Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-23

W with black points
and has way of going that makes
one think he is fast colt. He is four
year old and very promising colt
A farmer in West Bath believes that
1t is contrary to nature to put shoes on
horses, and makes all his horses. from
| colthood up, travel on their hoofs. If
there were many more men like him
wouldn't the blacksmiths be tickled?
| James H. Clark of Belfast, has
bought of VIM. c. Marshall Of that
| city, a promising -year-old black
| gelding by Nelsonee, out of a HANDLE
tonian dam. Mr.. Clark has named him
| Nelson C.
John Flemming of Bangor, has sold
the colt Hopeful to Daniel Bagley of
| Cambridge, Mass, a veteran driver.
| Hopeful was formerly owned by Chris
| Toole of Bangor, and has record of
2.3411.
A. r. Buck of Orland. has sold his
we'll known trotting mare Camille
t2.22) to DR.. Rufus E. Hagerthy Of
| Sedgwick, who will keep her for a
driving horse. Camille is by Har-
| binger, ten years old, 40 was raised
| and always owned by Mr.. Buck.
c. H. Sargent of Belfast. had his
family horse, Kitty. killed last week.
after having reached the age of IS
years, during which she had been a
most faithful animal. Mr.. Sargent has
owned the horse for 10 years and will
miss her great deal.
Charles Quimby of Phillips. once
owned mare that raised colts which
he sold for $780,
G. l.. Bates of Pennington. has a
seal brown gelding with four white
ankles, stands 1913 and weighs 1925
pounds. He is now in the stable of A.
n. Burrill, the well known trainer,
who is now located at Troy, and he is
an extremely well-bred and desirable
young horse. He is by Claude Fisher
by Allectus, dam by DR.. Garcelop's
stallion, Messenger Lambert of Lewis
ton, by John Lambert, by Daniel Lam
bert. Messenger Lambert is an intense
ly Morgan bred horse and Claude
Fisher was out of Flo, by Fearnaught
Jr., 2.26; second dam by Dirigo and
third dam by Drew horse. Mr.. Bates
gclding is strongly made, upheaded
perfect feet and legs and safe for any
one to drive.
There have been some good changes
in horse flesh in this town during the
past few weeks. The reputation of
North Arson village as a center for
good horses is well earned and well
kept up. Squirrel, fine chestnut mare
owned by Landlord Clarke for some
time, has recently been purchased by
DR.. e. NJ. Wing and put in his stable
along with other good ones which the
doctor keeps for professional driving
Squirrel was foaled July -, 1898. and is
by Mahion. 2.13A, by Alcantara; dam,
Maggie Bryan by c. NJ. Clay (22).
second dam by Mambrino Patchen, the
great sire of brood mares: third dam
was Old Den by Denmark, thorough
bred. This mare is compact build,
clean limbed, easy gated and very
fast. She stands as one of the beauti-
full specimens of fine horses in our
village stables Eugene Mitchell has
Just bought a very likely st. Croix colt
of George f. Abbott that will be two
years old next April. 1t weighs S2a
pounds and stands 14-3A hands and is
in every respect fine animal. There
are many other good ones in town, a
fact horse buyers would do well to re-
member. Mark Emery has recently
sold very fast five-year-old chestnut
gelding by St. Croix to Ed Woodman
Of Pennington. This horse stands 1873
hands and can step $50 gait. Another
sale just made that will interest North
Arson people is Sir Henry, a four
yesr-old colt by st. Croix. raised by
Ma wiz This ic 1e hands
ard weighs 1850 pounds. He and his
mate took first prize for a matched
team at the State fair and was sold for
the neat little sum of 500. They were
owned and sold by r. l.. Cummings Of
South Paris. Few villages in Maine
has sent out more or better horses
during the past decade than ours
North Arson Union Advocate.
E. K. Woodman of Pennington, has
new trotter by st. Croix, out of an
Olympus mare, fiye-years-old He
was bred by Wallace Emery of North
Arson, and has been worked on a
grocery wagon the past season and
Mr.. Woodman says he can trot 2.30
gait. Mr.. Woodman's yearling by
Lehewen, dam by son of Shooting Star.
is a large, nicely made colt, up headed
and strong.
High Sheriff ]. A. Blake of Farming
ton has nice three-years-old sfiily
bred by NJ S. Pooler and son, Skowhe-
gan, was got by Redwood Boone, the
sire of Lamont, 2.19, Grover Cleveland,
2.09A, etc, dam by Blanche Jefferson,
dam of Mahlon. 2.13A, and Arthur
Cleveland, 222A, by Thomas jefferson.
1T is a promising filly, as regards gait
is we'll bred in speed producing lines
and though not large should prove
good one. MIR. Blake also has wean-
ling FLY by Likewise. 217s4, dam by
Pharaoh, sire of Kinds Knox that is
nice gated one as, in fact, are all OF
Likewise's colts.
w. L. Rackliff of Aliens Mills, has
young mare by General Withsrs and
she has produced a foal by Likewise,
d.17s4). The second dam was by Kinds
Knox. 'll2&aIH
J. P. Rackliff of Aliens Mills, has
three year-old Glly by J. 5. SanDorn's
French Coach stallion, Lothare. This
filly was out of mare by Robert
Burns. full brother to McKusick,
(2.26s4). This FLY is shaping up nicely
as she natures.
George McKeen of Pennington Falls,
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