Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-15
HORSE TALK.


HORSE TALK.
Valuable importation Of Clyde Horses-A
Coming Minnesota Tlyer-Chicsgo jock
ey and Trotting Programme for 1880
Miscellaneous Notes.
AN ENTERpR1sNa BREEDER.
Mr.. L. s. Follett, cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of Hastings, has lately purchased
of Messrs. Smith & Powell, proprietors of the
Lake Side stock farm, Syracuse. New
York, two valuable additions to his
breeding farm. They are: Souter john
ME, four-year-old Clyde stallion. Souter
Johnnies sire is Tam O'shanter, he by Rantin
Robin and he by Bergamie, dam Jess, pure
Clyde. Souter Johnnie weighs 1000 pounds
in ordinary flesh, stands 1873, and is without
doubt one of the bestClydes ever brought to the
State, having won several first plies in Eng
land, beating such renowned sires az Sampson,
and Mr.. Orouther's Royal andlParis prize horse
Carlton Tom. The other purchase
the same parties, is the three-year-old
mare Maggie sire Sampson. etc.. dam by Gen
eral Williams etc. The horses will reach Has
tiags in day or two, if not already arrived.
Mr.. Follett will place souter Johnnie in the
stud and put the mare to breeding.
Besides the above horses Mr.. Follett has two
Norman stallions, &C., Duke. years old, by
Emperor, etc, dam Polly, by Napolean. Duke
stands l711 hands and weighs a ronnd 1900
pounds. The other is Ahartar, also years, by
the same sire, dam a Clyde mare l61ss hand,
and weighing 1,750 pounds. From the above
it will be seen that MIR. Follett has, next to
! Mr.. johnson of Castle Rock, same county, the
largest stud Of draft horses in the State, and
that old Dakota county stands at the head of
all other counties in this class of breeding.
- 4 MINNESOTA FLYER.
A friend living in the southern part of the
State, in private note to tho ''horse' editor,
says: II have my mud splitter yet. He is as
fine as silk and trotter sure. trained him a
month and he showed me better than 2:3O. and
brushes of quarters close to 20. Didn't tell
you he was boss of the road? am very san
gulne with reasonable luck he will show me a
trial by next July in 2:20, and don't you forget
it. I drove him this fall three-quarter squirt
at the rate of2:25" We have had two or three
satisfied our friend has got flyer sure, but are
next sea p,epaf'o The horse p'i is vel
bred, with sprinkling Of the pacing strain,
stands about sixteen hands, we'll muscled,
kindly dispositioned, has free, open, reaching
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success on the turf. We hope, for the sake of
our friend, that the horse may meet with no
mishap, and that he may continue to improve
as fast in the future as he has in the past until
| it will take smaller figures than 2:20 to desig-
nate his record. .-~
CHICAGO JOCKEY AND TRoTTING CLUB.
At recent meeting of the board of direc-
tors of tho Chicago Jockey and Trotting club,
| Mr.. s. K. Dow, we'll known citizen and prom
| inent lawyer of that city was elected president.
Mr.. B. 81. Campbell, vice-president, DR.. N.
Rowe, secretary. The club will give two rum
ming and two trotting meetings in 1880. The
| first running meeting will be June 10Th, 21st,
22d. 23d, Gath, 25th and Goth; the second meet
ing June 3Oth, July lst. I'd, Sd and 9Th. Forty
| one events have been arranged for, the amount
| to be given in purses and stakes amounting
to $23, 900. There will be three stakes for two
| years Odds, five for three year Odds, five hurdle
| races, one dash of five furlongs three dashes
| of one mile, four of one and an eighth miles,
| four of mile and quarter. four of a mile
and half one of mile and three quarters,
the Garden City Cup, ~ miles, a dash of three
miles. six mile heat races, mile heat race 3
| in s, for a purse of 81, 500, and two mile heat
| race. The entrances to the purse races will be
free, and the entrance to the stakes small with
| half forfeit. The first trotting meeting will
occur July Doth, 21st, 22d, 29d and Oath, and
| the second trotting meeting about September
20th.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MIR. James Mccormick, of Minneapolis, has
sold to MIR. James Mcmillan, Detroit, Mich.
the trotting gelding Jim Raven, by Star of the
West, and the b. m. Kitty Mack, BY son of
Cadmus. for So, 600 each.
Mr.. Green B. Morris, who had control of
Mintzer the past season, has purchased of Mr..
D. swigert, Spring Station, KY, the thorou gh-
bred chestnut gelding Turin, 3 years old, by War
Dance, dam Sister of Charity, bv imp. knight
of St. George, out of Sister No. 2, to Pryor. by
imp. Glencoe. Mr.. Morris will continue to
handle Mintzer next season, aud with new
purchases will have stronger stable in 1880
than ever before.
The lucky possessors of fast driving horses
in St. Paul, and there are good many of
sport the present winter, indications all point
ing to plenty of fsnow. Some of the most
exciting contests will undoubtedly be between
double teams, three or four pair of which have
been got together the past summer, able to do
| their mile in $40 or better. Then there are
in the city now at least two horses which can
! trot a mile in 2:25 or better, several that can
get under 2:3O, and many more between this
figure and 2:45 Several matches are already
| being canvassed, the horses being got in shape,
and, as everybody is anxious for the fun, look
out for lively times.
Mfs FRANK DuntOn, VINO mas Deeu spending
several days in st. Paul in the interest of bis
paper, the Spirit Of the Turf. feeling greatly
| elated at the many substantial testimonials he
has received of the appreciation in which his
journal is held, all his old patrons being re-
tanned and many new ones added. all of which
| the GLOBE is glad to record.
Dunton's SPIRIT Of the Turf goes for the
| average daily press turf reporter, in way that
they ought to despise, but of course he excerpts
from his criticisms. Crickmore of the New York
World and the GLOBE man.
Loulanier, Balance, All, Hattie F. and Bon
| ME Wood, prominent in racing annals the past
season, have been retired from the turf, and
the two first named will be bred to imp. Glen
Ign, Hattie F. to Tom Ochiltree &
The following engagements of jockeys have
been made for next year Hughes, Fisher and
Costello will ride for Mr.. G. u. Lorillard, West
! brook stable; Evans and Barbee for Mr.. p.
Lorillard, Rancocas stable Holloway for E. A..
Cabaugh, Cloverbrook stable; Mclaughlin for
Messrs. Dryer Bros. Donohue for Mr.. @. Reed,
and Isaac Murphy, the colored jockey, for Col.
J. w. Hunt Reynolds. Fleetwood stable.
John Splan, who has gained national repu-
| tation through his pilotage of Rarus, the king
of the turf, up to the time of his sale to Robert
Bonner, has located at Chicago, and opened a
turf exchange.
PERSONAL.
VIM. Gent Mawart, Kingston, Canada, is at
the Metropolitan.
W.. McCauley and wife, Manitoba, are reg
istered at the Metropolitan.
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