Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-22
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Couy Russell of NorridgeWock recent
~ bought Il brown Johnnie Wilkes
year old colt Of Charles Paine of North
Arson.
George Goff Of Moscow has finely
matched span of horses which h"
raised. They are four and five years
old dark chestnut color, white strip il
faces and only five pounds difference
in their weight.
Dr. +. d. Merrill Of Dover, has a very
promising tilly, three years old, color,
chestnut, sire Pandoran, dam a GlOu
ccster mare. The colt gives abundant
promise of much speed and horsemen
look to see her become a fast one.
Molly Il, brown mare. by Tanned
Boy has now fine colt at foot by Al
fondly. ~ 2.12 This colt should be a
good one, as Molly s., herself, has a
record of 2.I5. and has trialed well in
side $50 Nth only three weeks training.
She was bought of William s. Sweet &
Son. Providence. II. l.. by G. l.. Foss of
Fort Fairfield, her present owner.
one Of the smartest colts owned in
Eastern Maine arrived at the stables of
John Creighton, Thomaston, recently.
Mr. Creighton owns a two year old, a
yearing and the recent acquisition"
al possessing the same mother. II
there is any truth in the saying that
blood will tell" Mr.. Creighton will
have fine lot of horses in a few years,
for al of the colts in his stable are of
the finest parentage.
o. Is. Mckechnie Of Dover, has in his
possession the well-known stallion,
Keystone. which has been owned for
several years in Springfield, Me. This
horse stands 1872 hands high and
weighs 1850 pounds. AS a one-year-old
he won the first premium at Maine
state Fairs at different times. He was
ny Dick Lightheart by DR.. Franklin, by
Gen. Knox. His dam was Minnie, by
Somerset Knox by Gen. Knox.
Il n. Nelson Of Waterville, was in
Dover ana Foxcroft, last week, and
purchased five horses of z. r. Monroe,
and the same have beenI shipped to
Boston. Mr.. Nelson also forwarded II
that he had at WatervilIe and these
with six he had last week unsold will
give him % to dispose Of the coming
week in Boston. Mr.. Nelson has pur-
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been doing an exceedingly good bust
mess.
Bangor has received very valuable
addition to her already large list of fine
horses. 1t is a splendid seal brown
gelding. and Tom Vincent has him at
Maplewood Park. Horse lovers will see
in this horse their ideal in light harness !
horses He is q PAGER, eight years old, |
stands close to 1873 and weighs 1000 |
pounds. He is by Dawn r.. by Alcan- |
tara, by Geo. Wilkes; dam by Handle
tonian Knox. This geiding has been |
handled very little. Has shown a trial |
mile in ZIG, with last quarter in 35, a |
2.2Q clip. In a good drivers hands he i
ought to do a mile under 215.
The speedy mare, Annie c., owned by
Martin Cronin of Calais. which is en-
tered in the races to be held at the ST.
stephen driving track on May "a, prom
ises to make things a trifle wearisome
for her competitors judging from her
work done on the st. Stephen track.
Friday morning. In one of her miles she
went a quarter in so seconds fiat, a per-
Torrance which astonished all who wit
messed the same. Annie c. is bv :
Lumps. 2.2l, dam Alice Blackwood, by
Blackwood. Alice Blackwood had a.
mark of 2.29, but was good for a much
better one had she been sent after it.
in the opinion of a well-known horse
man who has seen the mare perform.
While it is almost impossible to get a
perfect horse. one may come near to it
if the dimensions of such a horse are
known. Oscar Gleason, the noted horse
trainer, gives the following as the di- p.
mansions of what perfect horse !,
should be. These are the average i