Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-24

Communications fDr this department shonli
% addressed % A. I. M.tis. soaih rams Ne
We recently called a, the stable Of Mr-
Theodore Th.yer. Who live. on the Gen.
Ca,hman farm. .bol, . mile from South
Paris. on the road TO Par, Hill. aud .v
some very handsome colts, the se, OF his
chestnut stallion. Prince 7. Here We
found Nj. Isaac Bartlett, f.mili,rly known
a. Uncle Ike, and well kno~n by horse
men ell over the county n one OF the best
u.iner. aud handler. Of horses to be found
anywhere. |, vas he who. two years
ago. fitted Glenarm for bis short and
bfillian, career on the turf, wherein he
Won sish, ou, Of nine races In which he
started, getting q record Of 2:26t =, Can.
ton and later a, Mystic beating field OF
the be., horses in Ne~ England in three
.u.ish, heat. in ?;2jt, 2;2ii. snd 2;?Si'
,ro,,ins the las, half in l:ll. Las, ye.r
Unele Ike va. in the employ Of Mr r.
T.. Stanley. Of Lewiston. owner OF Red.
wood and Lamont. Daring the past
winter he ha. had the care OF Mr. Thay-
er'. stock and the horses aud colts under
hi. charge show by their fine appearance
,h., his skill and plin.,akins are not IN
vain. .
The stallion. Prince T.. was purchased
Of Massachusetts, parties two years ago
,hi, spring. aud hi. pedigree states that
he was 20, by Administrator. 2:29!.
(.ire Of Ca,ehhy. 2;lst MeMshone.
2:2l, and other fas, once aud tha, his
dam va. by Daniel Lambert, the sire OF
aboa, thirty tro,ier with records ia $50
or better. Prince T. has qliie number
Of colt. year old this spring. and as far
As We have seen they are ell colored like
their sire, viz. chestnut with light name
and tail. We saw two OF them =, Mr..
Thsyer's stable Both Of them were Of
good sire. very smooth aud handsome and
when turned ou, showed fine tro,,ing &C.
tion. Oae OF them showed quite a bar,
Of speed.
The well known ,rottins mare fa,in'
i,ls, who showed very fast last summer
but was no, in the bes, Of form to stay
up, has q nice boz stall in ,hi. stable and
Uncle Ike is getting her to looking
healthy and strong aud i' commencing to
jos her and shape her up for the sum.
mer's campaign.
We we're also shown ahandsome mare
Of the Morgan type purchased by Mr..
Thayer in lewiston las winter ,ha, Is
said to be gifted with lots Of speed. A
wo.yesr.old gelding, bred BY. Carroll
Taylor Of Baekfsld, 20, BY Norway Knox,
dam by Hampton, Is now owned by Mr..
Th.yer, and we understand ths, he has
recently traded for Herbert flstcher's 10.
,erest In the ,wo-year-old stallion Albro,
by Albrino. lately purchased by them ol
| Df. c. NJ. Bisbse, Of West Sumner. Tie
dam Of this colt wss by Gen. Knox. Jf.,
son Of Gen. Knox.
In . recen, letter. Mr.. q. X. Bean, ol
Denmark, states that he has three mares
that he intends to breed thi, season, but
hs. no, decided ye, wha, horse he shall
patronize. He says that the writers on
the subject Of horse-brceding express &C
many different opinions that he sometimes
gets entirely lJst on the subject, but judg'
ing from the breeding Of the stock thai
he has already produced. he has sound
views Of bis own on the subject. One o.
his brood mares is Lady ximball. b,
Coupon, son Of Gen. Knox, and her dam
is Of Morgan blood. From this mare be
has . three.yesr-Old hlly by Guarantee
lon Of Tom Pstchsn and . yssrling b.