Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-25
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b addressed 10 A. 7. Mltrs, south Paris. Me.

asn, par, which Oxford Couniy horse.
took on the track and in the show ring
capturing I. large share Of the money and
premiums. Thi. fact backs up whs, We
have previously stated. that Oxford Coun-
~ Is rapidly advancing to the first posi-
ton a. producer Of fine horses.
Kiuie Waite. own d by Howland n
Young Of o a. View Fsna. South
Paris. won tie e-, two heats Of the 2'i0
class. reducing her Z. ord to 1881, and
possibly che nigh, have won the race had
!, no, been for a collision In which she
va. frigktened and somewhat injured.
sam Record. spotted selding, DR..
Smith. won the ,hree.minu,e race with
all ease. Getting record Of asst
S,Arsslsr ,rot,sd the best race OF ri.
life. being well up TO Aubine when she
forced Jack spra,t on, in 2;23i, in the
free. ior. all, and beating in each heat the
noted Boston ,rO,ter De Bany. record
2:l9t.
We.tland, Barrett. handsome young
stallion. Tough, ou, game race with two
u Maine, 1. l.tA,e., tkree.year-old'. Elm
brook and X olute. beating Rssolu,s
two heat. and getting third money.
Prince Arismu. acquitted himself with
honor In the yearling race, uoi,ing sec.
ond to Palm in one heat, In . large field
Of colts.
Ar,emu.. Jt. va. awarded fr. premi.
um for stallion. for general use. and
ws.,l.nd took second prize for the be.,
,hr,e.ysar.old stallion. Top.y and Belle
Van Cleef. by Ar,emus, Jr., took 90 eond
premium for bs., matched pair. $. VI
King took third on ,wo-ye.r.old gelding
]. T.. Durgin Of Turner took second on
iwo.yesr.old e,lding Al Prescott. by
sam Records Prescott stallion Charles VI.
The winners of many other purses aud
premium. were clos ly related TO much
Of the stock Of this county. Diana, who
took fire, money ia two-year.old face, u
by HArbinssr. dam by whalebons Knox
She uo,,ed the second ksA, n 2:i6. one
second slower than her sister H.ebelrs
time q, same age. w. J. Wheeler aud
Frank Bampus Of South Paris have three
fine specimen. Of the get Of Harbinger,
aud A. II. Williamson Of Norway owns
three. .ysar.old flly by this noted sire.
Lawrence. winner Of the stallion race
in 2:2jj. va. go, by DR.. Frsnklio. sire
Of Al Robinson. four.yesr-old stallion
Franklin Prince. In this race Blood
mont, by Olympus, showed himself TO be
dead game. although not quite fast
enough for Lawrence.
The winner in the four-yen-old class
was Harold,on. son Of Prescott, who
uo,ted In $40.
The following account Of the frse'for.
all was taken from the Lewiston Journal /:
There were four starters In the .see for
all. Jack sprsu gets the pole, Auolne "a
position, Siarg,Eer, u, and DeBsrfy on
the outside. Jerry o'Nell, OF Boston, the
owner d DeDsrry, holisl,he ribbons over
/ his own horse. Ira Woodbury. Is driving
Jack sprsti, Russell drives SArgaLer,
aud lIod Nelson sits up behind bis own
mare Aubine.
A er considerable scoring they are civ
en- the word. Jack Spr,u takes Asllghi
lead, closely pressed by SlargsLer, Auoine
"a, with DeB.uy In the rear. They hold
these positions As they ~ nOuod the nrsi
time, into the stretch. Down the stretch
they nv, SiargsIer climbing up on little
JACK and nearly lspplug him At the quarter.
StsrgsLer Z. coming and keeps dfsNius
90 on the Portland horse as they come
around the second turn and into the
stretch. They are close together At the
4 half. StsrgsIer gets little diILfi breaks
aud lets Aublne into the second place at
the tnlri turn. Up the back stretch. the
second time, Nelson calls on Aubine % 20
10 side OF JACK Sprait and they are neck and
neck, when they come Into the last stretch.
II is blood from here In. Knowing ones
predicted the fastest time ever made 10
Maine In q race. Little Jack sped for the
wire like deer. Aublne was cinnonsiing .
him, bat Jack Spratt gained aud gained,
inch by Inch, and fsw under the wire 4
I.ngth ahead amid great acclaim. Finish
J,ch sprsit lsi, Aablue -, StArgsEir ii,
D,BaTIy tih.
Time. GIl.l,i2i.2. Isi7, 2s2J -.
Second Heat. Jack spra,,, n the pole,
goes OF little ahead. StsrgbEir Is keep
ing alongside OF him at the nrst turn. ID
Barry Is on s,ArgsIsrs wheel Al The
quarter pole, StArgsIsr 10 q nose ahead oI
Jack.
Jack steals Away, q little, and has
length lead. as he speeds around the sec
ond turn. The horses arc bunchsd wheI
they come toto the stretch Al the hall Al
the sife, Jack, StsrgsIsr aud DeBarry aT'
side by side with Aubine close upon them
when they make the third turn, J,ef
has hslfa length lead with Aublne In tbs
second place. DeBsrry 10 In the rear
This l. their position t the three quarter
pole. From here In Il Is cyclone.
The fO0r great nyers came down th'
stretch Wild. Jack at the pole Was strug
CLING every nerve To hold his position
against Aublne with SiargsIer 10 behlnC
at third place and DeBsrry we'll up on star
g,Ier. Nelson wants 10 win u.
lie draws the reins tighter, calls on IN
mare, and she responds molly. Ira touch
- up Jack sprst,, looks back At Nel.o'
and smiles blsndly A. he goes under IN
wire q length In the lead. The nnlsh IL a.
follows jack Sprs,t, isti Auolne, ~
stsrgsIer. 81; DeBarry, IN. Time. .36
iil2. iI7 Ia, 2i2J
Tnlri heat. JACK slightly led In th'
start StsrgsLsr IL on his wheel ss the,
20 around the turn. DsBlrry good third
Up the stretch Stargsrsr goes up by IN
side OF Jack and IL well alongside 81 IN
one quarter pole, when Jack breaks an'
steals o little way from SlsrgsIsr.
This Il their position when they entt
the stretch st the half when Aublne stesl
% aud goes by DeBarry.
Jack has Q length ahead Of StsrgsIer
the half.
Aublue gains aud Is on Slargaler'
wheel Of the third turn.
Up the back stretch the mare gains o
stsrgsIer and left him ~ the three quar-
ters.
She goes by him at the third turn an
forges ahead for the leader, but Jack J
safe and leads Aublne In by three length
with Stsrsszsr half Q length behind an
DeBarry upon 9TH position.
FINISH Jack Spratt, lat, Aublne -
staresIer. 50; DeBsrry. 9TH. Time-3'
ltl2. , 40, 2s25 i2.
Jack Sprait wins frst money, Aubin
ind, StargsIer third, and DeBarr
fourth.
sunnARr-FREEFoR.ALI ruRsE, 90.
W. u. Smell. Portland, ns. bro. 9. Jack
c. II Nelson. w.isiy,is. ms. bro. IN.
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