Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-06
OUR EQUINE PETS.
4 CHAPTER OF INTEREST 70, ILL
HORSEMEN.
Some Of Minnesota,s Noted rrotters and
Stock Horses--Turf Items from All Parts
OF the Country.
Tho State.

Tho State.
Owatonna has announced three days
meeting, July I'd to 4th, at which prizes
amounting to 81, 500 will be offered.
James s. 'Brien, of Saltwater, publishes
the following over his signature: eff any
horse can come to this city aud defeat Coll.
Ricely in mile heat race at our track, he
can carry off nice sum of money"
One of the recent purchases made by r.
Barden, of this city, is fine large mare by
Goldsmith's Abdallah. She is in foal to
swigert, and ought to drop flyer.
Mr.. b. d. Moore, Winona, has fine four
year old colt by White Stocking, by Hanley's
Hiatogo, out of a thoroughbred mare, and
three-year old by Muscatine, by Green's
Bashaw, out of the same mare, that give
promise of becoming trotters.
The last issue of that most enterprising and
creditable sporting journal, the Spirit Of
the Times, has eleven of it's large
papers devoted to "The Trotting Stock
of 1S78-location, ownership, trainers, breed
ers and records" From this State reports
were only received from Owatonna and
Preston. The mentions from Owatonna are
the same as given in the GLOBE of the
9th ult. Preston is credited with
the following, owned by Hiram Knox:
Brother Baldwin, Jim Raven, Roam Katy,
Jack of Spades, and Billy Hatton. The two
| first named are we'll known to st. Paul horse
men, having participated in several contests
at the st. Paul Driving Park, the latter gen
orally getting good piece of the purse.
| Northfeld is credited with q few good ones.
| First, is Archer's Almont brown, years, by
Almont, dam American Clay, 1914 hands,;
next is Prince Imperial, dark brown, 3
years, by Administrator, dam Gray Den
mark; both Kentucky bred. It is remarked
of Almont that he smade short season
when 8 years old, and got seven colts. All
of them very fine, some particularly so.
Have offered large prices for two or three of
of them, but cannot touch them.'' Prince
Imperial is also said to be very promising
young horse. Besides these, Mortified is
the home of Charley Taylor, Grapevine and
Niger Boy, with whose speed and qualities
Minnesota horsemen are familiar.
The above comprise but few of the trot-
tiers of Minnesota-horses owned and being
handled for turf business Paul, Mime
eapolis, Saltwater, Marion, Red Wing, Lake
City, Winona, Rochester, Faribault, Man
kato, and other towns in the State each hav-
wing one or more representatives of whom
the GLOBE hopes to be able to speak in due
time.
Among the counties of this State deserv-
ing of kindly mention for the interest shown
by many of it representative men in the i'm
provement' of the horse, is Blue Earth.
Here is located Colona, full brother to Mi
Desperadum, record 2:2411@a. He is said te
be natural born trotter, kind to handle
and beauty. Another good one is Colo
RADIO, bright bay, with star
16 hands, weight 1900 pounds, good set O
legs, level head, we'll muscled, and strongly
put up every way. Colorado is by Belmont
dam Lady Mckinney. Besides these, tina
grand old patriarch, the I" Jones horse,'' ha.
large number of creditable representative
scattered through the country, with man,
other representatives of the best trottinl
strain in the country, not forgetting tn
Hambletonian family.
Olmsted is another county which cal
make another showing of fine horso-fesh
Among the prominent breeders is Mr.. I. w
Simonds, of Rochester, who has among hi
stock three thoroughbred Clydesdales
, which the Post says, for size
symmetry and beauty, are not excelle,
if even equaled, by any other similar stoc
in the State. These horses are: Dominion
Conqueror, years old, a beautiful black
weight 1880 pounds Marquis of Clyesdale
5 years, bay, perfect in proportions, ant
weighs 1000; Sir Robert Wallace, years
bright bay, finely proportional, and weigh
ING l,57O pounds. Mr.. Simonds. also. ha
| a fine Hambletonian stallion colt, comm
three years old, which, though in poor flesh
weighs 1000 pounds. and in general contour
r is one of the best representatives of tn
, king of trotting sires. Mr.. Simonds' enter
prise is good thing for Olmsted county.
The Messrs. Downie Bros. of Owatonns
have done good thing for the farmers G
that section. by importing from Canada
splendid Clydesdale stallion, Young Primo
: of the West, coming three years old. You1l
Prince of the West is half brother t
Rantin Robin, formerly owned by thee
! gentlemen, and who took the first prize 6
the State fair last fall. This colt and Rar
tin Robin, sold to VIM. Stratton of Ric
Valley, Dakota county, will be at the Stat
fair to be held in st. Paul the first week
r September next.
j, Elsetchere.