Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-19
ST. PAUL HORSES.
Notes Of Interest Picked as1, by Correl
pendent of "Ihe Spirit of the Tinses.v

a correspondent in the Spirit Of the
Times issue of Dec. IA, makes the following
mention of horse matters hereaway:
OwAToNNA, Mimi, Dec. 3, 1873.
DEAR SPIRIT: Having again little re-
spite. propose to let you know how horse
matters are in this State, for fear that you
may think that we raise nothing but wheat,
and before [ close I think your numerous
readers will conclude that we have as large
and fine lot of stock as any State, consid-
ering the, time we have been improving our
stock.
Accepting an invitation from Capt. B. At
kins, known far and wide among horsemen
and especially in the city of Buffalo,
as an A No. / judge of horsefesh, as
well as genial, whole-souled gentleman,
to visit the st. Paul Driving park, situated
at st. Paul, and look over the horses, now in
charge of Ben Woodmansee, well known as
one of our best trainers and drivers, as the
captain swung his matched cbestnuts up, I
noticed the very popular superinten tent of
the United States Express company (H. NJ
CrofutD add w. II. Albright, in whom there
Is no gufie, occupying seats in the carriage,
and after an inquiry from the captain to
know if we were fixed, and had our hats tied
on, we were off. 1t took but few minutes
for the captains team to land US at the park,
where, to our regret,, we found
Mr.. Woodmansee gone. But it did not
deter Us from taking a hasty glance at the
stock under his charge, which we found
looking finely. The first horse shown was
Selkirk, owned by Mr. w, horse with a
low record, and good stock getter. He is
in fine order to fit for the track or stud pur-
poses. The next was Mr.. Schulters bay
stallion, years, by North Star Mambrino,
raised by Thomas Slater, of St. Paul. He is
being wintered under Mr.. Woodmansee's
directions, and it would not surprise me to
see him doing track work in the spring. Next
comes Juliet, by Western Chief, dam Rich
ards bay Fannie, owned by R.
Barden, of st. Paul. She is a
remal kably large rangy colt, and
promises well. MIR. B. also has two Swigert
colts wintering there that are promising.
Next we looked over Mr. McGrath's Admin
istrator colt, 2 years, & large rangy gray,
that under the watchful care Of Ben is i'm
proving finely. Near him stands the fine
! bay geding owned by Mr.. O'Gor.nan This
colt was sired by s'the king of the trotti az
turf of this State, Alexander, owned by De-
Graf q Hopkins. This colt resembles his
sire very much, and is verv promising
We next visited the exercising grounds to
view the two flIies that Capt. Atkins de-
lights in. The oldest, a gray FLY, by Pilot
| Temple, is a perfect picture of Lady Suf-
folk as she looked years ago, and has a very
handsome way of going for two-year-old,
and it would not surprise me, it she has no
set back, to make somebody's horse trot.
The other FLY, by Western Chief,
her dam a remarkable road mare.
She is a very large and fine
yearling, and it would be hard to point cut
any part of her make up that person woaId
like to alter. She is certainly prize if she
never trots a step. The broodmares an
other youngsters looked finely, showing
that the st. Paul Driving Park association
had got the right man in Mr.. Woodmausee,
and that the st. Paul driving park will rank
among the first next year.
The captain soon landed us back to our
starting point placing US all under many
obligations for the pleasant trip.
will here mention few other horses
owned by the lovers of horse flesh at st.
Paul: Fearnaught, by st. German, is win
tering finely. His record for 1877 he re-
duced III 1878, and IS now one of the prom
Using horses in the West. A horse has got
to trot better than 2:3O to beat him, and
must be prepared to trot all Of his heats in
that time. Dutchman, the very promising
gelding owned by Tom Merritt, is also win
tering finely, and great speed is expected of
him next year. Mr.. Merritt also owns the
fine pole horse Sleeper, formerly the property
OF Horace Pratt, of Faribault. Charlie Mac
owned by G. Il. Finch, president OF the State
agricultural society, is being used by Mr.
F. in his carriage, and he takes nobody
dust. Rus Munger has placed his black
mare in the hands of W. Ii. Albright, the
popular agent of the United States express
at st. Paul, who, by the way, is sAilIfuI
manipulation of the reins. Let me caution
the boys when out on the drive not to try to
leave William behind, unless they have a
Maud s. Steve Cook has lately added to his
stud very fnestepping pole team, and ]
guarantee that he will not let their legs get
stocky by standing. I warrant that Mr..
heron will not have it all to himself with
Monta and mate. Take il as whole. the
line horses in st. Paul will vic with any city
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