Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-30
TRAINER POTTLE
HAS FINE STRING
RACERS THIS YEAR

Lewiston, July 29.-With 16 head
of speed ready for racing, Irving w.
Pottle, the Portland driver and
stable in his long and successful
career on the sulky. Back in May
the Pottle string of over 20 fiiers
was shipped to the Lewiston track
for early training. Irving expected
that as usual there would be a big
shrinkage, and that he would have
about seven or eight "ready-to race"
horses when the bell sounded. In
stead he finds himself with an en-
barrassment of riches. He has so
many fiiers fit for battle. that he
hardly knows what to do with them
all.
Several of the steppers would have
made their 1928 debut yesterday in
Col. MOrrills races at Lewiston had
it not been for the rain. Six or seven
of the string will score for the word
in the morrill, meeting at Waterville,
next week. On the following week
the stable will be built. Many of
them will go to Bridgton.
Peter klyo the Acc
There are II fast record horses in
the Pottlc barns and five green ones
severely threatened Will cBFSu. L lic
lace" of the collection is Peter kylo.
Peter the Great. This free for all
wiggler is very smart looking piece
Of horscflesh, and is one of the stars
expected to create a sensation on the
Maine tracks.
In order of speed records the other
labeled fliers that will wear the Pot
tie blankets this season are Diamond
O.. 2.O7 IA; Wilgus, 210 ID; Main
shot, 2.11 IA; Sister Azoff, 212 IA;
Wilvcna c.. 212 IA: Patty, PA. IA;
King Challenger, 2.14 IA; Malcolm
Vaughn, 215 Ia: Admiral Black.
o15 IA, and Hilarious, .16 IA cheat
recordD
Three Promising Youngsters
Peter LanGford. a green trottor
with a matinee mark of 212 -:
SILK Worm. second in ZIG Ia; and
Todd O.. n three year old colt by
Diamond O.. are three youngsters
owned by Fred T.. SWEET of Haver-
hill, Mass, which arc looked upon
as great prospects. The other two
green steppers are Double c.. J.
Malcolm Forbes. four year old.
owned by Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of
Ellsworth. and The Highlander by
George w. Dillon, 2.11 "a. the pro-
perty of Norman Smith of this city.
Mr.. SWEET. who became a patron Of
he Pottle stables three years ago. now
owns the record horses Diamond @.
2.67 IA. and Mainshot. 2.11 IA. by
Mainsheet. as we'll az the trio of colt
ners. He has just sold the handsome
bay PAGER Hilarious to Pottlc and his
heard trainer if Bernard Small of Hi
ram
High Praise for SiIkworm
The latest addition to the string is
the trottcr Silllworm. purchased from
Mr. Davis of Machias. In writing Of
this promising young marc. Milton
Hatch the Maine authority. says:
That little trotter, Siil<worm. own
ed looks like Els any time they ask
him. He got q heat in 2.15 IA at
Pittsfeld, June 80. which seems to be
easy to him and really his only ambi-
tion.
If ever one was bred in the purple
It Mould seem he was. His blood lines
arc the reverse of those OF The Har-
vester. 2.01. he being by Moko out Of
Olive Silk. 2.21 "a. by Walnut Hall,
EOS IA, second dam Helen Hale. 3,
2.1S IA. by Prodgal, PIG. third dam.
The Fed Silk. p. 2.10, by Baron Wilkes
The Silk family are noted in the pro-
duction of real speed.
Mamie Etticoat, by Bellwood. the
dam OF the Silk mares. has six in the
bit and six of her daughters have pro-
duced standard speed. many of them
really high class. The dam of Mamie
Etticoat was Soprano. by Strathmore
and Soprano, who had 10 sons and
daughters to achieve standard records.
1t is one of the most prolific of speed
sources in the maternal line.
Silkworm is young and should go
far. carefully handled as he is
The Pottlc string will be split sew
cral times this season. and Jack Car
rey. the veteran reinsman, will do part
of the driving. Besides Carney and
Bernard Small, the peerless trainer.
Pottle has staff of II men in care of
hiS record string.
Many of the horses are staked all
the WAY through to the "overcoat
meeting at Windsor. Conn. and with
en- even break of luck Politics. pupifs
should make big cleanup at Bridg-
ton. Cornish. Pttsfeld. Skowhegan.
Bangor. NVaterville. Lewiston, Gorham,
Brocltton and way stations.