Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-20
Our Centennial Letter.

degree satisfactory. | will give you a
brief description of some of the most
uoted thorough-breds and trotters. A
thorough-b is an animal whose gen
ealogy can be traced six generation on
both sides. One of the most promin-
ent thorough breds at the live stock
show is "Leamington," owned by Mr..
Welsh, of Chestnut Hill As a sire
of winning running horses Leaning
ron stands only second to Lexington
in the number Of bis get. He has
only been In the stud in this country
SINCE 1867, and the only four of his
first get that were ever trained are
Longfellow, Lttleton, Enquirer and
Lynchburg; while Lexington was in
the stud some years previous to that
time. Leamius ton is the hig hest type
representative of an English thorough
bred horse, being handsome black
with star in his forehead, and white
heels. He stands sixteen hands two
inches in height. Mr.. Welsh also shows
brood mares Maggie B. B.. by import
ed Australian; Lida by Lexington. the
dam of General Beaufort's Enquirer;
Maiden the dam of James A and Mr..
Lorrilafd's Parole. Mr.. Joseph Bak-
er, of Chester county, exhibits Andes,
a grand SOC Of the noted mare Fashion.
His sire was the imported Bonnie
Scotland. Andes has not been trained
since be was three years old He
formerly belonged to Mr. Justice of
this city, who used him as a saddle
horse in Paramount Park He was
sold one year ago to Mr. Baker. Loine-
stone is exhibited by Mr.. Hitchcock,
of Massachusetts,. He stands fifteen
hands and three inches in height, of
dull chestnut color. His career as a
runner upon the turf was successful.
Another splendid specimen is shown
by A. j. Cassett. The most promin-
ent trotter on the grounds is Thomas
Jefferson, the famous black stallion that
Mr.. Sanders of the Live Stock Journal
Of Chicago, once described as the
"Whirlwind of the East" by which
title be is still known. having sustaia-
ed his reputation by winning the close
ly contested race Of August 4th. 1874
at Buffalo, and receiving special
purse given tor stations at the Buffalo
meeting of that year. He beat Sensa-
ton and st. James, at Point Breeze,
Philadelphia in May 1875. The fol-
lowing week at Prospect Park, New
York, he again beat Sensation and re-
duced his record to 2:23. which he
now holds. In September 1875, he
won a race at Mystic Park near Bos-
ton, and at the same time came of
victor in closely contested race over
field Of five horses, winning first
money. Bismark, fine stallion, is
exhibited by Mr.. Wolbert, of New
York. Happy Medium, the property
of Mr.. Steel, of Philadelphia, has a
handsome representative on the grounds
in four year old stallion, bred from a
mare by Wiley Morgan, sometimes
known as the Vermont Morgan, sired
by Mr.. Dorsey's famous Goldust. His
dam was the famous Long Distance
mare, being an all day driver. The
owners Of this colt drove him on the
road from Orange county, New York,
to the Exposition in three days. dis
tancc Of about one hundred and eighty
mites. Mr.. Joseph Baker, of Chester
county, also exhibits Inkesman, fash.
ionably bred by Speedwell, Hamble-
tonian dam by Brown Trafalgar. He
has never trotted races but can show a
2:36 gait. The Centennial Commits
sloners have at last agreed on the form
of medal to be awarded exhibitors.
and a wax impression of the Sdesign
has been accepted. 1t is round in
form and made Of bronze. 1t is four
inches ID diameter, the largest of the
kind ever strack in the United States.
The stamps were engraved by Henry
Mitchell, Of Boston, and the medals
will be formed at the mint in this citv.
In the centre Of the face is female
figure, representing America, seated on
an elevation, and holding a crown of