Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
THE TROTTING STOCK
Of ottumwa-Her Water-Pow-
or, Railroads, etc.
From wilkes Spirit Of the Times.
OrTuMWA, Iowa. April l, 1878.

luK lltllc lcISuTo tlluo vi lily uduub,
and according to my promise so to do,
propose to give you an account of the
horses of this growing young city,
Since my last, energy and money has
q magnificent WATERPROOF
er here, ..the finest in the great west.
This power, combined with the nu-
railroad connections, has lift
ed this beautiful city out of all tribu-
lation. Her debt for all these great |
is comparatively nothing
and financially this growing place |
stands head and shoulders above her
surrounding competitors. Her i'm.
mense volumes of water flowing
through all the mains and thorough
fares, and, at q moments warning,
three to six powerful streams Of wa
ter can be sent against and into any
building; with trains going east,
west, north and south at almost every
hour; q magnificent agricultural
country making this the great COM
mercial centre of tho Des Moines
Valley. 1t is no wonder that the cit |
liens here feel good, and are ready
and able to enjoy the track, with am
pie leisure to show visitors the city,
fine residences and their fine horses.
Awaiting myself of the kind offer
of one Of the best posted horsemen
here, 1 started to take in the stallion
list first. In the first stable we ex.
amined we: found Mr.. Ladd's Bash
aw, by Green's Bashaw. This horse,
since my last visit here, has rounded
up splendidly, and now resembles
and is taking on the grand form and
style Of his great sire. By the way
Mr.. Laid don't fear any competitor
on the track this season, and is ready
to enter the list with any or all Of
them. This horse is handled by Dag
gett, and Ed. thinks he can Rarus any
Of them. In the same stable stood c.
Lewis gray, looking splendidly, and
as hard Is q pine knot, and will be
ready to start this season in any COM
pany in this state. This horse comes
near being another Hannis. Has no
record: has been quietly nursed, or
rather let alone, and is now ready to
60 for "msn's life"-2 80 is only
good exercising gait for him. This
horse has the form of Wilkes, equal
to Wilkes in the quarter, and slightly
heavier in front, with blood-like
head and neck.
Conn. has number, among them
the Niger, whose color, style,
and gait makes him q very desirable
single or double driver, with all the
speed man wants. But the gray lie
Conn's pet, and when exhibiting his
fine points-thumbs in. vest, head
thrown back, blue ribbon streaming
in the wind-Conn (not the stallion)
very much resembles Beecher.
Our next stop after leaving Conn
and the "blue ribbon" was at the barn
of Judge Williams. Here we found
Wapello Chief, looking splendidly.
The Chief made it warm for the boys
last summer by very badly breaking
the slate in race here in October. 1t
is claimed that this horse is trotting
very fast. The Judge and Mr.. Ladd
are both waiting to see who will
"knock off that chip" In the same
stable is the thoroughbred Malvern,
by Melbourne Jr. Malvern is rapid
ly recovering from his lameness, and
will be placed in the stud. In the
next box is son of Bonnie Scotland,
, who has some fine colts on the
Judges farm to show to his credit.
il We also called on Mr.. Witherd, the
present owner of Patchen Mambrino
, (son of DIR. Hers old horse). This
horse is taking on very blood like
| form, and, like all the other stations
have named, is very fine breeder
Accidentally we met on the road that
wonderfully speedy cuss, Redbuck
| now owned by an excellent gentle.
/ man, Mr.. s. Dorr. This horse is 9
! converted side-wheeler, one of old
Redbuck's best. Owing to bad hand
ling, Redbuck sometimes loses hi
t trot and mixes. He is a big horse
with wonderful speed, and they d.
claim that he sometimes can show 6
2 20 clip. Mr.. Dorr says that he ha
: two two-year Odds by his horse thai
E are on the high road to trotting fame
or all the horsemen that have me
| more hopeful than Mr.. Dorr. l an
: told that he has very literally patron
lied all of the stations I have nance
: and is always ready and willing t,
0 aid in developing good stock. I'll,
. keeps about fifty head on his farm.
l The trotting events in this section
, of the state will be enlivened by
: stake for two-year-olds; and. mas
: much as the owners Of the sires o
/ the contending colts are to be Target!
: the gamers by the contest, each own
I er of the sire represented by colt Of
! colts will be required to add $25, tn,
3 association to also add s. (amoun
s not yet fixed), and each colt entered
/ will be charged 10 per cent. of stake
and to close July l. 1t is confident,
A expected that this stake will be tn,
3 largest one offered in this state, judg
ing from the number of stallion own
: ers who have already expressed ,
willingness to enter this contest will
their colts. The rules governing thi
Q trot will be found in the premium
list offered by the Wapello County
Agricultural society. Its fund is ,
I, reserved one, and will be paid, ant
a those entering will play or pay.
Stations in this state cannot affor(
to stay out of this dance. This thine
of paper trotters, and fine way of go
l ing, though never handled for speed
: won't win any longer with western
breeders, and, therefore, results ar,
called for, hence this move in tn,
: right direction by the breeders here
Invitations will be sent out to tn,
: Tramps, Mambrinos, Almonts, Geld
. dusts, and the whole kith and kin O
the trotting fraternity to come in and
enjoy the sport, and the profits, too
> The plan of having colt stakes is pref
, ty successfully inaugurate in Ken
. lucky and the east, and but little
doubt exists as to it's success here
In my rounds 1 saw several colts tha
will be in the coming colt stake, two
at Judge Williams, by Mr.. Vale'l
horse, and one by Wapello Chief, {
. yearling, that will fill the bill; two
by Mr.. DORIS horse Mr.. Wykoff hal
two Mambrinos. Mr.. Ladd Gf they
will let side " heller go) has one BY
DORIS horse, that will be likely to get
there. At the stable Of Col. Sum
mers saw a very blood.like filly, {
Mambrin0, out of the Ball mare
This colt shows very high breeding
and is beauty and running in 10
adjoining to and belonging to thu
the same stable, is half sister to Big
Soap, by q Mambrino, by HERR
| horse. This colt is stronger in loiI
and quarter, and more blood-lik,
, than her big brother. I have no
mentioned all the good stock in THU
, vicinity, time not permitting me tt
/ interview the owners, or see thei
, stock. Yours, MACE.
IOWA.
Hon. James f. Wilson is one of thu
, leading workers of the blue ribbon
/ movement at Fairfield.
Il Over twenty cases in bankruptcy
! have been commenced in the De
Moines district in the last ten days.
II An evangelist working in South
3 western Iowa charges 81 per head fo
l all persons converted under his Ia
/. bOrs.
II DR.. G. w. Scott, of Dubuque, wa
very aeriOusly iniured Wetlneada,