NOTED MAINE HORSES. 13 
DREW HORSE, 114. 
Among the noted horses of the past, who by their ser- 
vices in the stud, have contributed their share towards 
, placing the State of Maine in the front ranks as a horse- 
breeding State, the Old Drew Horse occupies a prominent 
position. And, as a tribute to his memory, I deem it fit- 
ting that he should receive this slight recognition of his 
valuable services in this direction. He was a dark brown- 
bay stallion, with black points, 153 hands high, and ~ 
weighed, in good condition, about 1000 pounds. He was 
of genteel form and fine style and action; but, like all our 
older horses, was untrained to trot. His appearance has 
been described as follows, by one who saw him shortly — 
before his death: ‘Shoulders extremely high, broad and 
deep; neck light at the head, well arched and deep at the 
body; face a little rounding, eyes not very prominent, 
ears good length and well cut; body small, loins a trifie 
arched, hips very long and beautifully turned ; limbs large, 
pasterns long, feet high, black and nice; mane spare, tail 
in waves, and hair short and fine all over his body.” 
He was foaled in May, 1842, bred by Hiram Drew, then 
of Exeter, Me., and dropped on his father’s farm, where 
he theu lived. His sire was a three-year-old bay colt, 16 
hands high, said tobe thoroughbred. Said colt was brought 
from New Brunswick to Maine, by A. G. Hunt, Eaq., 
then of Exeter. His dam was said to have been brought 
from England, in foal by a thoroughbred running-horse, 
and this colt being the produce. At Exeter, Mr. Hunt 
turned him into his pasture, which joined Mr. Drew’s, 
