Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-22

by Messenger Wilkes. dam Of winthroe
Morrlll, that IS gem.
Ore Of the noticeable sights thexs
fine mornings. is that Of Mayor Beat !.
oyeraIls. driving his own fine horses -
their work. of which ne has three ~
four finely bred ones.--Bangor Com.
mercial.
T.. II. Ramsdell Of Ripley. has geld.
ing. color bay with black points, sired
by Gen. Withers, dam an Advocat.
mare, standing IS hands and weigninx
100. which Is creating quite degree of
attention.
The fastest mile ever made by r.
year-oid trotter was 214l. by ST. Julien
II klamath stands training this year
this record should take a big drop. for
the California gelding Is now In his 18th
year and is going good.
Name acknowledgements. bay fly
no white. by Burdette 2.21A by Al.
cantara. 2.2s; dam Maggie, dam Of
Prince Henry 2.29 and Ida X. 2ss
Bred by T.. y. Melvin. South Exeter.
Ne. Foaled May 18th, 1897.
Charles Cove of Dexter has the
eight year-old stallion owned BIZ
Charles Greenwood of Corinna. to ham
die and fit for the track. The stallion
~ by Ola Gideon and is said TO be
very promising piece of horsehesh.
There premises TO be some fine rae
ing at the trotting park in Liberty,
June "A, under the auspices Of the West
Waldo Agricultural society. There win
be go class. trot and pace. purse sl20;
2.25 class. trot and pace. $40; 3-minute
class. trot and pace. $50.
A handsome four-y ear-old colt, color
bay with black points. is the property
Of one of Newpor;'s tonsoriai artists.
II. F. Tilten. who knows as he loves
good horse and has turned pretty
penny from them. The colt was sired
son u. record 2.l7A. The colt can show
a so-clip now with ease.
j. b. Stearns, Dexter. takes especial
pride Ia a year Oh, colt that he Is rails
ing. sire AIbrino. 3o52. an inbred Al
mont. by Taggett's Abdallah The colt
is wen buiit. OF fine action. possessed
OF an unusually fine coat. weighs 475,
and stands l3-1- Mr.. Stearns proposes
10 Keep him and thinks as do othe.
horsemen that he has a prize
1t has been reported that prominen;
horsemen In various parts of the
country have practically decided to
stimulate interest in trotting races by
Offering a purse of s25,0oo open 10 all
trOtters at an entry fee Of $500. the race
to be decided in New York or Chicago
carly In October, or race in each city
for half the entire purse, the entry "a
be eligible for both races. Great
breeders and horsemen throughout tn.
West are identified with this movement
while 1t the East are such men as Col.
j. Malcolm Forbes, John L. Thayer ana
MS brother Baya-d and Montgomery
Sears are all taking interest in the big
stake. Sosne Of the horses already
talked about as possible entries are
Fantasy, William Penn and Cobwebs.
The races will be a great feature OF
the celebration at Houlton on July 5.
al which time $500 viii be divided in
purses. AS the four classes are to be
trotted in one day racing will begin i'm
the forenoon. The classes are: $50.
purse of $3.50; 2.32. purse of $3.50: 2.27.
purse Of $50, and free for all purse
of $3.50. 1t is said that should the
free for air purse not fill. the full
amount of the purse will be divided by
the drivers and owners in a consolation
race. The management has made an
arrangement with the Canadian Pa
citic whereby freight train will leave
Danforth at about 3 o'clock p. NJ. on
the evening of July 3. arriving in Houl-
ton early Sunday morning. thus giving
those who have horses in the DanfOrth
races an opportunity to ship them to
Houlton in season for the races there.