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Creation Date
9-19-1935
Sex of the horse
Stallion
Sire
McGregor the Great
Stable/ Owner
Stan A. Wathen
Rights and Access Note
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Stable/Owner Location
Fort Fairfield, Maine
Driver Name
Wendell Wathen
Race
Free for All Trot
Description
Black and white portrait of the bay stallion, Alloway from the S. A. Wathen and Son stable in Fort Fairfield, Maine. Alloway's halter is being held by his trainer, Wendell Wathen, Thursday, September 19, 1935 at the Cumberland Farmers' Club Fair, West Cumberland, Maine. Photo is signed in the lower right corner by Kendall.
An article in the August 15, 1938 Lewiston Daily Sun describes Alloway as, "Stan Wathen's famous come-back horse...holder of the Maine and New Hampshire trotting records over a half-mile track... Alloway, considered a cast-off, was purchased at the Old Glory sale for $95, placed in training by Stan's son, Wendell, and the following year won 19 out of 21 starts and is considered onr of the best half-mile track trotters in training" (pg 7).
Keywords
Standardbred horses, American Standardbred racehorses, New England harness racing, Maine harness racing, horse racing, Sulky racing, Trotting races, 1935b album
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Rights Statement
Dam
Atlantika by Atlantic Express