Ellsworth American., 1906-08-15
MIR. GREELY's STRING.
Some of the Good Ones Now In His
Stable at Bangor.

| Ahy one VINO meets tOl. T.. II. freely,
the veteran horseman, these days, would
| never guess for moment that it was
extremely hot weather or that there was
! any limit to the activities of stirring busi-
ness man. He has as usual large and long
string OF good ones that he is working
his home place in Ellsworth he has a lot of
breeding stock that requires and is sure to
receive attention every day.
When we called at the stable at the track
the other morning the first one we caught
sight OF was Diego, a handsome brown
stallion now three years old, that was sired
by Columbo, and of course ia a good one.
He is rugged put up fellow, and Col.
Greedy says that he can drive him 30-clip
all easy to-day. He is owned by F. c.
Burrill OF Ellsworth, who is going to give
him mark this season, and then il the
mark Is good enough he will use MIN in
the stud next year, but he wants TO try
him out little before he puts him into the
breeding ranks.
The next seen was a two-year-old Col
umbo filly out OF mare by Dawn r., and
"a one looks at this thoroughbred looking
young miss he cannot help wondering
why some one didn't find out that Dawn
X. was great sire OF brood mares, before
he died. But II seecms they didn't. Here
was great horse in his breeding, that
ought to have been given a chance to show
his ability 10 reproduce his kind, but Just
because some one got an idea that he was
no-account fellow he was reiegated to
the swappers and died unhonored and
unsung. Here IL a tilly that would pass
anywhere a. thoroughbred.
There never was finer piece OF mech7n-
ism put together at her age than this
mare, and the Colonel fools himself with
the idea that she can move down the street
35 clip with great ease. She is level
headed, and acts oldfashioned enough
TO be good. One thing is certain, and that
is the Colonel has nothing in the barn
that he thinks any more of.
The next one seen is also two-year Ally
that answecs to the name of Pompon, and
she's certainly bred in the purple il there
is any purple in the breeding lines at all,
for she Is an own sister to Miss Columbo,
and thst reminds US that Lon Mcdonald,
who is driving her, has told her owner,
MI Lodge that she Is %'lo piece Oh
goods this season, 100 II ne ever aroVe
one III ms iie' Iht that pre''s louu
talk, considering that this mare was bred
and reared in this frozen country and
was brought 10 the present eonoit'on oy
gentleman that makes no pretense to be-
ing an expert handler, inter or driver.
The career OF Miss Coinmbo VIII naturally
be followed by Maine readers with no
little interest.
An own brother to the above mentioned
lilly is horse colt now TWO months oidi
and as he Is to be Kept entire perhaps IL
would be worth while to give little OF
his breeding on the dams side. We know
enough already in regard to his sire Col
umbo without spending any time over
him, ms ancestors, or ther performances
The dam OF this youngster was by Allie
Wilkes, 2.i5A, second dam by Nutwood,
third dam by Mambrino Boy, and mere we
get the dams OF AIlerton 2'o9h ana Axteh
with mark OF III as three-year- OLD,
both of them champion stations IN their
day. The fourth dam OF TINS great
youngster was by imported Bonnie scot
land, and he got the great trotter Scotland
2.22, the only imported horse to sire
trotter.
Col. Greedy has set his heart upon this
youngster, and it goes without saying that
he will be given great chance TO deVeiop
early, not to say extreme speed. he has
been named Hidalgo, which being inter-
preted means Spanish gentleman. lie
was named by II. e. Lodge OF Boston, the
owner of Miss Columbo.
Mr. Lodge naturally takes great inter-
est in all the produce OF the Allie wilkes