Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-09-11
ANsLEY's HORSE NAT.-This horse

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in the trotting race ON Saturday sur
prised almost everybody, and capti-
waited all the horsemen who witness
ed his performance. Nat was
brought here from Chicago a year
or two ago, by Mr.. Robert Ansley,
and kept the past season as a stock
horse, having had no training ex-
cept during the past month, then
only in an unprofessional way. He
was entered for the purse offered
for stations owned in Grant, Iowa
and La Fayette counties, with DR..
Cutters celebrated horse, "Comet,
and son Of the same, named "Nor-
wegian," as competitors. Under
the rules, "Comet" and Norwegian
being both owned by the same party.
one of them was excluded. OF
course the best of the two was put
in, and the friends of ''Nat" waited
the contest With great interest and
misgiving, as he had never before
trotted in a public race, and what
he might do was unknown, while
his competitor was regarded as a
horse far above mediocrity. The
time of starting having come, how
ever, all anxiety was soon removed
for under the skillful driving OF
Douglass, "Nat" led of from under
the wire in such good style, and
continued to do such square, rapid
footing, that the result was easily
foreseen. Though his competitor
was well handled and acted gallant
", he could not long keep within
hailing distance, and "Nat" came in
at his own gait in 2:504; "Norwe.
gian" distanced. This time on the
uneven, abruptly curving, half-milt
track is said by all horsemen to be
as good as 2:4O on a good mile
course, and we have not the least
doubt that at the State fair, where
he will next appear, this horse viii
be marked down among the thirtys
and within a year he will be counted
among the great flyers Of the Amer.
lean continent. We hear that Mr.
Ansley has declined an offer o.
$4,000 for the horse, but cannot say
it is true.
THE Southwestern Wisconsin In
dustrial Association, organized only
four years ago, by the efforts of 6
few men of this city, and at first
but a feeble society with a small
following, has grown to be one O.
the most popular and Important as
sociations Of the kind in the North
west. The exhibitions each yea1
have excelled all the county fairs il
this section of the State. and II
some respects the fairs Of 1872 ant
1873 rival even the great State fairs
In the stock department especially
the exhibitions have always been O
u class to elicit surprise and admir-
alton of all who viewed it. Those
who have visited the Wisconsin
State Fair tell us that the stool
there exhibited excelS that here
only in number and variety. A
the fair last week there were thu
finest herds Of blooded cattle w,
have ever seen-mainly from l.;
Fayette and Iowa counties. Thu
marked improvement in the stool
generally on exhibition tells plainly
that our farmers are paying more
attention to this important brancl
of their avocation; which may b,
set down as one of the good result
| of these annual fairs.
To speak specially of all depart
ments and features of the late fai
is more of a task than we can nov
enter upon. Soon we hope to pub
fish the list of premiums awarded
until which time let it suffice to sa,
that in all respects the fair was
complete success and great i'm
provement upon any that preced
ed it.
HARPER's MAGAZINE opens wit
the second paper on Gen. Sherman
trip in Europe and the East. 1t