Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-17

at maturity.
Mr.. Kimball c. Atwood, president Of
the Preferred Accident Insurance Co.
Of New York, Is, as many know and
many others may not know. a native
of Maine, being born in Buckfeld IN
Oxford county. He has all through
highly successful career in business
been a devoted lover of the light har-
ness horse, and has had no little sue
cess as a breeder. He is another man
who Is broad minded enough to own
automobiles galore, and still retain his
love for the horse as the following
facts cleaned from letter just receiv-
ed will show. Two wo-year-olds, both
by The Northern Man, EOS IL. consist
Of a colt and filly. The dam Of the
former was Miss Betsey Brown by
The Director General, and the dam of
the filly was a sister to Hawthorne,
zoo 1-2 and Ed Winter, ZIP 81 by Jay
Bird The colt trotted quarter last
fall as yearling in So seconds and the
tilly one in 81 seconds. They are in the
stable Of George Starr at Lexington,
Ky. At Red Bank. N. j. in the hands
of NJ. P. Devy, he has the good race
mare, Dolly S. 200 Ia. by StarpleX,
2.1o IA and her yearling colt by Juston,
2.1S IA, full brother to Justo, 2.0S IA
and Alceste, 2.O7 IA by Jay Bird. Also
three year old filly that trotted last
year as two-year in 2.23 by Flu
tura Todd, dam by Edgemark. In Mas
sachusetts, Mr. Atwood has two mares,
one. Lorette, by Alclayone and the 9TH
er, Maize Worthy, by Axworthy. These
mares are in foal to Henry Setter, 21O
IA, are to stay until they foal and are
bred again, when they will be returned
to Andover, Me-, where he has a fine
two year old filly by Ed Winter, PIP
"a out of Lorette dam of Floralma,
2.17 la by Alclayone 2.20 IA, and a
yearling by Joe Dodge; dam, a daush-
| ter Of Celaya. 2.11 IA. So, with all his
| many interests among them planta-
| ton in Florida where he raises the cell
ebrated Atwood grape fruit, with
| horses in four different states, Mr..
! Atwood is still some horseman-John
| w. Thompson, Portland Daily Press.
| Blue Cross Day will be observed in
Boston, Saturday. May 20. In the spec
| tally arranged parade for that day
prizes will be given the best kept
horses. and the Oldest horses which
| the Judges consider the best cared for.
| Humane Week will be observed in
| Maine, May p.
A Band Of Mercy has been formed in
| Portland, Everything is being done to
! interest all in the welfare Of our dumb
' friends.
| large number of horses have been
saved in the Blue Cross veterinary
| hospital in France. This is right in
| line with the question in the MINDS OF
all nations how to save the horses
| The entire sphere is aroused by the
devastation of horses in this great war.
| Horses are coming into their own
| again. but for purpose when we
| fain would approve-for the war Inc
| breeding of good horses which is stead
| lily increasing is only in a long run,
| preparedness for war. Our cavalryS
experience in Mexico has impressed
upon us more strongly as near at home,
the fact that good horses were never
so necessary to the success of our
arms as before. Motor trucks fulfill
their purpose in the transportation of
supplies and keeping open lines OF
communications. But when the noun
tains must be scaled and the hidden
retreat of bandits rounded up, the
horse shows it's superiority.