Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-03
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

just bought of F. S. Yeomans of South
ington Conn. his bay gelding Wind
sor Boy. 2.3S14 sired by Hambleton.
he by Hambletonian 10. He is bay
horse, years old, stands Is hands and
weighs about 1000 pounds. He has
been put on the track.
Fred NJ. Smalley has a handsome
coal black mare by Constellation; that
bids fair to equal in speed her famous
brother Patrol She will be three years
old Aug. 18th, stands 1874 hands high
and weighs 500 pounds. Her full sis
ter owned by c. r. Hill of Winter
port, recently made trial half-mlle IN
LII without previous training. Bo'h
mares are PAGERS.
A Vinalhaven merchant has thought
of this several times lately as he looked
al his favorite pocket-plece. ne
stamped his name on it twenty-five
years ago, when young man WORKING
at Hurricane, and sent it out on It's
wanderings. He did not see 1t again
until a few days ago, when somebody
gave it to him in exchange for Dag OF
fruit. He does not plan to part with 1t
again.
LAWYER Benjamin F. Hamilton of
Piddeford. has a handsome chestnut
celdtng which horsemen say is dan
DIV. He is six years old and goes by
the name of Amber. Although never
given a fast mile Mr.. Hamilton says
that he can turn a mile i'll go easy
when in condition The animal will be
used as driver this season, and next
summer will be put on the track fol
a record.
"Obyiously." says Breeders Gazette
1.-THE great success of any plan thai
shortens up harness contests is blaZ-
ing the way for a marked improve
ment in the drawing qualities of thai
sort of entertainment. and it will not
be so many years until the old three
in-five system, two races per day anC
a long wait between heats. will be
laid on the shelf with the high wheel.
and the kite track
There are several promising youns
horses in Waterville which will with
out doubt come into prominence on tn,
tracks before the present racing season
closes. Guy Edwards is handling Louise
a green FLY by Wilkes, which is d0ins
fine work in practice. Another Willle
which gives promise of being a fas
one is a four year-old now being
handled by Vet Whitman. j. c. Horn
has a filly by a son of Harhinge
which gives promise Of being a fas
one before the season closes. Mr.. Mel
sons Voglesing by Nelson was Worke,
a mile in 2.32 the other day and did i
easily. 1t is said at Sunnyside tina
I'll Do. a young colt by Nelson. vii
ia CT ar than (rAnn11acf Sta1s hpf0V
the season closes.
Scarcity of free-for-all trotters i
one Of the marked features OF the pres
eut trotting season." says the Hors
Review. None of the best ones VIII
We're in the 30 list prior to this yea
seems to be able to stand a prepare
ton. or to race 10 previous form Whel
prepared Buezetta may be an eXcep
ton, but if she should come to tn
wire fit and good. she viii be in
class by herself for some time Unles
Kentucky Union goes on as well a
she began. Later there may be othe
good ones out, and the fail contest
open to all may prove to be sensa
ticnal, but just now the minor track
alone can til such classes. However
there is no lack of rare good trotters
50 that the cracks are not great,
missed
one of the most remarkable greer
horses out this season is the Montan;
PAGER Fellfare, 2.1f. He was bred b,
c. y. Larabie on his Montana rancl
and was not taken up until last March
A that time he had never Worn
harness. He was broken and trained
and July IL, he took Il record of PA
I'ellfare is a bay gelding. by Bay Bird
son of Jay Bird, and his dam by Com
modore Belmont, a son OF Belmont. 1;
w Goodrich of Poultney, Vt, the wei
known dealer in high class horses, ha,
been handling several cOnsiSnments il
the east for Mr. Larabe and not Ions
ago Mr. Goodrich sold to a party il
Connecticut q fun sister to Fellfare
Mr.. Goodrich is of the opinion tina
Montana is growing the hardest elias
of horses in the United States today
Edgar Fisher at Wyman Park. ELS
worth, has taken couple of +. II
Greely's young horses from the farm
and will work them for speed. MI
Fisher has fifteen or twenty youn.
horses and colts, and is doing gooC
work with them. Ada Duryea. a four
Sdi -Dlu ny SlPiuDuld Which ne mas ii
training. is entered in the three min
ute stake at Fairfield, August 18th
and Lily Mac, the erratic mare whicl
can speed a 2.04 gait for d quarter o
rival the worst buck jumper in tn
country, are in his stable. These az
owned by A. w Ellis, Esq, of Ellis
worth Falls. Ada Duryea is big
fast handsome mare, an elegantl,
one foal owned by MIR. Ellis and bret
to some level headed stallion, Shout,
produce some fast ones.