The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-19

l60O stations of the purest breed, selected
from the finest and best breeds TO be foun
in France, Barbary, Turkey, Spain and
latterly OF England Tue approved stall
lions were the produce of government
stations and the best mares in the coun-
try. Two large governments "Harems"
were established by Louis XIV. that of
Pin IN TIA, located near the border of La
Perche which was the largest and finest
establishment Of the kind ever created
and where the finest Of government stall
lions have been Kept up to the present
day. In 1888 royal stud book was es-
tablished and large prizes offered by the
government for the finest bred stations,
colts and mares. No animal Is given a
number in this royal stud book unless
belonging to the government studs.
The valuable qualities claimed for the
French coach horses over those of other
coach bred are based upon a system of
In this country and Others excepting
France, BREEDING is carried on by individ-
ual enterprise. in France it is carried
on by the government. The uniting of
all the valuable qualities of the various
breeds and concentrating them through
several genrations under the directionao of
single mind has developed race of
such size and perfect symmetry and Won
derful endurance that it makes it possible
for.them to troJ as three and four years
oIds, the three to seven miles races in
that country over turf track. They are
not as speedy as American trotting horses
but their beauty, endurance, size and
weight is far greater and superior.
Knowing all OF the above facts Mr.. San
born imported the two French coach
stations Gemare and Lothaire who are
now on exhibition in the club stables at
the track, and commenced to breed them
to Maine mares. He was scoffed and
laughed at first by the other horse breed
ers of that country but his success has
been wonderful. Mr.. Sanborn now has
on exhibition of Gemare's get pair of
four year Folds, weighing s12O0 pounds
ing 1000 pounds each, pair of two
year olds and a year old pure bred
French coach horse.
Lothaire's get there are on exhibition
six three year olds, one two year old, one
year old and one four months old, the
two latter horses belonging to j. L.
Flagg of Auburn and all of the others be-
long to MI. Sanborn. m
For The last nine years the half brothers
and sisters of the Estallion Gemare by
Phaeton have been constant winners of
tho great French Derby without break.
during the month Of June in Rouen,
France, the value of the stakes is %, 600
francs, the distance of the course from
two to two and one-half miles over turf
and the races are made under a saddle
saoh colt carrying from 140 to $50 pounds
Coming from such stock it is no wonder
thatGemare took the first premium at the
Chicago horse show in 1890, when he was
three years old and he and his stock has
takon prize every time they have been
exhibited since that Edate. The French
coach horse surpasses all others in size,
STYLE action, speed and endurance. The
demand for them is greater than the
can supply in the next twenty
years so Mr.. Sanborn says. Mr.. Hamlin,
the noted breeder of Buffalo, N. Y, has
been breeding his fastest trotting mares
to the French coach horse for some time
and his SUCCESS has been wonderful. His
half blood colt Coegent took the blue
ribbon at the Boston horse show last
spring over all others.
These horses will be exhibited today on
the track in front of the grand stand,
hitohed to single and double dog carts.
Riverside carts and other fancy English
drags. Their harness / is heavy and Is
silver plated. 1t makes fine show when
altogether and is well worth going miles
TO see.
A Maine Horse Exhibit.
Mr.. S. NJ. Farnham of Lewiston juno
ton has a fine entry in the gen tlemen's
driving GLASS. JULIA by Mckenney Knox,
he is by old Gen. Knox, has won prizes
ever since she was first placed on exhibit
ton. She is now II years old and very
handsome mare. Last year she drove
Fred M. at Lewiston under the wire In
2. 26H and Mr.. Farnham had to draw her
to keep from giving her mark. Julia
il the dam of Ralph Carey, who won the
first premium at the New England Fair
last year in his class. This horse can show
a 90 gait single or double without boots
and is an ideal gentlemen's driving horse
and very handsome to look at Julia and
Ralph Carey are to be found in stable
liz and 49,
Mr.. A. J. Libby of EN- bden, Me-, has
on exhibition besides a fine line of cattle
and stock O GRO IS matched pair of WEIGH
ponies who are very pretty and will prove
q delight to the children. They are to be
found in stall 1879. These are Irene,
handsome little pony bought at the
Worlds Fair and Charlie, bought in
Ohio. They are very pretty and will
probably land prize.
On Monday night there arrived at the
Park q new addition to tho tro+4i,.