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

Capt Reed of Orrington is making
arrangements for the races to be held
on the Orrington track on May 20.
The PAGER Charlie Danforth and the
Maher mare, owned by Thomas Nc
| Aloon, will be sent to the Maplewood
track next week for the season.
A. O. Lombard of Waterville. for
merly of Lincoln. will send his Delong
colt out of a Drew mare, to Bangor 10
be handled by Charles G.. Andrews.
f. L. Fisher of Pittsfeld has the
stations Jacob T. Greeley and Leavitt.
together with "a others, at his stables,
| and he is giving them all track work
John Morrison of South Springfield
hasa very fine horse known as Spring
field Hero" He win be handled this
summer by Charlie Pray of South
Springfield.
Frank p. Coombs. the horse trainer, of
West Franklin, is driving the handsome
| jet black three-year-old Wilkes stallion
owned by John West Blaisdell. This
| colt shows many fine points.
| The May King colt Bingen. 212i2. was
| declared by the judges the champion
| trotting stallion of the Boston horse
show. His defeat of such cracks as Lar
able 2.1234 Sable Wilkes 2.1S, and Merry
| Bird 2.l6A, was a big feather in his cap.
| Irwin NJ, owned by F. w. Hill, Exc
| ter, ie in fine condition for the coming
season. He is being handled by one of
the best trainers in the State. Broomal.
also owned by F. w. Hill, is one of the
finest horses to be found in the State.
| Mr.. T. L. Goodwin of Fairfield. owns a
| Burnham Advocate mare seven years old.
| She will weigh 1000 lbs and is a good
| chestnut. Mr.. Goodwin has driven her
from his home in Fairfield to his farm in
| Burnham. a distance of eleven miles, in
one hour without any urging.
| Artist" owned by Jerome Butterfield
of Kingman. is looking finely and it is
the opinion of all that the horse is in
great expectations are looked for this
year.
There is a prospect of a race at an
early day between the fast gelding Otis
| Shaw. owned by Hon. e H. Blake OF
Bangor and the rapid young speeder,
Roy, belonging to Oscar A. Pickett, also
Of that city. Both gentlemen express a
willingness to race at 800 side.
John Mccoy of St John, n. B., says
| the Globe of that city, has purchased
| from Sheriff Sterling, his young trotting
stallion Montrose. Montrose is bred in
| the purple. being by Wilkes S5T, who is
| the sire of fourteen in the go list: and
| his dam being Dora M, daughter Of
young Rofe, 35l7, who is the sire of Nell
| son, 2.09. He is also possessed of consid-
| cradle speed, and will be tracked this
| season.
One Of the greatest factors in the de-
| velopment of the trotting horse, accord
| ing to George LeaVitt, is the driver or
reinsman, who is distinctly product of
| the American trotting turf. Half the
| speed of the trotter, said Leavitt. is due
| to the skill and sympathy and delicate
| handling of the man in the sulky, and it
| took a Doble to develop the marvellous
| speed of Maud S. With less brainy
| reinsman she might have gone into OBJ
| livion without ever having been heard
| Of
| In writing of the Boston horse show
| for his paper, Turf. Farm and Home Mr..
| j. W. Thompson says: 'The exhibit
| from Maine was very small in numbers
but of the highest class. The two exhib-
its came from Elmwood farm. Poland.
| and Pine Tree Farm, Gardiner. Mr..
Sanoorn exhibited Gemare and Lothaire
with three each of their get. and the two
| French coach mares Clementne and Lu-
| Gle. rms was good exhibit and at
tracted not little attention from even
| the SWEETEST of the visitors. They took
| prizes, too. In class % Lothare won
| first and Gemare second. while a Boston
| horse had to be content with third In
| class "A there was a hot contest but 1t
| was plain to see that the imported New
| York judges had no use for the State of
| Maine stock. Accordingly they gave first
prizes to Enthrope Performer of Indian
| Neck farm New York: the second to
| Gemare and the third to L.othaire The
decision caused a great deal of comment
| as the get of both of the Maine horses
| were fine and would attract attention
| anywhere. Mr.. A. j. Libby drove his
| chestnut mares Headlight and Janetta
| in several classes. but in none of them
did they have chance to do themselves
| justice. The ring was small and crowded
and it was utterly impossible for them to
| strike their natural gait while the Hack
neys were just in their element stepping
| in the same spot over and over again.