Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-30

Theodore Thayer's bay mare Fs,iniir,
has showed herself 10 be very success.
fal performer In her elias. during the
pas, season. winning two races AZ Can.
ton, one ., the Oxford County fair. aud
one q, Gray. where she won in three
straight heats. reducing her record TO
2:56t. She IL in greatly improved con-
di,ion from ~ha, she Was last year. and
bsing lsvsl.hesded and having confidence
In her driver. she does no, gs, raitled
when closely pinehed In ho, company.
She !. now seven years old. and her
breeding. which is as follows, 'ho-' that
she I. entitled 10 be lsvel.hssded tro,.
ter. She wa. 10, by Lone Star, 2:36i.
be by Hampton. by Jupiter. by Long
Island Bl.ekh.wk. by Andrew Jackson.
son Of imported Bs.hsv. Hsmp,on's
dam vas by imported kildare. a thor.
oughbrd. Lone star. dam ~. by
Homer. Brandywine. Fs,ini,E.'s dam
vas by Jack shepherd, son Of Ry.dyk.
Hambls,onisn. The blood OF the latter.
fl1wing through her veins. doubtless has
much to do with her ability TO train on.
and defes, other tro,,er equally ssPeedy
In . race Of broken heats.
Another promising candidate Tor turf
honor ,ha, no doab, owes much OF his
ability TO win bis races TO this same
H.mbletonian blood coming through bis
dam. Who there /. good reason for believ.
ing. was daughter OF old Hambls,onian,
/. the ,wo-yesr.old stallion Greenwood.
Owned by T.. NJ. Thayer Of South Pans.
This colt has shown the fastest mile,
1851. also fastest h.lf.m record.
l:26i. Of any col, ever showed in Oxford
County Of the same age. Green~ood'
sire, Victor P.iehsn. ia probably the be.,
bred P.,ehen stallion in Maine, II bis
pedigree /. correct. and We have no reason
to doub, Il. lie was 20, by Tom Patch
en-. sire Of Captain. 2;2lt, Jack spr.,t.
2.?3. etc. and bis dam Was by IL. w.
Genet. 2:36i. by GOdirey's Ps,ehen, sire
Of Hopeful. ?:iil Victor Pa,ehsn has
sired several tvo- aud thres-year.olds
that have shown unusual speed. even
when from dams Of no ro,,ins quality.
Ba, how much such one. will train on
remains 10 be seen.
we.,l.nd, J. r. Baue,ts great three
yesr.old. was again . victor las, week s'
s.eo. where be bea, field Of four-yesr-
old.. winning a. he pleased in three
heats. be., time 2:i2 The ,hree.year.
old Boy flly Ki, Van Clssf, by Ar'sma'.
Jr.. VA. .old some time since TO Mr..
Webb Of w.,erville for $500. Barrett
Bros. have also .old another likely three
ye.r.old recently. Of which the Cal,iva,or
speak. {. follows;
"Mr. w. II. Emery. Newton. Mass.
h.. bought Of J. r. Barrett, Portland,
Maine. the ,hree.ye.r.old bay hlly Susie
W., by Messenger Diomed dam. Bril-.
liant. by Rober, Bonner, son Of Ry.dyk'
H.mblstonisn second dam. Molly ID.
dam Of Smusslers Daughter. 2;2il.
and also dam Of Abbott. sire Of Kitty
Abbott ?:26l. by M.mbrino Chief
third dam by imported Envoy. Molly
ID. /, .l.o known as Norfolk Belle. Mes
.enser Diomed !, by Jack Shepherd (.on
Of Ry.dyk. Hamble,onisn, out OF Laura
Keens. by Seely's American STAR dam
by Ry.dyk, sire Of Clins',ons. ?;li
second dam. sharpls. Abd.ll.h. by old
Abd.ll.h. Susie w. Is with foal by
Allsetu.. be by Ale.n,.ra dam. lola,
by Administrator. 2:29i; second DAM
Jessie Pepper dam Of lous. 2.22. Alphs,
2:23i. and Ie Grsnds, sire Of Grndse.
,hree.ye.r.old record 2:?3H, BY Nam
brino Chief. There are bu, few such
bred mare. in Maine as Susie W., and
breeder. there make . mistake in permit
ting such 10 leave the State"
s. w. C., . half brother TO Ar,emrs,
Jr. lately 70, record Of 2:29i at Bss.
con Park.
Gen. Stark. who 20, . record OF 2'2s1
q, the same place. Is the same horse that
,ro,,ed in the free.for.sll At the Oxford
County breedsr. meeting in August lie
va. las, in the rae, on ihs, occasion.
Tie /. owned by Gilber, Fowler Of Port
land.
The marke, for tro,,er. and fine road
stsn is quite active al present, aud bids
fair TO continue 30 for some time TO come.
Mr.. T.. NJ Thsyer. Of the firm OF An.
drews & Thsyer, recently disposed OF
several in Boston. The demand for busi-
mes, horse. is largely supplied from the
West. where they can be produced much
cheaper than In Maine bu, well bred
Maine horses iha, bid fair TO improve In
speed and are also we'll formed aud s'yl-
i.h. will always sell for good prices.
Farmers who raise them often fail to
realir, their full value because OF 20,
properly fitting them for the market.
The feeding and handling Of horses has
as much to do with their price as their
breeding. A. /. MAXIM