The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-12-19
Ohio Horses.


about one year ago stated that
Ohio was TO become, or was already
the leading racing State of the
West. She has already taken the
place occupied by Tennessee and
Kentucky before the war, and il
still marching on, The last racing
season in the State stands in tn,
record better than any previous
one, except at Columbus, where
there was a falling off. The races
at Chillicothe were perhaps the
best every held in the State; anC
the best time ever made on the
Columbus track was made during
the past season by "Bastion, y
though two years before "Roxbury,'
then owned at Chicago, had done
extremely well.
During the year but few our ofnot
ed horses'have left the State, though
many have been imported. Among
the foreign importations are eleven
Norman heavy draugbt horses -
Seven of these are owned in Marion
county, and four in Franklin
These were purchased in Europe
at prises ranging from two to -four
thousand dollars each. Several
fine trotting horses purchased Of
DR.. Levi Herr, of Lexington, KY.
have recently been brought into
the State. Among these is "Faith
ful Messenger" a fine three year
old, sixteen hands high, who though
unframed, has made his mile in
2;51, Mr.. Lewis, of Lewis Center
recently brought from Illinois the
fine horse, madison" by "Granite. y
The latter was imported by Mr.
Lewis one year ago from New York
"Nellie Gwynne," still the proper
ty of Mr. Ed. Gwynne of this city,
is now in New Orleans, but will
be home in a few weeks. "Bonnie
Scotland" sire of"Nellie Gwynne,'
caledonia, "Malcolm," &C., in
Kentucky during the season, arriv.
ed at home few days since. He
is owned by Reber & Kutz, of Lam
caster. The noted and notorious
"Cruizer" still holds his own at
Groveport. lie is now the prop
erty OF Fred Rarey, brother Of the
ieat Horse Tanner The old hero
of an hundred battles is looking
well and when we saw him last, a
few days since, was quiet and calm
as the must un.Cruiser.like and
well disposed horse in existence
lie is still "monarch Of all' in his
high fenced enclosure, but some of
the boards have been in part bro
ken off so that he can put his head
over, after the manner Of. common
horses, and see more of the world
that used to talk so much about
him. "Scythian" is still tho prop.
perty of Mr.. Dolson of this city,
and VIM. Mcdonald still holds
"Bastion." In his stables too is
found the noted old "Togue," the
sire OF 'Frank Forester" now 20
years old. His colts are all trot
tcrs. j. OBJ. Renick still retains
"Ivanhoe," Nevins Joe Goodwin, 3"
and Charley Foster" is owned by
Mr.. John Thomas, who lives four
miles west of the city. "Brecken-
ridge is now in Madison county,
the property of Mr.. Walter Dunn.
Grouse of Chillicothe owns "Revol,
YER" and Little Mack" At the
same place are: "Luxembourg"
owned by Harness II Co., Moon
lights half sister, by Miller 4
Renick. Smith & Leonard, of Gin
cinnati, have "MaIcolm," the noted
old stand by "Ring Master, Fan
ME Brown" "Mollie Austin" by
"Scythian," &c. "Virginia," half
brother to "Ring Master" is held
by a Mr.. Fauke, of GAINESVILLE, who
has refused an offer of $1,000 for
him. Young Commodore" in
Licking county, is the property of
Mcdonald & Sliger,
There are stables Of fine horses
in different sections of tho State
still unmentioned, which with the
brood mares, of which our horse
men are so proud, shall receive at
tention hereafter. This general
view hasadmitted notice only of the
most noted horses of the State
The editor of this department will
give due attention TO all infOrma.
tion forwarded from any portion Of
tho country Farmers Chronicle.
FAMILIAR HOUSEHOLD WORDS.
-Pshaw, Stop your noise, Hold
your tongue. Let mo be. Go
away. Get out. Behave your
self. | won't. You shall. Never
mind. You must. You'll kill
yourself. | don't care. They re
mine. Mind your own business.
I'll tell ma. You mean thing.
There, 1 told you so. You didn't.
| did. l will have it. 0, look
what you have done. Twas you,
Won't you catch it, thought = It's
my house. Who's afraid of you?
Mah,h. h! Boo, hoo; boo, hoo.
What's the matter? Get out of
this room directly. Do you hear
me? Dear me. It's enough to set
one crazy. Would you put tuck
in it? Three flounces Gored.-
Worked crosswise. Trimmed with
velvet. Ten yards. Cut bias
Real sweet. You bet. That's
nice. Stunning,
BGrThe Maine Farmer tells of a
young man and woman who got
married in Bethel last winter, and
the next day the happy couple