Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-03

an own sister to
the race horse
Starr King. She weighs 1875 pounds.
Another. Fred NJ, one year old by
Pure B. (2.3O). This colt weighs 900
pounds and is a promising one.
There are over 60 trotters that have
taken records of 21O or better.
Miss Fullerton, 2.19A is said to have
trotted As races without making break
F. C. Sayles. Pawtucket, has bought
Martha Wilkes, EOS, and will breed
her.
klamath has been retired for the sea-
son after winning seven races out Of
nine starts.
Capt. Lambert of South Dover, has
had his stallion, Diamond Wilkes.
added to the gelding list.
M. H. Nash of Rockland. is driving a
purchased in Belfast. The animal is
good stopper.
The European trotting record is held
now by Col. Kuser, a brother to
Cebola, the fast trotter of E. c. Luques
of Biddeford, with mark of 2.l4 1-5.
The honest trotting stallion Thorndale
Echo, owned by J. Fred Watersons OF
Calais, has been sold together with the
pacing mare Anita, to Marsha1 Barker OF
Marysville, N. B. The figures were high
Sheriff c. r. Brown of Bangor, has
recently purchased handsome five
year-old bay gelding. He found the
animal in Springfield and is now driv-
ing him as one of his span.
The Maine mare Ada P, won the ZIG
pace at Combination park, Medford.
Mass. on Friday. which was brought over
from the previous day. The time was
2.14%. This race closed the last of the
New England circuit meetings of the
year.
Allen Sprague of North Arson, has
bought Daniel Webster, a fine ST.
Croix colt four years old, of Andrew
Hilton. This colt was raised by Geo.
e. Abbott and it's dam is a very fast
mare.
E. H. Greedy of Ellsworth, says the
report that the trotting mare 'Matin
Bell" has been sold is not true. She is
now in the hands of a Boston man
who may purchase her, but she has
not been sold.
C. N Black Of Belfast has sold his
we'll known sorrel carriage horse Fear
naught to Frank Donahue of Rock
land. Fearnaught is handsome and
stylish horse, and as he has been
owned in Belfast and vicinity all his
life, he will be missed on the streets
there. He is II years old and has a
record of 2.36.
DIR. Alfred L. Murch of Bangor, is
now in Kentucky for the purpose of
purchasing for DR.. c. D. Edmunds a
horse that can trot in 2.20 or better, for
which DR.. Edmunds is willing to pay a
good price, as, it is understood, he in
tends to take hand in the racing ON
Maine tracks next season. At last ac-
counts DR.. Murch has not found the
right horse.
The directors of Lake Shore Park, Ac-
ton, met recently, to settle the AFFAIRS OF
the association. After paying all expen-
ses they were able to declare a nine pei
cent. dividend for the stockholders ana
have enough left in the treasury to pay
the insurance and fees to the national as
ISOLATION and other incidental expenses
for the next year. The society is entire
ly out of debt and have made large addi-
lions to their stables and other improve
ments. Not all trotting PARK associations
in Maine can show such fine record.
I'm 1893 many predictions were made. >
says The Horseman. that the 2.04 mark
would not be broken for many years and
while tie vaticinatOrS were all wrong, as
events have proved, there was more
method in their madness than most peo-
pie are willing to give them credit for
for the reason that but five PAGERS in all
Star Pointer. John r.. Gentry. Joe Fat
chen, Robert J. and Frank Agan, have
succeeded in beating 2.N. OF these Agar
while Robert and Gentry got inside the
2O4 list in 1894, leaving only Pointer anG
Patchen to be named as the additions Of
1895, 1896 and 1897. In other words, since
mark at Fort Wayne, Indiana. in Au
gust, 1894. and Gentry paced in 2.03A, the
additions to the 2W list have numbered
only three and 1897 has yet to do its
share Of the work. When We consider
that additions to this very select circle
have since it's inauguration come at the
rate of only one per year. it certainly does
seem as though the 24 mark Is to be
for some time to come at least. the gen
eral limit of harness speed at the pace
If we may in the same manner. accep
the teachings of the track concerning
speed at the trot We must set the hgures
between the 2.07 and EOS marks at the
best perhaps at the latter of these two
Late last autumn it seemed that in 1879
several PAGERS would drop down below
2.O4 in the speed lists. Bright Regent
Bumps. Heir at Law, LQttie Lorraine
Pearl c., Coleridge. w. w. p. Royal Vic
tor and perhaps others all promised the
Improvement that would carry them miles
in 2.O4 or better, but such of them as have
been got to race have fallen consider
ably short of the mark, while others have
not faced the starter. Taking all these
various facts together then We find tina
though the appetite of the public has beer
stimulated to the enjoyment of faster
miles. it is a right good horse that beat!
2O4 crack of the first order that beat:
2.02. and no matter under what condi
lions he may do it. the horse that pace:
a mile in 2.W or better is richly entitled
to the heartiest recognition"