Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.


good horses which can be found in
Dover at the present time.
Samuel T. White of Bangor. has pur-
chased of Ira Peavey his fast bay geld
ing Buck. This is ore OF the fastest
horses in the city ana has a mark of
80 and a fraction.
Erastus Fletcher Of North Arson has
q fine four year-old colt that he has
baen driving some during the past
month. This colt has the style, speed
and breeding to make a great horse.
Mr.. Fletcher has recently refused a
| large sum for it.
Hon. F. o. Beal Of Bangor, has re-
Gently purchased several promising
colts which he intends to develop. All
of them show signs of being fast and
local horsemen are watching their per-
fulmances With interest. 1t IS under
stood that Mr.. Beai paid good figure
for all of them.
a. Z. Trites of Bangor is working out
at the speedway Il fast mare. Chimes
which he recently purchased from the
Belfast Stock farm. She is one of the
ITaciest animals owned in Bangor and
horsemen predict a brilliant future for
her. 1t is understood that Mr.. Trites
paid d good figure for her.
". II. Hall, owner Of the well-known
stallion, Nassar, 207 has recently re
fused an offer of s. 600 for him and has
decided to nave MIN make the season
OF 1901 at his stable on Main street.
Dover. NasSdr is in fine condition and
* having his regular exercise. Several
OF NaSsars colts have been sold this
winter for long prices. IN Mr.. Halls
stable can also be seen 3, promising
FLY by EasSar. 2.01, dam Maud 3. 223-
~. This hlly is attracting notice and
gives promise Of being one of the best
OF the many fine Nassar colts III that
!. ution.
A dangerous stable vice consists il
the horse addicted to it trying to crush
a person entering its stall. between the
PARTITION or wall and it's body. by
pressing him up against the former.
There are cases on record of grooms
having been killed by horse in this
| manner. 1t not infrequently happens
that vicious horses attempt the trick
OF pushing their groom or owner up
against the partition or wall, and any
attempt of this trick must be firmly
| suppressed in the first instance. Ii
the offending horse is not checked at
the outset. it becomes emboldened, and
the trick is repeated. and eventually
grows into a confirmed vice.
Lawrence II. Wyman has recently
purchased the Kentucky bret stallion,
Woodrow. from Portland parties.
is }23JI lie was bred in Kentucky in
the town Of Wilmore ana has been sent
a trial mile in 2.25. He is a bay horse
and vely pretty actor. Mr.. Wyman
also owns White Cockade, an English
coach stallion. imported from England
IS Il three year old at the cost of $1,000
White Cockade is one Of the best coach
stations ever i'll Maine according to the
Judgment OF expert horseman who have
looked him over ard examined his
breeding. Mr.. Wyman also owns a
promising threc-year-old mare by Vas
Sar out of the Kentucky thoroughbred
mare. This mare is in foal to Brown
Bradcen. a Bangor horse handled by
r. ". Burrill. Another very promis-
ing colt is q two ear-old Nassar colt
owned by Mr.. Wyman The dam Of
All things considered the most re-
markahle trotter that has ever been
produced was Goldsmith Maid. ia. Be
ginning in 1865, when eight years old
this wonderful mare was raced Is con-
secutive seasons. She was started 14T
times in all and is credited with 500
meats in go Or better. She held the
worlds champion trOtting record from
Sept. &, 1871. to Aug. 3. 1873. She
made record Of 2.142i, in the second
heat Of race that she won at Roches-
ter, y. y, Aug. l., 1874. She made her
record 2.14 against time at Mystic
Park, Sept. >, 1874. She was started
u times that season. She trotted a
public mile in PA at Belmont Park
Philadelphia, Pa. June %. 1876. when
10 years old past. Aug. 5. 1876, at
Buffalo, \. Y, she beat Smuggler.
l2.15h, Lucille Golddust, c.16la. Judge
Fullerton, 2.1S. and Bodine, PIG. She
won this race in straight heats. time
las. 2.15L, els. She was started Is
times that season. In 1877. when in the
21st year of her age. Goldsmith Maid
trotted five match races against Rarus
in California. The first was at San
lose. March 81. The mare won in
222l,. PISS, 21St4. The next was at
Los Angeles. April IS. and this was
also VOL by the Maid in 2.22l2, 2.19
2i91.. The third race was at San Jose
May H. and the Maid was the winner
time 2.20l2. 216A, 2.l9sz. One week
after the last mentioned race these ia
nous trotters met in another race AT
Chico, Cal. This race was trotted May
10. ard Goldsmith Maid won, time
c1al!. 2.14,,, eli. The time of the
second heat OF this race was only one
l EnIr rInrror than he, u cord mad