Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-01
TRACK AND sifiiasIle aiosslp.

Name, MS record or 2.14A, placing him
ahead of st. Croix, 2.14N, who has pre-
viously held that honor, and he is rated
as capable Of a mile in 2.1O or better.
He may yet come up to Mr.. Heald's
prediction regarding him.
Jefferson Spearin Of North Arson. has
sold his race horse, Crpix Wilkes, to
Asher Horn of Pennington.
E. r. Allen of Wilton, has eight
horses in his string, and it is work
enough for one to properly handle tina,
many.
Leforest L. Robbins Of Belfast, has
bought a handsome fve-year-old black
gelding by Black Rock OF George Mears
of Belmont.
L. A. Worthley Of Phillips, has bought
the Levi F. Hoyt PAGER and he pro
poses to give all the fast horses some
thing to do this fall
w. L. Eaton of Calais, has sold his
trotting horse. Jock Bowen, to Geo. S.
Murchie and Harry Haley. Harry will
drive Jock in future.
F. c. Nichols of Old Town, has
traded for Jimmy w." 1.-THE well known
trotting horse, owned by Amos Walker.
Greenville. Jimmy w. has record OF
2.27lA.
Star Pointers dam, Sweepstakes, is
the dam of Hal Pointer 2O4h, and is
the only mare in the world that ever
produced two horses with a record bet
ter than EOS.
Levi Hoyt of Phillips. has sold his
gray pacing gelding to Foss Worthley
of Avon. This horse is young and mas
never been trained but can show con-
siderable natural speed.
A. D. Ames of Pittsfield, has pur-
chased a very nice colt of DR.. E. p.
Goodrich. 1t is a four-year-old, dark
bay, 16 hands high, weighs about 1000
pounds and was sired by Day Dawn,
dam by full blooded Morgan mare.
The North Arson Advocate says that
Cora s., the fast three-year-old, IS
coming nearer the charmed circle every
time she appears on the track. One
day recently Mrs. Williams turned the
half-nile with this colt in 119 and the
full mile in 2.4O.
Fred Berry of Rockland, has a coupla
of better horses than ever before ii
Lucky Strike by Irwin M, and Belle p.
by Merry Monarch, son of Daniel
Lambert. Mr.. Berry is one of the best
Judges of horses in Maine, and always
has three or four good blooded ones in
his stable.
Maud Ellingwood, c. H. Merrills
handsome little trotter, that Won sec
ond money in the 227 race at Calais.
is the same horse that won first money
at the races in Pittsfield a few days
ago. being driven by a woman. Maud
E.cingwood is handsome grey and
was much admired by the large crowd
on Tuesday.
c. II. Parker of Pennington Falls,
has sold his bay gelding by Red Jacket
to H. e. Wentworth of Denvers, Mass
This colt was brought there when a
,yearling by F. B. Watson, who regards
him as one of the best speed prospect
ever shipped from the Falls Ths
youngster showed Mr. Wentworth
quarters and halves better than a 40
clip to wagon.
Ihede Thayer of South Paris, has
bought r. L. Cummings black mare,
Barbara. This horse is by Warsaw,
and can trot close to 2.30 without train
ing. Thede has a horse in charge for
Mr.. Cummings-Janet that went in
2.2iA at Rigby. The horse is of the S..
CrciX Q.13H) blood. This mare has
just weaned her colt. but she speeded
twice around the fair grounds track
in 2.28, the other day. Thede had ;,
fast one of his own, Elmont but he
sold him to. II. F. Jacobs of Colebrook,
N. H.
Col. Walter G. Morrill, of Phladal-
phia. has purchased of c. F. Knowles
of Willimantic, the fast trotter Noun
taineer, by Young Rolfe, dam Ink.
Mountaineer has record of 223H and
was owned for some time by Appleton
Webb of Waterville, who paid $1,000 for
him when a colt When he got his
record it was generally thought that ne
was out-classed and no longer valuable
as race horse. This season under the
training of l.. Jud,l1ins OF Hartland, he
has shown that he can go considerably
better than his record.
Thomas McAlcon of Bangor, has
purchased of j. A. Adams of Unity, the
PAGER, Keno L., we'll known on the,
Maine turf, the price paid being close
to $1,000. Keno l.. is a bay stallion.
seven years old, weight 1850. He was
bred ard raised by Mr.. Adams, and is
by Mountaineer,f out Of Knox mare
He has record of 2.26A with a quarter
in 80 seconds, and is regarded as one
Of the coming horses in this part of the
country. He is entered in the 1926
stake race at the fair at Lewiston, and
after that will be campaigned on the
eastern Maine and probably Other
tracks. ss
At, the beginning of the season Apple.
ton Webb leased the trotting track that
he constructed several years ago for
the use of the horses at Mountain Farm
in Waterville, to w. G.. Reynolds and
Frank Yeaton,- who are running the
track both as place for working out
their own horses and those of other
owners ard trainers who do not have
tracks more conveniently located with
reference to their homes. The stables
at the track are in good shape and the
horses are kept there except when they
are away at races. The track is in
good condition and capable of allowing
fast time.
A.. tho Gloss inf ftha last season there