The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-02-01


standing 15-2 and weighing 1000 pounds. Mr..
Lane uses this mare for his family driving,
and she is an ideal family mare, being fear
less of all objects, but still capable of step
ping 25 gait. She won an 0at race at Ban
gor four years ago, but has not been started
on track since.
j. r. Bailey of Brooks has quite string
of young stuff growing up, including a three
year-old chestnut mare by MarStOn c., out
Of an inbred Knox dam. She stands 15-1
and weighs $50 pounds. He also has two
Year old seal brown filly, that stands Is
hands and weighs $50 pounds, that is bred
the same as the chestnut. A yearling gray
tilly by Jamaique, out of the Knox mare,
and weanling FLY of the same breeding
This inbred Knox mare is now IS years
old, stands 1913, weighs LOO pounds, and is
very comfortable driver on the road.
J. C. Littleteld of Waldo Station recently
bought of Isaac g. Reynolds of Brooks a
handsome black five year old gelding, out
weighs 1000 pounds, stands 1872 and is "a
handsome, fearless actor, with lots of style.
Levenseller Brothers of Waldo Station
have fine bay five year old mare by Mel
sonee out of IA dam by Hambletonian Chief.
very attractive. She stands 1873 and weighs
1850 pounds. They also have weanling
colt by the Roberts horse out of the Ham
bet0nan Chief mare that is of good size
and very promising.
Fred Lttlefield of Waldo has aifne roam
four year old by Sultan Wilkes. This is a
very likely youngSter, standing 1872, weigh
ing 925 pounds and very attractive hltcher.
W. E. Harding of Waldo has handsome
gray gelding two years old by Marston c.
of Of nd nroyU hlond
Harding has refused Sl25 for this colt and
says that $50 would be no price. He is a
nice actor, stands 1872 and weighs 925 pounds.
He also has pair of farm horses weighing
POO that he is very choice Of.
WI. White of Waldo has bay five year
old mare by Blue Will out Of a Dictator
Chief mare. She weighs 1000 pounds stands
15-2 and will be put to breeding, being now
in foal to MarstOn c. MIR. White has bred
her to Masconomo and has a handsome bay
fily, now a yearling, standing 15-1 and
=, weighing 800 pounds, as the result.
II. E. Staples of Brooks has fine bay
gelding six years old that he thinks much
of and well he might, as he was sired by
II arbinger out of a chestnut mare that had
a local reputation. This horse is very
stylish, has lots of action and has natural
gait of $50
p. L. Cilley OF Brooks owns good black
gelding sired by Invader, ont of western
mare. He stands only 10 hands and weighs
900 pounds, but is fine driver. he also
has four year old silver gray gelding by
Jamaique, standing 1872, weighing HOO
| pounds. Considering that he came from "a
native mare he is good locker and drives
with much style. Chas. Ryder of Brooks
has fine four year old geldng sired by
| n a.. nv N lT
Fox He is chestnut in color, stands 1854
weighs LOO pounds. Although only tour
years of age he can show "a 40 clip and do 1t
very easily.
II. G. Gordon of Brooks, the village black
smith, owns seal brown gelding sired by
Niagara, dam by Black Sultan. This horse
has shown miles in . 40 as three year old,
and if trained would be very fast.
G. H. Ryder of Brooks has fine dark
| bay a mare sired by NelSonee out Of d dam
| by DR.. Franklin. This horse stands IT.
! hands, weighs LOO pounds, and has good
action at both ends. Mr. Ryder also owns
an iron gray four year old mare that was
sired by son of Wilkes, out of dam by
Gideon. She weighs l 1000 pounds and stands
49,. She has much natural speed and
| should certainly be developed. Mr.. Ryder
also owns an inbred two year old by Pure
| Wilkes, out of a dam by Red Wilkes. He
stands 10 hands, weighs 900 pounds. is dark
bay in color with white hind feet, ana Is
considered one of the fastest for the age of
any colt owned in Brooks.
Henry Gentner of Belfast is showing his
good racing gelding, Henry liter, 2. III, this
winter, just enough to keep him in good
spirits This horse is now eight years old,
was sired by the great Emperor Wilkes,
220t, out of the dam Psyche, 2.1I This
horse wears nothing but quarter boots
when racing, and is a particularly slick 60
ing one. He has d great record as money
getter, having started in p races ard won
| first money "a times, and second money In
two others, and was ruled out for foul drv-
ing once. He has raced against all the
good ones, INCLUDING Tony: g., 2lSt, Doc
etc. Mr.. Gentner does not have to give his
whole attention to Henry liter, for he has a
string of good ones beside. There is Celia
tine Queen with a race record Of 30 as a
four year old. This is gray pacing mare
now seven year old standing l5-3 ana
Jim Kennedy, 2.094, and is in foal to Joe
Pointer, 2054, he by Star Pointer, 1.59t.
This mare stepped half mile in LOS at
Central Maine Fair last season one evening
by electric light. A stable companion is
Lucky Strike, 2195, one of the best known
driver and is safe for a lady to drive. Mr..
Gentner has recently refused 5000 for him.
He has never been beaten on the speedway,
and has been up against such good ones as
Gelatine Queen, 2.10, Arzille, 2.124 MarstOn
C. PIG, George L., 2.064, Becker, 2.1S, Mel
sOnee, 2.29, and lots OF others. In the same
stable we find the much talked about Bobby
Wilkes, chestnut pacing gelding with a
race record of 2.19. He is now seven years
old, stands 1873 and weighs 1000 pounds.
He was sired by Joe Wilkes with a four
year old mark of 2.19, he by Allie Wilkes.
The dam of Bobby Wilkes was by Wilkes
Lad, he by Wilkes Boy, .. son Of George
Wilkes. He started last year in eight
races, and never lost heat. He reduces
his record at Watervile from 2.26 to his re-
cent mark of 219. Mr.. Gentner also has
the brown gelding Becker with 4 race rec
ord of > IS, by Strathmore. This is a great
horse and his equal is rarely met. In the
same stable we find MOllie Newell, owned
by Mr.. Gentner of Hartford, Conn, nice
chestnut mare six years old standing l5-z
and weighing 1000 pounds. This mare was
sired by Robert McGregor. sire Of Cresceus
2.O2, the horse that sold at the New York
sale recently for $4,000. Surely she has
right to be very fast. She has been bre0
and will not be raced for the present, al
least
G. W. Partridge of Searspor5 has three
year old black mare standing 15-l anC
weighing 1000 pounds, by Sultan Wilkes
He also owns mare five years old, that Is
fine actor at both ends. She stands II
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