Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-18
OXFORD HORSE TALK.
Communication. for this department should

A subscriber In Massachusetts, ask
In regard to the merits Of Daniel Lam
ber, stock and i,s standing among th'
Lreeders Of Oxford County. and also In
quir,. II the Belmon, branch OF th'
Hsmblstonisn family is no, though
well Of. In reply 10 the first question
We will say that. in our judsmen, ther'
!. no family Of horse. In New Euslsnd
,ha, produces 80 uniform a combination
Of beauty. intelligence and speed. with
foe uo,,ing action. ss the sons and
daughter. Of Daniel Lambert. ~ far a.
we know. ell veil informed breeders OF
,hi. county ATE Of very much the same
opinion. and like nothing better than "a
own . daughter Of Daniel Lambert to
breed from This gres, sire possessed
the elegance Of style and pure ,ro,,ins
action Of bis sire. Ethan Allen, who With
running mate defeated the famous Dex-
ter to the tune Of 2:i5). and from his
dam. Fanny Cook. he inherited the un.
flinehing courage and -onderful endur.
snee ~hich characterized her sire, old
Abdsllsh. sire Of RJ.dyk'' Hsmbls,onisn.
These remarkable qualities, made up
from the bes, Of Morgan blood coming
through Ethan Allen. the greatest Nor.
gan ,,,llion. and Of Messenger blood
through Abdsllsh. one Of the greatest Of
the Messenger. according to his chances,
~ere 90 combined In Daniel Lsmber,
,h., he seemed endowed -i,h the prePo.
,,ncy TO transmit, these qualities to his
progeny with such uniformity as to cause
him 90 rank a. . sire second 10 but few
stallion. In tie Land. living or dead.
In regard TO the Belmon,'. the per.
form.nee Of wsdsewood. 2:l9 and OF
Viking. 2;?oi. also wsds.wOod'' dsush.
ter fs,oois. 2:ij. together with ,h., Of
score. Of other speedy descendants OF
this gr,s, son Of the gres, Alexandsr'
Abdall.h, h. caused horemsn TO re-
gard ,h,m.elye. =. exceedingly fortunate
Il they find thsm..lve. the owners Of q
grandson OF granddaughter OF this ia
mou. stallion.
The American Cul'iya,or speaks a.
follow. Of some finely bred ,ro,,ins stock
shieh are TO find home ere long Ia the
town Of Livermore. where = stock farm
h.. been established. Mrs. NOye., the
purchaser. h. visited many large breed.
ing farm. in Kentucky. and ". much
pleased ~iih What she .~;
/, ~. briefly mentioned in las, weeks
cul,iv.,or ths, Mrs. G.. X. Noyes Of this
city h.. purchased Of A. j. Alexander.
woodburn Farm. Kentucky. the bay Ill.
ly Rliia Russell. fo.lsd March 2J, 1855
and sired by Lord Russell, full brother
TO Maud s. (?:Os2); dam Elite, full .i'.
ter to Elaine (2:2Ol. Pro.pero (?;?0),
Dame Tro, (2:22). Mansfield ?;26). An
tonic. (?:?st and Mirsnd.. (2:3l). by
Messenger Duroc .eeond dam. Green
Mountain Maid. dam Of Elee,ioneer (.ire
Of M.nIsni,s, four. year.old record 2:l6,
Anieo, 2:l6b. Ad.ir. 2;l7.. 10, slocum,
2;i7i. Bonita, 2;lsi. Hind. Rose, three
ys.r.old 2:i9i. An.il, 2;?O. and Albert
W. 2:2O). by s.yer. Harry Clay (.ire
Of sh.wmu,. 2:26, and Surprise. 2;26)
third dam Shanghai Mary. Elaine. full
sister TO Elite. /. the dam Of the late
Sorl.ine. With the tastes, yesrling rec.
ord. ?:Slt. Thi. dlly. EliiA Russell,
is royalty bred. having the peerless
Green Mountain Maid for . dam on the
maternal side. also the famous Nii.. Rus
sell for . grsndam on the pa,ernal side
Mr. Noy. .l'o purchased OF X ;.
vseeh. Indian Hill Farm. Kentucky. the
brown flly M.rine,ie. foaled April IL
1887, and ,ird by Director can. BY
the same sire as J.y.Hye See (2;lO) and
Ph.ll.s (?:l3N; dam P.nt.le,is. dam
Of Ep.ule,te. 2:l9 at five years old. .l.c
dam OF Burglar. ?;?its, four years old,
by Prineeps. sir. Of Trinket. (2:lf
second dam. Florence dam Of Banyan,
public trial 2:26i). by Volunteer. sire
Of ST. Julien (?;llN; third dam. Nell
dam Of B.,smsn. 2:22). by Rysdyf'
Hambls,onian. sire Of Dexter (2:l7t
fourth dam. welling Mare dam OF Plato,
2:3s). by Shark. This lilly combines
,h. blood Of six mighty ma,ron', viz
P.n,sle,,e. Dolly. Nell, Clara. woodein'
aud Black Rose. She also traces directly
to four .ir,s ,h., have produced nine,y.on'
turf performer. with records Of $50 OF
better, ten OF this number With records
below 800.
These Ellie. will remain in Ksn,uek,
until old enough 20 breed, then the,
will be bred. taken to Maine and useC
a. brood mare. q, Riverside Park S,oci
Farm. recently purchased by the Noye'
Brothers, Livermore Falls, Me. Thi
farm 10 situstsd on the westerly side OF
the Andro.eOggin River. miles below
the thriving village Of Livsrmore Falls
II contains 900 acres under = good state
OF cultivation. and il divided as follows
100 acre. Of interval tillsgs land. in one
field. adjoining the river. also 100 acre
Of upland. divided into pas,urase. wood
land and orehsrding. This farm will b
devoted entirely to the raising Of tint
blooded horses. There will be construct
ed at the water. edge Of this place
half.mile uo,iing park. and DO none,
will be spared to make !, one OF the oe'
private tracks in America
Director won very high place i
| Mr.. Noy.s estimation. and she consider
Princep. one Of the gr.nde., horses, q
thing. considered, ths, she has ever seer
| Mrs. n. was csp,is.,ed by Director
beautiful daughter. Msrine,te. the mrs
time .he saw the flly, and after return
ipg 20 Boston she wrote asking q pric
upon her. She waited snxiously for s
answer. I, finally came. bot stated 'h'
| Msrine,te had been reserved fora brco
matt. Thi. Vas keen di'spPoin,men
| Ms. Noyes could no, endure the though
Of losing the royalty bred. hishi, form,
aud beautifully gated young mise, an
BY force Of sreumen, faslly persuade
the proprietor Of Indian Hill to name
price. But such figure ! II ~'
enough to s,asser any but the most er
thu,i.s,ic. plueky breeder ,ha, ever ~o'
i - II. .Iol .nd undoubtsdl