Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-11-23
PARIS. ME-.
That Track.

wide and well rolled highway must nave
lelt the most pleasing impressions on tho
seiits Eliior Of the Homestead tor he
writes out an account Of the show. In whiel.
We end such iacctiou- reflections on the 10.
iurc Of ibi, circular show ground " as
the following
/ I, is furnished with judges stand, and
a spacious amphilheatro Of sOats where far
mcrs' wives and daughters, and sccntecl Ia.
Die. from the CITIES can look on and .cc tho
sport Of fast hors.s and faster men. We
should think u was race-coursc II Il was
in any other place, AID It running horses
Tor moncy was IN fashion. Dot appcaran.
&C. are deecitiul. Sometime. they mean a
great deal norc. and sometime, a good deal
lss. than they ought to.
some have fears that thi, track or eiTcu.
far show ground wall degenerate into racc
caur.c that u IL DO not become such at the
fairs. It will be used Tor such purposes on
other occasions. Hero IL i, In tho neigh.
b'rhooi Of a city. and the Society has no
~, ior j. beyond Ihrve days in the year. Il
- - god a track and ~ handy. why should
NJ, other poopIc have The bcn,f, Of II? Bui
such fear, are probably li,ilc old iosyi.h.
There are Others who are afraid that the
interest OF the mulIilulc. who come up to
the farmers anniversary will be al cobc,n.
tatel upon the track. aud the far will b.
como mainly an annual hor,, fair. tha, IL
the horse u introluc,l r., cry half day IN
the exhibition. not much else will D. sr,u
bat horc. that the women and children
will hear nothing but horss talk. Ani will
G. homo 20 talk aud dream Of horse. ior a
month alter the fair that the mother. will
b. naming their ah.e, alter fast hors-s. and
ihe family Bible. wall be Iiiup with bI.ion.
~ Of modern hor., nomenclature. A. for
example, Flora Temple Suish. bsru Oct.
IOih, I,5O-pNchen smith. Nov. Let. 1901.
Now We gentlemen of the old school,
please pa, OIL your 'Prc,aelo' ani DO no' 80
tol much We will ny word in b'half
Of the management. There may h sjmc
!anssr Of the ealami,ic' you imagine, bu,
they can b. guarded against. GREATER
speed i what b, wanted in al domestic ami.
mails. including man. and the track can b.
>, used that is wall result in quicksnins the
pace Of not only hor.''. butotail NeS Ion.
don County Perhaps you have overlooked
in The programme a iooi.race, w,,h a prir"
OF ten dollars cor the greatest human speed
Thi, i, classic, a. YOU love the eoci old
timc-, the manager. have brought some.
thing from heatheh Grocce lor your eater.
iainmcni. Men and ambition. youth, em.
ul0us ~ fame aud an y mark are 70 sc5ur
the track promiscuou.ly You have often
complained Of Bll'. hIinc.', and scoldei
S.th A. ,low.mould,i block.hcad. Here
i, something that will take the mould out
Of them, aud linbcr their j,,nu. wcwaut
nlablcr icsion the farm, after the plow,
after the cart. after The cows, everywhere,
ani there j. nothing ike exercise to make
perfect The track Is 10, simply 70 pcricc,
,lc .rccI of hor.c.. but Of men and other
animals.
Probably another year tie Programme
will b. ,ar,oi somewhat, aud b, made It'll
more practical. We might have race with
loaded sheclbarrJw', say ten dollar, 10 tho
hisbc,i speed IN whr,lbAuJw, loaded with
threy hundred pounds u dirt, h,'t two IN
three. bali mile heats. This would bring
out the Michael. and the Pa,r.ck,, and
would tend to quicken the racs Of all who
use wbcelbarrow., in all part. Of the county.
Then we nc,I faster gait IN COWS, ,s.
pecially ia those Who run in poor pastures,
where they have % walk iar g st their
food. Now many COW is not able q walk
far enough in a day 10 g. foil stomach,
and does not make the milk or batter she
would with higher sped. Perhaps We
shalt havea premium On a cow race, bcs,
three in Eve.
The eats are a neglected cll's Of domestic
stock, that need 10 b. improved. Many a
mouser now jus, misses her prey for lack Of
a little higher speed, anI the farmers Gel
Jar. aud eorn-cribs suffer tyrca.on Of the
.low gait Of cats. II they could bo brought
up to 30 speed 1t would be the salvation
Of many grain bin and root cellar. Thou.
sands u dollar. are sacrificed every year to
a slow moulded race Of cats. Shall We have
a cat race?
Indeed. there is hardly an animal upon
the farm that does not noei rubbing up,
aud ,ha, may not be improved by judlcious
Use Of ihi, track. Many hen bring, up a
lean. hali.s,aryed brood Of chickens, for
want Of higher activity in scratching.
Shall We no, make a hen race, in which tho
delipqusn, biilies shall bo made to come up
10 the scratch
Y SO you see, gentlemen VI the old school,
that your fears about this tracks running
away with the Society are utterly ground
les. 1t Is designed 70 bring up universal
nature, including yourselves. to a higher
speed.
Nav KISD or TREsoS. 4 disunion cor
respondent Of the Charleston Mercury, res.
dent al New Orleans. 10 regretIine the