Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-10-27
OXFORD COUNTY HORSES.
soxE RECENT RACING EVENTS IN WHICH
THY HAVE DISTINGUISHED ri'rx-
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Who ever saw such time of general
rrcorl-sns shing among the trotters ss
the past few weeks have beeuf To BE-
sure Oxforl County has not yet pro-
dueed a surol. 3sr IL, nor Direct,
2 90. hut several horses bred In this
county have been "making them 81
some" the past fortnight.
Robinson H., Buckheld's champion
trottsr, has made remarkable campaign
Of u, winning not only every race, but
every heat 81 every race In which he has
.tarte.i this season. Ills last was nj
Mystic I'srk, Boston, where hr down,si
q field ~ good ones from all parts OF the
country. Ills colts are showing M IN
great shape too a the Maine fairs have
demonstrated.
AZ Top.hsm, Buckneld'. handsome
son 10 Robinson H., Hack Nathan, Won
the =. rscc defeating In = sls heat con.
icst such good Que. a. ~. Lawrence aud
Mi. LIDO, sni dropping hi own record
IL - IL Ia 2 - IL.
\ Peru farmer raised likely colt hy
breeding to Venture Bc"nc. Ia son of
that grand stock horse Daniel lioone,
who's. progeny has already sdd~i thou
sands II dollars Ia the valuation 81
Maine irotiiug stcck-and the end !. No,
YETI Well. this r.ru colt was bought
by Frank stanley, 81 Dlxheld, las, spring
and wA. named "s,snl.y." lie showed
.lgn. IL speed and VA. put al work on
ia. Canton track. where h. constantly
Improved until Mr.. stanley sold him,
after he Won rarr at Fairfield In sep.
t.mber ~ this YEAR. for s,SDp Ia y. ".
NAV, a lIo.ton mtn. Who thought he
knew . fast hor.. when be- ssw one.
Week l,.for- LAST Mr.. Nav started ">tan-
ley" la ~. = II rsc- st Philadelphis for
. pur.s of -jO1. There were eighteen
horse. actu,liy started Ia thi. race. IL
.bould D. remembered that this Ia Oh.
frat SEASON that the Oxford County colt
ever sas Ttcv track and that gctiing
10 the trout Ina crowd ~ eighteen horse.
means something. The contest va.
~ hot that .ix heats scrr required
e. d-,llc w. STANLEY" was second la
IN. fir.i two heat. and fif.t la the third
aud fourth. In the ami heat he dropped
hack to the thlri position. Well, these
rhilsdslphi, Judges were IrCuiisr.
They scrc a. rude aud ungrn,lcmanls
q. to think that tberr Va. "iockeylng
golng ON. lot cour.e nothing ~ thl' .ori
ever occurs oaisllc the large cities and
they even w,nt 90 far as Ia invite Libby,
the driver ~ "s,anlcy" Ia gri down,
aud imposed doe ~ sico on him,
aud then tl,ry pat the famoa. driver. III
Hlther. up h.hind the oxford County
hor... illihsr drove the horse In front
from vir, 60 wiry, fini.hlng hr.i by four
length. aud amid an uproar Il applause.
ilc.t time .33 u.
Another Que; 80 Jev.tt Farm. Back.
heli, l. ownci . .m,ll, game broo'l
mare Molll.. by Maichles.. fhis
marv va. br-i thr-- year. In succ,..lon
90 the stallion ,vtil, sou 20 slrnsrm
the prsiurt ~ the nr., br--ilng VA.
"C.phus. hay C,,lt nov foar year. old.
Last year ",sphus" sas taken to Can.
ton by Hon Gcofgr II. Bl.t.-, ~ho then
osne,l his .ir- Cyril. aud starred Ia 10"
race fuf thr-.~y-,T-old.. III Th,N.r
Va. there With q faster on. and 'tc-
phus" cot .cCond and ~ss tim~i a mile
In thru. minutes. "C.phus" wss bought
hy Timothy n. l.Ini 10 Buckheld, Who
by IA. Nay u one of ~. h-.t colt break.
81. In Maine. ani b. DEVELOPED into q
fns l"oking hay gvliing and ~a.
thought Ia have some speed. Nov he u
known to have some. Mr. i.unt sold
"C.phu." to kennebunk paril~. who
pui him Va training aud entered him In
The AS cla.., par.. $50, at Mystic
rark, IIosion, about two weeks ago,
Ih.r, ~sr- seven starter. Ia this raCs
aud IN heat. were required ~ dcylde u.
1 - - A 49,.
the Nirc third, the winner making 20.
Ia the s.cond heat "C.phu." "a. tfsi,
,rotiing the mile Ia az 10. The third
heat he won IN 2.Ji -. Tho fourth
heat va. troti~i In 2 u 81 With c-phu.
second. Thc iiiih heat WAS ~on by LADY
ray, q ruan mst.. by whslcbons Knox,
driven by Tom Marsh. driver 10 Robin.
son H.. Mckusick aud others, la : - -
vilh the IIuckh.ld cult hack Ca flfih Ia
.ltlon. In the sixth heat hos-yrf our
Oxford County four.ycsr-old covered
himself with glory. The BOSTON Herald
.ay. ~ the dcciilng hcst. "C-phu.
treated his sdmitrr. a. q gcnuin" sur
prize a, Mystic when be Won the : rs
race. ,ephu. "a. amid the
uck Ca the half which VAS reached Ia
I ~ bat from that point b. simply lrfi
IN. rc.t In the lurch. lie hnlshed the
last half In I 10 l.. ~innlns the race by
long MARCIA" II must b. concssie'l
that Tor a fouf.ycat-oli colt Ia make 4
race record of : - - I. good PER
formanc-. To make u Ia the last heat
Of rae, l. better Performance aud "a
make the Las, half ~ that last HEAT al
the rate of al u a great performance
sud one which reflect. great credit upon
oxford County horse breeding In general
and upon the brr.,icr IL C.phus Ia par
iicular. II !. .aid that bat Que Maine
four.yeat-old, III. famous Nelson, has
ever ..Iuallc'i the mile rrCorl of c.phus.
4 full brother 20 C.phu. Was recrntly
sold by Mr.. I.unt to Mr.. klmbsll q. A.
wood 81 Nes York. Thi. colt "fsrl.y'
I. very elegant In appearance aud eau
make n mile Ia 2:iO handily Ia HI. pre-
.nt ihf-e- y'ar.oid form. lie Ia valued
very highly.
\ full sister "a 'ephus, tao years old,
I. described q. an exceptionally I'm. hlly
aud 1. till osnei by Mr.. Jane. D.
JeNstt. Of Jcwstt Farm, Buckheld, uD-
le.. she Ia. been .oli within few days.
Molli-. dam ~ Crphu.. \. also the dam
~ Hon. George ID. ll.tcc'. fine Young
mare. Deborah, b. Dictator Chief, and
% a ycarling filly by Il.hec'. Mcku.ick.
Bucknrld'. rnyiable reputation a. a
breeding centre of the trO,i.r doe. not
appear to suffer of lat. year. ani there
was probably never time when so
many fast horses we're owned there AZ at
pr--ent.
The Democrat has given "rncle" sam
uel Record an Invitation a. tell IL. read
crs about the fast Que. be has owned,
aud when hc doe. al Ne shall have Oh.
history IL some ~ the fastest aud beet
horse. that ever vent out 81 Maine, In
Guiding old shepard knapp" aud from
him down Ia the little chestnut PAGER
"GOlddu.t."
let us hear from ''unclc" samuel.
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