Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-12
TRACK AND STABLE.

F. A. Gilbert Of Bangor sold pair
of horses to DR.. A. A. Brown of Mon
son recently.
Harry Alyward of North Lubec has
purchased the well known PAGER RoWdy
of Harry Rose Of Pembroke.
c. A. Greene of East Eddington has
snapped his fast mare, Miss Nelson,
with George M. Fogg Of SomeGville,
Mass, for a nice threeyear-old colt.
Fred Pullen of North Arson is said to
have one of the best gentlemans driv-
ing horses in Somerset county. He IS
a seal brown, six years old. stands 15A
hands and will weigh right around
100. He has good style, can show
24O gait and is a high stopper.
Chas. L. Cleveland Of Skowhegan has
lately sold his we'll k nown speedy
black mare Stella c., by Johnnie
Wilkes, to Thomas Dean of the same
town. The price received is under
stood tc have been $3.50.
f, G. Lowe Of Shawmut has lately
sold a six-months-old FLY by Simpson
to a New York man for 5000. The dam
of this filly is the once noted trotting
mare Halle, 2.14A. Halle is now 22
years old.
E. g. Lowe of Shawmut reports the
recent sale of his chestnut filly, six
months old to gentleman from New
York. This filly is hy Simpson out Of
the veteran trotting mare Halle 2.19A.
Both mare and colt won the blue ribbon
at the Somerset Central fair last fall, in
strong competition.
Dol paah Of
Gently sold his 5-year-old Bas Relief to
Allen Bryenton for fancy price,
who will take it to New Brunswick
where he will reside in the future.
John A. Mckay Of Bangor is driving
"a four-year-old colt that looks good.
Mr.. Mckay raised this colt, Alden
Prince, himself, and placed him in the
care Of r. E. Weller of Burlington, VT.
The youngster arrived in Bangor Sat
urday. He is a roam PAGER with
black points, finely gated. and withal
a handsome animal. He is by Aldine,
2.09h. by Alexander, 2.20, by Alcantara;
dam Evangelne, 2.1OA, by Duplex, by
Gold Bug, by Bay Tom, by Brown Hall.
The colt is FAST and will later be start
ed For the present Mr. Mckay will
use him for driving only. A full broth
err of this colt, four years old next
spring, is in the hands of Trainer We'll
Ter in the Burlington stables.
Dr. r e. Freeman of Dexter recently
| bought of upriver parties what is con-
sdered one Of the finest pieces of
horseflesh in that section of the coun
ty. The animal is a mare sired by
the famous Nelson and the dam is by
| Nelson's Wilkes. 1t is handsome
mahogany bay with black points. The
| mare is six years old. stands 16 hands
| high and weighs 100 pounds. She is
perfectly sound, a square gated trotter
with an abundance of knee action. The
mare was raised by parties in Liver
more Falls. DR.. Freeman has owned
the mare but a few days but horsemen
who have seen her are enthusiastic
| over her good looks and actions.
| F. l.. Hight of Cornville has sold his
| driving mare Nancy to H. B. Russell.
| Mr.. Russell purchased this mare for
| Bangor parties and she was driven
| across country to that city. This mare
was sired by Claude Nelson. dam by
General Withers. She was one of the
good ones and sold for good price.
| Roscoe Hill Of Goodwin's Mills, Bid
defor1, recently experienced a serious
| loss when two of the three horses
| which he has been in the habit of
driving abreast and which have at
| tracted great deal of attention in this
| city were instantly killed in the woods.
| Mr.. HILL with a crew of men, was at
| work logging in the woods in back of
his home and a tall tree which was
being felled got away from the men
| and came down with q crash across
| the backs of the horses. the heavy
weight bearing them to the ground.
and breaking their backs. The ami
mails were dead within few minutes
from the time the tree struck them.
The horses weighed about 1900. apd
it is said could not be replaced for.
$500 each. Mr.. Hill has purchased a
pair Of horses of Portland parties to
take the place of those killed.
Capt A. W. Ellis of Ellsworth Falls
has purchased of Washington county
parties a five-year-old colt a Colombo.
that goes to the trot. and is considered