Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-20
TRACK AND srAsLe GOSSIP.
FRENCH

this season, win
ming for his owner something like $500.
1t Is understood that the price paid by
the New Jerseyman who purchased
Kenelen was $500.
Ananias has won nine races in twelve
starts.
Ralma has won more than $4,000 this
season.
At II years of age Axtell is the sire of
two 2.10 trotters.
Marion Mills is said to have earned over
$4,000 this season.
William PENIS miles in 207A, 200,
207& are the three fastest ever trotted
by stallion.
Ed. Buzzell of Amherst, has bred his
fast mare by Denmark. to E. H Greeley's
stallion Leavitt.
AL. McCusick has purchased one-half
of the PAGER Harry L., of c. D. Page
of OrOnO. Harry L., has pacing and
trotting record of 2.32A.
VIM. D.. Smith of Bangor. has sold his
six-year-old pacing gelding BY watch
maker, to Bar Harbor parties. This geld
ing stands 1873 and is very fast.
Viking has three new standard perform
ers this year, giving him nine in all, with
two colts that have reduced previous rec
ords, the faster of which is Vera, 2.19A.
While S. E. Bailey of Philadelphia,
owns several crack performers. Bismarck,
2.13A is his favorite and the only one. 1t
is said, that he ever goes into the stall to
look at.
John Eastman will bring with him to
Bangor, when he returns from Kentucky,
about Thanksgiving time, one of the best
bred young colts to be found in the blue
grass region.
E. J. Maloney of South Windsor. owns
a three-years-old bay filly, by a son of I.
x. L., dam by. Kennebec, he by Gen.
Knox She stands 1913. is square trot-
ter. and although green shows a speedy
gait. She is fine f1lly.
Charles G.. Andrews of Bangor, has
just purchased one of Dustmont's first
colts. 1t is a black. three years old, is
fast and very handsome. He will COM
mence his development this fall.
Manager Porter will probably lease the
Old Orchard kite track to Boston parties
another year. There are some Boston
men who would like to get the track and
who would lay out some money and get
it in good shape and have series of
meetings next summer.
c. H. Miller of Danforth, has sold the
well-known trotting mare, Maud Filing
wood, 2.25 to Mr. Bracket of Great Bar
rington of Massachusetts. He has also
purchased of Massachusetts parties, King
was timed in 40 as a five year old.
E. Whiting of Garland, is having hard
luck at present with his horses One of
his work horses stepped on a piece of
board with several board nails in it and
three of them penetrated their length into
his foot and he is not able to use it, Sat-
urday noon he found his brood mare in
a very precarious condition One side of
her seemed to be partially paralyzed and
she kept growing worse until Sunday
vyh ND ~ hor enH RINGS
Speaking of the 4-year-old 17-hands pac-
err Big Ike. 2.131a. that weighs 1900 pounds.
Allen Lowe says in the Boston Globe:
He was bought as a joke by s. E. Bailey
and he can afford to have lot of fun at
the same price. Ike cost 5000 month
ago and won $11OO in stake race at Rig
by last week. AS a race horse Ike COM
pares with Planet as a piece Of glass does
to diamond AS an investment Ike has
paid splendidly, while Planet has eaten
a fair hole in $4,000 since Mr.. Bailey
bought him."
1t is doubtful if the summary of post
poned race with four heat winners ever
showed such diversified conditions as the
2:O9 pace at Lexington. KY, recently.
Gazette after winning the first heat, fin
ished fourth in the second. eight in the
third and eleventh in the fourth; Choral,
who won the second heat. was eleventh
in the first and ninth in the third and
fourth Sherman Clay, winner of the third
heat, was ninth horse in the first, tenth
in the second, and second in the last;
while Bessie Bonehill's order in the sum-
mary read TO- 9, 4, l.
When at Terre Haute recently Star
Pointer occupied the stall which in vari-
Gus years has sheltered Arion, Axtell.
Nancy Hanks STEAMBOAT, Alix and Robert
j. Arion sold for $125.0O0. Axtell for $685.
900. Nancy Hanks for $45, 600, Stamboul for
$4,000, for Alix $4,000 was let go. and
what Robert J. changed hands for no one
but the parties to the transaction really
know. Add the SIS. 600 paid for Star Point
er to the aggregate of the figures given
above and It is assured that the stall in
question has harbored more money tied
up In horsehide than any other of similar
age in the country.
American Belle 2.12A, the champion g.
year-old trotting filly of the year, is one
of the few animals having the blood of
old George Wilkes. five generations back.
She is also an inbred Wilkes. Her sire is
Rex Americas. Ella, son of Onward by
George Wilkes. Her dam is Beautiful
Chimes. 222A by Chimes; second dam
Maid of Honor dam of Ed Easton. 2C9%.
by Mambrino King; third dam Betty
Mac, by Red Wilkes. son of George
Wilkes; fourth dam Lizzie Witherspoon.
dam of Fanny Witherspoon, 2.16A, by
Coughs Wagner. If ever a horse was
bred to go fast this young miss is.
The handsome span of St. Croix
mares owned by +. w. Hill of Exeter.
were SHOWN at the IOpSnam 1alr, IueS-
day. 1t is not often the case that one
can find such a pair of beauties as
these. Both are CT the same size,
color seal brown, weight about $50,
good steppers and can show 2.40 to the
carriage. Meora, one of the span. has
been entered in the races for the past
three years and has always made
good showing although not marked.
The other, Edna B., has a fine action
and with training would be very
speedy. A Boston party offered Mr..
Hill good price for the pair, Tuesday,
but it did not meet Mr.. Hills figure.
Some good racing was seen, Thurs
day at Rowe's trotting park, Newport.
In the 2.45 class the race was won by
Laura b. in four heat race and in the
three-minute Rocket captured first in
five heat race. In the 2.45 class APP
peared Laura B., Claud Nelson and
Tom Reed, all local horses and in the
three-minute Rocket and Newport Girl,
both owned in Newport. Al Burrill,
veteran driver and trainer, who has
appeared on all the race courses with
few exceptions in New England, Is
authority for the statement that this
trotting park with slight outlay can