Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-19
THE FAST ONES.
A Summary OF What Gardiner Is to See in the
Racing Line This Winter.

Winter will soon be here and With the
advent of snow the Gardiner horsemen
will line up alCag the Causeway to see
many a little dispute settled. For
many days they have fought out these
races in the corner grocery store" but
soon the time will come when someone
is to say i told you So" and someone
else to find that his judgments was
wrong.
Gardiner has always had the reputa-
ton of being great live horse city"
especially in the winter time. This
year. the amount of good solid sport
will undoubtedly eclipse that of former
years. Everybody has apparently be-
come possessed of the idea that he
must be the possessor of the equine
that is to do them all. Accordingly
several new horses, ali fast ones, have
from time to time been introduced to
the Gardiner public. These have inva-
riably made their advent TO the city
with a string Of blue ribbons dang
ling from their names, with pedgrees
so long that their owners are obliged to
carry n printed circular in their hats,
and with records that look good deal
like winners.
Gardiner people, however, have seen
so many of these wonders that they are
completely in the dark as to their re-
lative merits. They are, therefore,
| waiting for sleighing with the same Gu
riosity and nervousness as a small boy
for Christmas.
Everybody is willing to concede that
when there is sleighing there will DE
the hottest kind of racing up and down
ha in,
nebec county. There is lots of good
natured feeling and a lot of good speed.
| When these two things are combined
there can be only one result-sport
| Probably the fastest horse i'm Gardi-
ner, or at least the one with the lowest
record, is King Princeps. OF course it
is generally understood that Haley is
excepted, but few think that Princeps
| could give even the big gated stallion
| hard rub nlng Princeps was recent
! ly purchased in Somerset county by c.
NJ. Phillips. He was bred in Washing
ton, ILL.,, and has a record of 2.15 fiat.
1t is said that he has gone trial mile
! in 2.1014, and three miles in better than
213 He defeated last year. in New
| York state, two horses with records
| better than PIP.
p. A. Houlehan will race Nellie Q.
He purchased her, last summer, and
everybody feels that she is a great
stopper. She is Tennessee bred mare
and Mr.. Houlehan says that her record
is 2.23A, but there are those who feel
that the proprietor is keeping the real
speed of his horse in the dark and that
when the time comes, Nellie o. will fill
a few of the record breakers with
amazement. 1t is generally conceded
that the real hard fight will be between
Nellie o. and King Princeps. although
their records are some distance apart.
w. D. Haley of South Gardiner has
the mare Marion, 2.23A, by Dictator
Chief. This mare is great PAGER and
she will probably not be far in the rear
at the end of the season.
S. B. Hill, who recently moved to
Gardiner from Ellsworth, brought
along the stallion Rowdy. 2.19A. a mark
that he received, this year. This horse
is going to be one of the fastest ones and
it would not surprise anyone if he lead
the bunch
James Carroll has the PAGER Payson
A., 2.2O, which he recently purchased of
George Alden of Waterville. This
horse has no liking for the rear and Mr.
| Carroll says that he will keep up with
| the procession.
| Venture, 2.23, is the property of
Charles Stackpole, and can easily beat
his present mark.
Nancy Wilkes, 2.29 is mare that A.
j. Libby owns and will also back to
win. She is very fast and will proba-
bly, sustain her reputation.
| c. NJ. Philips also has Fearnaugft.
224N This is a PAGER that he has just
purchased in Danforth. He has gone a
/ quarter in 30A seconds, POI gait, and
his owner is not sure that he cannot
/ beat out even King Princeps, his other
stopper. He also has a 2-year-old
mare by st. CroiX, that has lots of
! speed.
Then there are others, some with re-
cords, some without, but this winter,
they may develop into phenomenal
| racers.
Thmas McGugin has Gardiner Boy.
2.34. Fred Strout has green horse
| that has lots of speed. w. D. Harring-
ton has a brown geldng that has gone
a half in Liz.
Among others who have horses with