Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-04-08
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

George NJ. Poole of Dover, has raised
some fine horses in the past few years.
His fast bay gelding. George NJ. now
wintering at Newport, is too well
known here to need any special men,
tion, but he has at his stable in Dover
quite a valuable horse, the four-year-
old gray mare, Beechnut, that has been
attracting considerable attention lately
by her fine form and lively gait.
Beechnut is beauty and is one of the
best appearing horses driven on the
streets this winter Moreover. she is
as clever as kitten and very easy to
take care Of She was sired by Ed
mund with record of 217ls and her
dam was by Bayard, so she is a half
sister to George NJ. Great things are
expected of her before the year is over
Besides Beechnut, Mr.. Poole has in his
stable, Martha Jane, a good appearing
bay mare with a record of 2.45, sired by
Messenger Wilkes. Her dam was AM
borina by Advocate: also two-year-
old gray mare by Al Sultan
j. p fuckers filly by Nelson s
Wilkes has been surprising the local
horsemen with the speed which she
shows this spring. The FLY will be
tracked the coming season and It is
predicted that she will do better than
$50 in her first races Mr.. Tucker has
also a black flly by Lumps that is
very handsome. Bangor horsemen say
that these two FLIES are two of the
best bred colts in this section. Sam
Marden is handling them.
NJ. r. Bracket has been driving a
very stylish matched pair lately. One
of the animals is owned by +. G. Moon
of the Penohscot Exchange and the
other by r. A. Buck, the shoe manu-
factuier. They are said to be one of
the best looking teams ever driven in
Banror.-B Bangor News.
Richard Sawyer of Calais. has q: his
farm the horse Robert A. and the black
mare Gypsy. Gypsy recently dropped
a handsome colt BY Egardo.
Isaac \. Ellis of Canton Point, is one
of the enterprising farmers of the town
of Canton. In connection with his
other lines of farming he has bred :,
few colts. a few years ago he secured
a chestnut mare by Gen. Custer. son Of
Kinds Knox. This mare he bred two
seasons to Nolute. son of Volunteer,
and sire of Pullman 2.21l4 The produce
two bay fllies, grew up into hand
some matched team and were finally
sold out of the State for good price,
but before they were sold they
We're both bred one year to Else
mere (p) 2.29l2, the son of AL
brino and Elcho 2.27i4, by Daniel
Boone, and the next season they
each produced chestnut filly whicn
have grown into beautiful mares
One is the chestnut mare Moselene
(p) 2.29A, record made last season
and the other is Ursula, a
trotter who made record of 2.39 in he,
first race over the half-mle track at
Canton last fall The latter mare was
recently sold to Z. L. Gilbert of Can
ton, and she is promising young
mare.
The 3-year-old Lawrence mare
owned by w. G.. Means of Machias, is
receiving considerable attention from
horsemen in the western part of the
State. She is considered one of the
best of her sire's colts
c. c. Farris of FoXcroft. has recent
ly purchased of F. E. Packard, of Sebec
Il very promising yearling colt The
animal is full brother to Mr.. Farris
speedy stopper Violin.
Diamond Wilkes. the well-known
stallion owned by D. +. Larrabee, OF
Dover, died last Thursday of finnamma-
tion of the stomach. The animal was
sick less than eight hours.