The Republican journal., 1908-09-24
the WALDO COUNTY FAIR.
What "Lee" Of Turf, Farm and Home Says
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IUl WAlUV OVUiNtI JAIN.
What "Lee" Of Turf, Farm and Home Says
of it.
H. H. Lee of Augusta, the horse re-
porter of Turf, Farm and Home, was
the starter at the races here, and in the
current issue of that paper says:
For the first time in our life we at
! tended the Belfast fair last week. This
society has a very glib track, very good
appointments: about one mile from the
heart of the city. We expected to see
good racing, for we knew that many
would dodge the fast ones and look for
some easy money over on the coast.
We saw good racing all right, but if
| anyone found any easy money, have
yet to learn his name and address.
Eight races, twenty eight heats raced,
forty one horses competing. We step
ped the fastest mile of the year for
Maine tracks on Thursday, when Isa-
belle won the first heat of the free for
all in PIP 1-2, lowering the track record
of 2 II 3 4 held by Stiletto PIP 4. Miss
Leither, 215 4, and Isabelle, 2 12l1
were nose and nose at the half III tie
second heat in record time for the half,
1.O412.
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1908, will long be
remembered by about 5000 people of
Waldo county They were all there,
they had good time, good racing, fast
time, large exhibits OF neat stock, poul-
try, etc, and one of the best shoWings
of highly bred colts, fillies and horse
stock in general that | have seen in
Maine.
Superintendent Nevins of the Pas
lures, brought out the unbeaten Edge
mark ~ PIG, and seven OF his get, one
and two years old. One two year old
had shown a quarter at the trot in 30
Sec, two yearlings had shown elghths
in % Sec, another that distance in %
sec. | never saw seven colts shown at
a fair all by one horse that could
equal this exhibit from the Pastures.
The filly that showed quarter In SO is
rich chestnut; her dam is Mabel by
Prodigal. Mabel is out of the dam of
Nancy Harkaway PA IA.
One of the yearlings shown was out
of Mabel. This mare Mabel is the dam
of a three year old that has worked in
PIG by Edgemark. Another good year
ling that showed an eighth in % sec. is
out of Baby Mac 2.21 IA, by Gov. Ben
ton 2.21 ii.
A high class four year old was shown
by Mr.. Nevins little later in the day,
Billy Herr by Charles Herr, 2.07 IA,
dam by Diavolo 200 IA. He is good
size, well formed all over, a square
going trotter. Two yearlings by John
Ward POS 3 4, Mr. Chenery's Bingen,
that looks to be the making of the fast
est, as well as the best race horse that
Bingen 2.05 1 4 ever sired.
The yearlings shown were large, ele-
gantly proportioned, with the best of
limbs, pure gated trotters that could
show something to halter One of them
is out of Mendolita 2.07 i, by Mende-
elmo. Mendolita is ii full sister to
Idolita 2.O91-2. This filly is IA tight
now.
The second yearling by John Ward
is AL out of Palo Alto mare (bred
there, breeding being TRAGEDY has shown
an eighth in % seconds. John Ward
POS 8 4 has served but few mares in
Maine. We have seen just few OF his
colts and every one that we have seen
is high class one John Ward is what
can honestly be called big little horse,
1872 hands and weighs 1910 pounds,
that's what mean.
Like Simon kenton PIP 4, Simpson
(2) 227 and one II two others, Acllll-
lean for instance, their proportions are
so perfect that they deceive the eye.
John Ward hooked to cart to me looks
like Is hand horse, but ''the stick"
tells vastly different story.
Should he stand for ever SO short a
season in Maine next spring by all
means have look at him before book
ing your mare.
Aiclayone, 22o 4, was shown to cart
during the afternoon by Mr.. Haley of
Monroe. He received many compli-
ments. His colts are showing up par
ticularly well.
Edgemark az PIG was shown to cart.
He had his old time speed and an i'm
pressive way of going.
Paul Bros. OF Waldo showed a five
year-old bay stallion PAGER by Marston
c., PIG IA, dam by Blue Will, 2.19 IA,
a half LA. He came the last quarter
in 81 Sec Could have gone in Ill or
liz very handily. He looked good to
several of us.
Mr.. Lee followed with an excellent
detailed write.up of.the races.