Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-01
TRACK AND PADDOCK.

"T+d H." Wa fnalcd Aug. "a 1900
and is owned hy II. =. Nillrtt Of South
Paris.
George II. Jones Of Luber recently
purchase Il 4 inns horse from William
R"tSult.
con Walter a. Morrill, announces
races for Ang. $, 9, 10 and July 4. over
Union Park roms", Pitts1ield
Ray Fox of Pittsfeld recently sold
his valuable driving horse to Harry
Col" Of durham for fancy price.
Wilbur Duntley has finished a capital
painting Of Tom Phair. 2.14H, last win
trr's t,"tring boss Of tie Charles River
speedway.
John Ryan Of Ilampden recently sold
a pair Of heavy horses 10 George Smith
for So. Mr.. Smith sent them 10
Pre- violence. X. /.
A. r. Badger of St. Adams has re
Gently purchased a fine pair Of dark
hay horses that weigh 1900 pounds, of
Alton Richardson Of Clinton.
Thomas Eorgan of Luhec has recent
IN purchased a fine black driving horse
from boston ANA SOLD one other to
Henry FarnswoIth To he used in his
delivery wagon.
Palmer Bros. If Patton have sent
Fernando to Rcadvillr, Mass, where H.
WEI BE- placed under the care Of Titcr,
the wc!l :InCwn trainer. Fernando has
been entered in the stake races Of the
Gcand circuit and later On will probably
be entered in the class events.
- Sxslt nf hi h
bought the three vear-old stallion Bingan
Bili, by I:ingen 2.GGl2, dam Alta BIRD, by
Jay Dn l. BiEeen Rird was bred at the
late j. MalcCm Forbes farm. Milton.
Mass. He Will make the season at Hill
crest Farm recently purchased of c. +.
Randall. I}ineen Pird is in every way a
very fine cplt, handsome well gated ana
fast.
one Of tho large work horses owned by
Ellis Hatch of Mercer broke through the
stable floor irto the barn cellar one af-
tcrI0on recently falling a distance Of
several feet without receiving The Sigh
est injury. The hole III the floor whnre
the horse went through was Two feet six
inches, by two feet four inches, ana the.
animal is a large o3e, weighing 400
pounds.
Fred Leonard Of Bangor has shipped
handsome pair of bay geldingS to
Boston parties for which he received
the handsome sum of $1,000 The ami
mails are six and seven years old, thor
ouShly matched. one of them can
step three minute gait to the road
ana Mr.. Leonard has done better than
l. miles an hour with il. One Of the
pair is by Sultan Wilkes, dam by Ledo,
While its partner is by Northcrt by
Mambrinn. dam by Ledo, 50 that they
are partly related. Mr.. Leonard re-
fused $1,000 for the pair before he
shipped Them to Boston.
George r. Boulter of Knox has A
blGoG bay stallion three years old this
spring by Pedlar, 2.1S1a. dam by Al
lcrtuS by Alcantara. This colt is stand
ard and registered under the name of
I.e'lnitf. He is good individual stand
ing about II hands and weighing in his
present form 1850 pounds Mr. Boulter
also has the fast young mare Miss
keenr by Young Nelson. by Nelson
209. Her dam was by Victor Jr.. bv
Victor, hy Gen. Knox; second dam Stel-
la by Wondblino. This mare has been
racrl q lirtl" has mark Of 2.3412, and
has been half mile in III.
Dr O. ?. Small Of Lincoln TIA, recently
purchased the horse Vie I'atchcn OF G.
Burrll Of Topsham. Vic is a black geld
ing. six years old. smooth and kind,
sound as Il nut ana safe tor a woman t.
drive. II" lis Il Victor Patchcn. dam by
AlbTiEO hr by Old Almont. vi. Patchen
can show a L. elm although his speed has
been hut recently dcVclorcd. He has
been quarter Oh the Andr oscoggin riv-
cr IL - seconds. D". Small expects to
rae" him thi:! summer and has already
engaged clifford Parker, q wcll known
train the animal. II is the Doctors in
speed and t. never hitch him to n four
wheeled cart for any !"ngtr &c time.
George Fred Plummer, the we'll
known Fort Fairfield horseman, has
bought from G. A. Mcintosh the BAY
stallion Baron Bourbon, 2.23A, by
Baron Wilkes. 2.1S. dam by Bourbon
Wilkes, 2"4J. grandsire of Royal r.
sheldon. 2.0i%. and Audubon Boy.
l.59h. The price was $1,000 in cash.
probably less than half what he is
worth. Baron Bourbon will be kept in
the STUD, ard We predict he will be a
winner. With practically no chance
ne has already sired Baron Boy, 2.191L
and has three -year-old colts now in
Fort Fairfield and Caribou that cannot
be bought Tor less than $500 to $500
each. He is probably one Of the very
best sons Of his world-famed sire
Baron Wilkes. and only a horseman
understands how much this means.