Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-01

was at that age. G. w. Leavitt offered
Mr. Greedy 500 cash for an option on
his colt at $1,000. Mr. Greedy replied
that even il Mr.. Leavitt would pay
him 5000 for an option and make the
price $4,000. he hardly thought he would
accept.
Eleven stations have borne the name
Of Ethan Allen and each has standard
performers in the list.
One of the prospective fast horses II
ltoekland is the colt owned by Roland
Follett. 1t is one Of the handsomest
ever seen in that section.
Portland parties purchased two good
horses in Springfield. Friday. One was
bought of r. NJ. Murdick, the other of
Emery Johnson.
The word whoa" should never be
used except when you want the horse
TO stop short. 1t is the habit of many
horsemen when driving at a speed of
G. W. Morse of Bangor shipped four
horses to Bar Harbor parties the past
week; purchased in that vicinity.
They We're all gents drivers and good
ones.
Nate Stanley of Bangor. has just
purchased of George NJ. Batchelder al
so Of Bangor. the six-year-old gelding
Lottery by Lothian. Jr.. dam by
Gideon
w. l.. Moore of Lewiston, is training
valuable four-year- Messenger
Wilkes colt for f. Miles of Lisbon.
The horse has been a trifie hard to
manage but is beginning to be steady
under the handling of Mr. Moore.
James Houlton of Houlton, probably
comes the nearest to having span of
perfectly matched horses than any
man in AroostOok county. He has a
pair which in looks resemble each
other as perfectly as possible and each
weighs 1l45 pounds.
Robert Waite. the driver. has leased
Fairfield track and already has several
good horses in the stables there.
Among them is Warrener who will be
in the stud this season. Mr.. Waite will
have several good ones in his string,
this season. and promises to give
some fine races on the track which will
be put in good condition as soon as
the weather will allow.
A handsome pair of chestnuts on
Bangor street, Friday. was that driven
by viii c. Miller of the firm of Ben
son & Miller. One of the horses maxi
ing up this span was Mr.. Millers five
year-old gelding by Claud Nelson, dam
Morgan mare; his mate being a FIVE
year-old owned by Frank Mitchell.
Mr.. Miller's colt is a great one: is now
wearing the second pair of shoes he
ever had on. and can go to 40 road
gait, in easy fashion. The colts
showed fine together
At IL years of age Axtell is the sire
of 30 trotters with records of go or
better. Two Of these are in the 2l0
list. IA in the 2.20 list. and among them
several of the fastest and earnest race
horses that ever did battle on the trot-
ting tracks of America. This showing
has never been approached by any
other sire Of his age. There are other
horses that can show as long a list of
$50. but none that suroass him in
point of the quality of his get. He
gets trotters uniformly, having but
one PAGER TO his credit. and that one
with record better than 2.20.
Frank r. Merrill of Bethel. is train
ing four horses. this winter. Jen F.
won record of 221A. last season. II
Bangor. and is very promising horse
for her second season. He has
horse of Herald blood, seven years old,
that has trial mark of 2.lS, which he
expects to accomplish wonders with,
next summer. He also has likely
three year old Red Wilkes FLY that
has worked a mile in ZIG. But the
prize of his string is Satan by Gay
Princeton. that has a record of 2.19A.
Professor William r. Chapman OF
Bethel. recently snapped his fast Mel
son mare. Lady Emma. with Kimball
c. Atwood of New York. He got two
horses in return: one a light bay mare,
Blondey by Alcyone, four years old.
standing 1872 and weighing 900; the
other a two-year-old stallion by AL