Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-07
m AUGUSTA STABLES.
Timely Gossip About Augusta Flyers
and Their Owners, by an Outsider.

FINELY Gossip About Augusta Flyers
and Their Owners, by an Outsider
The last issue Of the Trotter and Fac
kr contained the following stable cnat
= l,o,,t AuRusta speed horses and thelr
owners which will be Of interest TO TO-
cal horse men. Since the article was
wriften- however, Lon Wilkes, owned
NV n. +. Cummings, has been sold 10
John Nav of Boston, and has already
-aa. hss debut on Massachusetts,
speedways:
s,pun a dealer in horses for some years,
has lately ventured a bit IN the racias
..,y,e and with Walter Webb to do the
training and teaming, has met with
GOOD degree Of success. Just now ne
has five good ones, and for wonder IN
q Maine stable, they all go at the trot-
ting gait and they are all good ROAD
horses, too. The first is the bay n:are
Nelly Bly,, 2.20A, a daughter OF SIAM
boul. She was raced quite a little the
latter part of the season after coming
into the stable. Next is Lon Wilkes.
2.21.z, a seven-year-old son of Wilkes,
dam by Won Moltke. 15.2 and weighs
$50. He is a quick starter and can go
fast down the road, with style, action
and appearance pleasing.
l.. ], B., 226N, is a big fellow by
Ocean Wilkes, dam by Pequaket. son OF
Gideon. He is eight years old, 10 hands
and weighs 11J0 pounds, a good race
horse. The handsomest one of the lot
is Helen Gould. a five-year-old chest
nut. with no mark, but which went a
mile in a race, last year. in 2.21A. she
Is by Wilkes and her dam by Nelson.
Her training has been limited. but she
is a desirable young mare and there
have been a good many eyes. those of
buyers. turned in her direction.
The last one is Liberty, and in point
of speed for brush he probably would
come first of all. He had no record.
but has turned with the best of the
horses on the lower Kennebec and has
was reached. He is by Also, 2.20H
and his dam by Electioneer.
Two cleaner gentlemen to meet in Il
business sense or any other way than
Mr.. Cummings or his trainer. Mr..
Webb. are yet to be discovered in our
ramblings.
There are other good horses and good
horsemen in Augusta. in fact, the cap
ital city abounds with them. Genial
Warren Malcolm, a well-knOwn bust
ness man, has three fast PAGERS in Lady
Bayard, 2.141.; Gwen p. 2.2GH, and
Rosie Wilkes, and a fine yearling by
Colna Donna out of the first-named
mare. Mr.. Malcolm has raced horses
profitably, although, last season. mat
tiers were not quite to his taste in GER
tain directions. This winter, he is do
ing his own driving somewhat in the ice
races and taking money and honors
alike.
]. NJ. Nichols has Jim S. 2232,. PAGER,
by Parker. and the trotter Alcantara
Chief. 2.23R. and the green trOtting mare
ROssie N, which has been a mile in IS.
This latter mare is a full sister to Res
cue. the leading stallion for some years at
Pine Tree Stock Farm, being by Wilkes
dam Edna. 2.2i.
horse. and one that is called Willie Green.
that they call nephew to Hetty Green.
".09A." but do not know that Mr.. Cor
ron has said anything of the sort: it is
just the talk of the boys.
Harry Lishness has Fred s., 2.223li. and
has been driving him to the ice with Il
good amount of pleasure.
Z. w. Hanks. who bred Ralph Hanks,
",271t. by Ralph Wilkes. dam Venus by
Wilkes S51. has several colts by Ralph
Hanks that he is breaking. and expects
to see some of them step well.
Walter Webb. the only trainer in Au-
Eusta. owns Brenda, 22Sii. by Nelson out
Of the great brood mare Elise by Fear
naught, Jr.. 30. Brenda is the dam of
A. H. B.. 219l,. and will produce Il full
brother or sister to that fast gelding. this
season. Mr.. Webb informs me that the
mare Mollie w. 23il,. is in the great
brood mare list as the dam of Lon Wilkes.
2.2ih and G.. ID. S. (pl. 2.22k a record
made at Worcester in the first heat of Il
race in 1902. G. ID. S was by Alcantarl
Boy. 2.241.. horse that W. S. Samson
also dam of Mollic Wilkes. owned by G..
w. Wadleigh. that beat go trotting. last
season. Molie W. was by Won Moltke,
a grandson of the Drew horse.
TO G. d. s. previously. but it seems that
he was bred by l.. l.. Wellman of Angus
Ia. passed to Henry Knox of Oakland.
then to S. A. Nyc of Fairfield, then to l..
D. King for George ID. Sherman of Port
Henry. N. Y. whose initials he was given:
abouts. but is now a dock-taied trotter
somewhere in New York. This can be
readily substantiated. as the horse and
the transfers are well remembered.
i. w. Folsom. who formerly trained
here. is now in California.
John Metcalf. another trainer. has a
position in a New Jersey sales stable.
It is rumored that II. r. Sturgis of Riv-
erside, will sell the stallion Gov PattiSon.
brother to Messenger Wilkes. 2.25. etc.
and some of his colts as he will keep
but one stallion. and wishes one to breed
to his FLIES by Gov Pattison
Frank Hewett of Augusta. has the good
pacing mare Gustamain. 2.2JA, by Ned
Rolfe. out of daughter of Riileman.
that II is claimed has a record of 2.17E
This mare was started last season as IA