Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-05-18
From the Spirit of the Times,
Equine JOttings.

AsHTABULA.-Platt Shears fine,
light bay mare is just the kind want
ed by Capt. Kerr for his carriage
horse-proud and high stepping.
She would attract attention any
where, is a good roadster, and Platt
says none of them can make him
take back seat; but it is noticeable
that when nina host of the Fisk
House is around with Loafer and
Garry B. that Platt's mare is too
plethoric to stay long with them.
Albert Strong has long, rangy,
dark bay mare, good size, that hauls
him around town and on the drives
at a rattling pace. She can haul
wagon in 300, and is always ready
for more.
Sam Tyler's chestnut mare don't
get there very fast, but after you
have followed him for two or three
hours, your horse is looking for a
sign of Refreshments for man and
beast" He has large, rangy gray
by Perew's Hambletonian, that bids
very fair to go at a slsshing gait.
Patchin, ye liveryman, takes more
solid comfort behind his brown mare
than any man in the country. She
is a snowy road horse, and attracts
attention.
The editorial fraternity is repre-
sented on the road by Mr.. Reed, who
drives his beautiful black mare with
any of them, and does certainly ad-
mire the speed of horse whose dust
he has to take; it is wholesome for
him, and distracts his mind from the
brain-wearying cares of the editors
duties.
James O'Neil, at the Harbor, has
a chestnut, two white legs, that all
of them are shy of tackling when
the old man is in a hurry; a very
strong goer, and weight is nothing
but steadier for him.
George Nettleton's black mare is
doing light work at present, but will
be sent at an early day to Mr.. Nc
Caffrey, at Jefferson, to be handled.
She wants but little more than care,
as she is a right handy trOtter now.
McCaffrey took DR.. Halls bay
mare from the straw stack and hook
ed her to wagon. She was bare
footed and weak, but showed Nc
better than a 2:50 gait. He says
she is a sweet one, and likes her very
much. L. w. Smith has got up his
gray gelding George Patchen Jr.,
by George NJ. Patchen, his dam q
fast road mare, owned in New York
by William O'Gile. He is used
quietly, but it don't do to throw to
much dust; the breeding won't have
it that way; get to 800 gait very
easily. There is no reason why he
should not trot fast, although he is
IA years old, for he is as good to-day
as ever. He only wants handling
to show the boys how a trotter
moves. D. B. Mccoy, Superintend-
ent of A. Y. g. p. r. r. has large
fine bay gelding that suits him to
dot, speed or no speed. DIR. Hub
bard, who has done as much breed
ing as any in this section, and who
entered into it from love of good
horses, and an earnest desire to i'm
prove the stock, has some good ones.
Amongst them is brown mare kate,
who is in fair way to become a hot
one. Her breeding is good; sired
by Golddrop, he by Doswell's Plan
ct, dam Golddrop Irona. Kate's
dam is brown mare Fannie, sired by
Young Eclipse, he by Saladin, and
he by American Eclipse. Fannie's
dam sired by Howell's Tecumsehs
dam Old Beck, by Buzzard. Trinket
chestnut mare Qull sister to the
aboVe) five years, and unbroken; her
general appearance and movements
give indications of speed. A year
ling bay Filly, one ankle white,
sired by Strader's Hambletonian,
dam Kate, as above. Amos F. Hub
bard, cashier of Farmers National
Bank, has a two-year-old bay Filly
that has the appearance of a
thoroughbred, sired by Strader's
Abdallah, dam Green Mantle. A
yearliug from Green Mantle, sired
by Strader's Hambletonian, has good
movement, and very likely gait
Green Mantle was sold TO Major
Wade. and stinted to New YOlk
last year.