Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-27

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R1s5yggS|FH ~ &f?T*HN young horses at.
HssSHy # fS4A. .AHAM his farm. Among
ftsSVNkXf nELNS&9 the doctors stock
taaasysRK ~ are some fine colts
k3M%# by The Seer, Mes
kHHaW senger Lambert,
" and Messenger
ones are among them. The
Messenger Lamberts are good knee
actors, Up headed and stylish, with
plenty of size, The doctor has lately
got large gray horse that makes a
fine appearance on the streets.
Robert Linn of Hartland. has been
offered $i00 for his roadster by Massa
sott
T. NJ. Millay of Bowdoinham, has
some good stock by his stallion War
rener Prince, son of Warrener
Rigby Park plant cost in round
figures $4,000 Based on the same
conditions. Readvilie plant is said to
have cost $lS3,000.
In her wonderful career as a trott"r
Goldsmith Maid won l22 races and lost
| but %. Her purse winnings amounted
to over $3.50 600
According to a statistician the fastest
pacing record to date, 1884 is l19 feet
faster in d fun mile than the fastest
| trottng record. 2.034.
Harry Harley, 225A., who was a noted
| trotter from 1868 to 1871 was the first
horse to win a $50, 900 purse His total
purse winnings on the turf We're $36, $50
~ f. kimbal of Biddeforl. has
| promising young stallion by kremin,
(207&D, dam and grand dam by sons of
George Wilkes. (2.22). third dam "A great
daughter of Daniel Lambert
There is no branch of horse breeding
at the present time more promising and
profitable than the production of high
stepping carriage horses and high-class
road horses.
Frank Hayden says he has refused
an offer of $1,000 for his colt by Bayar1
Wilkes. 2.ll1:. which he thinks will
prove the fastest trotter l}ayard Wilkes
ever sired.
Messrs. h. f. and +. H. Briggs. pro
prietors of Maple Grove Stock Farm in
FAU'uIli, nave St'lt tlt wen ktitNfi
trotting stallion Warrenor to Amos j.
! Gerald of Fairfield. Warrener was
bought by Messrs. Eriggs in 1889 from
Senator Leland Stanford of California.
The United States during the past
six weeks has secured options on nearly
5000 horses, and the stock is now being
held for quick delivery. In addition
about 1900 horses have been purchased
for the needs of the war department
outright.
Bert Hilton has at his stable in
Starks, a fine young horse, Harry. by
one Of Mr Sanborn's French coach
stations, out OF a mare by Lewiston
Boy. Lewiston Eoy was a Morgan and
his descendants have good action with
speed also. They have endurance and
have been good selling horses in the
market.
The following about oxford county
horses will he of interest: Tanner Girl
the fast oxford county mare. recently
sold is by Hebron, a standard bred and
standard by record, son of Prnceps out
of Jennie j., 2.1Sli, by Daniel Boone.
Thede" Thayer of South Paris. has
sold very fine pair Of brown gedinSs
to parties in New Bedford Mass
Charles Crosby of Norway. has a five
year-old mare. a green un. whose sire
and dam have records OF 211i2. Geo.
A. Cole of Norway, has a big chestnut
gelding l6-1 and weighing about 12c0
pounds that is trotter. A. F. An
| drews & Sons of Norway. have roam
pacing mare that is n fast and easy
mover.
1t was in the days Of the sensational
performance of SunoI. t2.0SLD. when
this most remarkable mare had eclipsed
all trottng records for her age and
when her sale to a noted stable in the
East had practically if not altogeth n
been negotiated. E,lectioneer stock was
then the fashion and the choice among
all the families of the land in spite Of
the fact that these We're the days when
everything that had four legs We're be-
ing trained for speed MessrS. Briggs
were so fortunate in their relations and
in their introductionS to Senator Stan
ford, the owner of the great breeding
establishment at Palo Alto, that they
secured Warrener, full brother TO
SunOl the sensation of the year War
rener is by Electioneer dam WaXana,
dam of Sunol, 2.08A. and Gen. Yelling
ton, 300 by Gen. Benton, sire of The
Seer and many other fast performers.
Warrener proved to be a beautiful in
dividual. a handsome bay. standing l6
hands high and proving himself pro-
gentor of speed. Royce, one of his get,
secured a record of 2.29A. as four
year-old, and it is due to him as a sire
to say that at the time that his colts
would have begun to come along fast,
there was a general discontnuance of
training for speed. His colts all showed
great speed at early age and it is in
dicated that among them are many
capable of great performances.
letter from Japan says that. although |