Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-23

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Maud X third; time. 2:?5. 2:25! and
2:27. The $40 class. purse $3.50. five
starters. was Won by Gypsy. owned by
Daniel r. Page. Of Newcastle Geo. T..
Woodbury.. Pay,on T. ID; George l..
richardson. Daisy X. Sd; time. ?:59.
?.lOi. 2:5si. ?:39i. ?:i2. Nelson
drove Aubine an exhibition mile In
2:27t"
Aubins, spoken Of above, i' half.'i,isr
20 Ws.,land
Mr.. Gilber, Fowler Of Portland. who
once ownsd Tom PA,ehen. sire Of Jack
sprs,i. in an interview with $. w. Par
liz Of the Cal,iva,or, speaks +. reported
in the following
"s,spplns into a horse.eNr bound for
Beacon Park on Tuesday. We me, the
wsll.known ho,eman GIlber, Fowler Of
Portland. Maine. who for several years
owned the stallion Tom Pa,ehen, which
Mr. Fowler regard. a. the most remark
sble stallion ,hA, ever stood in the Pine
Tree State. Maine breeders did no,
appreciate him when be was within their
reach. says Mr. Fowler. some called
him part C.nuek. This Was q mistake.
III. dam va. by Toronto. bu, no, by the
Canadian Toronto. She traced 10 John
Richards. by Sir Arehy. and to May
Day. by Sir Henry. May Day. you
know. va. by Sir Henry. and 10, the
dam Of old Lucy. ?:lst. H.rmon''
Jersey Henry. another .on Of Sir Henry.
out Of daughter Of John Richards. by
Sir Arehy. 10, the dam Of Godfrey
Pa,ehen. sire Of Hopeful, 2;lii. Old
Tom did no, have anything like a fair
show in Maine. The breeders there sold
their be,, mares, and the be., Of those
-hieh they ksp, were sen, 20 Gen KnoI
shd hi. sons. yet see what be did.
There j. Jack SprA,i. that can beat
any uo,,sr in Maine. hi. dam vas =
little mare ,ha, came from Wolfboro, /,
y. II. Some called Der . Morgan. bu,
nobody h.. ys, been found Who knows
anything .bou, her sire or dam. She
vas q good little roadster. but was ,pAy.
insd. snd could never iro, = mile inside
Of - minutes. understand she !.
living now and is driven by lady.
"'Tten there is Captain, which goi .
record of 2:2it a .hor, time ago. No.
body knew until lately how bis dam was
bred. have lately found ou, that she
va. by Ksen's Brady. aud on, Of an old
Morgan mare. believe that there are
dolsn son, and daushisp Of old Tom
in Maine to-day thA, eocld bea, $3.50
with little handling. Then see how
bis .on. aud daughters ate training on.
There were q .Ood many down on the
old horse when | had him in Portland.
bu, they see now thu, they made . bad
mistake"
j. G. Davis. Boston hor,eman who
recently sold Plumed Knight, ?;26l, a
Maine bred horse. describe. in the follow.
Ing language the qualification, which
mus, be possessed BY the mex. horse be
owns
"The neIt one | own mus, be able 10
20 to ,h., quarter pos, which you see
over there in ,hiriy-fVe second. then he
mus, 20 10 the mex, one in thir,y.hye
sseond. then be mus, keep rish, on and
make the nex, quarter 10 ,hir,y.fve sec.
ond.. and mus, come night along home
from tha, point in ,hiriy.fve seconds.
ThA, il the kind Of horse | am looking
for. aud be mus, be good roadster be-
,ids. When fnd such. am willing
to come down literally with the cash."
That !. the style Of gsnilemsn's roadster
for which there il a demand. aud there il
no fear Of gluiting the market with this
class. The animal which can accom-.
pli,h ,hA, fes, will hnd ready customers.
whether standard bred OF not. The
watch Is the standard which il to deter.
mine the value Of the future road hor.e.
20 DO not lose sight Of individual merit.
young breeders, when selecting your
stock.
Roeomseo. . 10 hand hand stallion
owned by Edward wood,ide Of Sabl,,i..
90, by Gen wi,hsrs, dam Katie Bone,
by Daniel Boone, was recently driven a
half in l;ljt.
For uniformity Of speed, quality aud
endurance. says = writer In the Kentucky
Stock Farm. in writing OF the merits Of
the Krox family Of horses, the Mes,en.
ger aud Morgan ,,iAin. are prs-eminent.
MSmbrino Chief, Rysdyks Hsmble,onisn
and Justin Morgan, wer. each tie founder
Of family. the latter especially Of line
of Ioalsteis. sll remarkably gifted with
the tro,ting instinct. To our mind. the
best representative u this wonderful
Me.sengsr.Morgsn combination was
General Knox. Tracing directly back to
Justin Morgan, through the mos, bril-.
liant and prepO,sn, lise Of that great
piogsni,or. sherman Morgan. Black
Hawk. sire Of Ethan Allen. Sherman
Blsekhswk lag. and Vermont Hero 5.
With four crosses to Messenger through
Bishops Hsmbls,onian aud Plato, be
satisfies the mos, sxseting advocate Of
the thoroughbred infusion by hi. inherit.
snee on the dams side Of the blcoI OF
Diomsd. the winner Of the fret English
Derby with record Of 2:3li, he made
an authenticated trial Of 2.2i st sixteen
years Of age. Gifted himself with the
instinct OF the tro,ting gait. the lsgi,i.
mate inheritor Of speed, endurance and
finish, be has evenly and eOnspieuously
psrpe,ua,ed these qualities. Las, yeal
two OF bis ge. entered the 2:30 list,
making thirteen to bis credit Five ol
his daughters produced 2;3o performer