Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-04-29

In art, in nature, In creatlon--whethcr Of man
or beast--arresis attention, and challenges ad-
miration. As he Is deemed benefactor Of
mankind who makes two spears Of grass
grow where but one grew before. 30 also is he,
who by an appreciation Of The laws Of In.
crease and improvement, shall by iudicious
and discriminate minglings and crossings Of
bloods add 10 the symmetry and beauty, the
spirit, action, powers Of endurance-the use
fulness--of n domestic animal. The age is one
Of progress. The prime object Is 10 secure
the greatest amount of performance In the
shortest time and with the least expenditure
of physical effort-the highest perfection and
development compatible with the elements at
our disposal and control The domestic ami
mal-particularly the horse, the friend and
favorite Of man has called into exercise this
cndeavor, more strikingly and successfully
perhaps, than any other This fact has never
been brought home to us so forclbly as on
Monday last, while on visit, with other Of
our citizens, to the stock farm Of the POWELL
Bros at the little town of Spring, Crawford
Co., Pa. BY taking the Lake Shore 10 Girard,
the town made notable-no TO say Notorious
by It's ludicrous mingling Of the donkey and
the dunce-and thence a half hours ride
down the Erie & Pittsburgh, u feeder of the
grand trunk of the Pa Central-the 10y. word
of all the ambitious shore towns Of Ohio
we were set down on the west slope of Con-
neat creek and then crossing over that stream
so diminutive at this point-and the canal fed
by it, to the eastern slope-the two in beautiful
tnnO nh inal horp alt toJ
light and airy vehicle, with its proud and
fieet-footed charger, at the Powell mansion,
nesting, halfway up the activity, amid its 900
broad and fertile acres, commanding an ex-
pansvc sweep Of vision, of varied beauty and
pleasure. The farm, the mansion, inside and
out, bear the evidences of taste and refine
ment, and generous hospitality. A relishable
and hearty dinner put us in fine trim for our
after Moons work--a ramble over the farm,
among the spacious barns and stables. where
the various kinds of horse flesh numbered
some so head The chief object of attraction
was the popular propagator, Satellite of the
more direct Hambletonian blOod-one of the
nobest of that noble animal He is coming
five, of bright bay color, I6 hands high, fault
less in form, proud and lofty in spirit and
bearing, and power and grace in every action
By actual measurement the upper part of the
fore leg was l51S inches, aud the gamble joint
1S. His high breeding is evident in the COM
binaion of his good points. His disposition
is not the least of them. The best judges pro-
nounce him the most perfect horse of their
acquaintance. This will not appear incredible
when we consider his pedigree, which traces
back on both sides through various unbroken
strains to the recognized source of the Ameri-
can trotters, Imported Messenger and in
speed he docs honor to his progenitors-com-
bining the qualities of size, style, color docil-
ity, action and speed. One of the most noted
breeders of Hambletonians, of Orange Co.,
! n. Y, said of him, that he has no finer des-
cendant A number of his colts were shown
us, of one and two years, which have the traits
OF their sire. 1t was in noticing the perform
ance of these, that our eyes were opened, as
TO the effects of blood AS these were started
over the field, the exercise of the Inheritance
OF gate, drew forth the admiration of our best
critic. They would strike stretching, open
trot, and hold it across the field in way that
we have never before seen, and did not expect
ever to see. An equally promising lot of
colts, we can hardly believe is to be met with.
A three year old of great promise and finely
developed points, is Enchanter, who was
brought out He is of beautiful brown col
or, and one Of the best bred colts in the coun-
try. He combines the blood OF the four great
families of trotters-H Hamblctonian, of which
Dexter, Goldsmith Maid, Startle, Bruno Bru-
neite, Volunteer, Hambletonian Prince, &c.
are representatives; of Mambrino Chief,
claiming Lady Thorn. Brignola, Ericsson
Mambrino Pilot, &c. of the American Star,
showing BOnnar's Peerless, Goshen Maid Jen-
ME Hawkins and of the Bashaw, to which
belong Lightning, Lantern, Comet Belle OF
Baltimore. &c, and running back, not only to
Messenger, but also to that other great foun-
tain-head of the trotting and race horses of
America, Imported Diomed. Hambletonian
Prince-his sire-trotted last summer IN 2:35,
only seven years old, and with slight training.
Dolly-Enchanter's dam-is full sister to Bill
ly Hawes, at one time King of the Bloom
ngdale Road" and she herself, as driver on
the road, could easily go in the thirtics. En-
chanter's fine form, action and great promise
WI sPOeu' iuily Jusuiy lis oWneTS eNpeCto-
| tions.
Other and year olds, such as Dashaway,
bay Golden Bow, n beautiful golden chest
nut, and Bandit, bay, all of them fine, prom
ising colts, were shown us /; others still, were
seen, many of them of the best blood of the
country, selected with great care after visiting
most of the principal stock farms of the Uni
ted States.
The horse business, we learned, belongs to
the young -brOthers-while the senior
Mr. POWELL, deals in neat cattle, and has the
finest herd of DevOns and a few Hereforts, We
have anywhere seen, embracing cows and
calves, beautiful yokes of steers, noted and
prised as this stock is for its superiority for
the yoke. Their compact model, fair-n0t
over size-and their walking traits, make
them superior working cattle. The bulls En-
pire and Young Comnset, are rare animals, and
of the purity of their blood, there is no ques.
| tion.
The establishment together is an extensive