Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-10
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

There are two new horse trainers in
Rockland. NJ. w. Woodbury.. Jr.. OF Hur-
ricane Isle and Alvin ID. Wiggin from tn.
keag. They have three colts to break.
+. o. Getchell OF Augusta. has IA six
year-old chestnut gelding by Albrino and
he by Almont. out of u Knox mare. He Is
good style. kind and road fast. He has
the size. style and speed for gentleman )
driver.
"Anti-two- minute" Dr. Geo. II. Bailey
of Maine. has two mares. one of them n
sister of Poem. 2.l1i.. in foal to Lynne Bel
2.l0h. Jennie Roife. 2.2lle in foal to VAS
Sar. 200. and Robert McGregor mare in
foal to Nelson 200.
A race next season between John r.
Gentry and Star Pointer would be a
star sensation. They were foaled in
the same year-lSs9. and one is purely
trotting bred and the other purely pac-
ing bred.
On recent visit to Lewiston Bishop
the horseman said: I've seen the
time ] could put in two hours in Lewis
ton and Auburn and carry away two
dozen horses-good horses that cut a
dash in the New York market"
Erwin Z. Davis of Hartland. has
an Eolus mare. coal black. five years
old. stands Isl. and will weigh 1926 TBS.
dam by Gen. Lightfoot. He also has a
five-year-old by Lothair. Jr.; dam by
Won Moltke; brown. and in foal to NAL
lett; good style and a dandy.
J. A. Harris of Canaan. is taking good
care of. Peter +. this winter. He is !,
PAGER. coal black. iive-years-old. He was
ii record of AZ. This mark was made in
the mud. He will easily come TO '25 this
coming season. Peter p. was sired by
Eolus: dam by Edmund Knox.
\ few years ago in New York pa
Ger was rarely seen on the boulevards
and if one did appear the regular MEM
bers of the road brigade refused to
speed against him. Now. singly and
in teams. they are almost as numerous
as trotters. The same state of affairs
exists in Boston. Buffalo. Chicago and
other prominent points.
r. l.. Cummings of South Paris. Me-,
has been at North Arson Il few days.
looking after st. Croix colts. He bought
one of Augustus Bunker. IA twO-year-old
Chief. 22lA. second dam by Gideon He
has not been broken. but has the step
just the same. Mr.. Cummings said he
never looked at so many good colts, take
Janet four-year-old record 2.24A. owned
by r. l.. Cummings. is safely in foal to
St. Croix.
Europeans of wealth are beginning
to ride behind fast horses. and it is
predicted that they will soon become
the reigning fad in that country. This
means great deal to the American
market for the European horse lovers
who have money with which to crafty
their taste. want the fastest horses
that money can purchase. Every man
wants to ride faster than his neighbOr
and this wholesome rivalry, it is be-
lieved, will result in the purchase OF
many fast American horses.
The Mambrino Wilkeses are in evil
dence in Boston about every day, and
take commanding part in the brush
es. says Spirit of the Hub. .'Thetis
2.16A, is the leader clearly over all
others. Mischief comes next, and would
prove worthy rival. but she possibly
has more work. Fanny Wilkes. a
mare which has, not entered the 2.3C
list. was seen brushing with Refine
2.11A, one day this week. o. b. La
port of Manchester, N. H.. half owner
of Mambrino Wilkes, and Fred N.
Bracket were interested spectators
or the boulevard one day last week,
and We're pleased with the representa-
ticn the old horse had"