Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-11

Maine resulted in the follo~ing lie, o
votes:
0lenarm had 32l
Nelson 81
Jack sprau 2j
Lumps 4
Aubine
Thi. gives Glensrm the election by an
overwhelming majority. but !, Is po.si'
ble thu, be may be impeaehed about
State f,ir time.
We will also pa, question TO the read
cs Of the Democrat 10 be answered by
postal card within two weeks. What is
the be., stallion In Oxford County to give
,ro,,er and rosd.,er Of high quality,
'ir, and finish
Some time las, spring = rumor was
set shost TO the effect that Russelrs
Black Nathan was 20, sired by Baby
Dean bu, Was got by Black Pilot. some
other. claiming that he VAS by Surprise,
aud the fact ,hs, Black Nathan is black
-hile mos, Of B.by Deans colts are Of
another shade VAS urged by many a. .
proof that be was no, . son Of Baby
Dean. Since that time the matter has
been thoroughly Investigated by compe-
,en, and di.in,sres,ed parties and !, has
been established beyond q doubt tha, he
"a. got by Baby Dean The mare vas
traced through her several owner. up to
the time she became the property OF the
void renowned Jason, aud IL vas shown
tha, she never bad been bred 20 any s,sl.
lion previou. TO ,ha, time. L.,,en were
also received from the owner Of Black
Pilo, Who di.el.imed all title to the colt.
The facts may no, be generally known.
bu, |, il true jus, the same. tha, there
are two or more Of the get Of Baby Dean
thu, are black beside Black Nathan.
II !, never safe TO judge OF = colts breed.
ing by his color or form. The cal,ivs.
tor speak, as follows on the subject OF
hsredity;
The success. Of Royal fesrnausht as q
sire Of speed oee ..ion.lly suggest. the
controversy concerning the origin Of Col.
RUSSELL. Fe.rn.ush, GASP. founder
Of the fsarn.ush, family. Many believe
,h., hi. sire "a. the thoroughbred Wild
lr.hm.n. This belief i. strengthened
by the fac, tha, the Fesrnaughu s a
cl... are quite unlike most members OF
the Morrill, tribe The founder Of the
Morrill, family ". l6.hand. 1900.
pound horse. and according 10 all accounts
bore little resemblance to the Morsan' IN
any particular. 4, b. been claimed
,h., he va. no, descendant Of old JUS
tin Morgan. w. II. Bliss, E'q, OF
Middlsbary. VI. who carefully inyes,i-
gated the matter. found ,ha, the Jsnni-
.on Col, which 70, Old Morrill, Was by
. .on of Bulru.h Morgan The latter
stood IS hands and weighed about 1850.
Old Morrill, va. bred by = daughter
Of the Lick 0o.. Horse. and produced
Young Morrill,. The Lock Gos. Horse
/. also recorded a. by sherman Morgan.
This mare by the Lock Go.. Hore va.
from q daughter Of Young Bulru.h Mor.
gan. Fe.rn.ugh,'s dam W. daughter
Of III. Steve French Hore, and he was
by Flint Morgan. by Sherman Morgan.
The Steve Preach Horse Is recorded as =
ehe.,nu, in color. Film, Morgan has
been described to the writer by several
men Who knew him. including Mr.. John
Bellows. by whom he was owned. a. =
handsome. stylish horse, atou, Isl hands
In height. The dam Of sherman Morgan
va. . very elegant, blOodlise animal,
claimed TO have been thoroughbred.
She also stood Isl hands In height.
Fesrnaugh,. according to this. traced
three time. TO sherman Morgan. and
those who understand the laws Of hered.
i,y will no, be =, loss TO account TOT
Fs.rnausht. form, color and general
characteristics.
Judging from the remarks Of well.pos'-
ed horse men. there !. no Law Of breeding
which !. 90 frequently overlooked and 90
impsrfsc,ly understood IS tha, OF heredi'
". There occurs to mind this moment
a case parallel to the one Of OfFssrnaught.
A bay daughter Of Almon,. with black
name and tail va. bred to . dark bay
son Of Brown Harry. The latter Was
brown. hi. sire va. black, and hi. grand
sire black. Almobt Wa. bay. his .irs
AMI sr.nd.ire both being Of tha, color.
This daughter Of Almont and son o'
Brown Harry both had hind legs which
dropped .,r.igh, from the hook to the
ground. The produce Of this union VA
a ehes,nu, col, with name and tail tho
same color a. bis body, four white feet
hind Lex. white. pretty well up to thu
hook, the white forward extending above
the ankles. . blaze in the face. AMI quits
an angle At the union Of the lower par
Of the hind Lex with the hook. | believe
,ha, the stallion which 20, this colt VA
never knosn to produce one OF a chest
nu, color before or since. The ownat o'
the stallion WI. about q. completed,
puzzled an individual when he first sAs
the young.,er in question ss can be i'm
sgined. A little investigation shows IN.
the col, in question Is natural r:'ul
Of the Law OF heredi,y. instead OF irea,
OF nature n some At frs, supposed
The dam OF ,hi. daughter Of Almon, ".
by Brown Dick; second dam BY bald
stocking. The color Of the latter vi.
chestnut, ard he also had four white Zee
and stripe in the face. Brown Dlek
Which got the grsndam Of ,hi. white leg
sed che.,nu, colt. va. by imported Mar
grave; dam Fanny King. by impor,e
Glencoe second dam Mary Smith, b
Sir Richard, Son Of Sir Archy; thir
dam by Tennessee Oscar. by Wonder. so
Of imported Doomed fourth dam by 81
Arehy and hfh dam by imported Diomet
Margrave, Glencoe. Sir A,chy and dc
med were al Of chestnut color, and III
col, In question, 10 accordance with
Law Of heredi,y. threw back, a. II 10 tern
ed, To some OF hi. remote ancestors. q
color. marking. and conformation. In
same vas undoubtedly true Of fssrnsust
(2:23t). Fearnsught was bred by Nj
w. @. Blown. Young Morrill, at ,h.
time stood At Manchester. N. H..
charge Of Samuel II. Bdserly & Co..
appear. from the following receipt, ~hic