Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-06-26
OXFORD HORSE TALK.
Communication for this department should
te sddfsssei 20 A. 7. MANN. south Paris, Ne.

among tue nutnOct, ftCeuht ePeuf ""s
enjoyable day ss the invited guests OF
Mr.. J. Y. Barrett. the senior proprietor
Of Fair View Stock Farm, West Sumner.
who came up from Portland for the pleas
ure Of being able TO meet as many OF his
friend. a, possible q, the Farm. and look.
with them. at the many handsome and
we'll bred horses and coll. which are own.
ed there.
Among those interested In breeding
the equine species who visited the farm
,ha, day were Mr.. A. l.. Denison. Free
port, Me-, secretary Of the Maine State
Fair, who drove up fine bay mare, 20,
by q son Of Thomas Jefferson. 1888, dam
by John O'GaAnt 10 breed TO Artsmus
Jr ; Mr.. Parks q. Dingley, of,he Lsw-
i.ton JourL.l; Mr.. ID. NJ. Foster. Of Can
ton, owner Of Albrino the noted driver.
". c. Del.no. Of Canton; also Mr. q. J.
Walker and l.. r. Hawkins, Of Portland
Kilborn 7. Bowksr. Of sumner; WIZ
Fro,hingtou, Of South Paris, who drove
up their fne Blackwood mare sad bred
her TO Aremus IT,. and seyerl other
parties whose names we did not learn.
All spoke highly Of the stock.
Forty..even mares have been bred to
the Fair View stallion 90 far. and eight
cen more are engaged. Kendas fo.l, by
sherman. 2;23i. son Of George Wilkes,
|. very large brown fellow. and shows
the wilkes In bis conformation. Thu
ally from Lillian. by Ar,emus Jr.. II
highly finished and of.uPerb action. Mr.
Barrett showed US letter. from prominent
hor.emen Of Kentucky that own deeend''
ants Of Dolly Mills, granddam OF Ar'ema'
Jr., and they say ,ha, her blood breeds
on remarkably. and !. prired second to
none when found in the pedigree OF
stallion. A PAGER. by Contractor. he BY
Ajax, full brother 10 Arismus, h. re.
eea,ly won q race in = record OF 2:l1.
Top.y. the two.ye.r.old FLY. BY Ar.
tsmu. Jr, recently purchased ia New
York As . mate TO Belle Van Cleft, Is
pcrfec, Likeness Of her sister in color, form
and action, the only way TO tell them
apar, being by the limbs, Bellies being a
shade the darker. Both &C, like ,ro,.
ter.
Mr.. Barrett say. ,ha, Ar,smu', sire OF
Ar,emu. Jr.. !, bu, - years old and
never has done bu, limited amoan, OF
stud duty. but besides Green Oirl, 2;21,
he hl. 20, .iI ,hl, have ,n,led 10 $3.50
or better, ,h., were used fOr breeding
purposes.
The Ms.,r.. Barrett, while having full
faith In their stations. do no, try TO boom
them by running down those owned by
other parties. ss they spoke in high terms
OF several Oxford County ,,allioa.
We have heard rumor TO the effect
that Jason Rus.ell's fs., i.yeAr.old s,sl.
lion WAS 20, by Black Pilot. instead OF
Baby Dean. ba, we know nothing =. to
the truth or f.l.iiy Of those rumo-. The
breeding Of hi. dam has also been ques'
toned. lie !. well bred on hi. 'ire'
side, however. whether by Baby Dean or
Black Pilot. The latter horse has = rec.
ord in $50, and /, the sire Of Pilo, KnoS,
9:l0t. and two other. In the $50 list.
The friend. OF Baby Dean need not fear
a. 10 hi, reputation II Black Na,haa !.
counted out. for hi. great individual speed
and the fine action Of many Others OF bis
get will prove .ll-sufii:ien, 10 sustain bis
growing reputation q, = stock horse.
Several foe bred young mares are be
ing mated with MsKa,iek thi. season,
one being ,hree.year.old daughter OF
Dictator Chief. owned by al Auburn
gentlemen. PlIlies by Major Boone aud
Baby Dean oush, to mate well with Me.
Kusiek.
Mr.. Geo. w. Maxim. fne looking
mare, by Highland P.,ehsn. hAs good
sized and handsomely formed colt a, foot,
20, by Baby Bean. She has ben bred
back TO him again.
The brown mare. FlO.sie r., by Rec
ori.' Black Hawk. formerly sold by the
Heald Bros. TO Andrews * Thayer aud
now owned in Bo,,on. recently won a
race, beating a good field Of horse. and in
about 2:3T. She showed trial last year
in 2:25I. Mares by Black Hawk will
doubtless make good brood mares, as he
traces directly to Vermont Black Hawk
. f.moa. prosenitor Of brood mares.
Freeland Tufts, Of Pan, Hill. has q
,hree.year.old fIly. by Norway kaox,
dam Herbert H.mmond's black mare, by
Black Jack, thl, !. showing speed. She
,ro,,ed a mile recently in 3:ls.
Another colt by Norway Knox. two.
year.old, dam the Whitman mare, Of
Hazard decent, owned by T.. NJ. & l.
Thsyer, who bOugh, him Of Tom Thibo'
ds.u, Of Norway. vent half in 1857.
The big, three. .year.old Glenarm filly'
owned by Andrews ~ Thayer. tro'tsd
half the other day in 1889. A GlenArm
FLY, same age, owned by the writer, 'h'
frs, time TO sulky and first time to track
went a half 10 1886. making three losing
breaks during the route.
Hebron, the high bred stallion owned
by Mr. II. l. Horne, Was worked t~ic'
TO the track and showed a quarter IN ~
seconds, a'32 gait, and half in l'tO
Capt. wedsewOOd showed = hslfin l;lI3
1855 clip.
Thsyer Brothers Bseeher worked
mile in ASH.
A green mare, by Pages H.mble,o
nisn. owned by Andrews Il Thayer, wen
! a mile in 2:iO. quarter in 80 seconds.
Herbert Fietehsrs mare showed aqaar
ter in 80 second, aud he, been bred Il
!, Capt. wedgewood. -,
! Alarge, black mare, nedby US, viii
col, by her side, by Cyril, Was foan'
: dead in the pasture las, week. An
bringing up the col, on cows milk. Lik
, al other colts be is very promising AM
threatened with speed.
Thayer Brothers Beecher won rae
., Mechanic Falls not long ago; be'
time 2:i0.
A. q. Kinds brown gelding. Pride
BY Hinds' Hambletoniau, is showing iA'
this SIMMER, and II s,eered night Is la
ble 10 be heard from later.
Mr.. w. n. Thomas, Of Oxford. has
very handsome foal Q month old, from hi