles Humphrey
He is by Nelson's Wilkes. dam By
Happy Medium. and promises to be a
very fast horse.
Frank Moore's black mare. rlora
!, Temple. sired by Cushnoc. is mare
that can show 240. She hasn't beer
> worked much for two years
Last of this lot, but not least, is the
brown geldinS, Slippery Tom, owned
by Fred Beck. This horse is II hands
high and good gated, sired by Kenne
bee, dam by Hilton $ Knox.
Several of the above Mr.. Webb tool
to Pittsiield. Friday to show their met
Z tie in the races there.
w. d. Haley has six specimens o
horse flesh, which are being looked afte
by d. A. Pinkham, with great skill. Mr.
Pinkham was met by Journal reporter
, and, when questioned regarding Mr.. Ha
- lev's horses, said that he had some o
the prettiest that ever trod the Kennebe'
| soil.
"There is Marion" he said. as h
pointed to handsome four-year- r-old
He is by Dictator Chief. by Gray Nose
She worked mile last year, a three
years-old in 2.26, and promises grea
| things for the coming season.
"Then there is Julia, a three-yearold
by Haley, dam by Olympus She got ;
mark last year, as two-year-old o