Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-07-24
OXFORD HORSE TALK.

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Be addressed 10 A. T. MAxfs. south Paris. Me-
Being Ia the midst Of hAying and not
having many spare minutes 10 devote 10
matters pertaining to horses We are glad
10 have received an article for this
column from the pen Of prominent
breeder Of Oxford County 10 relation to
the descendant. of the noted brood mare
Dolly Mill. The article contains many
things Of general Importance to breeders.
A. +. NJ.
A. the Bay mare, Green Girl, that
won ,h- 2.2T ela. a, Hartford a short
time since, proved hsr'slfA a game snd
f.s, ro,,er With staying qualities ('rOt.
ting three heats in the race. the frs,
heat 2:olt; second heat. 2:22l hth
heat. 2:2?N. few fact. aboa, the pro.
ducing mare Dolly Mills-,he dam OF
Artemus, sire Of Green 0irl-whose
blood breed. uniformity for generations.
~ill be Of in,eres, TO the young breeders.
Dolly Mil, wa. by American Star. sire
Of dam Of Dexter (?:i7N and dams Of
forty others in $50 or better. Sselys
American Star /. the sire Of dam Of DC.
,a,or. and many Others Of our mo., sae.
ee..fal s,.llions.
The dam Of Dollie Mills Vas Jennie
Ls~i.. by Yoang Messenger by Bush
Messenger. by Imported M;.'enser
Gnnd.m Fan. by Dinwiddie. by In
ported Diomed. Mr.. Charles Biekmsn
Of s,onny Ford Stud. New York. say.
under date Of June 10Th, 1872. 81 par-
chased Jenny Levi. dam Of Dolly Mill')
in 1857. thinking her one Of the best
brood mares in Orange County. She Is
the dam Of Nellie Temple. one OF . pair,
| sold Mr. Augusta. Bslmoni for -. 600
Djllis Mil, was the dam OF WAIKIKI
Chief tha, died a, the age OF seven years
bu, LEI, a. hi. stud service. Grea, E..-
ton, h.rne.. record. AIS. tastes, saddle
record. 2.i5l. Dick ssiyeler. 2;ls'
double team record, 2l6l aud three
Others with records better than $3.50.
WAIKIKI Chief !, the sire OF Jane, H.
Rse., the sire Of Index. 2:2l. aud Mo.
rocco, $50; and WAIKIKI Ch'ef Is also
the sire Of Roman Chief, sire OF Pat
Dempsey. 2:29l Waikiki Chief was
.old for $4,000. lie was owned IN
Vernon, aud did mos, Of bis stud service
there.
Dolly Mil. was the dam Of Ajax.
trial. 2:22i. Col. Russell made Mr.
Green. the owner OF Ajax. an otter OF
$4,000 which was refused. AN n
the sire Of Columbus HambIeioniAn,
2.26. be is also sire Of Contractor, the
sire Of DE-. ws., the phenomsnsl horse
,ha, won an sish, hes, pacing race
short time since. sixth hsa, In 2'l1t
Ajax !. now in Indiana and doing good
stud business.
Dolly Mil. !. the dam ofSir Waikiki,
trial 2:3l TO road wagon. Sir WAIKIKI
I. owned by A. l. Pier. H.eke,'I.own,
y. j., who writes he is doing biz bust
ne.. Ia the stud. and a, lea', two OF his
colts will enter the $50 liz, ,hi. season,
and ,h., barring accidents, Sir WAIKIKI
will obtain a record better than 2:JO
,hi. .eafon.
Dolly Mill. /, the dam Of Li.hi, Kill,
trial 2:3lt. owned by Il. Harry Strobe,
ChAdI. Ford. Penn, who writes he u
doing big stud business, and ,h., there
I. no doub, bu, he will have representa-.
,iyes In the ?.3O lie, before the season i'
over.
Dolly Mil. /. the dam Of Ariemu.,
uiL 2:2jI. the sire OF Green Girl. ?:2lt.
dhh heat IN 2.22i Atemu' va, bred
by wm. VI. Rysdyk. the owner OF Ry'.
dyks Hamble,oni.n he il nov owned
by Mr.. Green. Of Fall River, Mass.
The same party owns Ajax; he IL IN
Indiana AMI q stable companion OF
Ajax, and doing very heavy stud ba'i.
ness. NJ. Green inform. me thA, Oh, OF
the eish, first colts sired by Artsmu''
az Of them have trials better than $3.50.
Arsmas i, though, very highly OF IN
Indiana; his colt. show wonderful speed
young. and !, /, believed they will train
on.
Dolly Mil. i. the dam Of Orange Girl
2.2O.
Dolly Mil, Is the dam Of Augusta,
the dam OF Chanier. record ?:2Ol IN
third beat. and Shell Cross, trial ?;2jl
Dolly Mil. /, the dam Of Ar,less, one
OF the very choices, brood mares owned
a, Glen View Farm in Kentucky, by the
late Mr. MeFNron who also owned
Orange Girl and Augusta, and was con-
s'dered by him as one Of his very
choices, brood mares Mr.. Samuel j.
Look, Of the firm Of Look aud smith,
Live Stock Agency. Louisville. KY,
foreman a, Glen View, when owned by
the late Mr.. MeP.ren, writes, stating
"the blood Of Old Dolly Mills was held
in esteem a, Glen View. and her blood
continue. TO breed on frui,fully for gen.
era,ions. lie says the produce OF above
mares sold for enormou. prices, ~eenling'
selling for 81. .i5O. yearlings for 5000.
two three year old. for $4,000, etc.
Dolly Mills 1. also the dam Of Brun.
hide the very noted and valuable brood
mare owned by General B. +. Tracey 4
Son, Of Mn.hland Stud. Mr.. Tracy
write. he regards Dolly Mill. as one OF
the greatest brood mares Of this country.
and anything from her blood Is a prize.
He says be has timed one OF the d,ush-
,ers Of Brunhilde = portion Of mile. q
2'Os clip. and he expects one OF her sons
will beat $3.50 this season. he also says
oIoniln. a son Of Brunhilde, !, the sire
Of one Of their very tastes, two-ysar-old.
aud they erpee, to bea, $3.50 with this
two.yesr.old this season. Mr.. Tracy
writes they bad timed one Of Brunhilds''
fo.l. in its ye.rlins form three minute
clip to .ulky.
Dolly Mills is also the dam OF sheb.,
a noted mare owned by the noted horse
man Robert Steele OF Philadelphis, who