Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-24

ten years old. bat on account OF pr-Ja'
dice Ni,ilrg Ia that loe,lIiy regarding
the blu,d of HI, dam. he had been entire.
ly rtgsei,d lls va, sind by Hsmb!e'
ioti.n 10: Li. dam was Green Moun,ain
Maid dam II ,iK In the ?:J0 list, BY
Hsuy Clay ij second dam ho,sd road
mafe of unkrovn breeding. A, iha,
time the biesdsr. Of the North considered
the Hamble,ohisn Star cross a. par er.
c,llsnee. the quintss,sree Of all things
ns,diul Ia breeding the ,ro,isr, aud Clay
blood va. not only h,slseitd. but Al.
meet universally de'pi'sd aud held in
contempt, 50 ,,rOng Was the prejudice
,hG, a, ten yslp u .se Elseiionssr had
but i've foal,. Senator Stanford saw the
horse atd liked him; saw bis dam and
va. delighted With hsr individual excel.
lencs. lie purchased the horse and .ent
him 10 P.lo Alto. and We ate informed
he was Influenced larsly by h, ldmira-
ton for bis dam. the incompatible brood
mare, Green Moua,Ain Maid.
"Tte record q bis ical' will sho~ ,hA,
from vAriou, causes he was. during the
three fni years of bis residence on the
coast, afforded bu, mtsgsr opportunities
10 demonstrate ki, ,uPerll,ive excellence
a. a site but ia the third year the phe-
nomen.l 2 ysar.old fIed Crocksr secured
hi,reord 9.?5i. ard Elsc,lorter was IN
stalled premier Of the P.lO Alto hArsm.
Thus. through lis own grea, merit,
be hA, acquired grea, renovn, aud the
uise,ed stone hA. become the forsmos,
eorrsr ,icne o.. superb edlhee, and is to-
day the .ekno~lsdg,d founder Of one Of
the greatest ,ro,ting families known TO
breeders.
The value q q ,,Allioa lie, in bis in-
hsriisd poss,,ioa Of ,hI, piepo,eni
transmitting quality which ,nAblts him
with certainty TO impres, upon his prog
sny these characteristics desired in the
Aaim.l produced. May hish.bred
stallion. possessing marvellous speed ne
no, endowed ~iih iks essential quality
many produte an occasional Io,,sr or
produce only when mated With mares Of
certain blood which seem, TO hiek CT hAf.
monirs Nth the horse. These animals
ate II some value. bu,A sres, horse must
be 90 endowed with this quality . 10
universally imprt.. the qualities desired
upon bis progeny. SieL horse will no.
only found family Of lro,,er', bat hi'
con. and daughters will reproduce VITA
regularity.
"The book. Of Else,ionttr ATE bsf1r;
Us, aud ~e have compiled few fact. In
,uppor, of our statement, iha, be Is iieh'
IL endowed with the sll.impor,sn, piepo'
ten, power which make. him q wonder
ful sire. lie i, nineteen years OLD. and
has bu, three hundred And ,wsniy fosl'.
Of thee, ,hif,y.ihree ate ~eanling', ,hii.
~ seven are ysarling.. and abou. forty
Are brood mares without records. Of
these. two hundred and ,hiriy-ore are
h,y,. three are gr,y', three are roan'.
and The iest ate browns or blacks. 90
,ks, about hireiy.tish, per esn,. OF bis
ss, sre Of ,olid color. None Of them
are badly marked. those with any white
beins the exception and not the rule.
"Thtre have been bred =, Pslo Alto
two Lurditd atd nihsiy'four fosl. BY
Elteiionser. In 1873 there we're II in
10. 2i; in so, l6; in 81, %; in so.
~ in 's3, so In 81. 50 in 'sj, IS;
In SO, 81, and in 81, So Twen,y-.ix
Of these have record, ia $50 CT better.
and eish, have record. in ?;?0 or better.
One Of them obtained a record of 2:36!
a. ysailirg; seven Of them ,ro,,ed bs'-
ter than $50 q, ,wo.ysar. old. they ATE
Wild Flower. 2;2l PAlo Alto, 1881;
Boni,s, 2.2li; Frd Croker. ?:25t;
Bell Boy. 2:?6 Carrie C., 2:2I5' and
Sphin1, 2:20i; in addition 10 which
suisun received = record u 2:Jl.. iriAl
2:26 Ella received a record Of 2:33!.
aud Chimes. 2:33i. -Four received
record. as ihrts.yesr-old.: Hindh Rose.
?l95; M.nlahi,s. ?:23t; Rslford.
2:2i; Maiden. 2:23. Sphinx reduced
hi. record to ?:2ii. .rd chim'' TO
?:3Ot
"s1 fcur.y,N.old. secured new re.
cords: Anieyolo. 2:i9i; P.lo Alto,
2:2Of; Albeit W. 2:22; IL, sleeam.
2:2l5 81. B,l. 2:2ii and Clifton Bell.
2:2i; While AEmoor aud Gay each
to.,ed to ieccrd. Of 2:30t. and ManI,.
ni,a reduced her ihiee-y,ar-Old record of
2:23I to 2:i6; Bonita reduced her two
year-old record Of 2;2ii to 2;is3; Car
| ris G. reduced her two-yssr.o!d rco'd
Of 2:2Ti to 2:2i. and Sphinx reduced biz
to 2:23. A, hys-yesr.Old. Clay r-
dueed bis record TO 2:?j, and 10, S!oeum
to 2:i9. A, .iI years OF age Anieeo
uo'ted to a record Of 2;l6l. an
Adsir. 2:l7i.
This year eight ns~ oEe. have be-
come members II the charmed circle,
via: An.el. 2:2o; Maiden. 1913; Bell
Boy, 2:26; Whips. 2;27l; Old Nick.
2:23 Stella. 2:25i Clifton Dell. 2;2i,
and Eros. 2:2sA while 10, slocum rs.
due,d his record TO 2;l7l. Sphinx TO
2:23. aud Chime, 10 ?;3Ot
"Thi,e inpOiian, points will be es,ab.
li.h,d by ih, foregoing f.et' That the
Elseiion,er. have extreme speed a, an
early sse; ,h,, they train on. and ,hs'
the fast onns .re confined TO no one class
Of mares.
"Ia support Of the frs, proposition
are the rcords Of HindA Rose - y,sf-
ling and ,hr,e-yesr-o old, aud Wild Flow
u as = iwo.yesr-O!d; Of Msnzlnisa,
Bonita. An,evolo and Pslo Alto as four.
yesr-olds The sseOnd proposition Is e..
tablished BY the fact that Hinda llose.
Msrxanita, Palo Alto, An,eeo, Bonita,