Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-10
TRACK AND STABLE.
N atters Of Interest Concerning Maine
Horses and Horsemen.

lately purchased of Denver Rich OF
Portland a fine pair of horses for use
in his business. They are twins and
are a light bay in color.
Irving Fogg, the we'll known horse
man, is under contract with Mr.. Olney
4 L. Higgins Of Dover to manage his
stallion stable during the season of
1908, which will include three of the
handsomest stations in Maine
Vassar, Jr., by Vassar, 2.07; Gilbert,
the Percheron stallion which Mr..
Higgins bought of Mr.. w. H. Hall last
fall, and Colograph, will certainly
command the attention of all admirers
of good horses.
| William Cummings, a horseman that
is well and favorably known in this
locality, has recently bought three new
| horses that no doubt will be fast. Two
of the horses are green PAGERS, one by
Vassar, a sister to Northern Spy,
2.14A, and looks very much like him.
the other a PAGER, came from Indiana
| by Dumus and can hit a very fast clip.
The third is a green trotter by Joe
Patchen, 201A, dam by Fred Kohl
2O7A, and is cracker jack. The
Lincoln Trotting Association is al
ready making arrangements for a two
days trot and carnival to be held on
the association grounds in Lincoln,
July 3 and A.
| Charles W. Morse of this city has
sold his trotting bread stallion,
Torresdale, to Henry Hudson & Son
| of Guilford. Torresdale is standard
bred and registered foaled June Is,
| 1897. He isl a bay stallion standing
| 1873 hands high and weighs 1850
pounds. His sire was Red Wilkes who
was sold Nor $4,000 and his dam,
Maggie H., brought $4,000. Red
Wilkes is the best son of George
Wilkes, and had 1877 in the 2.30 list,1 %
in the 2.15 list, including Ralph
Wilkes, 2.O6A; Ituriel, 2.09A; Blanche
| Louise, 2.10; and Abbott Wilkes, 211.
| Red Wilkes has IS producing sons and
120 producing daughters. Some of the
best high actors and prize winners
were by Red Wilkes. 1t is said that
his sons have sired over 900 in the 2.30
| list. The dam of Torresdale was
Maggie H., in the leading brood mare
list having produced J. c., 2.22h;
Maggie Wilton, 2.25A, and Maggie S..
2.2Sk. She was by Homer, son of
Mambrino Patchen, out of Lady
Sentinel, the dam of Lelah H. 2.241s,
| by Sentinel, 2.29A. Torresdale, ac-
| cording to Mr.. Morse, is one of the
best horses that he has ever handled
and was owned at one time by Gen.
Morrill, of Philadelphia.
Edward Giggey Of Fort Fairfield has
bought of G. w. Gerow, the popular
filter, dealer and skilful reinsman, the
beautiful and royalty bred pacing
stallion Dustmont, race record 2.1Sk
and will keep him as driver and stock
horse. Dustmont was bred by the
celebrated C. J. Hamlin, and was sired
by Hamlins Almont (Almont, Jr.,
1929, by Almont, 33, by Abdallah, Is
(sire of Goldsmith Maid) by Hamble-
tonian, 10. Hamlin's Almont was the
sire of the beautiful mare Belle
Hamlin, 2.12A, and As others in the
list; also of the dam of Lord Derby,
2.05A, and four others in the 2.09 list.
Almont, 80, has now 229 descendants
in the 2.10 list, while his half brother
in blood Belmont, GA, has ZIG
descendants in the 2.1O list.
Dustmont's dam was Goldie (dam of
Blue Bell. 2.17a), by the famous show
horse Mambrino King, 'the hand
soonest horse in the world" sire of SO
in 230 including such equine wonders
as Lady of the Manor, 2.O4A, Heir-at-
Law, 2.05A, Lord Derby, 2.05%, and
five others in 2.10. Dustmont's second
dam, Black Golddust, produced
Glendennis, 2.17A, and Justina, 2.2O
(pole record 2.13), one of her
daughters producing The Monk,
2.o5A, and Oxford Chimes, 2.13k. AS
will thus be seen, Dustmont is nearly
full brother to Lord Derby, 2.05 q.
Dustmont with small stud oppor-
tunities, has sired Lady Dustmont,
221A.
One of the fastest and gamiest green
horses training in Bangor this year is
Matthew Vasser, 2.23A, with quarter
in 31h. owned by Pope D. McKinnon
of this city. Matthew Vasser is a
handsome roam, standing 1854 hands
and weighing 1875 pounds in racing
condition. He has an excellent dis
position and is one of the best gated
horses ever seen on a track The year
of 1907 was Matthew Vassar's first
year in training and if indications
count for anything he bids fair to be
even faster than his sire, Vasser. who
took a mark of 2.2O trotting and 2.07
pacing. He came out of last season
in fine shape, barring accidents he
should hold the record for green
horSes raced in Maine this year, some
good judges looking to him to go in
2.15. Matthew Vassar is one of the
greatest bred horses in Maine. His |
sire. 'Vassar, has seven with records
from 2.14A to 2.27A, including North
ern Spy, 214A, the largest money |
winner in Maine in 1907. His dam
was the great brood mare Humming
Bird dam of the sensational young
race horse Fernando. 2.16A, Lady |
Isabel, 2.29A) by Merry Bird, 2.16h, !
a good race trotter by the great Jay |
Bird (5060), sire of five in the 2.10 |
list and 104 others in 23O or better |
His second dam is Pocahontas, also a |
great brood mare. being the dam of |
Bingen's First, 219, and Humming |
Rird VaSSar 207 sire IF Matthew |