Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-06
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Joe Patchen and John r. Gentry each
won four races from the other during
1899.
Sheriff Brown of Bangor, has Just
sold a handsome bay gents driver to
Rice & Kelley.
Z. III. Vaughan of Strong, has re-
Gently purchased good horse Of par
ties in his vicinity.
Francis Hilton of Madison, has sold
a two-year-old Wilkes FLY out of the
dam of Bess Imaus, 227A, and Jako,
2.30la. to C.. H. Nelson.
DIR. C. W. Bell of Strong, has lately
purchased a promising young geldfng,
by Volwood, a stallion owned at one
time by Parlin & French, Phillips.
Axtell gets IA new 2.30 performers for
80. He sired a good one in Axmere,
213A, the recently sold $500 horse that
Splan secured for Mrs. McPhee-Seager.
The fast mare Alice Drake. owned by
w. r. Pattangall, Esq, Machias, is
now having road work every day and
will start in the Massachusetts, stake
races, next spring.
The fast one owned by Mr.. Ellis Of
Ellsworth Falls, out of Lily Mac and
which got a record of 2.22A as a four
year-o1d over the Woodstock track, has
been turned into the paddock but will
be fitted for the circuit of the Western
races next season.
T. H. Reynolds of Bingham. has sold
Rover r., 2.24%. to a gentleman from
New Jersey. the same who bought
Kenelm, 224A, of w. +. French Of
North Arson. Rover r. is great
actor, and will be used on the road.
The price was $500.
There are six stations that have
each more than hundred performers
to their credit the aggregate being S36.
Electioneer leads with 1873, Nutwood.
second, with 1876, Onward third. with
147. Red Wilkes fourth, with AS. AL
cantara fifth with 100 and Pilot Medium
sixth with 102.
Berwin by Bernal 217, is said to
have been used as farm horse until
June 10. The first time he was hitched
to bike he stepped a mile in 2.3S, and
improved so rapidly that within so days
he marched a mile in 2.25. Before the
season was over he took a record of
2 231., and his owners confidently think
him capable of taking a record of ZIP
next year.
A. z. Chase of Brooks, has sold his
very promising young trotting gelding
to Alton Richardson, Jr., of Clinton.
This is one of the most promising
young horses that has been shipped out
of Brooks for long time. He Is by Z
Egypt and from a well bred mare.
He goes in a trot and is one of the s
finest knee actors that ever went to
the road He stands full 16 hands tall.
weighs 1125 pounds and can show a
very, merry clip to the road. This
horse has been shipped to the stables
Of Mr.. Richardson.
Wendall s. Reynolds of Brooks, has a
fine young horse that he is driving
about town that he proposes to cam
paign next season. He is the pacing.
gelding Eastbrook, full brother to
Westbrook. He is by Elmwood. dam,
a Knox bred mare. This youngster is
a red gray color. stands 1872 hands tall,
goes in pace, weighs 1850 pounds and
can now go down the road at a 2.30 clip
to the wagon. Another one which is !
being driven by Mr.. Reynolds which iss
good deal of attention Isl.
q bay mare. five years old, by Chestnut. II
dam by Chauncey. She stands 1873
hands tall. weighs 1000 pounds. and is !.
as clean a gated trotter as ever was
hooked and can show a very fast clip.
She will be given some work to the
snow, this winter, and if she is as good !,
in the spring as she is at the present
time, she will be campaigned with
EastbroOk, next season. Mr. Reynolds
is now very busy handling a large
of hay, which he is having
hauled to Brooks, and is giving but a
small amount of time to his horses.
He is filter that is very hard to beat.
and he always has one that is well up,
IN the race when the final heat is gone.