Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-16
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Fred Scott Of South Paris, has four
year-old Baby Dean nlly, from Patchen
dam, that is a beauty. She stands l5-z
high, is chestnut in color.
An elegant Patchen mare belonging to
Sanford Brothers, Dover, dropped foal
several days ago. by Alsultan. 1t is a
brown colt, and il blood counts for any
thing it is way up.
F. w. Cook Of Presque Isle, has with
drawn his promising young stallion,
Is-So, from the stud, and placed him IN
the hands of Mr.. A. c. Taylor, to be
handled for the track.
Guy Lawrence, one of the speediest
and most promising young horses IN
northern Aroostook. has been pur-
chased of l.. N. Berce by Andrew An
derson OF New Sweden. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Anderson does not in
tend to use his new purchase for racing
purposes.
Interested parties are again agitat-
ding the question of trotting park al
the corner of Northport avenue ana the
Perkins road in Belfast. There IS =
field of 20 acres, 40xsO rods, with an ex-
CGllpnl CudllSt lcl vi oiiidSN'
than two miles from the city and ABOUT
the same distance from Nolehpoit
campground.
independent day races. are to be given
by the management of the Old IoWn
driving park, but it has not been ue-
cided yet, whether they will occur on the
Sd on 5th This will depend upon which
one Of these days the WOODEN mill COM
pany observes as holiday, which Will De
that Of the race meet. Three races VIII
be put on, probably they will be the
$50, 235 and 2.25 classes.
Captain w. D. Hoffses of Waldoboro,
owns one of the best driving horses IN
that town. This is large black morse
by Anderson's Knox, dam mare that
came from Marshaltown, Iowa, IN a
carload of Western horses. He VIII
weigh over 100 pounds, is well put up
and stylish looking, can easily strike
a 24O clip in wagon on the road, and
is a powerful going horse.
An association of local horsemen has
lust been organized in Bangor, for the
purpose of operating Maplewood park
track and conducting races the coming
season. The association proposes to
have races about the middle of July.
The members make a mutual deposit
and with this and receipts from races,
a sinking fund will be formed for the
purpose of offering good purses for fu-
ture races.
Maplewood park is now beginning to
look quite lively. Charles G. Andrews
of Bangor, has a string of 81 horses
there included in which is Arthur B.,
2.2414, and Nelson, Jr., owned by Char
lev Simpson of Thomaston; Billy
Preston of Belfast formerly driver for
Hon. W. c. Marshall, has two; Ed Ire
land of Stetson. has two; W. ii. Sally
has two, and George Dyer Of Hermon,
has two.
Rolfe W. Davis announces the fol-
lowing programme for his two-days
trotting meeting at Union, the first
week in July: On Friday, July I'd,
2.4O class. purse of $50, and 2.34 stake
purse On Saturday, July Sd, 800 class,
purse SIS; go class, purse 800, and 23i
stake purse. All classes are open to
trotters or PAGERS. The list CT entries for
the stake races is a large one and
ought to insure good field of horses
and an interesting race in both classes.
The track is being put in good condition
and lively interest in the event is be-
ing taken by the horsemen of Knox and
Lincoln counties.
An Amherst firm is making $4,000