The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14


Under this heading the New York 7aJ
FIlld and Farm publishes the following
pleasant horse gossip from this locality
OTTAWA, ILL.,, Dec. 10, 1913.
EpIroRs TURF FIELD AND FARM-lon
have already been advised that we, "t 'lilS
place have one of the best mile tracks III thc
West and the finest Improvements. we III,
tend to give a meeting in June next, ana VIII
offer not less than from $4,000 to Slo,oOO III
purses The question may be asked nave we
any horses worthy OF mention: we VIII scc;
First comes Jerry Wood, one OF our Oldest anu
wealthcst citizens, with his long string
Champion being AZ the head. champion ~ /"
chestnut, with two white heels, 1919 hands
with a recori of 2:45 sired by Champion
.Jr. (sirc of Bonncrs Auburn Aorse) dam by
Red Bird by Second Engineer. This horse
has many large, fine colts OF great promise
Mr.. Woods mares consist of thOroughbrcdS,
or nearly so; Morgans Royal Georges, ana
some with Messenger strainS-onc OF when
deserves more than Il passing notice
Kate Christy, five years old, by Dalc's Al
hambra. dam sue Lctchcr by Alcxander's
Norman She is very handsome and speedy;
was bred by Hon. John Landngan, OF Albion
III .noiS.
Next is Mr L. c. Lewis stable; he also ha;;
IA large number Of fine mares, and at the head
of his string is the fine young stallion Nam
brino Allen, by Hers Mambrino Patchen,
dam Bird by OLD Ethan Allen. Mr. Lewis has
ample means to carry out his ideas, ana we
may expect to hear good results from his IN
veStmcntS.
WI. Nicely has about forty head. Among
the stations is the fine old Eclipse stallion
Neeley's Tornado, by Lurny's Tornado tson
of American Eclpse) dam the Baker mare
by Kentucky Hunter. He is now twenty
wears old, but looks like tivc-ycar old. Je'
rome l. Case, by Strader's G. NJ. Clay, dam
Sue Lctcher, by AleXander's Norman, &c, Is
one of the finest horses in the West and can
trot like a streak of lightning. Mr.. Neeley's
brood mares are as good a set as can he found
together. Kate OBrien, by imported Scyth'
ian, dam Young Clipper by Oliver (son OF
Wagner,) is an exceedingly good one; in
fact, they are all well bred. He has a six
year-old gelding by Edwin Forrest dam by
Pilot Jr., that can uot IN the thigt!es with
but little training.
j. c. Bruner has sQRa good ones, and al
the head of his strinS Is the very fine stallion
Battle, thoi'ouAhGred. Battle has made two
scasopR htfc, and his colts are large and tine
E(' Temple has the fine old racchorse LeXi
con, son Of Lexington and Lightsome, by
Glencoe. Mcssrs John & Amos Groves, train
crs, have some fine ones wintering at the track
among them jeff Davis, the PAGER, and join
W. Among the gentlemen who keep fast one
for the road may mention Will Carey, Lewis
Howard, J. Wood, James Rathbun, Thomas
McDermott, Mat. White, John Dorm, viii
his fine old stallion Flying Dutchman; Doc
Dyer, John McKinlay, Beach Fellows, will
his mule; Andy Sizer, Cy. Dean, Peter Don
levy, John Paul, VIM Hull, DC. They are
all horse crazy, and all read the TURF, FELL
AND FARM, which is furnished US by Messrs
Osman Il Hapeman, news dealers, ana 1t ha'
been of great. value to the stock interest o
this county. Truly yours,
IFpONE.