Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-15
TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

r. ri. HOlley OF North AnSOn recently
sold Warren Brown of Skowhegan, a
fine bay horse.
Mr.. Fogg of South Paris. visited
North Anscn recently and purchased a
fine pacing mare of w. H. Caswell and
a good brown horse of Webster
Williams.
Ira Hour of Rangeley has very
pretty driving mare by Nelson's Wilkes,
dam by Westland that is Just as
good shaped one as anybody has with
lots of style and action.
Irving Fogg of East Sangerville is
handling five colts this winter and he
gets the bad ones, too. He has been
breaking colts for 35 years but con-
fesses that he does not enjoy the work
quite as well as when he commenced it.
F.. w. Bunker of North Arson. re-
Gently bought a very fine 4 year old
mare of George Gordon. She stands
1872 and weighs 1925 pounds, by Broad
way. Dam by Hines Knox Mr.
Bunker has some very valuable equines
in his stable and buys and sells great
many first class horses every year.
w. l.. Butler. prominent horse man
of Rangeley has recently become the
owner of a very valuable chestnut
gelding standing 1873 hands Kentucky
bred, and 1t is reported that he has
been a mile in 2.12 a half in 1.04 and a
quarter in 81 seconds. He is five years
old and great roader and a nice actor.
S. w. Parlin of the American Horse
Breeder-who is a native of Maine
hac cold n
field of Lexington. Octone is "A 2.10
prospect and well-bred fellow, being
a son of Alclayone. 2.20ta, and Stellecta.
by Allectus, son of Alcantara, second
dam Stella, 2.15A. by Woodbrino.
Dewey. the black four year-old pac-
ing colt owned by Andrew Clark of FIT.
Fairfield, is a good stopper and also Il
good blooded one. He is by Fearless.
2.90h. dam by Wide Awake The
stock of both Fearless and Wide Awake
has always proved extra tough and
good. Many of them have turned out
most excellent driving horses.
Benjamin Green. one of Brunswick s
oldest residents, owns four of the fin
est and best acting horses in that sec
ton. The horses look almost exactly
alike Beautiful dark bays, weighing
1860 lbs. each. 1873 hands high. Three
of these horses hitched abreast to a
large three seated. covered carriage of
the latest pattern, make one Of the
handsomest teams to be seen in Maine.
H. F. Tilton of Newport is driving a
Bayari Wilkes PAGER that stands IS
hands high is of chestnut color and
seven years old. The animal is owned
by John S. Head. the Maine Central
claim agent and is greatly admired by
horsemen. Mr.. Tilton has a three
year-old colt by Senator Blackburn. a
black ROAM. fine gated and trotter
This colt can make any of them ster
some to keep up.
c. S. Robbins of Pennington. has
bought of Edward Holland of Mexico
his mare, Angie Wilkes, 2.21k. She
has shown many halves in LOS. She
is a fine mare. stands 1872 and weighs
1925 lbs and all sound and kind. She
is seven years old. She was sired b,
Johnnie Wilkes her dam by Victor
Hugo. and he by Daniel Boone. Later
on Mr.. Robbins will take her to Boston
for the speedway.
Mayor j. NJ. Johnson of Calais, pro.
prietor of the Calais Stock Farm sug
gests the formation of a Maine hors,
breeders association, to further horse
breeding interests. particularly in thu
matter of giving colt stakes. In thi
project he is heartily seconded by Lin
coin Morrison Of Boston proprietor. 0
the Morrison Stock Farm. at Eas
Livermore. Maine. and other prominen
Maine horsemen.
The noted Nova Scotia trotter Specia
Blend. 2.1SA. owned by John Cox o
Windsor. N s., died Jan. 9. He ha
been sold to parties in Gardiner, Me
and was to have been shipped fror
Windsor to his new home the day o
his death. Special Blend was blac
stallion. got by Black Pilot. son of A
Right, dam Jersey Lily, by Gilbert. so
Of Constellation. He was formerl