The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-09-17

De1tsr---Kis1 u the 1teeters.
Esoa Hearth ~ Hona
This famous tsottee 10 . brown horss, Of
deh, decided color, with four white legs, and
blaze in the fscs. He stands fifteen hand,
and IN inch high, has had dsnoung great
drs and resolution, astsaight, muscular neck,
and hne, deep shoulder He iss long horse,
and very deep through the heart His bact
u good, his quartess aze uncommonly pow
erful. and his thighs aud arms could hardly
be surpassed. His legs are clean, and hid
hack sinews large and prominent
Dexter was bred BY Mr. Johnathan Haw.
kins, of Orange county, New Yo'k. He
was got by Hambletonisn, horse much In.
bred to the imported thoroughbred horse
Messenger. and is the result of IN out.crosa
from a inbred stallion. This 10 the meth.
Cd of breeding which he's produced many Of
the best horses that have figured on the run.
ming turf; and which, in this instance, un.
qaessionsbly produced the best trotting horse
that ever looked through bride. Dexter's
dam was small black marc, BY American
Star, and che was out Of Sharks dam, whose
pedigree 10 unknown. American Star was q
high.bred horse, Of uncommon game and
bottom.
Dexter was foaled In 1853, and though be
showed wonderful gait In the lot when be
was four years old, he was not much fancied
by purchaser. There wass . prejudice against
bic white legs and face Nj: James Jacks,
Of Long Island, ssw him, however, and re.
commended NJ. George Alley % 60 to Or.
snge county and look ct him. Mr.. Alley 10
one Of the best judges Of horse to be found
among the amateurs, and be purchased Dex.
ter for 600. He was then four years old,
unbroken, and he'd never had feed of oass
In his life. The fall that he was I've years
Old he was sent 70 the late Hiram Woodruff
70 be handled.
HE 6rst trial to wagon was ~, and In
week he went mile In harness in ASH.
Hiram immediately came to the conclusion
that this green young horse was On extraor.
dinasy good one, and before tho following
yeas was over he had made up his mind that
- would make the King of the Trotters
- vsa 1spr rases is his 6rst season, and
lnAssa, haviag - Aiaall hk - ssessa
- ve1sA - ~ wiehds1wa. fAa ~ -
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yssrs old, and he'd bssR tsaiasahaspags q
= season. The next year Dexter wsasssso
races and lost one, and In that one he wss
not In 6rst rate condition. Among those
that he won was one of tl1roe.mile heats, nm.
der saddle; the match against une In which
he trotted in 4le.l-5: and race Of two.
mile heats to wagon, In which he trotted
the second heat in $50. Thus early was It
demonstrated that IN addition to his fine
action and enormous speed, he had that
Other great essential quality-undinchiu
game, together with vesy great bottom. The
next year Dexter won nineteen times and
lost once, when he wss not up 70 the mark,
asd he travelled thousands OF miles BY rail-
road. In the next year, he continued his
victorieA He made the best time to wagon
on the Fashion Courss-434; beat Flora
Temples time In harness BY trotting on the
half-mile track st Rivesside Park, Boston,
In &ls, and finally capped the climax Of ex.
cellenoe and fame by going In Att In har.
ness st Buffalo. He was beat that year
lwice; but It was by Ethan Allen, assisted
BY . running mate, which 10 not trotting.
But though defeated, Dexters speed, cour-
age, and constancy In the rsoes against the
team exalted him In the opinion Of good
judges, and showed that hs was still impeov.
ing: In the hrst Of these races, The team
won In Els, &le. and 4ls. Dexter tsotted
the heats In about &l6i, Gl7, and $50. His
fastest winning heat was the 4l7t, as Buff
falo, and when he made thas time the course
was slow. It has since been altered and i'm
proved.
We may sum up what Dexter did On the
race.courses BY stating that he made the best
time under saddle, the best time In harness,
the best time to wagon. and the bsst two.
mile time to wagon. He possesses all the
qualities that horse ought to have-name.
": 6ne action, speed, bottom, game, high
coussgs, splendid constitution, and sound.
ness.
Since he he's been In Tie possession of NJ.
Bonner, he has become - famous - . road
horos - he Va upon the turf. His latest
notable exploit was trotting mile to road.
wagon, driven BY Nr: Bonner, at Prospect
Park Course, In 23ss. The weight behind
him thsa was 30 poundas ...1~ r
It ID held BY the best judges that he 10 .
better horse now than b ever was before
and Il b thought that II he had again NJ
ular preparation, be would greatly surpass
his previous performances
In looking back st bic sxploies, I'll 10 be
rsmembered that after he was seven yeass
old he never met any single horse that could
make him trot his best whea be was at The
pitch Of conditloa. Ths obesryaaioas Of tAs
wissst Of thess who havs dsivea against hin
ase 70 this e1eot: ''N b II - -ose % talk
ahoat beatiag hin; 20 h1se thet svsr livod
could DO it~ HIs rsoOwn y woe3d.vjda