Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-01-23
Horse Racing

In IA. number vill b, fuuI two articles
on thi. matt-r, With reference o. our Asri-
cultural S,.cirti.-s. ou- iram the Ei,tur, and
one lr,n Correspondent Ji thc Maine Far
mer. We thaak, iram the bottom oi our
heart. Dr llllme- fir the frank, out.pokru
voris of honesty and truth b. bas attrr,j,
humdi.t.Ds - b. .ach a c1ol.,,'u, and ve
az tie aruicr, og Ola Oxford G, rc.d and
CONSIDER thrm we'll
In relation 10 The o.hcr article, We arr
not prepared % endorse al tlc ,ic~s cK.
TrusscI by the writer. With reference 90 the
matter Of hor.cmauship and irot,irc We
think his views are the ,r'rr1s on the right
eide. II the Trustee. and other oacrr. OF
our Agricultural Sog,sties w,i, frarlc--Iy 90
their Ilty "a ths PREMISE wc think both
may h. had witbolt any Oi the eyil' r7uf.--
s,lly attending them a, conducted ,hc Ias,
var.
What be avs with reference 6, premiums,
sens % us cminratly ius; IL has always
arprar,l % us, that thgs, Who have had the
Management of thi, matter. have not made
practical results an ain -udbc,eauy prom,-
n-nt. Tbsrv oaght &C. De- made a wider dif,
ference h-tv,rn animal. reared ia thr cJuu-
ty. un,g,s they arr c5.l animals, and tho-c
brJush, from abroad, than there has bs,n.
What De .ay- on thi. matter .. highly just,
and deserves ths most glrg'll clus.lrr-:.aa
,' ths,s Sa1 have ,he nauasrmsu, q ,a.'
t.Hs
Will. on ,li. .uhy',,, - ~,.h 9, say, ig
s.-H, O, u,. ua, clnIiulu og.h: O, BE- ono.
'-u.y ,,sa,a.I s.tl Gee q r. .i rr,mr.
uu, l.r .r..,s un male animal. over y,.r var
ola. ana that .s, ,.at trey should ur s-.lm-
Y.r.eI ~ o-rt.ls ua,ah.r .l t.-,s r,sN.
,arylns iH s-. s.r.rIus Co ta.iE s-r Hat
81 ir o., tao y,as- D,I. hr ought G.. hr a.
crmrauloi hy s,.s. uutar ,.- y..,- 1'I.
= hr +, trrr yrar, .II, ay .,oes ,ae y.4E
g.i ana under, .ui 81, aa ine,.Iiu- ,aaplr.
% very az. from ulIg-, 90 youus,s;
Tl.rr ought aisl 90 b., premiums offered,
not merely iur the tssi specimen q arn
Implements, which aTFl,r. only o. ghe man
u.actur--, but o. che hr~t collection OF hrm
;,1,s ol every description, u.r1 5u ans ouc
s.ru. :, 90, there ,urst % De- premium.
offered GA il, h-,t .tuyk ol ho-.-, cattle.
sheep and swine Including every iaius.
god, bad aud indifferent, krrt On sry one
taru, requiring at the same time state.
rarut q the clsi, ,IVgusr of rylr,0s aud
E--T.ns. 10 thi. Way, encouragement would
t- oEcr,d % men, no, merely % rear up OUT
f1r animal at extra expense, hut O. devise
Ll~ O. produce tbc finest hrsri a, ,le least
sIren-e Sgrh an arranssueu, would az
fri u. thc data OF Judging OF the c,mpara-
tive merit, OF ihe Different hrygl., and oi
dsisruuiu. ulisa D.. ,he most profitable 'aT
i.ra-r. q r.,., Uuu .asr;'iDe ol tat.
slri D.. done, -, eauult determine, oa a large
s-.'.. which b, ms: y-i.siJu, fr q farmer
q. ..i.g;.
So, 90. 'y encouraging farmers 90 cIH,l-
"a. tH- tar.- they actually 10. on ,be'r .,rm,,
.jvi'l brius % the u'ilrc ~ tie FARMERS oi
lh- r14u'y 90 tir state, l. OBJ" r.-' m.y .--
many L.rr...y.us aud useful imlIau.u,.
t.ey have na Sn.vl,is' uf, 10 gas 4I.aal.-
.. Jf ~ai,h they az, entirely isuor.n'.
W, might extend thg-s su.s.~t-,n- 70 al
u,.t any length, bat here isaI, ;us matter
fr the c0Us.jaratiIn OF the G.-mvr., with
Gle hope, that thc oiHcrr, u sur asrical'g-
~ societies w,,l take ;hosa tbiss, iut0 cJu-
slIyrai.on. and make such c.4Hs,s in thsrT
Fremium llsts. a. 10 sssuns g. az, and we
hors it may appear 20 thcm, tls scgt 3' the
cluzuuiiy requires.