Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-05

EThe Elkton Democrat Of Saturday says;
II has been O notable fact, since tne
Elkton Fair has opened the eyes OF Cecil
County horse breeders TO the possibilities
of his equine hero, that the victor In
every contest of moment has invariably
teen a stranger. Cecil County may fur-
nish the cash to pay for the exhibition oi
phenomenal smartness, but Cecil County
has never yet furnished the native horse
that did the wonderful things. In all
such contests, native talent has taken the
seat "well to the rear" The reason,
therefore, cannot be far to seek. No
county can produce Q consecutive line
of monsters to do deeds of monstrous
prowess, and Cecil County has done
little else than trust to luck for her horse
flesh.
To remedy this defect--to supply the
demand for that which creates an uni
versai yearniDg,-in short, TO enable the
people of Cecil county to raise their own
Dexters and Maud SIS and Jay-Eye-
Sees, the Elkton Stock Farm offers the
opportunity. Mr.. Slngerly's money, aid
ed by Mr.. singerly's pride in Excel
slor" horse stock, has induced the pur-
chase OF farm OF 40 acres within two
miles Of Elkton. One part Of so acres is
meadow land as fine as water ever cours-
Il Gu buIoukH. ou bDib uC lao WIZ cu
ample stables of the very best design aud
construction, aud has filed them with a
group of stations and breeders not to be
/ surpassed anywhere In Americs. As an
evidence of what standard breeding may
| do to secure approaches to perfection, he
/ presents the famous gelding, M'Leod,
1 with record to harness OF 2.21A, and
| udder saddle, of 2.19H.
To indicate what opportunities he offers
/ to Cecil stock-raisers OF producing other
| M'Leods ad libitum, he presents the spec
| tacle Of twenty stations OF all ages from
| the famous Star Duroe with record of
| 2.25H IA fifth heat, to "Fiter," the
| little = year old, of Red Wilkes lineage,
| that for aught we know may eclipse his
| famous brother, the "Prince," before two
| more years have added to his maturity
l In addition to Star Duroc he exhibits
Merit" year-old, full brother OF
| Maud Messenger, with record of 2.l7
Sonnet" a beautiful chestnut, with
l white points; ''New York Dictator" with
l u record OF 2.25, and most arlstocratlc
breeding; "Cecil" and artist" which
only escape the standard" claims be-
cause a recent change In the rules leave
them outside. or the youngsters, Eft
ler," "Bodine" and medal" are worth a
journey TO look upon.
| buJ space iOrOlue Sucn nOtlc6 OI lnt
wonderful horses that Mr.. Singerly has
endowed his stock farms with, as they
are richly entitled to. In the main barn
here are twenty horses aud mares, each
one worth q small fortune. In the sheds
here are twenly-one brood mares that,
Oy form, style, coat and lineage, give
romlso of redeeming through their of
spring the waste places Of Cecil horsp
culture.
Twelve OF this group will take part 10
th- coming racing campaign. Mcleod
will head the list, and after him will
come Katharine s., Mikado, the colt oi
wonderful promise which Mr.. Crouch
gave at the last Fair record of 2.47;
Mary Martin, Merit, Sonnet, Filter, Bo-
dine, Medal, Gilt, Susie o. and Little
Lou. The breeding of each one of these
youngsters Is royal and the promise they
i make ought to do their owner, trainer
and the county of their adoption "proud.' >
Mr. Singerly contemplates making
> track on his farm, but the coming seasol
! he will probably rent and keep In repai
the Fair Ground Track, where most o
, these splendid horses can be seen taking
their constitutional" and where Bol
: Crouch, the manager and driver, will b,
. always courteously ready to show tina
the owner of these high brei racer
made NO mistake In Sc ecting the talen
necessary TO their care and development
Seven Deaths Caused by One Murder.
A special from Graham, Texas, says
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