Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-08
AN osfoso COUNTY ruRfIrs.
ROBINSON DIAN ~ nrckriELp, ow>rr
oT HAnI DRAM, TALKS iiotsE.

t.ohlusol Dean of IlucknsI IL to-day
one of the most conspicuous men In
New England connected With the turf.
IIis stallion naby Dean has made the
fastest time IAN exhibition raccl ever
made by any stallion on = Msine track.
The time VA. 2.si aud the track four
seconds slow, compared With the tracks
herr th. great stallion rsc-s took place
last season. Mr.. Dean has been q rc-i-
dent In lluckheld nearly thirty ,ssrs.
ha. always lived an farm aud he Ia.
done an Immense business q. q broker In
horses. cattle aud real estate. u u not
ill within ten ar twelve year. that b.
has given hl. attention To the horse q. =
speciality.
Sine. then he hs. hc-n constantly In
crra.Tng the value and number ~ his
horses. lle has rebuilt hls barn and
stable Ia accommodate hls bu.iness,
after the mo.i approved architectural
designs.
Mr.. Dean l. nov de,o,lng much time
ani giving the entire resources ~ hl.
farm a. the rraring aud brc~ilng ~ a
superior cls-. of hor.e-. To hr-cd
horses having .xtrrmc speed from ss-
lection requires the shr-wdest knovl.
s~igr of the horse aud the most advanced
Insight into that most ahstru.e sciencc--
prppaga,Ion of species. N u much
morr difficult thing io breed fast horse
than Ia hay Que. Mr. ~. has h-en ~
msrkahly .ucc-..ful AZ hrcc,i.r ~ fasi
hor.e.. ~. stud 1. without douh, the
largrs, IN a.. county and very much th"
most valuable. n l. very interesting Ia
the bor.@ fsncier Co hook over the Young
hllle.. stations aud gcldlug. that he !.
ralslug.
IIi. famous stallion. Bahy bean, Nas
hrrl hy him. anh MANY o,hers yri un.
trie,i, which Il !. not within The province
nf this article Ca mention Individually.
will undoubtedly show spe~i.
wh~n Robinson Dean scleci~i hls Cur
ney mar,. de.c-ndant ~ 'obh's ilrsniy-
vine, aud hrri her to DANIEL boone.
llIsmblctonlsn). h. addict thoussnds of
dollar. o. the general wealth. Thus, a.
Ia everything. the skilled hani works
IN. fine.t exhibit.
knowing that Mr. u. Il nov hr-~,ling
mostly from the lIamhlctonian family.
Ne askel for hl. opinion a. to the sn-
prrmacy 20 that race ~ horses on th.
ltnrk. "a. I understand u" .ah he,
''th- iIamhlrtonisn. lead on the track
TODAY In this country. Hut II hors"
20 some other hlooi should lower the
record of Maud :. II l. quite likely there
would be strong tide immediately ."i
Ia, Ia favor of bfcSilng from the family
io which that horse hclong.d."
Mr.. II. Va. sskci II there was M pre-
ent any horse having no lIamhlcionian
hlood liable to approximate Maud =.
time. "rhcrr "a" he rrpllci, zone
hor.. that the public srr an,iou. to see
on trial another .eason. II l. the geld.
Ing Uuy. hr~i by Charles Bsckman ~
stony Fond. y. v, nov owned by W. j.
Gordon ~ Cleveland, ohio. II viii be
remembered that last season h. lowered
HI. rccori to ?;lO3-i, only thr-e-fourih.
ofa .econd behind Jav-Evc-sec, 2:lO,
on.-four,h 20 q sevond below Sunors
h.st time, 2:iO l.,. aud two seconds
within Maud -. record. . Or 81. lie
proiuce,i q sensation. The eye. 20 the
sporting world w.rr upon him, expect
ant of a It'll lower rccori, when the sad
Intelligence came that b. had struck hls
knee aud had io - Withdrawn from the
ltrack. ~ hr,->iers, ~ must continue
the IIamhle,onlan race till there u some
thing t-tier."
"whst 1. III. prr.snt relative standing
~ the Morgan fsmllVr' Ne a.kci Nr. ID.
The Morgan. are horse. ~ grrsi
merit Ia many respects, but u viii L.
n.,-..sry to have new blood bred In
them t.for- they will become prominent
on the track again. ! scc that one ~ the
motel hor.rmen la Vermont. u. ". Good
rich. IA. advised breeding the lIamblc-
toni,n With thu Morgans."
"What I. YOUR opinion 10 the stallion
known a. Cobh'. ilrsndywlnet
PROM what have learned ~ him !
Judge he VA. a horse ~ superior merits.
According a. th. story that have often
heari ~ him hc must have been very
intel horse. lie va. accustomed
io D. u.si In the rsc-. al Montreal on
the ice. In one of ,hc.- rsc-. ss they
got the wori ego" old Handy. dri,-
81 ws. thrown cut, bat h- went along
just the same aud won the heat. iIeva.
= natural truttrr and very fact for those
days. lli. career was suddenly cut
short by death. els. b. would have left
q rrcori aud d..cenlsnt- that would
have reflected great credit on himself. y"
Mr.. Dean. farm Il beautifully situated
on the hank ~ the NeIinscot, on the
out.kirt. 20 Buckheld village. Earnest
me-. aud complete absorption In what
ever h. undertake. I. claract.ri.iico ~ Mr..
Dean. The story 4. told that last spring
he was snxiou. to get hl. pasture. fenced
aud took hold With the crew himself.
The day came on very warm aud %. took
of hl. ,esi to relieve him from the heat
| .nd forgot to take In when hs returned