Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-10
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

make them go some this season.
The best horses in one of the largest
New York stables came from Maine
and the proprietor says that his besl
customers prefer Maine bred anmals
every time.
New Hampshire will have the har.
ness kings, John r. Gentry. 2,001s, ant
Robert j., 2.011a. this season. They have
been booked for the Manchester track
The date to be announced later.
Charles C. Emerson of Bangor ila.
purchased in Calais a four years Ole
colt whose sire carries the Nelson blood
and whose dam is a Gen. Withers mare
Mr. Emerson will use the colt for driv-
ing purposes.
The Rockland horse Young Harold
son by Haroldson. owned by Chas
Davis. has been placed in the hands Of
DR.. Farnum to be campaigned this sea
son. With Pilot Wilkes, c. Fl. Nelson
Young Haroldson and the fast young
PAGER Isaac M. the doctors string is
an interesting one.
Mischief. by Maihhrino Wilkes. has
her speed with hera,lways. \ few days
ago John Riley took her out Of a buggy
ana gave her a full mile over Mystic in
~. and a half in los. She viii not be
raced this year but Will continue to be
used on the road Those who saw her
step say that she could have gone Ia
Sc. mari, Of 2.t7@. Her mile Is The fast
est gone by any trotter in this part o:
he country this season.
Some good horse stock may he seen at
The stable of F. S. Could a prominent
business man OF East Union. MIR.
Gould owns the fast mare Lucy \. by
Auson's Knox. b5f Gen. Knox Her
size and color are both favorable for
breeding There it filly two years
Old in June, ana colt -year-old in
June, both by Dlad and out Of Lucy A.
They are dark bays with black points.
good size ana form. He also has a
handsome shaped chestnut pacing filiy,
Lady Clara. by Quad. Lucy a. is now
N foal by Cashier
John II. Wallace has completed his
book THE Horse If America" Those
written a book more exhaustive and Of
more thorough research into the rer-
ords of antiquity than any horse his
tolian that has prtsceded him. a little
more than one-half of the work is de-
voted to the history Of the trotting
horse. his origin and development from
the time of Messenger down to the pres
Ont day. Mr.. Wallace is living in New
YORK. and. although about Is years of
age is about as vigorous mentally and
hysically as ever. He is in wealthy
circumstances.
The list of entries FOR the standard
stake races to take place at Rigby
park. Sept. 20-2l is completed. and is
now in the hands of the printers:
There are Is classes. and total Of 255
entries The stakes are $500 each.
The Pennsylvania plan is to be en-
ployed for the first time in this country,
the horses not to be named till two
weeks before the meet. The classes are
Trctting. 2-year-olds, eligible to 2.5o
class. 3-year- olds, eligible to 2.40 class.
Z.3S. ESQ 225, 220, 215, 30 classes
2.20. 2.15. 30, 2.07 classes. Many of the
best known stock farms from Maine to
Texas are represented in the entry.
Jacob T. is a bay stallion with one
white ankle behind and win stand
nearly 1914 hands high. He was foaled
in 1890. was bred and is still owned by
Frank w. Thompson, Salisbury Cove.
Me. Jacob T. was got by Jake Patchen,
he by the Sanborn Horse and he by
Tom Patclien: dam by Red Prince son
of Gray Dan, by Gideon. Re Went into
the hands of Edgar l.. Fisher last year
after his season in the stud was ended,
and was started in five races of which
he won four and closed the season with
a record of 2.26A. and it is the general
belief that he win beat 2.2o in 1897 if
nothing befalls him. He is a nice bay
color with good length of body, strong
back. smooth turned hips, nice neck
and coed sensible head and an amiable
disposition. He has a nice way Of go
ing and great speed. His sire, Jake
Patchen, would have proved a coed sire
OF speed but he was eastrated some
Years ago. ON the dams side Jacob 7.
carries the blood of Gideon (sire of the
dam of Nelson 200, St. Croix 2.1f&, etc.
through Gray Dan, who was also a
sire of trotters and dams of trotters, as
well as a trotter himself.
n. w. Weston of Skowhegan. has
two horses in his stable and five more
under his care. They are as follows: a
bav mare by Nelson's Wilkes. eight
years cid. has never worked her to the
track to amount to anything, but she Is