Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-28

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ylyVy boasts ~ this nag
h and that; how AS
|t6I)N4J stopper could out
XsfJ foot BIS and vice
EsSIi versa. Finally the
sNHX talk got away from
ly23y the takers and they
Hl had to arrange a
race to satisfy the
listeners. The day. June IS, dawned clear
and bright and early in the afternoon
Gtorge Gubtil. a wellknown horseman.
and Isaac w. Hall appeared on the track
with Mitchell and Young Ike" two
tine looking horses. the sight of which
pleased the lookers-on. The third to APP
pear on me track was Nellie G., owned by
but she, with her long, thin body and
ingainly gait. did not impress the spec
tAtors SO favorabiy as one might have
judged by the remarks shat were over
heard.
one man was heard TO remark that she
looked as if she had just been taken from
the plow, but when the word was given
al talk was silenced for Nellie c., with
ous any apparent effort. quickly left the
other Two horses far behind. Young Ike
being so far in the rear The driver of
Nellie c. was seen to turn around in his
SulRy and look far back over the track
to see if he was coming but on account
CT the absence of a nag. Young Ike was
allowed 10 enter the second heat. The
second and third heats were Won as
easily as the first by Nellie c. The most
Disappointing tto the taikers) feature of
tho whole performance is that the homely
and unknown quantity led them so easily
there isn't q bit Of chance TO discuss the
circumstances or prophesy a different
result next time.
L. F. Butler of Starks, sold his mare
for 5000 to Jones of Fairfield. She
was taken to Boston, where she was
sold for $3.50.
The Picl1pocket mare, with record
Of 2.9514, owned by DIR. Naylor of Bidde-
ford foaled a handsome colt at A. A.
DoHiT's farm. Tuesday The sire of the
colt is Mambrino Wilkes, with record
Of 2.2212.
i. b. Nickerson of Norridgewock, has
two promising young colts about two
weeks old. one a Nelson from Eliza
b II N. ana the other from Lady
Franklin by Wilkes and sister to
Baby Wilkes which Mr.. Nickerson sold
for $1,000.
W. S. Twombly's horse, Col. T.. is
one Of the prettiest appearing horses on
the track to be found in Dexter. Al
though he had not been worked this
S. 1son he trotted The first heat at
Exeter without a word from his driver,
ard although he was urged some on
the second heat which he won. he dill
nj break, and it is said he was the
only horse in either race that did not
break.
E. H. Greely. the Ellsworth horse
man, was never known to draw the
long bow when describing his horses.
but he told a reporter the other day
thai he owned a COW which yielded
such rich milk about all the agitation
needed to produce butter from it was
lstraining it. He didn't say exactly
that but did remark that when the
folks wanted butter they would pour
some of the milk in a dish whip it with
d spoon couple of minutes, and there
was the butter.
Among the progressive young farm
ers of North Arson, is Harry Il. Hilton.
He has at his farm above the village
herd of Welch ponies. 1T will be re-
mcmbered that his father, the late
BENJAMIN Hilton, was the first to in
.troduce these animals into this section
of Maine having made a trip abroad
some years previous to his death for
that purpose. Harry also has at his
ST BILE on Madison street some very fine
y ing horses: Margaret by st. CroiX,
Ia (2.19s4,) Stella B. by St. Croix
q a. and Jennie by Johnnie Wilkes.
%. a44.) These colts promise to be fast.