The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-12-05


Inc relapse Of the horse disease has assumed q
singiar phase. Cab and common stock either
escape IT, or are slightly attacked, while blooded
HORSES are seriously afflicted.
Csnmedore Vandsrbilt's horse, Mountain 10y,
who died on Friday last of the epizootie disease,
was a hay gelsiin., fifteen hands high. He was
fnalsd in l560 sired by Mr.. Robert BcnHer's ia
nous stallion Edward Everett, his dam being i,y
Gridiey's Rcesbuck, q son Of Blackbird. He was
bred in Orange county by Mr.. Bingham, aud
old he trotted and won a race over a heavy half
mile track. making = mile in 211,9. So0n after
ward Mr.. Vanderbilt purchased him of Mr.. Bing-
ham. His sire, Edward Everett Qafe Major
WInield), is a hay horse, foaled in 1885, got by
Rysdyk's Hamblefonian, dam by imported Mar
grave, granddam by Trumpetsr. He MAS bred
by A. Lilburn Of Grange county, who sold him in
1863 to Mr.. Bonner. This celebrated stallion is
the sire Of Joe Elliott. who trotted mile in 2:15@,
also Of Judge Fullerton, one of the very best
trotting herses ON the turf. Mountain Boy was
horse of wonderful speed. He trotted n half
mile in Los, and has q record of 2:204. If he had
had the right training when he first appeared on
the turf he would have made a phenomenon.
He trotted several races. and beat the queen Of
the turf, Lady Thorn, at Staten Island, Waverly
and Saratoga.
The famous trotting horse Drea.lnaught, owned
by Mr.. Thomas Rogers, died in the early part of
last week. He was eight years old. Dread
naught was l54 hands high, Of sorrel color,
hnely formed, and possessed of great trotfing ac-
tion. He was trained for the turf by Alex. Pat
terson, and trotted number of races. He was
an improving horse Of great speed. He had a
record Of 2-27, and trotted two miles in 250 over
Fleetwood. He was valued at SIS 600.
Mr.. Samuel TruesdelPs gray trotting gelding,
Lottery, died on Saturday morning, the lot inst.
He was sired by HambletOnian, dam by Norman
Morgan. He was nine years old last May. Lot
tery was fifteen hands and three inches high, Of
al ir0n-graY color, and of great trotting action.
He was in the hands of honest Dan Pifier, and be-
gan his trotting in the spring Of 1871. He trot-
ted number Of races that year, showing great
endurance in all his contests. During last sum-
horses that had never beaten 2:25, and showed
that he WAS an improving horse, giving promise
of trotting down in the twsnties. He had a re-
cord of 2::27, and WAS valued at S20,OOO. Lottery
died of dropsy, which set in On Thursday, and he
sank rapidly.
The celebrated trottcr, Western New York,
that has made his mile in 2:29, owned by Sir.
DcnnisOn, has succumbcd to the epizoOtic. He
died last week. Mr.. Meseroles dun trotter, q.
l.. Fox, died on Saturday, the 10th inst. There
also number of other first-class trotters who
sick and in precariOus condition.
The woyear-Old hay colt, CavOur, by Tom
Patchen, out Of Black Topsy, owned by Mr.. J. c.
Runkle, Of Maine, died on Monday last from the
prevailing horse epidemic. Cavour was entered
in the Spirit of the Times stake of 1873
The famous trOtting mare SOntag died in West
Milbury, Mass, the 1lth inst. Sontag was
foaled in 1896 her sire being Harris Haniblcto-
nian. In 1855 she beat Flora Temple in 2:3l. In
a twO-mile race with Flora she won the first heat
in 5:O7.