Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-07-01
BRANDYwINE HORSES.

In the second volume Of Wallace 5
Trotting Register. published in 1874, the
author in speaking of that section OF
Canada, from whence came ST. Lawrence,
Columbus, and many other noted trotting
sires, uses the following language: There
is no little interest attaching to that re-
gion, and if ever sufficient leisure Is
afforded, shall seek to explore it. LeiS-
ure has never been found, and the mys-
teries of that Utopian country still remain
unsolved.
Maine. as a breeding State, Is largely
indebted TO Canada, as several animals,
whose performances have entitled them
10 an honorable place on the $50 list,
have descended from Canadian sireS
Perhaps the most prominent sire brought
into the State from that region, and the
only one which, from the number and
quality of his descendants, Is entitled to
the distinction of being the founder of a
family IS
BRANDYwINE.
A dark bay stallion with black points,
about Isl hands high He was brought
TO Maine in 1858, by Aaron Cobb, Of
Hebron, who owned him until he Bran
dywine) died, a year or two afterwards.
He was known while he lived, and Is
now designated as Cobb's Brandywine.
He had the appearance of being a
well-bred horse. had fine trotting action,
and was fast. He came from that myS-
ferrous region thirty or forty miles below
Montreal. and his excellence Us sire,
his great speed, and his early death, led
20 the Importation Of two of his sons, as
follows:
YOUNG BRANDYwINE.
Mahogany bay stallion, Il hands high,
and weighed about 500 pounds He was
bought in the city of Montreal in Fcbru-
AIRY. 1856, and brought to Maine by
Henry \. Young of Hartford. He was
an exceedingly stylish little horse, with
fine trotting action, and considerable
speed. although, from his diminutivo size,
he was not regarded as a frs; class sire.
Among his get there appear, in the $50
list, the following: Gray Bill, z z, by
Young Brandywine, dam by State Of
Maine, $50; Careless Boy, b. Z. by
Young Branywinc, dam Of Morgan de-
scent, $50.
Besides the above he got Gladiator, a
bay gelding, possessing speed equal 70
either Of the above, but he went wrong.
after scoring record in the thirties.
The descendants Of Young Brandy
wine are noted for iron constitutions, are
almost universally sound and free from
blemishes, and although Ike their sire,
generally Of diminutiye size, are class
Of horses that possess any amount OF
business qualities. Among his descend
ants IS a grandson owned by l.. L. Lor-
rillard of New York CITY He is a dark
brown gelding and Is said 10 be a very
speedy roadster
KEENE : BRANDYwINE.
This son of Cobb's Brandywine was
brought 10 Maine from Canada in 1858,
by William Keene, Of Mechanic Falls.
He was a black stallion and was trotter
himself and sire of trotterS. The only
one of his get in the $3.50 list Is Ned
Forrest, blk. z. by Keene's Brandywine,
record, 2:2S1.
Among the other descendants Of Cobb's
Brandywine in the 2:3O list we ind the
following: Arthur, br. z by Lexington,
son Of Brandywine, record, 2:2S3; Belle
Smith, ch. m. by the Bearce Horse, he
by the Homer Horse, by Brandywine,
record, 2:29.
This list of FIVE embraces all the de-
scendants of Brandywine which have rec
orjS Of $50 or better. Among the 9TH
erS are many fine animals whose names
have not been mentioned. Perhaps the
mos, prominent Is the stallion known as
FowLER'S BRANDY.
Dark bay. with black points. foaled in
1855 and bred in Hebron, Ne. got by
Cobb's Brandywine. Fowler's Brandy
was the sire Of several noted animals,
among them Lady Damon, out of mare
Senger. Lady Damon was a brown mare,
foaled in 1868, bred by John Damon,
Buckheld, Ne, and was very fast. The
writer has seen her trOt several fast races
on the ice, while owned in this State
She was sold in 1871, and finally passed
into the hands of Mr. Robert Bonner, of
New York CITY. and was bred 20 his horse
Edward Everett. In MAY, 1874, she
foaled the en-. z Decoration, and in 1875
the bay colt Ellsworth Soon after CIV
ing birth 20 Ellsworth, Lady Damon
died, and he was brought up on a bottle
The brown stallion Brandywine, owned
for several years by the Rev. W II. H.
Murray, Of Boston, and a noted winner
OF prizes and premiums al fairs, was by
a son OF Fowler's Brandy. Murray's
Brandywine was rated as capable of trot-
ting in 2:2j or better.
CRAWFORD HORSE.
The Crawford Horse. BY virtue of hav-
ing three descendants in the $50 list, is
entitled 20 a prominent place in this art
icle. He was a chestnut horse and was
brought TO Maine from Canada by Mr..
Crawford. Of Skowhegan. OF his de-
scendants, the following have honorable
positions in the $50 list: W. II. Tay-
lor, Oh. 2. by Crawford Horse, dam by
WithereI. record, 2:294; Lew. Pettee,
b. =. by Benson Horse, son Of Crawford