Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-14
keIson's Pertinent Statement.

There are few places in the country o.
the size of " aterville where one may SET
SO many fine specimens of well bred horse
ard a glance at some of the more con
spicuous among the splendid animals
quertered in and about that city will b,
OF interest A Journal reporter called
upon c. II. Nelson, the other evening and
requested summing up of the horse
business, of Waterville in particular, and
the state OF Maine generally, together
with the outlook for the future. Mr..
Nelson was ready To ak plainly and give
everybody lair show as VIII he seen by
the following interview:
II tnink WaterviIlc has more good
horses with fast records ready for the
market now on the track Dext spring.
than any town Of its size ia New Eng
land
OF coutse this is the home Of Nelson.
2.o9 | saw upon the street today Ned
H, 222, by son Of Gcnl Withers.
owned by the genial proprietor of the
City hotel, f. c. Hamilton; also Edmund,
2.I7 T., owned by the Hon. f. f. Webb
who also owns Hilda, 2.2Sl,. All O:
these horses are IN the stable of GU
Edwards.
Silver Street, 2l9lt, sarah Fuller.
2.29 /, Nelson Allen, 227 Conquest
Star, 2 IS, at two years Of age, Amber.
2.2t, Red Hawk, 228l,, Hazel 22S i,
Fairh, 2.27lI, Lucy Nelson. 236 =, Ellis
worth, 2.19Il, and others too numerous
to mention from Sunnyside that are seen
upon the street on pleasant days Phil
lois, 2.24 owned By Mr.. Spaulding China
Boy, 2.27 a, owned by Walter Reynolds
Barber Boy, 2.3l, owned by Mr. Langlois.
Alta Rosa, 227l2. owned by Alyah
Bragg.
Mr.. Bert Yeaton has stable of fine
horses On Union street. owned py different
parties, while at l.. W. Rollins stable on
Front street, are quartcred L. l. Abbott :
pair of dark greys, full brothers by
Wilkes. which attract much attention on
the street. In the same stable are kept
| other good ones. Across the river but a
short distance, Ed Getchell has a stable OF
the most promising youngsters in the
land. W. A. Yates has one by Nelson.
dam by Dictator Chief, also grey road
mare with a mark of 32 trial in %
G. A. Alden has a good one by Sultan.
also in Getchell's stable Mr.. Alden. in
town, has several fine ones among them
Payson A, 2.29I4, John Horne has a
dozen or so with and without records. all
able to take record. Mr. Sawyer on
Silver street has a good stable of horses.
Among our French citizens, Mr.. Fred
Pooler has q very fast geIdng. Charles
Simpson has lately bought the brown
mare Maud NJ, 2.2414. While | have
mentioned a number OF stables and
owners of Watcryille, | will not FORGET
the Stewart Bros beautiful chestnut
mare. Others in this vicinity with horses
of speed and road work combined are too
numerous to mention. Much has been
said regarding the breeding problem of
late The outlook is brighter at this time
than it has been for four years Anyone
that has young stock Of the right kind
growing will tind it will pay them a hun
dred per cent or more in the next two
Yeas.
8 saw an item in one of our leading tuyf
journals from Mr.. Pompilly of Auburn.
in which that gentleman said that coed
horses are growing scarce in Maine and
poor ONES more plenty He did not tell
us why 1t is So His statement leaves u
bad impression. The reason is lust this
buyers from abroad are buying our hes
ont and taking them away and dealers
are shipping western plugs into cur State
by the hundreds every week, and are not
getting for a carload what we get for a
good one ;"