Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-26
OXFORD HORSE TALK.
10 sddrssssd 10 A. Z. MAsIs. south Paris. Me.

be addrtssed to A. 7. hAxfs. south fsns. NE
The interest In horse breeding mani.
tested by the wide.s~sks breeders ol
Oxford County to-day is very marked,
Nearly s,ery man who is lucky enough
to own mare !. intending to raise . colt
from her; and although the stations are
In rumber .. the sands Of the sea, the
chance. sie ths, they will ell be num-
berd. aud each receive share OF the
patronage. Several young stations hiih.
,ro unknosn 20 fame will enter the
arena ior the fret time the present sea.
son. and their zsslous owners viii no
doab, take proper steps to imPre. upon
the Lssdins public the fac, ,ha, their
colts ATE. like ocean gems Of Pure', r.y
.ertne. bred too we'll TO die unknown,
aud look too we'll to live unseen.
Mr.. Albion Taylor has son Of Bsby
Dean. from = Black Hawk mare. tha,
si,l stand at ki. stable at South Pare.
during the coming season. lie !. .
brown colt. fo.lsd 10 1856. aud can act
very much like . iro,ier. lie IL up.
headed and courageous. aud extra good
gated.
Elliott Record Of South Paris has .
two. .yssr.old 20, by Prince T.. formerly
owned by Thsyu Bros. that Il is sS.
p,ci,d ~ill prove hims-lf to be possessed
Of the royal blood, through the perform.
.re,. of hi. descendants. Mr. Record
had the misfortune to lO.e by death dur.
Jog the pas, winter, . very promising
-s-ys.r.old col, 10, by Harry Knor.
dam . speedy Knox mare formerly Owned
by him.
T. NJ Th.ysr also los, nice yesrling
col, got by Baby Dean. ,hs, he had but
t,een,ly parha'ei, and that WAS threat
enIng 10 BE- . formidable eompe,i'or Ia
the two o-ye.r-od races this fall. III has
purchased 90 al hi. place large aud
6nsly .form,d col, q the same age. 10,
by Albnno. ID. VI. Posters popular s,al.
ion. ~ says he expect. 10 uo' this
colt in $50 ,hi. fall. II he can 70 fast
enough.
The same party owns another son OF
Albrno. coming four this 'Prins. HIS
dam vas vlda Boone. dam of belmont.
lately .old fot 81. 500. This colt u not
10 hand. high. nor will be weigh 100
pounds. but be !. liable To be worth
something jus, the same.
Andrew. * Thsysr have boush, OF
Florian Jordan Of Hartford j.ysar-old
ehs.,na, hore got by Baby Dean, ih.,
stand. 10 hands. aud can 10 some. lie
v.lu.bls animal. They have also
boush, Of q man ia Li'srmore a tarse-
,ssr.old by N-r~sy Knox. dam the
Hampton mare. o-nsd by Carol Taylor
u Baeifsld. This colt ls said TO be
fursord.insd for . uolief. Ills g.its.ys
90. any~sy.
Hsrber q. Fletcher Of SOa,h Paris
h.. lately exchanged the iwo.year-old
Albhno col, be had Of &. u. Head OF
sumner With Theodore Th.ysr f5r q half
in,ere., Ia the fast mare Rsnnie r..
2:55t. and h., bred the mare 20 Green.
~ood. the young st.llioa ovnsd BY T..
M Thayer, -ho 30 easily ,.nqai.hed all
the too ysar.old, in his class at the
races last isll.
w. J. Wheeler, stock !. Ia has shape
,hi. spring ., /, generally i'. under the
.sillial management Of bis .uPefin,sn.
dent. Mr.. Fr.nk BamPa. A hlly Al
,hi, stable, two year. old this 'Pnbg. 20,
by H.rbins,r. dam Mr.. wheelsr' Lam.
bert mare. /. Of marvellous beauty and Is
also |. sweet gated one.
Up at Moun,.in View Farm. John
Baker /. demonstrating the fact that be
/. no .prins chicken 30 far =. the matter
Of taking care Of uo,,ing stock Is con-
C. rned, for We have seldom seen . more
thrifty ~, Of stock than !. found At that
establishment. The stallion Ben Van,
by Messenger Wilkes, i' developing into
/. good looking. timely flashed hor,e, and
Psn,.eo.,. hi. younger brother. looks as
though be would no, be left far Ia ,h'
rar when the time comes for action.
ns. Baker has . hrt.ela.. gen,lsm.n''
driver be would like to sell. lie u q
ehs.taa,, stand. lSi hands. weighs 1000
pounds. chow. style aud hnish. aud eau
show . liItle speed TO boot. when asked
TO. lie IL DOT needed ., the farm snt
will be ,old fa what be is worth, and
lees too.
R.wson a Tufts Of Paris have
ys.rlisg colt by Norway Knox. that cat
,ro, 10 = halter faster th.a frsel can rar
and Preel /. good gated aud speedy him
self although no, fast.
We recently met Mr.. William Gress
Of Andoyer. one Of the leading hor.emsr
Of Oxford County. lie said he had beef
iu Bsekhsld, aud While there had seer
and ridden behind Frank Warren. colt
,bres ,hi. spring. 10, by Gsorse Logan
en- Of Gen. wiihers. Mr. Gregg pro
ssapeed him . tro,ier sure, aud sso1e'
HE intention Of buying him ., no disian
day .
Aro,hsr son Of George Logan that .
much admired for bis siEs and hsndsom
form IL q col, coming t~o thi. sprirg
owned by the genial Gene Fletcher o
South Paris. The mighty George BishoI
and his friends. who bough, 80 man!
horses here . few weeks ago, OF rather
looked a, 20 many. thought this one
the best colts they ever saw.
1, svm. = little queer that the re
no. ned Bishop. after having spent eight!
or ninety years in buying. selling AM
examining the bss, specimens OF tn
equine species to be found In the Who'll
country. after having seen the f.moa
aud high bred colts on the gres, brsedin
farm. Of Kentucky. and such stoek farm
in our o~a State as T.. IA. Nelson's Q
| wsierville. Briggs Of Auburn. and man
o,tsIs Of mere OF isss renown.-,ha, th'
man, after searching. 10! these man
years. should At las, find, right here !
the little village Of South P.rs. coli
Owned by out humble and eon,iite ffien
Eugene Fletcher. 10 man ~ho never I'm
agined even in bis dreams that be woul
! become famous ss a horsmsn) that ie
I elegance Of form. perfect limbs, .e'lv''
aud strength. should surpas. anything
the genus tuuus that be had ever beheiS