The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-06-19

With Mr.. s. Martin Bayless, of this county, !
visited, on Thursday, the 18th instant one of the
finest stock farms in America. The place is
known as Poplar Grove Stock Farm and is loca-
ted near the town of Centreville, Queen Anne's
county, Md. There are bred trotting horses
Short Horn cattle, berkshire swine and Cotswold
cd and owned by Edward b. Emory, Esq. We
attended, on this occasion, his fourth annual sale
of stock. The whole affair was a rare treat in
every particular We left Baltimore city by
boat on the night of the 10th, arrived at Poplar
Grove wharf and were met by the worthy pro-
prietor. Vending our way 10 his residence,
after due preparation we sat down to break our
fast on native chops, &c. an exercise we usually
enjoy but doubly appreciated at that time After
this we were shown the stock. Each individual
was carefully examined and the points of excel
lence and strength commented upon. / am
proud to say, there was not an unsound animal
on the farm. The horses were free from curbs,
sprains, ringbones, splints, &C.; in a word not a
lame or sore horse to be seen. The brood mares
were like so many pictures. Mr.. Emory is well
aware that like produces like, or the likeness of
an ancestor, and hence his reason for having
sound, active and healthy parents, He said,
when you want a trotter, you must breed to q
trotter, and when you fail to do so, you must eX-
pect disappointment.
The object of our visit was not to buy stock
but to induce Mr.. Emory to send stock horse
to our county. And after considerable persua-
sion he consented to send to Bel Air, this July,
the wonderful horse Cyclops.
will not stop here to give this noble equine's
pedigree, but must say he is registered and
standard animal, a thing we have never had in
nounced through your very valuable paper. He
is a trfle over 10 hands high, and in condition
will weigh 1900 pounds; is in color dark bay,
black legs, name and tail, the only white being
a pretty star. His public record is 2.27, which is
really no measure of his speed.
AT II o'clock by special request Mr.. Emory
brought Cyclops upon his half mile track, just
in front of his palatal residence, and in the
presence of upwards of 100 eager lockers on, and
upon track deep in dust, and without a mo-
ment's preparation, driven by. Frank johnson,
this truly noble Cyclops trotted a full mile with
out skip or break in2.2sH. This was a most re-
markable performance when it is stated that he
has made season in the stud, has not seen nor
been on track, nor even speeded since last Sep
TENDER, when he distanced Young Smuggler in
2,3lA. Astute judges consider him the best large
horse in Maryland, if not the very best large
horse in America. His driver Frank Johnson, of
Queen Anne's county, is one of the finest hand
lers and colt breakers in onr State Cyclops trots
like clockwork, wears neither weights nor boots,
and can and does trot the tenth heat as fast as
the first The farmers of Queen Annes call him
the Iron Horse. In a word, he is game clear
through, and as sound as new gold dollar.
Many were confident that Cyclops could trot in
BIRTH standard by his own performance and will
soon be standard by the performance of his OFF,
Rag st1 Eo nHm9sF rs @ of
:, Mr.. Emory sold q young son OF Cyclops, called
Cypress, to Mr. Waterman, of Baltimore city,
for 1000 and the latter refused $4,000 in less than
sixty day afterwards, being confident that Cy-
press can now trot better than 2.30 Farmers
sons in Queen Anne's get from S215 to $500, for
han the brood mares of Hartford. We were then
shown Aronmore and Orestes, two beautiful
young stations from Kentucky. They are being
educated by Mr. johnson and are speedy as
ghosts. They are also registered and standard.
After feasting our eyes upon these kings of the
harem we were invited by our noble host to
dine, and surely L concluded this was Gods
country. \ dinner too good for a king, to which
we all did justice.
Then at p. NJ, another treat came in the
shape of that master auctioneer, Mr.. Charles b.
Font, of Frederick city, Md. Surely, this gen.
tleman understands his business. He kept all
hands in merry mood and long before sunset
had sold nearly $4,000 worth of fine cattle and
colts, the produce of Poplar Grove. One of the
principal purchasers was Mr.. &. a. II. Snoutfer,
of Carrollton Stock Farm, Adamstown Frcder-
lex county, Md. Mr.. S. Thomas, of No. - Lex
ington street, Baltimore, made several purcha-
SEES, and the old boss, John Waters Esq, of Bal
timore city, and owner of Cypress, son of Cy-
clops, had an eye to business, being one of the
best judges of horses and willing to pay long
prices and in buying speed, he says, give me
good size and bottom, and you can't have that
unless you have the blood and at Poplar Grove
Stock Farm is the place to find blood, bottom
and speed. Then came supper and leave taking,
and the regrets were many that our stay should
be so short,
Any effort to describe how kindly we were en-
tcrtained by Mr.. Emory, of Poplar Grove Stock
Farm, would be failure, and at his next annual
sale the coming year hope many will go from
old Hartford and see for themselves what can't
tell them. J. l.. WINDoLPH.