Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-04-25
MONTANA FLOODED STOCK.

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The arrival a day or two since of Mr.. Ii.
G. Ward, a noted trainer Of Kentucky, with
another lot of blooded horses for the Fash
ion Stables suggests a mention. They now
contain undoubtedly not only the finest
collection of blooded horses and mares in
Montana. but the best collection of top
crosses west of the Missouri river. There
are now eighteen fine horses in the the Sta
bles, including "Headli ght," thoroughbred,
by Bayonet by lexington, and Sonny
Coon" by Allie West Is year-old, record
2:25) by Almont, half-brother to Gold
smiths Maid, 1st dam by Kentucky Clay /;
I'd dan by Ericsson. Montana has proven
to be a choice location for raising fine hores,
rivaling Kentucky itself, and the years are
not far distant when it will compete for the
palm. Larabie Bros. have entered earnest
ly into the Importation and breeding of
good stock and next fall Montanians inter-
ested in good horses will have Il chance to
zee the speed and action ct their horses, *
Stnine pedigree and judge of their value.
TN, following are the horses imported this
spriI and it will be seen it embraces some
of the >st blood of the American Turf:
Black Namond-Scant l6 hands, 4 years
old, sired D. Mambrino Patchen (full
brother to Lady Thorn) by Mambrino
Chief; LIST dam by Cassius NJ. Clay, DR.,
record 2:264, (halfbrother to George M.
Patchen. record .2::231, dam by Abdallah,
sire of Rysdyk's Hambletonian) !; I'd dam
by Old Denmark, (t%horoughbred) Sd dam
by Parker's Brown Pilot, etc.
.superior-Blood bay, 3 years old, l6
hands. sired by Administrator by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian LIST dam Mambrino Queen
(2:35), full sister to Mambrino King by
Mambrino Patchen, (fuIl brother to Lady
Thorn-2:19D; Cd dam by Alexander's Ed
win Forest; Sd dam by Birmingham by
Stakeholder; 18th dam by Bertrand by Sir
Archy; 9TH dam by sumpter by Sir Archy {;
9th dam by Imp. Blizzard, etc.
Assignee-Brown, 154 hands, 2 years old,
sired by Administrator by Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian ; 1st dam a thoroughbred, pedi-
gree not yet received.
Mristine-Sorrel mare, Z years old, by
imported Australian; LIST dam by Lexing-
ton I'd dam by Eclipse; Sd dam by Stump
ter, etc. This mare while EN- route drop
ped a fine foal flly by War Dance by Lex
ington. This filly, Gypsy, IS half-sister to
Old Widow McMeekin.
Miss Elka-Chestnut filly, 4 years old, by
Enquirer by bennington sire OF Longfel-
low; LIST dam by imported Australian; I'd
dam by Lexington; Sd dam by Eclipse /;
4th dam by Sumptef, etc.
Persons posted in pedigrees will perceive
at once that all of the above stock are from
the finest families, richest in blood, and
those that have produced the most winners,
both trotting and running. Superior and
Assignee are the only grandsons of old Rys-
dyk's Hamblctonian in Montana. Their
sire, administrator is not only a horse of
great substance but a trotter. With but lit
tie handling he secured a record of 1888 af-
ter serving 100 mares. He has sired many
fast ones, among which is Memento, a year
ling filly, that trotted a full mile with 100
lbs. up in 2:56a. She is the trotting wonder
of the world.--New North West.
MATT CARROLL.
George SteelPs young stallion, Matt Car