Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-01-12
AUGUSTUS HORSES.
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was first once, and second and third
twice. never getting behind third. II
he doesn't go the mile in 2.25 the com
ing season, some one is doing some
poor forecasting, for he acts like 1t,
now.
Mr.. Cummings has an S-year-oid
bay gelding by son of Baron Wilkes,
which he recently bought of Amos
Gerald, which is good one. he
weighs about 1000, has good action,
and is cut out for a trotter
He also has a 5-year-old colt by
Claude Fisher, standing 15.21s hands
and weighing 1885, that is handsome
horse. ~ Fl e. Ffs afraid of nothing, and
win make Ia great gentleman's driver.
He can show a 80 clip any day.
The Chestnut stallion, Claude Fisher
(229l4J. is wintering well, and if moth
ing haftjens to him hefwill tfot a mile
next fall in something like 20.
.Bradalene is a bay mare, years old,
and a PAGER. She is a PAGER and has
made mile in 2.22.
w. S. Malcolms brown mare Gwen
p. (224l4), by Haley CID is in first
class condition. She won first money
at six races in 1902, and was second at
Bangor. Fairfield, and Pittsfeld, and
will probably add to her laurels, next
season. when she should beat 22o.
Another mare owned by Mr. Mall
colin is Maize Sidney (2.13ls), by Sid
ney (2.19). She is a. very fast brush
mare, and has been half in a race IN
1.O3, at Combination park, Medford.
Mass. She is Z years old, stands l5.l
hands. and weighs $50.
Landlord Merrill of Hotel North has
a bay PAGER called Merry Gould which
is a very handsome animal, and which
is considered one of the best brush
horses in the Capital city. He was
sired by a horse called Marlboro, stands
1872 hands. and weighs 1000. Mr.. Mer-
ria also has a black PAGER which is q
good one.
&. w. Wadleigh has a promising
colt in the 4-year-old black mare Mol
lie. Wilkes She is by Ralph Hanks
(227A), out of Mollie w. (2.34A), dam
of Lon Wilkes (2.25A), and should be
fast Mr.. Wadleigh ard Mr.. Malcolm
also have several youngsters that will
be~likely 20 amount to something in the
sweet by and bye.
j. Nj. Nichols has a bay gelding by
Parker (2.19) which he calls Jim ,.
The horse has mark Of 2.23A, and 1t
is said that on the snow he can go like
a scared cat. Horsemen say that jim
ought to be able to shave his record
fully ten seconds next season.
John Shehan has q good mare which
rejoices in the name of Dottie. She is
years old and has no mark, but she
is steady and can go very fast to Il
sleigh.
Frank Hewitt is said to have as good
a 4-year-olG mare as there is in town.
She is by Ned Rolfe, and he by Young
Rolfe. the sire of Nelson. Her dam
was by a horse called Ritleman, and
has a mark of 217A. She stands 15.3
and weighs 1850.
H. r. Lishness has the mare Maud
NJ. (227A). by Bayard Wilkes (2.llAh
and the mare Villa Wilkes (229AD, by
Alvin Wilkes. son of Nelson's Wilkes.
Maud M. should pace the mile in 2.2o
at the fall races. Villa Wilkes is a
game little race mare, and ought 70
finish neck and neck with her stable
mate. Mr. Lishness also has the bay
gelGing, Sir Roger (2.35A, by Haley
d. (2.1O. He is a nice gated horse, and
the ideal gentlcman's driver. Another
horse owned by him is Parker Gun, Il
6-year-old chestnut selding, standing
15.3 hands and weighing 1850.
Fl. II. Lee has a colt by Ralph Hanks
that is a good one. His dam is the
dam of Starting (225A), The colt is
green, but is nicely gated and very
promising.
The following clipping from the
Maine correspondent of the trotter
and PAGER, in the January number,
may be Of interest to Augusta horse
men. to whom the subject II. b.
Tozier, is we'll known.
THE silent man from Maine, Hiram
+. Tozier. who did so eXcellently with
the horses of the late Hon. Frank
Jones last season, it would seem had "a
worthy namesake in the three-year-
PAGER that Trainer John Wall of Read
vile, has sold to go to the Green
Mountain state. 1t is said that Tozler
has shown speed enough to warrant
the belief he is a good 2.lO prospect
AS his first, second, third and fourth
dams We're bred in Maine. and his
breeder Secretary Charles NJ. Jewett,
was a former Maine man, it would seem
that a mention of him would not be
out of place in a department given to
Maine horses. Tozicr is by Pediar,
2.1S1%, the game race horse and good
sire owned by George p. Inches OF
North Grafton Mass, dam by Bayard
Wilkes (pD, 2.11A. second dam by
Glenarm 2.23ls, tnird dam by Daniel
Boone, 2.3t24, fourth dam by Gen.
Knox. 2.311s. Mr.. Tozier will probably
be open to an engagement and his
work last season should bring him
offers as soon as it is known his SER
vices are to be obtained. / had the OPP
portunity to see Mr.. Tozier's work with
the horses Cor many years and it was
of the sort to be commended. and GER
tainly his success with 1dolita ana
Betonica were there nothing else TO
speak of. shows that his hand has not
lost it's cunning to drive those OF the
f1 stel flight