Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-03
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Louis p. by Pickering. has been sold to
Hon. Z. F. Webb of Watervilie.
ON. Simpson of Alma, has sold fine
PAGER to Fred Lewis of Wiscasset.
Races will take place at North Arson
village Saturday June II. Indications
point to a successful meeting.
L. L. Russell of Norway, has bought OF
C. w. Cummings of Hebron, two-year-
old filly by Nelson (209) out OF dam
with record of 2.25.
Arthur Richardson. Jr., of Clinton, has
seven head of good ones at his stable
now, besides quite a number OF gentle
mems drivers and some handsome farm
horses.
George Flint of North Arson. has sold
Pennington. for $500. This colt was by
st. Croix and an own brother to st.
CroiX, Jr.
]. d. Foley, driver for Payson Tucker,
has returned from New York. with as
fine span of horses as has ever came IN,
to Maine. They are Kentucky bred ana
will be used by Mr.. Tucker at MS SUM
mer home at North Conway.
John Head of Portland, a gentleman
who keeps himself pretty we'll posted IN
these matters, is of the opinion that the
days of the stylish road horses are num-
bered unless the stOck-raisers VIII turn
their minds to a different mode OF breed
ing.
Amos Pillsbury has placed his gelding,
Louis p. 221A, in the hands OF Bert
Yeaton of Watervile, who will work him;
Louis p, though IA years OLD, is reported
to be as smooth as a smelt, ana having
the ability of once more knocking
notch off his present record.
Among the many good colts in North
Arson village, Ell Dorado, owned by Jo-
seph Atkinson is one of the best. He Is
two years old. black with tan points
stands Is hands, and weighs 9oo POUNDS
Sired by St CroiX with a dam that is
a very fine blooded road mare, it is not
at all surprising that it is good colt.
Lawyer Walter Hussey of Waterville.
has got a four-years- chestnut gelding
by Edmond, dam Nellie Call by Ethan
Allen, second dam by Hiram Drew. Inc
colt stands 1873, is a PAGER with slight
inclination to shift. Lawyer Hussey has
an idea that he will knock several Sec
onds from the record of his Van Demon.
Thede Thayer of South Paris, has sold
his little wonder five-year-old bay geld
ing ST. T." to Charlie Robbins, the well
known horse trainer of Pennington. MI.
Robbins was after a good horse for COM
paigning and paid 1925 for this one. The
horse was raised by Edgar Townsend of
West Paris and was sired by Detective
IT. by Detective Patchen; and his dam
was by Harry Knox
The horse China Boy, which got a re-
cord of 2271a at Gorham, Sept. II. 1895.
has a very imperfect record in the year
book. This Brother Thompson corrects
by giving it as follows: China Boy was
foaled in 1890: bred by A. R. Ward,
China by Wilkes S571: dam Nancy Rolfe,
by Young Rolfe. I'd dam Lady Gilbreth.
by Gilbreth Knox; Sd dam Lady Miller
GhoroughbredD, by Archie Tom
George Alden of Waterville. has sold
the past week Colonel a brown gelding
of five years which stands Is hands in his
shoes: a western horse of unknown
breeding which shows considerable speed
without having been fitted; Charlie, a
dappled grey by Harbinger of six-years
standing 1913 and weighing 1918. who has
a remarkably large and open gait. An
other was Rockmont by Wilkesmont. al
so a siX-years-old looming up 16 hands
and weighing 1880. Transfer. got by
Charlie Wilkes was one of the number
shipped He had as a dam a Knox mare.
He is Is hands high, is nine-years-old.
weighs 1000 and though without a record
he has been an exhibition mile in 2.2s fiat i;
Dan Boone by Daniel Boone, a black pa
Ger of six, standing 1913 and the last colt
got by Daniel Boone; Daisy by Fred
Boone, a compact little lady Of six stand
ing ID hands and weighing 1000. a thor
ough trotter, and with her the string is
complete.