Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-06-01
For the ONFORD DEMOCRAT.
Fine BHChfetd:

For the ONFOkD DEMOCRAT.
Fine HOrses--- BuChfetd:
Bnekiied claims to be The banner
town in Oxford County SO far rs fast and
line diving horses are concerned. The
Ben Record colt, only six years old.
was sold this week to a gentleman in
Lawrence for 81 900-he trotted q full
mic over Buckiield track in 2.34 the
first halt in 1,lj. lie was an inbred
Morgan sired by Champion Black Hawk
Daring the past few years the following
named horses have been sold from
Bucklield for The prices named viz
Shepherd Knapp Jr. for s., 3,25O-Delan'
ey mare S3, ,000-Barney Kelly or Dam
mon col. $1,000 -Mi,liken mare Sl5.-
000-Lady Benson over .000-Lady
ChapmanS 900 and Damons90O-Sorrell
Nance $700-Decoster colt 500 Shep-
herd F. Knapp, now in France 5000 rs a
four year old-A ID. White colt 5000
the Chase mare whalebone, Emperor,
aud many others that l am unable to
name for from $500 10 sl,O00-and we
still have many good ones left. Farrar II
Dear own Calls Boy. fine bog clsined
be well down in the thirties. while the
IIesld Brothers uave black mare last
as a ghost. Gideon Fletcher, S. K C..
Thomes, Horace Morrill, Romanys Dean,
Charles Whilen and A. +. Warren
Whitney Buck. each have one or more
threaten to make old father time look
out for his laurels, while on the Stallion
list we have an extra lot OF horses
standing here for service.
First on the list comes the young
Hamblctonian Stallion Humboldt, Robert
Bonner. a grandson of Rysdy les liamble.
touian, he is line looking six year old
and can lrot as fast as any ones stallion
ol his age; he is reported to have trotted
in :. .33 as i live year Old Jason Rnssel
has charge OF him, the horse is owned in
Mass. SImuel Record has two knoX
horses. Sultan. Jr. large powerful
horse and trotter; q. y. Bragg has
two Knox stations. dnc looking four
year old and an older horse, claimed TO
be n very successful sire of trollers. Mr..
Pcrcival Ia, young ST. Lawrence a
strong looking horse claimed by many
10 be The farmers friend; CJl. \. d.
White has very stylish ; year old out
OF his layor.le messenger mare. sired
by Black Hawk, the sire of the Record
colt; and las, bn, not leI>t comes King
Hiram; Owned by Nahum Moore " j.
H. Dcco-,cr, he is three years o.d,
wci .hs $50 lbs ljl / hands high, fine
blood boy and shows tro,tinL sait tha,
will be harl to bett by any three year
old in the Safe, while 10 appearance he
j. perfect type ot thoroughbred;
ihi- colt Is b. j. $. Lyiorls HImpton
the sire OF King William. and took the
first premium rs two year old at the
State fair last fail. Oar people are
much Interested in breeding. q. ID. Bis
bee has two cots from his well known
Sherman Morgan mare. both By llamp-
ton. / year old and q yearling. $500
was refused lor the year old last week
while the two year old PAGES and irois in
way that looks dangerous, his mare
is now in toal TO James Edgcomb's
Pequawket; SiIas Mitchell, Col. While,
j. II. DeCoster. K. &. Thomes, G. a
Allen. NJ. A. Allen, w. +. Spaulding
each nave promising youngsters. a
Saturday spent at Buckiield. to a horse
man is equal to trip to Long Branch
by the fashionable.
Let us hear from other towns 10 this
County.
Bucklield, May 20, 1870.