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

Leslie Low of Monroe. has sold his
pacing mare. Nancy Ripple, to Isaac Sta
pies of Brooks.
H., C. Fletcher of South Paris, has a
good young horse that worked a quarter
last week in So seconds.
That was a good showing which the
gamey daughter of Messenger Wilkes.
Queen Wilkes made at Rigby.
Guy Edwards paced Hilda mile over
Mountain Farm course at Wateryille In
2.2f. the other morning, with great ease.
f. H. Greeley of Ellsworth, is stepping
his two-year-old colt Leavitt by Mo-
quettc. faster than he did Bingen last
year at this time.
The veteran campaigner c. T. L. 22lA.
is also at Mr.. Bailey's stable and is for
sale. Although 10 years of age this horse
is fast and ought 10 be good for several
years yet
The fine mare Kitty Almont. owned by
T.. l.. Jones of Corinna has Just dropped
a handsome filly by Abrino. Mr. Jones
says she is a beauty and he will breed the
mare back to Aibrino.
Hon. r. n. Chamberlain of Berlin n
FL. has sold his fine trotting mare Mamie
Strike, 2.26. to W. w. Brown of Portland
for u driving horse. 1t is reported that
800 was the figure. She was the fastest
horse in Berlin.
James Kidder of Houlton. has sold the
trotter Culver to Mr.. Malett of Fort
Kent. CULVER was driven an exhibition
miie for Mr. Malletts benefit and went
the shaiyes in LIS and LIZA, making the
full mile in 2.21i4.
Thursday, was bred by James F. Jewett,
formerly of Auburn, and was sold by Mr..
Jewett for fair price. He proved a
wonder and has been great money-get-
ter. He is a grandson of Glenarm, his
sire being son of Glenarm.
At n recent meeting of the North An
son Trotting Association, an organiZa-.
ton was effected with F. S. Parsons.
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The new grand stand Is 22xG0 feet and the
track is favorably located to aecom4ho-
date the public the trains run close to
it.
Lucky Strike. owned by Llewellyn
Spencer of Orono, is making fast time
this season. over at Monroe a short
time ago he came under the wire a de-
cidedly close second. the pole horse max
ing the mile in 222h. which means that
Lucky Strike went the mile in 2.23 at
least.
Hortense, the pacing mare belonging to
J. Il Manter of Guiiford Is in splendid
condition and will get in some fast work
this year. 1t is expected that she Will
lower her record to ZIP or better this sea-
son. She will commence the campaign In
New Hampshire. Mr.. Manter is handling
a very fine. speedy colt, the property Of
Henry Hudson. Esq.
There are plenty of good stations in
Maine from kittery by the way of the
and back by the Shore Line. There are
stations which will get speed size and
beauty With good dispositions James lanes
trotters. Albrino. Haley. Gyp Anderson.
the Pine Grove string, Nelson's at Sun
nyside. Octavious. Constellation. Glen
arm. Franklin. Regal Nelson. Olympus.
Silver Spray and Merrill. There are
plenty of them, and if these are patron
lied we'll the the State can raise trotters
and carriage horses in abundance.--Spirit
of the Hub. rkt
George Bailey of Belfast is getting an
enviable reputation as breeder and
owner of fast horses In the Bayard
Wilkes colt he recently purchased of the
Union Stock Farm. Vassalboro he has a
very fast young horse, and after the stud
season closes he will campaign him. This
horse has a beautiful disposition Is de-
veloping a fine gait. and ought certainly
to prove to be a race horse. In the same
stable Mr.. Bailey has a four-year-oid
gelding by Hambletonian Chief, out of a
dam by General Grant that will be given
a few races this year. He was started at
Rockland week ago and got third
money. At Monroe he was unfortunate
and met with a slight accident.