Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-20

I a candidate for. the, Maine $50 list IL
owned BY William Wallace or Gorham
She u by Archer Boone, dam by Rober
Bonner, Jr.
The Danforth Trotting Park Agsocia
ton will hold meetings In 1897. June IL
July 2 and 8, August 8 and I, Septem
Der I and 8. Glasses and purses will b.
announced later.
Nancy Hanks yearling trotter
Marion, il a beautifully gated trotter
1t will be universally regretted that the
former trotting queen proves to be moi
with foal this season.
1t Is said that the three fastest horses
In Houlton are alright. Jr., Joker and
Nelson Wilkes. All three have marks In
30 and better and can step down the road
any time In good doing well up to their
records.
H. r. Parsons OF South NOrridgewock.
| owns a twO-year-Old gray mare by Gen:
! Wthers. dam Gideon. second dam Daniel
Boone, third dam an inbred Morgan mare
"a splendid gated colt by good sire and
very promising.
| John w. Allen of Sargentville. has a
| Wilkes horse colt ten months old that
weighs Cos lbs. and stands 1871 hands high:
He Is by Henry Wilkes dam Knox ana
HambletOnian mare. He IL well. put up
| and broken to halter; color, dark pay,
black points, with white hind feet
| w. C. Harrington OF Troy. wants to
breed a worldbeater. and with that
end in view he has sent to be bred to
Baron Wilkes. 2.1S, his three fast
mares, Phoebe Wilkes. 2.0S1R, by Ham
| bletonian Wilkes: Garnet, 2.13h. by
Pancoast. and Jane. 2l3N, by Mikea-
gan.
A correspondent of Turf. Farm and
Home says: In a visit at the stable OF
A. y. Call, South NorridRewock. the first
horse ! saw was his coal-black Messen-
ger brood mare. She will weigh l2oo
pounds and is in fOal to Trotwood.
Messenger Wilkes colt. The next was
a bay gelding four years old. up-headed
with good knee action, and a good road
err. In the next stall was bay mare sew
en- years old for family use: has always
| been driven by the family and considered
the family pet. The next was wal
mort Patchen mare three years old that
is a likely one He also has hve-year.
old chestnut geiding with iisfIt No NJ and
tail and strip In face and t46-swhite
ankles behind,s good. tall ranG4 morse;
and a black geiding by the Ruse4 Sloyse.
out OF his brood mare. with one white
anxle behind. two years old in the spring
The whole lot Is one, OF which Mr., Cole
has good reason to be proud.
One Of the finest horses that ioowned
In the vicinity OF Locke's Mills. Is the
handsome stallion owned by n. w.
Ethridge of South Bethel. Nelson +.
is beautiful dark bay. stands l6k
hands high and weighs 1900 pounds. Is
five years old, and is perfectly kind and
manageable. Mrs. Ethridge Is fire.
auentiy seen both In this village and
Bethel. driving him alone or In the
company of her lady friends. She
harnesses him alone. both in their
stable and in strange ones where she
visits. and takes cAter sof-i1im in their
stable. when Mr.. Ethridge is away
from home No one has eyer harnessed
or driven him besides Mr. and Mrs.
Ethridge. Nelson e. would be no.
tIced in any place for his beautiful. al
most perfect build and Handsome car
rage He ia a fast one" but has
never been on the track.
Col. w. G. Morrill, of Pittsfield. says
he shall have at the stake races In
August some of the best ones in the
State. Among them and in the 2.21,
which will be the most interesting OF
any. will be: Ray. 2.2SA, by Constitu-
ton. owned by ]. p. B. Whelden of
Bangor, Keno L.. 2.26A. by Noun |
taineer. owned by ]. L. Adams of
Unity Lady Franklin, 2.25A. BIZ
Franklin. owned by Joseph Trot of
Atkinson. Dottie D.. 2.25k. by Won L.,
owned by E. p. Dearborn. south New |
berg. Maud Ellingwood,2.26A. by Eolus. |
owned by c. II. Merrill of Danforth. |
Pembroke by Jay Bird, owned by ]. P.
Whelden. Bumbs Haroldson, 3.25&. by
Prescott. owned by L. E. Guthers oil
Belfast. Maud Pitcher, 2.26A. byl
Thurkembawno owned by r. S .Gurthurs. |
Jacob T.. 2.26A., by Jake Patohen.
owned by Frank w. Thompson of
Salisbury Cove, Alta Rosa, 2.27A, by |
Highdawn. owned by Alvin H. Bragg |
Of Oakland, Greenbrino. 2.26A. by
Woodbrino owned by A. Morrison Of
Lvermore Falls, Startling. 2.26k. owned |
by E. w. Hanks of Augusta, Ansel W., |
2.26A. by Harbinger. owned by Dr. c.
E. Pickering. Gardiner, Cedric. 2.26A, |
by Black Pilot, owned by Union Stock |
Farm. Vassalboro; Maud H., 2.25&, by
Gen. Withers, Jr., owned by c. II.
Simpson, Waterville; Westbrook. 2.26A, |
by Elmbrook. owned by Guy c. Ed
wards, Fairfield; Dick West, 2.26%, by
Col. West, owned by Chris Toole of
Bangor; Cashier, 2.25A. by Nelson.
owned by G. B. Ingraham, West Rock
port. You will see that to be list
over which the public will have a
chance to keep up considerable guess
ing" said the colonel to a Lewiston
Journal reporter. Continuing, he said,
1.-The 2.35 and 2.37 classes, especially,
will have almost as many good ones in
them, while the three-minute class is
certainly to be a corker, for there are
surely. going to be a large number of
green horses in it which will make a
mark by that time" Coming down to
the most attractive class of the Maine
turf this season, the colonel says. IT'S
the 2.20 class by all means: there are a
large number Of horses that last season
were eligible to the classes from 2.35 to
2.26 that have got way down between
those classes and yet are in the 2.20I
class. Among those might be mem
toned Halle, Paul T. Lucky Strike,
Bismarck, Quad. Vent Vici. Johnnie
Wilkes, Chestnut Venture, Silver
Street. Parker, Fancy Boy. Dustmont
and Belle p. Every one Of these are