Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-05-14
Ellsworth Horses.

t As a description of some Of the best
biooded horses IN the State. NAV be IN
+ terestins TO many OF our readers who .r,.
lovers of this noble animal. we give below
a particular account of the stud owned bv
Mr. I. IL. Greedy, of lhi> city Nr. 6. j.
natural horsemau. and treats his line
animals with a. much care. attention. and
Kindness, a. he would human beings.
They, on their part. reciprocatc this Kind
ness, aud under his careful management.
are remarkably traciablc, doeile an III
telligent
The horse which will Al snce attract The
norice Of The spectator from hi> fine color.
beautiful iufm aud splendid action il.
m,MAEK.
lie is a beautiful dapple gray. six year,
Old. i IL hands high, ami weighs 1880
lbs. lie was sired by Gen. Sherman. one
OF the colts OF Gen. Knox. aud hi dam
was Maggie Mitchell. whose sire was the
Morrow horse. who was also the ,ir,. OF
Belle Strickland" who made her mile in
} 20. Il Will thus be seen that If there is
ANYTHING in blood. BismarA can boast A.
noble an ancestry a any in Maine. some
Of hi blood relations have sold a hi..h a.
$4,000. Il has never been ascertained
what time this lnc animal can make. n he
has never been sPesded; bur all who have
seen him squirt Tor short distance. con-
cur Ia the opinion that he en- now trot ia
les than 2:4o, and his action. which /, the
poetry Of motion. betokens a speed equal.
if no; superior - any horse in tho state.
The next >ial. ION. owned bv Mr.. Greedy.
is beautiful blood bay. four year, Old.
10 81 hands nigh. lie j., called
LLXGNGToN.
and for the slight training be has had.
shows good speed. lie vas sired hy
Gen. Knox. and his dam was Hortenao
by the thoroughbred Lexington. the IA
nous running horse % kau,uckv. who ha,
Won for his owner, $1,000.
Bay colt. Hiram Glb:c'a lie by Oil
brc;h Knox, dam by Gideon. lie by
E~sdykcs IAmblctonian. Fl. dam the Gil
fofd mare, b. old Drew. He j. 4 blood
bay without white with black poin.>.
lie la, splendid trotting action. j. no: two
year 90 unit, July. stands u hand, high
aud weighs $50 lb,
Bay Mare. Queen Of the ptews. She
Wa bred by Hiram Drew and sold to
III am G.lbrcih when year,ins. She !,
hy ,he old Drew horse, our of die Frank
Adams. or BatchclIer mare Of Bangor.
She il, a bright bay without white and
has black points. i speedy, can trot in
the thirtles. la, a col; at her side By
Bi>marA.
Hambieioniau Mare, bred by Hiram Gil
brcih. She is a bAy. stands - IL hands
high. weighs 1913 lbs. She i. seven yea r
old. has never been trained for trotting. for
pedigree see Hiram Gibrcths dam She
has lilly at her size by Bi>mara.
Maggie Mitchell. Gray mare leyen year,
old, stands Is IL hand, high and weigh,
100 lbs. Tor pedigree, src dam OF Blsmark.
The Jackson Mare" Of Dover She br
the Crockett horse or Maine MesSen ger
She the dam of y. Elmo. Jackson. and
ether fast ;rotters. y. Elmo has trotted
in - II, one Of her colts five years old
within few days has been sold for 5000.
She is now in ioal to Brown Harry.
Gray colt two years old. by Bismaik.
dam the SAM Morrison mare. a very large
promising colt with good action.
\ Brown lilly two wears old, bv Bis
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