Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-01-01
OXFORD HORSE TALK.
bs addressed to A. 7. MAsis. south Paris. Me.

Two valuable acquisition. to Moantain
vie~ Stock Farm. South Ps,is. Howlsnd
& Young. proprietor'. recently arrived
from Boston, In the shape Of two hand.
some fllies. fosled In 1886. and pur.
chased by Mr. J. q. Young ., Isburg's
combination sale Of uo,ting stock at
Boston, a short time since. One Of these
|. . brish, bay In color. Of medium sire.
smooth conformation. and nice gated.
Her sire vs wilkssonisn. by George
wilkes. dam by Dennsn, sire Of Libby s..
2.l9t. The other isa blsek.sray flly.
bred by John Pord Of Kentucky. and
faslsd in November. 1880. She vas
20, by Ethan wilkes. by George Wilkes.
dam by . son Of Denmark. . thorough
bred runner Thi. hlly is very handy
gated and speedy. Both will be used
hr breeding purposes.
The young stallion. a, this farm. Ben
Van and P,n,soo.,. are looking finely
under the fostering care Of the new gu
psrin,endsat, Mr. John Baker Of Lev.
,ton. Ben Van. I. be natures. looks
more and more like hi. sire, Messenger
Wakes. whose equal for getting colts Of
Uniform good siie and color is no, often
found and hi. yearlins son Palm, S'l?t.
!, proof ,ha, he can get speed % well.
JJe Tufts fogr.yesr.old seldins by
Glsnsrm IL looking finely this winter.
md can give ons splendid ride TO
sleigh. He i.. we think. going to make
. uo,isr when be !. handled just right
Ransom Ripley Of Paris has = fss,
sleigh tope 10 black gsldins OF Knox
descent lie 10 level headed and i'
good family beast.
The t~o.yssr.old stallion Greenwood.
o-nsd by T. NJ. Ths,sr Of South Paris.
!. improving in form aud speed. aud can
nov sho- . ,remsndous clip to the road.
Coed judg,, think him able to uO' =
?:i0 gait
Dan Tu,ile Of Baekfsld ". seen by
,h. writer . short time since on Allen
Stree, driving a handy gated and good
stepping ,-o-yssr.old whose breeding We
did not learn.
MeKu.iek |, being ~in,sr,d. together
9TH several bead Of trOtiins stock OF
different ages. at the shaw farm east OF
the village. which |, Owned by Mr. Bis
bee. Mr. Bi,b,e still retains the capable
and ,aieisnt Clint Eli. of Canton a.
manager Of the farm aud horses.
Rob Dean |, ~in,srins eleven head OF
horse. at hi, home barn, and five away
from home.
Roter Holmes, the ysaflins col, BY
Thomas Carlyle. .old 10 October by w.
]. Wheeler TO Massachusetts, parties, u
much liked by hls owner. who considers
him fast
Fanny Ps,eksp, the noted brood mare
o~nsd by Marble & Pierce. !, nov IN
fo.l TO Hebron. II. l. Homes speedy
.on Of Phnesp.. dam Florence. by Vol
an,eer. The las, named. Volunteer,
died .hor; time ago, being old and full
of years. His r., in the $3.50 lis, num-
bet t~en,y-.e,sn. the fastest being 81.
Julien. ?;llt His descendants are
noted for their g.mene. aud lasting
qualities.
John Robinson Of Oxford has sold =
in. locking l6.t.nd bay horse With good
action 10 Andres. & Thsysr Of Norway.
T.. X. Whitney Of Harrison has .old q
three. .ysn.old g-ldins by Rsd-ood. dam
BY imported Anhsld, TO Is. =. & Z. ii.
Briggs Of Auburn. lie ns hne pattern
Of . genilemsn's driver
T.. y. w.rd-ell Of oi'hsld hss
.l..hing gated four.ysar old 20, by Nor
way KnoI. 2.29t. dam = Morgan mare.
Mr.. W. ~ Thomas OF Oxford has
recently cold five mon,hs-old lilly 20,
by Briggs Rockefeller. son Of Election
,er. and from Mr.. Thomas Morrill, mare.
to Mr. Y. II. Briggs Of Maple Grove
Farm. Auburn, for the nice little sum Of
5000. A man from Massachusetts Is
to have the flly.
Mr.. T. NJ Th.yer Of South Paris h..
10 hi. stable . ys.rlins flly from which
|, would be reasonable to expect TO a,,
uo,,,r. II bred to q good stallion. This
FLY va. 20, by Robb Wilkes, by Am.
b...dOr, 2;2it. by Geo. Wilkes. and
her dam was Gypsy NJ. trial h.lf-mile
l:lI. by Rslsir. dam Fanny P.iehsn.
the noted brood mare owned by Marble
s. Pierce. Who bred Gypsy NJ. The hlly
i. nice one Individually.
The horse market 10 Boston ]. reported
a. dull. and prices low for bushes" and
common driving horses such as come
from the West. but horses With speed are
scarce and the supply DO, equal to the
demand. Speed is what sells.