Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-22
TRACK AND STABLE.

X. NJ. Witham of Raymond has sold
his fine three-year- colt to David
Gerry.
Walter and Harold Estes of North
Limington recently purchased a nice
colt of Norman Smith of Standish
w. Fl. Hooper of Castine has bought
very fine matched pair of driving
horses, color, bright bay, and good
knee action and style
John II. Foster of Pressure Isle lost
one of a pair of draft horses, for
which he recently paid $500 The ami
NAL died in the night after having
seemed well and worked with his mate
all day.
John Ingraham of Knox has sold his
colt Nancy to Nelson Wentworth of
Freedom and bought a fine gray of c..
j. Rich of Knox Station.
J. w. Meserve of Par Mills has just
purchased valuable driving horse at
Watcrville, the home of blue blooded
horse flesh. The steed is a large chest
nut and altogether noble animal.
DR.. A. GAIA of Skowhegan bought of
Henry Waller recently a black gelding.
This is a six-year- and a good driv-
er. The price paid was 5000.
Among the horses at the stable of
Ralph Burrill in Bangor are Brown
Braden, bay pacing stallion with a
record of 2.13h, owned by NJ B. Smith
of Hartford, Conn. Brown Braden is
standing for service and has the rarely
attained record at this time of having
served 2S mares from the opening of
the season to the first of June: Maquon
trotter with record of 2.24A, owned
| by j. M. Carroll of Hyde Park, Mass.
Maquon is bay stallion and is in
stud; Harold HaWker. 2.33, the proper
| ty of r. w. Stockman, Boston. This
| bay horse is a beauty and is being
handled with a view to being started in
| the meetings through the state this
| summer and fall; Omera, 2.19A, a
| beautiful bay owned by w. B. Wiley
of Bangor, is having regular workouts
and will be started in the go pace
through Maine this season. Omera is
| also entered in the Fredericton, N B.,
races. June 80 and July /; Clorinda,
| 2.24H trot, is owned by A. w. Ellis of
| Ellsworth Falls. She is a black flyer
| with lots of speed and Mr. Burrill
| says it will take Il good horse to head
her this year. She starts in Maine.
| Fredericton, st. John and in the fall
will be sent under the wire on Massa-
chusetts tracks; DR.. Jeff, 2.21, is a bay
of style and it is confidently expected
| that he will turn the oval in els this
| summer. He is owned by j. w. Hath
| orn of Newport, Me; Bingenestha is a
| four year-old flly that is as promising
as can be found anywhere. If she does
not 20 a mile in 30 before winter it
will be surprise to those who have
watched her work out. She goes to the
| trot, has never been started in race,
and is bay in color. She Is by Bingen,
206h; Baron, a bay stallion by Baron
| Wilkes, has a mark of 21S and is the
property of John f. Mills, Boston;
George NJ, chestnut stallion by
Wilkes. is owned by d. M. Parks, Pitts
field. and can show 2.25 on the trot.
without reaching for it.: Eureka Is q
bay mare by Wilkes and goes to the
trot She worked a mile last year in
% and shows good form and promises
speed this season. She belongs to A..
w. Ellis of Ellsworth Falls; Cheerful
Charlie, the black PAGER owned by c..
J.. Phillips of this city and that showed
| up so well on the ice path last winter,
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ion and will give his racemates trouble
when they try to head him in the
Maine meetings this year; Elsie Ven
ner, by Constantine 212, is fast pa
Ger owned by A. N. Burrill and will he
started all along the line in Maine this
year. Mr.. Burrill has a number of
| brood mares at the stables at Maple
| wood. Among them are Oracle Direct,
2.24A, owned in Hartford, Conn, and
Revina, 2.11A, owned in Brunswick.
There are also three very fine brood
| mares from Massachusetts to be bred
| to Maquon.