MAINE 2.30 LIST. _ 313 
York, in 1846. He was. sold to Jacob Sommerin-' 
dyke, and called Charlie Abel. He was square gaited as 
a trotter,after he changed his way of going,and very fast, 
and he was the first horse to trot in 2.28, in harness, which 
feat he performed at the Centreville Course, July 2, 1849, 
in a race against Lady Suffolk and Jack Rossiter, Pelham 
winning the third and fastest heat in 2.28, and the, fourth 
in 2.294, whereby he ‘‘rose into high notice.” 
PEMBERTON, 2.294. 
Brown gelding 15$ hands high, with star and spot on 
nose and one white hind foot, foaled in 1873, bred by 
E. L. Norcross, Fearnaught Farm, Manchester, Me.; got 
by Fearnaught Jr., dam by Dirigo, 2d dam by a Messen- 
ger horse owned in China, Me. Pemberton was a horse 
of elegant appearance and the editor of this work was one 
of the Judges on horses at the Maine State Fair of 1876, 
when he was awarded the blue ribbon as a gentleman’s 
driving horse. Sold at four years old to-David Nevins Jr., | 
Framingham, Mass., and after to H. C. Nevins, of Me- 
thuen, Mass., and was finally killed by an accident. June - 
25th, 1879, at Hartford, Conn., he started in the 3.00 class 
‘winning the second heat in 2.293. 
PILOT KNOX, 2.198. 
(2649). 
Brown horse foaled June 13th, 1875, bred by Orville H. 
Clarke, West Bristol, Me.; got by Black Pilot, by Roscoe, 
dam Nancy Knox, by Col. Ellsworth, son of Gen. Knox. 
Sold to John H. May, Augusta, Me., who took him to 
Boston. Pilot Knox won seven races in 1883, ending the 
season with a record of 2.243. Oct. Ist, 1884, at Narragan- 
sett Park, Providence, he won a race in 2.228, 2.23, 2.214, 
after losing the first heat. Oct. 17th, at Mystic Park, Bos- 
ton, he won in 2.22, 2.214, 2.21, losing the third heat in 
2.214. In 1885, Sept. 30th, he won the “Spirit of the 
’ Times” stallion cup valued at $1000, and $7125 in added 
