The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-05-01
For The Eyis s hteiligcnecr.
ThOrOMgh-Rreds.

ThOrOAgh-Ryeds.
The people of this county have now an OBJ
portunity for the improvement of the breed
of horses that may not occur again in CEN
tury, if ever.
The bills this spring present an array of
blood rarely equaled, and, we believe, never
surpassed in any portion of the United States
of similar dimensions.
Three of these horses, Ajax, Lightfoot and
Wagner are immediate thorough bred de-
scendants of the greatest four mile racers that
America has ever produced. Ajax being
sired by the famous Red Eye and grand sired
by Boston, Lightfoot a colt of Lexington,
with Boston also for grand sire, and Wagon
er being no less than colt of Wagner, as
great four mile horse as Boston, and con-
sidered by many turfmen as the most splen-
did animal of the two. These horses come
down to us not only uncontaminated, but
supported in every branch of pedigree by in
fusion of the finest and richest blood in the
world.
There has yet been no opportunity to Judge
of the get of Ajax and Wagner, they being
this springs colt.
But the progeny of Lightfoot, one year old,
is understood to be of splendid promise and
estimated in value by their owners at from
$3.50 to $500. Only one of these horses,
Ajax, is owned in this county, being the
property of Messrs Rutledge, Divers and
Scarf.
Lightfoot belongs to Mr.. Magraw, of Cecil,
and Wagner to Mr.. -, of Baltimore
county; and the latter was only introduced
into this county by the liberality of that gal
liant old horseman and true lover of good
horse, Maj. Rutledge, in the hope that his
blood would be appreciated by our farmers.
Sol will be seen that unless these horses are
weh sustained we cannot expect such a
choice soon again.
Mr.. John Mitchell, of Mount Felix Farm,
near Havre de Grace, is the only man in this
county whose enterprise and liberality has
rescued scion of Prince Moscow from deg
radiation, and has now, we understand, in his
stables, a thoroughbred grandson of that
magnificent horse, but whether he is yet old
enough for service we have not been informed,
but we predict for him career that will be
worth more than his weight in gold to the
people of this county, if there is enough lib
erality and enterprise in the county to retain
him by sustaining him.
We have heard of Glencoe, thorough
bred owned by Mr.. Philip Cover, but
have not been able to get any information re-
garding his pedigree, but if he is descen-
dant of imported Glencoe, he can count
amongst his ancestors one of the most ire
mendous horses that ever swept laurels
from the British turf The very name'of his
owner is suggestive of good blood, for who
ever heard of q Cover that would own
scrub
Patrick Henry is the property of Mr..
Robert L. Morgan, of Aberdeen, who is one of
the most energetic and liberal promoters of
good stock in this or any other county or
State. This horse is truly magnificent ami
NAL probably as handsome horse as there
is in the world. His speed as q trot-
ter is wonderful, considering the limited train
ing he has had, while as foai getter, he is, in
our opinion, fully equal to the Rysdick
Hamiltonian. Ofthe particulars of his pedi-
gree we are ignorant, but entertain no doubt
whatever on the score of blood, believing as
we do, that no horse in the world of mixed
blood could transmit his fine qualities as he
universally does, and any interested persons
having doubts of his strain, can be satisfied
by calling on Mr.. Morgan, whose simple word
would go further with Us than a pile of seven
pedigrees
Patrick Henrys colts so far, in trotting
qualities, surpass any strain of horses ever
developed in this county. Like the sire they
are also handsome, of fine size and gentle
One familiar with.the stock can tell Patrick
Henry colt any where his eye falls upon him,
and to show that they are not only appreci-
ated by persons who raise them, but also by
outsiders, Mr.. Barnard Mitchell, of Havre
de Grace, sold one a three year old, for
$780, Mr. Saunders, of the same place, sold
five year old for $1,000 Mr.. Lyttleton
Kean, four year old, for 81 500; half in
terest was purchased in another by Mr. Kean,
for $500, SC, &c. If our farmers would re-
fleet an instant they would at once see the
immense amount of wealth that would be adj
ded to the county, by simply breeding up and
establishing good strain of horses, instead
of patronizing the s. to $40 scrubs that in
fest the country, breeding long, heavy legged,
eve necked, long backed, high bones, barrel
headed corn cribs, which is a present disgrace
to this county, and we are sorry to say that
really fine horse raised amongst us has
become rare sight to see.
Look at Kentucky New Jersey, New
York and Vermont, and it will be seen what
an enormous amount of wealth is every year
realized from this source. In fact we believe
that the chief source of the wealth of Yer
mont is in the value of her horses. Why
our people can't see this in the light of their
own interest is to us incomprehensible.
AS far rs we know, Mr.. Evans s. Rogers
is the only man in this county who is the
owner of thoroughbred brood mare. He
has two splendid ones, and from them some
three or more colts of great promise, some
and perhaps all of which, he intends making
the turf prove their qualities. Were it not
for Mr.. Rogers we could have but little hope
for the future prosperity of our breed of hor-
ses, while we have plenty Of farmers in every
portion of the county who are abundantly
able to take this matter properly in hand
and we write this in the hope of attracting
such attention to the subject as will persuade
some of them into carrying out the views
Ill s1A ax,l
profit. The strains of horses here spoken OF, at
from three to five years old, now in this coun-
ty, are worth on an average from $500 to
$500, and cannot be purchased forless; while
as we have seen, many win rise above these
figures.
The only reason why the above mention
cd States have been so successful in this