Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-24
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

/ LIT. JORDAN OF Machias. has Just pur-
chased of Lew Ryder of Bangor, the
selding Winsome, a fine trotter. for a
gents driver
Harry French of Bangor. has pur-
! chased a handsome eight years-old
brown mare of A. l.. StrOut of Ded
ham. for a gents driver.
+. T. Monroe of Foxcroft. sold to A
b. Chase of Dover, recently the fine
bay gelding Fancy: stands 49, high
and weighs 1000 pounds with good
action.
one of the handsomest celdines IN
Bangor is the one owned by John Pet
tingill of North Bangor. He is n roam.
six years old. by the Worcester horse.
dam full sister to Belle of Bangor.
1t is believed by horsemen that with a
snort hitting season she will go in go.
Burke Brothers of Lewiston. have
purchased very valuable colt Of d. H.
| Naterhouse, out of the mare formerly
| owned by &. j. NJ. Merrifield sire Mer-
rlil OF Damariscotta. 2.10A Dam of
| the colt named Genie NJ. she out of
Lady mo. 2.1l1a, by Nelson. Jr., 226A
Chas. II. Berry of Houlton. recently
colt five years old He is a dark
| brown, stands - hands high and weighs
1920 pounds Good horsemen call him
the best green one in Aroostook county
as he Is so pure gated and has a great
turn Of speed
W. NJ. Edes of Dexter has fine colt
Two years old. stands Il hands, color
bay and sired by Impudence. the we'll
known stallion owned by j. Fl. Manter,
GuilfOrd. The colt is a remarkably
good one and is probably one of the
best of number of fine ones after this
stallion. Il number of which are owned
in Guilford.
Gladys NJ. 2.22A by Erwin NJ. 21Sa.
was purchased by DR.. Edmunds of
Bangor. recently. and two days later
was purchased by F. w. Hill of Exeter.
for Ed. Melvin who raised her. She Is
| a magnificent animal as may be known
from the fact that last season Colonel
Morrill, Of Pittsfield. offered $ll00 for
her.
Robert w. Linn Of Hartland. has de-
cided that he will not campaign his
speedy green mare. Eva May, by War
rener, during the early part of the sea-
son hut will use her for a driver. He
may possibly give her few races late
in the season. but only a very few
This mare is showing up we'll
this spring and all who have seen
her move believe that she will be very
fast when handled a little more.
4. +. Chase of Dover. sold recently to
George Currier of Abbot, the hand
some black family horse Black Dia-
mond. This is one of the best family
horses in the State. Mr. Chase also
sold to &. +. Libby two very fine
horses: one was purchased for Hon. !.
G. Libby of Waterville, and was the
handsome dapple gray horse Superin-
tendent Croker. of the water-works.
has been driving. and brought a long
price.
The new race track which was built
last fall at the Sunnyside Farm
Waterville. is now all completed ana
the many horses at the farm are being
given their daily work there. This is
one of the best-shaped tracks that has
ever been built in the State Of Maine
and is very great convenience to Mr..
Nelson, who has a large number Of
horses that he wants to take to the
track every day. The turns are
thrown up in the best shape possible
and the stretch is very long and broad.
The track is sure to be a very fast one
and many hope that Mr.. Nelson will
decide to have some races there soon.
Robert Waite the well-knoWn Fair
field trainer, has the speedy bay geld
ing Johnnie Come Lately in his string
and will handle him during the COM
ing season. This is a green horse that
surprised everybody last fall by his
great show of speed in the different oat
races that We're given in this section.
He was then owned and driven by Mr..
Richardson, who sold him last winter
to a wealthy Boston gentleman. This
horse goes in a trot and has all of thr
qualities that go to make up very
fast horse. He is sure to make some of
the green ones come to the wire a a
.li win