The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13
ITEMS FOR hoRsEMEN.
The Town of Buxton to Have Spirit
OF the Times Track.
Some Good Horses owned by Or. r
A. Southwick of Buxton.

The citizens of Buxton who have always
manifested much interest in matters per-
tanning to the breeding of good horses and
who appreciate good agricultural exhibitions
are shortly to have a trotting park good
enough for the "best ones" to trot on. A large
crew is now engaged in the construction of
the park which is located at Buxton Lower
Corner. 1t will be first class Spirit of the
Times half mile track similar to the new
Saco track, and will be ready for the fall
races. Horsemen who have hesitated to
enter their animals on the old third of a
mile track will be glad to learn of this move
ment on the part of the enterprising citizens
of Buxton.
DR.. F. A. Southwick is one of the most
prominent horsemen of Buxton and there
may be seen ut his stable some excellent
animals, first among them being the standard
bred, seal brown stallion Edmont. He was
foaled July s, 1884, stands 1924 and weighs
1850 pounds. He was sired by Redwood, he
by Belmont, he by Alexander's Abdallah
and he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Ed
monts dam is Lizzie E., by Shakespeare
2.30. by Honest Allen 2.17, by Ethan Allen
2.15; second dam by Pages Logan, by Henry
Clay; third dam by Taggart's Aldallah. Ed
mont is an elegantly proportioned and very
finely finished stallion. He wears a coat Of
rich seal brown; he is of faultless type and
will bear the closest and most critical in
spectlon. He comes from a long line of
ancestry that for generations have excelled
in producing speed, and whose family
characteristics have ever been soundness,
courage and constitutional vigor. Besides
Edmont DIR. Southwick owns the Belle of
Buxton and Crazy Jane. The Belle of Bux-
ton was bred in Kentucky and is a yery
handsome even gated mare, eight years old.
black with white stripe in face and weighs
little less than 1000 pounds She is well
bailt and trots without much difficulty in
2.40. Crazy Jane is bay mare and has
been remarkable horse in her day. She
has had a good many hard drives and al
though fourteen years old she will trot to a
wagon in 45. She is a wonderfully tough
animal and has trotted in 240 without train
ing.
The rules to govern the judging of horses
at the coming exhibition of the Eastern State
Fair have been perfected, and are apparent
| ly SO arranged as to bear evenly on all par
ties and secure fair awards. The method is
entirely unlike that of the State Society, and
experience will determine which is the bet
ter. All indications point to larger exhibi.
tion Of horses at the Eastern Fair this fall.
than has ever before been seen in this State.
| A standard bred youngster which is the
| taik OIL horsemen, first saw the light of day
IN the stable Of Dr. A. M. Garcelon not long
| ago. It Is filly and real little beauty.
| This colt Is by Seer. he by General Benton,
| dam by Electioneer. The dam of the Doe
tors filly is by Redwood. The Doctor is an
enthusiastic. and well informed admirer OF
the noble animal. DR.. Garcelon has sold his
two-year-old colt Dash to the Stanley Bros.
Oh Lewiston for a large price,
The Horse Breeder says editorially that il
has personal knowledge of farmer who
commenced breeding an old mare to an i'm.
ported Pefcheron horse in 1880. This mare
has raised six colts since that time, and is in
foal again, having missed the fifth year. The
OLD mares first three colts were sold, at an
average age of 2l months, for an average
price of $500, and the remainder eff her prog
eny is valued at $610. Two of her colts are
retained as brood mares by that farmer. This
mare has thus far yielded a gross
Income. of over $1,000, and has left
her mark of Improvement, not only upon the
stock OF that farm but upon that of a num-
Der OF other farms, as some of her colts have
been sold as stations. This mare, it is said,
was bought for sum considerably less than
$l00, on account of her having a blemished
leg. This is only one instance, showing
what can be done by farmers, If they will
expend a few dollars additional to begin
with in obtaining the services of well bred
stations.
A trotting circuit has been formed be-
tween the proprietors of the st. John, Fred
ericton, st. Stephen, Woodstock and Houl-
ton tracks, the first races to take place upon
the st. John track, September ~ and 49, the
others to follow: St. Stephen, September 19
ana 20: Houlton, September %; Woodstock,
September 20; Fredericton, October and 4.
The purses will aggregate $500.
1t Is said that the only two race horses in
the United States that ever won over $780,
600 are Miss Woodford, by Billet, and Hano.
yer, BY Hindoo Both were bred at Runny-
mede, Bourbon county, Kentucky