Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.


A. F. Irving of Presque Isle. purchased
a promising three year old colt of Clar-
ence Hanson last week.
The grey mare, Maggie, owned by
George Chase of West Hartland, has
fine black fOal that came May 4th. He
has been christened Jet Wilkes.
Willard Jones of Turner Center. recent
Il purchased a handsome 6-year-old black
PAGER Of William II. Litchfield of Danviile
Junction.
Horace Green Of Brewer, recently .pur-
chased the black mare. Ida Wilkes. She
is five years old and of a style to attract
the attention of horsemen, and has al
ready made good showing of speed.
Charles Perry of Embden, has two
horses by Kenton that are in line Witi
the best of them. One is two this spring.
stands 81, bay in color. Il nice formed
| one and the other 4 year old that is
| large and the right style and shape.
Parties from Concord, Mass, We're in
| SkOwhegan recently and purchased of
/ Charles futile his 6 year old bay mare,
! paying $500. This horse is by Nelson
| Wilkes and promises to be very fast.
A. L. Wills Of Pennington. recently
| purchased of DIR. \. G.. Howard the fine
! chestnut brood mare, Tina B., 22ii&. the
doctor has been driving for time past.
The mare is by Dexter Prince, dam
to keep her for a brood mare.
! Among the very finest specimens Of
! hOrsefesh in FIT. Fairfield may be men
! toned the handsome brown pacing mare
! owned by T.. T.. Austin. This mare is
about six years old, sound and smooth,
and has about the most oily gait of any
/ horse around. She can show a 30 gait
TO wagon any day, and just likes to do
/ so, although she is so kind that women
drive her safely. This mare is by Lord
Dufferin. 2.21l4. who got more speed than
almost any other horse in these parts
| and from a mare by Concentration by
/ Constellation, by Almont 50. She is a
! half-sister in blood to the horse sold to
! Thomas Names of Lewiston, by Mr.. AUS
/ tin few months ago for q long price
Both these horses are rather likely to be
heard from on the turf in the not distant
future. Mr.. Austin is a man who knows
! a good horse when he sees it, and does
not object to owning one.
y. f. Russell, the well known Lewiston
trainer has moved to his summer quar-
tiers at the lewiston fair grounds, and
notes the fact that it was two months
earlier than he went to the grounds last
year. He has in his string Princess, Il
green trottinG mare. auburn Girl. 2.2l ..
by Tarratine and Alf Wilkes, 2.324. by
Abbott Wilkes. I'll, out of Fanny Everett
Parker Gun mare out of a Gen. Light
foot mare and green mare whose breed
land will doubtless appear later
Hank Comstock maintains that true
parent. He says the rule does not hOlt
good with roans. White chickens and
black sheep that appear in white locks
less color in horses is commonly subject
to the same biological law, for blacks
browns and chestnutS are forever reap
pedring Unexpectedly. 1t was only the
exceptional character of gray that led ME
to critic.se its use rs parallel. Gray Is
a very adhesive color, and will maintain
itself against many consecutive crosses
Of other colors. Once it does disappear,
however, it seems to be gone for good"
At Maplewood Park. Bangor, f. IT.
Greeley of Ellsworth, has the large barn
that he occupied last year already wcll
filled. His horses are in charge of Ed
ward Sweet who has been with Mr.. Gree
ley now something like a year. In the
| lot he has SiX-year-old that he calls
Bingens First. Then there is 4 white
. legged mare BY Philip, out of the dam OF
: Addison, 2.2lll. that will pc three years
: old early in May. She is beautiful gait
: ed trotter, and very promising. There is
also a bay three-year-oId by Leavitt ana
G the good grey mare Goodwin 2.264, that
: will be in this string this year, Mr.. Gree
4 ley having bought half interest In her
n Then there is 4 chestnut geding five
: years Ola by Phillip called Geo. l.. ana
0 the day we called the great Columbo
: Leavitt 2.25ri. Beatrice 2.2Cr4, and two
: two year-old stations, sons of COlumbO
n and Lcavitt, were hourly expected to ar
e rive.
n three FLIES foaled ut his stable the past
% week. one is owned by George Neasi
r and is by Todd, out of Mr.. Vease 5
s chestnut mare, and is a nice looking one.
e Mr. Nelsie has bred his mare to Tom
!, Pisir, by Clay King. dam Sallie j. by
f jay Bird. Another lilly IS by Todd, out
of Mr.. Johnson's business mare. Dolls,.
o by Parker Gun, second dam Lady Sim
u 231i2. This flly is black and one OF the
e sweetest looking little things ever seen.
: The other filly is great big bay foaled
n last Saturday morning, and one of tie
best bred lillies that will be foaled il!
America this year. She is by Bow Bells,
219A, by Electioneer, his dam being the
little FLY is Lewisia. by Prodigai, ZIG
by Pancoast, 221i2 second dam Hattie D..
2.26it, by Electioneer, third dam Maple
by Nutwood, 2lS1, fourth dam Addie 2.35
by Hambletonian Chief, fifth dam Man
ton, by Harry, Clay This FLY should
one and one of the best brood mares a
man ever owned.
Not until 1894 was there a trotting stat
lion in the 2.15 list that had sired a FL
trotter. Now there are 60 and with few
exceptions the list contains the name OF
every stallion that fas reached the age 10
have a foal old enough to enter the 2i5
list, or that has had the opportunity to
sire 2.15 speed. Wilkes Boy leads having
: produced four, 2.15 trotting stations that
are sired of 2.15 speed. Alcyone, Flee
! | tioneer, Baron Wilkes Red Wilkes SIM
: mons and Jay Bird have each sired three
, ! First honors 80 to Mckinney, 2.114, by
r Aicyone. which has total of Is in the
: list. Allerton ranks second with 10, Nor
, ! val third with nine and Axtel fourth with
n Ieight
PenobscOt View Grange, Glencove, con-
: | ferred the third and fourth degrees on
I twelve candidates Thursday evening. aft