Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-13
cc!man's Breeding Farm.

The St. Louis Times of Novcmbc
3d, contains the following compliment
tary notice of the stock that is being
bred at Col. Colman's farm nca
St.Louis 1t says:
"Thc breeding of inc horses i'll
to attract tho attention OF
some Of our most cnterpmising far
!,ncrs. In Kentucky, large fortune,
have been made by those who hav,
turned their attention to this brancl
|of farming. The same results can b,
attained III Missouri, for our soil ant
climate are equally as we'll adapted t,
the breeding of all kinds of fstock, an,
mo market affords such fine fncilitic,
= for the shipment Of stock to all part,
a,f the country as docs St. Louis
Among those who have turned theil
: attention to the breeding of fine hors
> rs in Missouri, is the Hon. Norman
J. COlman, of the Rural World. Iii,
: stock farm is located about tlirt,
miles south of st. Louis, near Pcvcly
{ III the Iron Mountain railroad. Her,
nc keeps scores of trot;ing colts, ,fillic,
81 md brood mares, and holds his annu
a Il sales in imitation of the kemtuck,
: breeders. On Wednesday, the lStl
inst, his third annual sale will b,
aeld at his farm, and those wantin;
promising colts, should make q not
! of the time aud attend.
( cat the head of his breeding stool
4 Stands the fine bay stallion Abdallah
= IT., half brother to the queen Of tn
+ turf, Goldsmith Maid. They wcr
both sired by AlcXander's Abdallal,
I md he by Rysdyk's Hambletonia-
the sire ofso many noted flyers. Til
lam of Abdallah, Jr., is Kitty Fisher
by Bertrand, a grandson of Man
Hbrino, full sister to old importe
SMcsscngcr, 90 that AbdallalI, Jr
E gets the rich trotting blood of Me-
,engcr OH the side of both sire an
lam, and such a stallion cannot d
y otherwise than get trottcrs. His coll
III have fine trotting action, an
when they attain the proper age wi
be heard from. We could note
number of promising young steppeI
sired by this stallion, but will def
it till another time.
T. "Col. Colman purchased, the pa
season, Mambrino Temple, who wi
share the Eonors of the harcm wi,
q Abdallah, Jr. lie was sired by III
H Incompatible stallion Pilot Tempt
d md his dam was by Mambrino Chic
Z he sire of Lady Thornc. Here is
mixture of the blood of Pilot, JI
Flora Temple, Mambrino Chief al
l. If Messcuser-for his grand dam II
= back one side of both sire and dam
imported Messenger. a better br
Il stallion than this would be hard
Il ind anywhere, and although he Il
1. never had but few months trainii
:, Hyct, at the late st. Louis fair he b,
all the horses that contested for I
II three minute premium by seve
er seconds, and also beat all the hor
;! that contested for the 2:40 premil
ie out one, and tied that one, SO Il
the premium was cquall diyided
H. being too dark for another trial.
r, "Col. Colman has some of tho b
II. brood mares that could be secur
vi, which may be noticed at anotl
time. We hope that the exam
y which he has set will be followed
q. ,thcrs, SO that when horse fanci'
I'D wish to purchase a well-hrcu' no
), ,hey need not turn their oacis up
Missouri aud their faces towi
Kentucky, but viii be able to find
co. wcll-brcd and as flne stock here
to can be found anywhere in the Uni
~ States"