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BRi^LNDYWIISTE STOCK. 



BEANDYWINE. 



The original Brandy wine, known in Maine as " Cobb's 

 Brandywine," was a dark bay stallion with black points, 

 about 15J hands high. He was brought to Maine from 

 Canada about the year 1853 by Aaron Cobb, of Hebron, 

 Me., who owned him until he died, two or three years 

 afterwards. He was a well-bred horse, said to be nearly 

 thoroughbred, with fine trotting action, and was fast. 



YOUNG BRANDYWINE. 



Mahogany bay stallion, with black mane and tail, 14 

 hands high, and weighed about 800 pounds. Bought in 

 the City of Montreal, C. E., in February, 1856, and 

 brought to Maine by Henry A. Young, then of Hartford. 

 Accompanying him was a certificate stating that he was 

 then four years old, got by Brandywine, dam, by St. 

 Lawrence. Mr. Young soon disposed of a one-half inter- 

 est in hun to Mr. Benjamin Young, of Hartford, and the 

 other half to B. W. Briggs, of Sumner. He remained 

 their property until 1861, when he was purchased by "Wil- 

 liam Childs, of Mechanic Falls. After having several 

 different owners he became the property of Mr. D. M. 

 Foster, of Canton Point, in 1864. Here hg remained 



