Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-14
OXFORD COUNTY HORSE TOPICS

valleys, iis pure water and nutritious
| sra..ss, seem, to be specially adapted by
nature for the production OF . superior
ella. Of gen,lemsn's driving horses pos.
se..ins Ia . high degree the qualities OF
speed, endurance. style aud action. CON-
bin,d With ,ha, mos, desirable a,,riblie.
level head. And while the grea,
West, With IL. vas, areas Of rich prairie
and grsxing lands. can produce q, lo~
COS, immense quantities Of beef. pork.
corn and -four. and sell them IN our osn
market. at such prices I. to make The
gro sins Of them on our ragged hill.lie'
an Improbable bu.ise,. no part OF lh'
world h.. ys, proved itself equal 70 the
task Of ,hro sing upon The market TO any
s,e., sx,en, or a. los COS, horse. of saf-
6eisn, meri, TO lessen the demand or TO
Io~er the price. OF the IDEAL roadster aud
ro,,sr produced by the 'killfal breeders
and feeder. Of the Old Pine Tree State
For the pas, few years no part OF The
State h,. shown greater interest IN the
improvement, Of IL. horse stock than has
been shown by tbs breeders who's ho''e'
ar. smons the sno~.elad hills Of Or.
70 a County. They have contributed
three TO the $50 liz, the pas, sea'oa-
Nin.. 2-?2I. M.ssi. Miller 2-?6i. AID
s,.rg.lsr 2-?st. besides PRODUCING the
three year o!d hly I.oavi'k,, ?-5lt' BY
Constellation. wao,s record Is the fastest
ever made in Maine by a flly Of that
.se also the ,wo-yesr.old stallion Me-
,.llak. by Eel.ir. whose record OF half
nile ia 1924 is the tastes, for the year
IN Maine; AMI ,hs yearlins Ned v. oy
Thomas C.rlylc. whose record Of bali
l-i7 h. no: been sqaalei In Maine
IN q race, II We remsmber correctly.
Ia view Of Ill these facts. We have
though, that . sketch OF 'oms OF the
l..dln, horses and colt. Of the Coan,y.
together with other matters pertaining to
their breeding and management, might
be Of in,erc., TO the readers Of the Dsa'
ocR,r. Ia pursuance Of ,hi, object We
r,esa,ly called on Mf. j. c. Marble OF
Pan. Hill, Of whom We obtained the
particulars concerning the breeding OF
the many f.., ani vslasbls colts proia,-
ed by SIR. Marble. together With MI
John Pierce, who IL now associated WITH
him Ia their breeding ventures.
Like many other successful oreedef''
Mr.. Marble o~e, hi, good luck TO being
the owner Of q superior brood mare.
which he certainly h., ia Fanny Pa,ehen,
.ho.e fo.l. 90 f.r have all been endo~ed
With more than usual speed. az We shall
see further on. Fanny Pa,ehsn was 'it'
,d by Tom P.,chsn (.ire Of Jack sPra,).
h. by on George M. Pa'ehsn. aud her
dam was a mare called Jenny, raised
by Lyman Haskell OF powa.l. Maine.
.nd purchased by Mr. Marble whsn ioir
wear, old. Shs Was hIsh-,Pinied.
open. gated mare ani had woa race a.
L,.i,,oa the year before IA aboi, three
minutes. She Was sired by the Meln'
,,re horse. he by Sir Charles, 'on OF Nsr'
moa, Blaekh.wk. Aad her dam W.
mare OF Ar.bian descent. soms~ha' not.
ei for speed. Jsnny was used a' ro.d
mare and ior work ua,Il she Vas ~
wear. old. when she was bred u Tom
p.,chsn, the result being Fanny PA'-
chen. Fanny did 10, show great
deal Of speed until sh; VA, hss yea"
ola. when Ia the h,nis OF T.. VI Th.y'
.r. she showed $50. Ia the 'P'ins 'hs
~m six years old sac showed TAU m'ls
oa the Far Groand. a, South Pans IN
$50. las, half IN LA. and Mf. Mnol
rf,.ed an offer 4 $4,000 for her
sh. subsequently, became sore iof~Hd
.ad va. pat 10 breeding. b'iss bred To
Eelair, .oa Of Gen. Knox. sni IN Aa'
,u,,. 1878. ,hs produced hsr first D.'
shicn W.. q bay fly afIer~srd' kao-n
a, Gip.sy. Az an early age this MY
showed .isa. Of unusual speed. aud va,
awarded fr, premium fo' ! yea''o'd
dllie. a. Maine state Fair a. L'"','oa
n 1889. She w.. afterwards handed
byE NJ. Th.yer. aud showed half Ia
LA. and va, sold whsa six years old
,tsI. 500, and ha, since been used i''
road purposes pAi.
Ruff. a bay seldias, f1alei IN 1851, 'f'
"a by Spin, Of 70. h, Oy Rooert BIa.
n.,. jr b, by old Robert B1lner, 'oa
Of Ry.iyk's Hlmbls;oni.n. This vas .
bl,. .l..nlug gated colt. .ba, met ~''h an
.ec,d.n, whcih untitled him io'issi .ofs'
In July. 1882. Fanny produced the
black 6lly s,ell. NJ. by Norway kao''
S,ell. h., developed into mare OF hae
.ir, and eoaform alton. With e)n''ds'Aole
speed. and ". sold when two years old
10 n l.. Horne and Andres' X Thiyef
Of Nor~ay. for $3.50. VII, ia turn sold
o,..h.lf 10 a Portland min for about
$500. .,
In 1858 Fanny b'oash, the bay my
Zeyh,r. by Norway Knox. good sized,
open gated flly, with good deal o.
speed q, . two.yesr.oli, Winning WIN
ease the ,wo.ye.r-old race q, the County
Fair. Ia the spring Of 1856 she vas
bred 10 Eelair. and /. nov Ia foal 10
him P.nny vas mex, bred to E;lsir. snd
in June. 1884 81. threw the black stall
ian M,t.ll.k. q colt poss OF remark
.nly ooea aai friciioal-ss troiuns sht'
,o,etaer with q well.oalsnced brain, ensol
lar him T. win the race for two-yeAr-old'
a, the meeting OF the Ox'ofd Coaa.,
Breedsr,' Association, Sept 81, sni ssht
=, the Couu,y Falr Q week later he sh0Src
the way - tue ffont, trotuns shhi.mu'
,ni.32i.2, and beating In both c,'es tn'
pe.t neld twoyrar-olis thai ever t.ce.
s.t.rter in OTfJri Cyuniy, ifno, 10 VI hnr
c,mDindlug - he 10 - ths blood or Lilar
air. OF the PAGER Nina, 2'2i =, snd mao
other fas, ones, and that Of ths speedy an
.p.ei producing m are Fanny Pitehen, Ms
,.llst cannot fail 10 De ssirs OF last al
good g,it-d rosdstrfs
Ia 1855 Fanny did not pfoiaci Oh
In Nay, 1886. shs foAled the black hiI
D,u.h, NJ Norway Kiox. which IL SAIL '
.qial In promise any that she hAs yes Pr
dscei. out WHISTLER TIE promlss WI
sept or not rem sins 10 be seen. sac Va
brsi this year 10 the ,paln yoana n.
tacky bred stallion Messenger Whas'
.no,s slre yes Ri wilkss (.ire OF IN
rnomp.ou, 2.iGi.2 aud Prines Wlhe'
20 La snd his dam VAS R-ns q, 0
Messenger Cnief, sire OF Mud NJ sssnssl