The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-11-28

= @tAuthAAh ofuck fAhH--~Mo lind the
following account Of the Stock Farm 1f our
fellow eilixen, y A. Clahnngh, ESQ. Of Mid
dlebnrg, In the Tacf, Fisld and Farza Of tho
10th instant,
Although Maryland was at one time the
very centre Of tho horse racing and horse
breeding region, yet, just prior TO the war,
the character Of tho horse stock had dogener-
ated and the turf had fallen into the hands Of
persons whose contact added nothing 10 its
respeciabilty or enjoyment. Since the war,
however, there has been awakened in the
State desire 70 cultivate excellence in the
breed Of horses, and the Maryland Jockey
Club has been organized with the Hon. Oden
Bowie, Ex.Goyernor Of the State, as Presi.
dent, who, with his hrother.in-law, Mr. Frank
Hall, always bred aud raced even in the
darkest days Of the turf in this State.
In addition, however, to Messrs. Bowie and
Hall, there has been number Of gentlemen
in this State who Of late years have bred and
| purchased blood stock. Notably among these
| gentlemen are Messrs. Brown Of Baltimore
County, and Clabaugh Of Carroll County,
both of whom own horses of fashionable ped
igrees, and il is Of the latter gentleman stock
farm propose, as an old correspondent, 10
give some details. About fifty miles from
Baltimore city, on the line OF the Western
Maryland Railroad, is situated the farm of
4 ~. - a. Afh0AukAs CAbtu NiuNtfTnl
containing about four hundred acres of land
in a state Of admirable cultivation and under
excellent fencing. The farm is admirably
situated. The soil is productive, and the
woodland connected with II is parklike in
character, tho timber being chiefly hickory
and white oak, with no underground. There
Mr.. Clabaugh was born, and when fortune
smiled upon his efforts he bought back the
home Of his fathers, and, to his credit, did
not mar the old homestead by tangled
improvements, but kept it as il was in the
days Of his boyhood. To the West of the
house rises range Of the Blue Ridge Noun.
tains, and from the halfmile track, which is
situated on the Eastern portion Of the farm,
the view on a clear day is enchanting, especi.
ally in the Fall Of the year, which, in this
latitude, is the most attractive season. The
air is so halmy and so pure that no one in
this part Of Carroll County was ever known
to die, except q young and promising physi-
clan, who settled in the neighboring village Of
Middleburg, and he died Of starvation and dis.
appointment.
The principal portion Of the stock is kept
in an immense barn, for which this country is
famous-no citizen being considered SIT to
run for the Legislature until he has built
barn ten times as large as his dwelling house,
and painted it a bright red. Mr. Clabaugh
I
painted his barn brilliant red, but the boxes
Of the young racing stock, situated near the
race-traek, are whitewashed, and are of the
same style Of architecture as the stables at
| Saratoga.
l. At the head of the farm stands yauxhall,
a bay stallion with one white heel, by Lexing.
ton, out Of Verona, by Yorkshire, and she
out of imp. Britannia, by Muley. As Mr..
Squeers would say, There's richness for
yon.n Sixteen and a quarter hands high,
and model all over, with the exception Of
his jaw, which IS little thick, and his ears,
which take after his grandsire, old Muey.
But whoever saw perfect horse The per
/ feet horse is what we are trying to breed, and
when we have bred him he wont be Morgan
No. 2 is stallion, dark chestnut in color,
about 10 hands high, called Hannis, by Nam
brimo Pilot, out a mare owned by Mr.. Ben.
jamin Jenkins, of this city, and very fast
trotter. Mr.. Clabaugh is rather sweet on
this fellow, but he does not please my fancy
Although well made and beautifully colored,
his head is thick and his ears are short tam
not the man who just now complained Of the
length Of Vauxhalfs hearing apparatus?) but
his stride is perfect, at least so I am told, for
| never saw him go. The thoroughbred
mares are
/. Maudna, bay, by Australian, dam imp.
| Maud, by Stockwell.
.. Lady johnson, chestnut, by Bob John.
son, dam Undine, by Yorkshire
! 8. Hea,herbell, chestnut, by imp. Balrow.
uie, dam imp. L'Anglaise, by Hobbie Noble.
4. Mary Watson, chestnut, by Donerail,
dam Ann Watson, by Glencoe.
8. Chickabiddy, chestnut, by Australian,
dam Kate Hays, by Albion.
All Of these are likely mares. of unexcep-
tiouable pedigrees; in fact they are as fash
ionably bred as any thoroughbred mares in
this country. They have all produced foals
to Vauxhall, with the exception of Chickabid-
dy, who raced last year and has not yet been
bred.
Mr.. Clabaugh has two folds By vauxhall |
The first of these :-Yiator, chestnut colt,
by Vauxhall out OF Heatherbell, is one Of
the largest and handsome colts Of his age /
ever saw
The second Of these colts:- Elizabeth, is
chestnut FLY, out of Maudina. Without dis. |
cussing private trials would merely observe
That this flly can race. "Any feller'i with
an eye for horse could tell you this Just by
looking at her, either before or after dinner
and it does make a difference, Mr.. Editor,
whether you see them before or after dinner.
Besides these two Mr.. Clabaugh owns Pic
colo, bay colt, by Concord, out of Maudina,
three years old. Also two chestnut FLIES,
TWO years Old, Dy Nauxhall, out OF Lady
johnson and Mary Watson respectively, and
a number Of thoroughbred yearIings out of
the above brood Mares In addition to the
thoroughbreds there are large number of
trotting brood mares, colts aud FLIES by Nam.
brine Pilot, Aberdeen and Rysdyk, besides
some colts out of the trotting mares by Vaux.
hall
There are two colts, three years old last
Spring, which in my opinion are notably
superior.
The first is gray gelding, by Aberdeen,
out Of Maggie, and the second bay gelding,
by Msmbrino Pilot, out Of the thoroughbred
mare Lady johnson.
Without going into long review of the
various trotters and trotting brood mares,
will only add that they are all admirably bred
and in addition carefully handled by Mr..
Pfeifer, who has charge Of the tro,ters.
In the hope that Mr.. c. may raise "the
perfect horse" and long look at the purple
mountains, with the memory of early days
clustering around them, in the days
That are son and warm,
And heaven puts on the blue OF May