276 NOTED MAINE HORSES. 



Oct. 18, he beat Col. Maynard and Shepard Knapp, Jr., 

 in 2.28, 2.28J, 2.31. Nov. 12, he beat Shepard Knapp, Jr., 

 again, in straight heats, time, 2.33|, 2.30^, 2.31^. All the 

 above races took place at Boston. 



Sept. 22, 1870, at Fleetwood Park, Kew York, he beat 

 Charles L. Loew, J. J. Bradley and Confidence, License 

 winning the first heat in 2.26^, the fifth in 2.28, and the 

 sixth heat and race in 2.29. 



BAY "WHALEBONE. 



* 

 Bay gelding, with black points, 15 J hands high, foaled 



about 1862, bred by John McColhster, Norway, Me., got 

 by Whirlwind, a bay stallion, that both paced and trotted, 

 imported from Canada, dam, a small black mare, supposed 

 to be of Morgan descent. McCollister sold him, when 

 four months old to Simon P. Everett, also of Norway. 

 After passing through several different hands, he was sold 

 to Levi Turner, of Buckfield. Turner sold him to David 

 Eecords, of Buckfield, and he, when six years old, to 

 Charles Records, then of South Weymouth, Mass> He 

 was afterwards purchased by D. H. Blanchard, of Bos- 

 ton. June 22, 1871, at the Beacon Park, Boston, he won 

 the 2.30 race in straight heats, in 2.28J, 2.29|, 2.30, beating 

 Royal John, Climax, Lydia Thompson, Charlie Green, 

 and others. At the Mystic Park, June 28, 1871, he won 

 the second heat in a race in the fast tigne of 2.26J, race 

 •won by Royal John. 



HONEST BILL. 



Chestnut gelding, 15 hands high, with one white stock- 

 ing forward and one behind, and white stripe in face, 

 foaled in 1863, bred by William T. Hoar, Rangely, Me. 



