Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-18
TRACK AND STABLE.

George Hanson Of Atkinson recently
sold colt for $215.
Cresceus' earnings during the past
season were close to $4,000. Wnen
Ketcha.l was in Canada last winter he
was offered 100000 for the champion
trottilg stallion but declined it.
Gen. Miles. Just before his retirement
from the, United States army, issued an
order ferbidding the docking offtnils of
army horses- The army regulations
forbid @the purchase OF "dork-tai!ed
horses !W Purchasing agents. Nothing
presents "a more ragged, unkempt !ap-
pearance' than a cavalcadc OF horses.
part with lcng tails and part locked. =
Ex-Mayor Martin PlaisdsH Of Water
vile has a fine four-year-old geldins
standing Is. 3 and weighing 100 pounds.
This horse is by Nelson, out Of a T;oOne
mare and. is a fine acting and steady
going herse Mr.. Blaisdell also has two
weanline colts by Nelson out Of Boone
mares that are promising ones. He al
so has four months old colt from a
Western horse that will make a good
ore.
Among the good horses that Mrs. A.
J. Libby has at Fine Tree Stock farm
in Farmingdale, is the colt Repeater by
Rescue, out of the brood mare Bessie
Bayard, by Bayard, he by Pilot, Jr.
This youngster is Il twoycar-old,
handsome bay in color and very at
tractiye chap. The late Mr.. Libby al
ways declared that he would be the last
one he would ever sell as he believed his
breeding and his individuality could
not fail to make him great horse.
Chas. Foxie OF Fairfield Center has
some good ones. A five-year-old bay
mare by Nelson; dam by Dr. Franklin,
is one Of the best, she is l5-l hands high
and weighs 1000 pounds and will pro-
badly be heard from on the track next
year as viii also be siX-year-old bay
gelding by Artist: dam an English
horse. This horse is of about the same
size and Weight. high headed and fine
one. A two-yearold bay mare by
Nelson 200; dam by Dictator Chief is
a colt that gives promise of being
good one. . ycarling filly by Nelson:
dam by Dictator Chief, is also a good
one. This FLY is dark bay in color
and gives promise of being a handsome
horse. He also has a yearling chestnut
goiIin@ by Isle Dew dam by Nelson
that is a fine one.
G.. w. Simpson of South Windsor has
q stable Of fine horses, headed by the
stallion James NJ. This horse is eleven
years old, stands 1872 hands high and
weighs 100 pounds. Re is Il bay in col
or anG can step along with the best of
them. lie is by I. X. J.. he by Nelson:
dam by st. Elmo, he by Gen. Knox
This .3orse is very successful in his get
they all being up headed and fiue road
stars. The most of those raised in
Windsor ut least, have been sold to go
to Boston or New York and have al
was brought good prices. The second
horse is n bay mare, seven years old
ny Moor's Wilkes, he by Nelson's
Wilkes; dam by St. Elmo; second dam
by Gideon. This mare stands 1872
hands high. and weighs 1000 pounds, she
is n fine looking horse and can hold her
own with any Ct them on the road. He
also las n four-year- bay mare by
James M: dam by Constellation that
stands 15-2 hands and weighs 1000
rounds, she has not been worked yet
but is bound to be n good one. IIe also
has Il two-ycar-old chestnut with g
white name ard tail, this is a little
beauty. this colt is by Haley: dam by
st. iC!niO and is NOW about Is hands
high and weighs 900 pounds. She also
has rot been worked but will be 4 good
enc. al right