Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-11-27
oxFoRn HORSE TALK.
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Those who purchase young horses. {.
we'll a. those who select animals TO breed
from, are often deceived by outward
Appearances, and TO their coz, mistake.
a. many do 10 human af.irs. . proud
look and . fine coat for genuine merit.
How often do We zee men vho. reared
in the lap Of luxury. 20 clothed in pur.
pie aud fine linen. and assume In public
q bearing Of unu,iefsble importance. 90
that, although they have never shown
any marked ability 10 any direction. nor
don. anything to bensf, mankind. ye,
for . time they seem TO h1urish like .
green bay tree. and are elected TO oil
responsible positions; bat In time the
people generally see their mistake. and
be Who vas 90 anxious to occupy the
uppermo., seats Ia the synagogue. is bid.
den TO give place to NOR. worthy man.
and begins With shame TO come down.
SO IL |, With horses An animal Of
ordinary breeding aud merit. II owned
by . we'll. 10 do horseman Who keeps him
in . Zoe stable. clothes him in costly
blankets, feed. him and groom. bin %
that hi. Goa, shines, aud works him 30
little tha, he raises his head into the air
and prsnee. around Ia sheer eree. OF
life aud spirits when led out, will eel
for . good price to the svesg. purchaser
Who comes along aud sees him under
those circumstances. especially II be sees
him hi,ehsd up Ia nooby rig and driven
out by . good rein.msn. On the other
hand. no, bali the price could be OBJ
,.ined for an animal Of really greater
merit. II seen in some rieke,y old barn.
-i,h an old bran sack on bis back for .
blanket, and no, having bad any grain
e,esp, In the even, Of bi, being driven
long journey; and then shosn TO the
buyer riss,d out in old. ~es,her.b,aien,
calf eaten harness. aud hitehed 20 .
heavy. loose. tinted express. wagon ,ha,
sway. from side TO side II be starts on,
any, aud y.nk. him of hi. stride. Such
cases are often me, With. aud ineIpsri.
,nesd buyer. pay ou, lots Of money for
horse hs.h which .s,i,hs,h not. because
Of their failure to Distinguish assumed
merit from the real article. And many
. penny.wiss farmer. Who has the max
ing Of hish. priced horse. fail. 10 realize
half hi. ~orih. because he wont put on,
. dollar in getting him IN proper SHAPE
10 ell and In showing him to sdvanuss
When buyer come. around. lico',. no
more Ia the end 10 ksepa hof.e 10 good
condition than to keep him poor . .
r.k- and little pains taken to improve
their gait. style sad speed. i' time vel
spent. and often yield. big returns.
T-sn,y .obe ,rotisr. have made record.
in ?:l5 or better. up to date. OF this
number fourteen are descended in the
male line from Bysdyk' Hsmble,onisn.
ten Of which ATE BY hi. son.. two by bis
grandson. - namely. Ro.alind Wilkes.
?iii. by Connsr'. Harry Wilkes. 'on
Of Geo. Wilkes. by old H.mble,onian.
and Prince wilkes. 2;lii, by Red
wilkes. .ou Of Geo. Wilkes. The other
two are by gr,s,.sr.nd,oh. u Handle.
,oni.n.-B,lls H.mliu. 2;l3t, by Ham
lin. Almoa,, Jr., by Almon,, aud Fsvo-
mia. ais. by wsdsewOod. 'on Of Bel.
mont
Three Of the twenty-one 2:l5 per-
former. trace in the male line 10 Nam
brino Chief. namely. Guy. 2:i2l. by
Kentucky Prince. by Clark Chief. = son
Of M.mbrino Chief. Tnnke,. 2:li. by
Pnnesp-. by woodford M.mbrino. 'on
Of M.mbrino Chief. aud Patron. 2:l4t.
by P.ncoas,. another son Of woodford
Msmbrino.
Two Of the twenty.one trace back 20
the Cl.ys-IIopefal. 2;l4i. Who ". by
Godfrey. Patehen. and Sismboul. Gals.
Who va. by the gres, C.lifornis sire sal-
tan. . .on of the Moor. by Clay Pilot.
by N.sve'. c...ius ". Clay. Jr.. by Cas-
.iu. NJ. Clay. by Henry Clay
Of the t~o remaining ones. R,ru'.
2,l3t. va. said 20 be by Conklin's Al.
d.llsh. . .on Of old AbdAllsh, sire Of
H.mble,onian. and Lula. 2;l5, va. by
Alexander. Norman, by European, BY
the Merritt horse.
IL should be remembered ,ha, two OF
the Msmbrino and Of the Clay uo,,er.
have . strong infusion Of Hsmble,oni,n
blood ,hrnugh their dams. The dam OF
Trinkst vas by old Hsmble,onisn. and
the dam Of Patron ~s. by Cuylsr. . .on
Of the old horse. The dam Of s,amboal
va. also by the same wonderful Handle.
,oni.n. The dam Of Sultan. sire Of
SAmboul. Was by Delmonieo. by Gay
Miller. by Hsmbletoni.n. The dams Of
Maud \. and Jsy.Hye.s-e we're by Pilot.
Jr. The dam, Of 81. Julien and Belle
Hsmlin we're Of Clay descent. The
dams Of Phslls.. Prince Wilkes and Ma.
jolics are OF Msmbrino Chief descent.
The dam Of Guy was by American Star.
and the dam Of Kentucky Prince. sire
Of Guy, was Of Morgan descent. {. ".
also the dam Of Red Wilkes, sire OF
Prince Wilkes. The dam Of Rosslind
wilke, Wi. also OF Morgan descent, ba,
none Of the liz, trace to the Morgan fam.
lily through the male line.
Three OF the lie, se, their Handle.
,oni.n blood through Geo Wilkes. and
like number through Alexsndefs Ab.
d.llsh. The gres, race mare fsvonis i'
inbred to the latter sire, her sire. Wedge
wood. being by Belmont. one Of his fast
sous. and her dam, Pads,,e, being by the
cd horse himself Goldsmith Maid.
2:it, W. also inbred. her sire being
AlsIsndefs Abd.ll.h and her dam being
by old Abdsllsh. sire Of Rysdyfs Ham.
bletonisn. ,ire 81 Alexsndsfs Abdsllsh.
The lesson to Le learned from = study
Of the blood lines Of this lie, Of famous