Daily globe., 1879-03-24

Thomas Il. Marretts Bay Gelding, Col
Duucher to be Entered in the Grea
Western and Great Eastern Circuits
Resume of His Performances His Firs
I Season on the Turf-Glance at the Flyer,
at the st. Paul Driving Park.
! THOMAS B. MARRETT's TRoTTERs.
No Minnesota horse trotting last year at
tracted SO much attention to himself by his
performance as the bay gelding, Dutchman,
then owned by George Spicer, of Lake City.
The horse made his first public appearance
in the Minnesota circuit, which commenced at
Man1sato and embraced Owatonna and Far1-
bault. At Mankato the starters were Dutch
man, Wapsie Boy and Wild Irishman
| two horses sent up here
from Iowa to sweep the board),
and Prince Arthur and Grey Eagle. 1t took
five heats to decide the race, Dutchman win
ming by taking the second, third and fifth
heats in 2:38, 2:37 and 2:42, Prince Arthur
| taking the first, and Wild Irishman the
fourth heats, each in 2:38. Prince Arthur
and Grey Eagle were distanced on the fourth
| heat.
At Faribault Dutchman had an easy time
of it, winning the heats in 2:4l, 2:371@ and
$685., his opponents being James Lupe,
Fairmont, Mambrino Eclipse and Star of
| the West, Jr.
At Owatonna the starters were Dutchman.
Wapsie Boy, Wild lrishman, Prince Arthur,
James Lupe and Star of the West, Jr.,
Dutchman winning in the same order as at
10 + %CTy he nd i'll
fifth heats Wapsie Boy taking the first and
fourth. Time, 2:36. 2:35, 2:34, 2:39M and
2:37.
At the end of these performances Mr..
Thomas B. Marrett, of this city, who has an
enthusiastic admiration for a good horse, and
who delights in gratifying that admiration,
became half-owner of Dutchman at good
round figure, and be was retired from the
track the balance of the season. in the hands
of Mr.. Spicer at Lake City. Subsequently
Mr.. Marrett purchased Mr.. Spicer's interest,
and he is to-day the sole owner of the horse,
by whom the name of Dutchman
has been dropped and that
Of Col. butcher, substituted in memory of
the late Col. Butcher, who was known as an
appreciative end enthusiastic admirer of
good horse.
Up to the present time Col. butcher has
been continued under the personal super
vision of Mr.. Spicer, but he will soon be
brought to this city and given the prepare
tory work for ons of the most important and
severe campaigns ever undertaken b; MN
nesota owned trotter, viz: the trying of
conclusions with the flyers who are to COM
pate for the great trotting events of the
season embraced in the great western
circuit, to commence with Grand Rapids,
Mich, in June, and the great eastern circuit,
commencing with Cleveland, o.
Col. butcher goes into these contests with
a record of 2:37, secured at Owatonna, pre-
cisely the same figure with which Edwin
Forrest inaugurated his brilliant campaign
of last season. Like Forrest, too Col. Dutch.
er is to commence with the Michigan circuit,
but whether he will, as Forrest did, reduce
his record in that circuit from 2:34 to 2:24,
and during the season to 2:1S
with public trial to his credit
of 2:154, remains to be seen. But it can be
said that he has wintered finely, and that his
private performances are such as to encour-
age the most enthusiastic hopes in his owner
and all who have watched his career most
critically. That he is a natural born trotter
those seeing his performances in races and
at track work know. That he has level
head, does not allow trifles to furry him, is
ambitious to get to the front, and has the
staying qualities to carry him through hard
fought contest has also been abundantly
proved. The Michigan circuit will
tell the story Of his speed in figures. Till
then the GLOBE will wait in patience, with
lively hope, however, that the figures may be
the 2:24 Of Edwin Forrest, the fastest trot-
ting horse in the world to-day, and "don't
you forget it.''
Col. butcher is bay gelding, about 1874
hands, by Champion, by Badger Boy, by
Hills Black Hawk, dam celebrated thor
oughbred mare, his breeding giving him
four clearly defined thoroughbred strains He
will be seven years old the coming May.
Mr.. Marrett has another promising young
trotter, also, in the 5-year-old black geldng,
Bob Ingersoll, formerly Bobolink. He is by
Richard Il. by Swigert, dam Lady Bell. He
has had only sufficient work to thoroughly
break him for road driving, but his every
movement indicates trotter Of high rate
of speed If it is in him he has fallen into
good hands to have it judiciously but thor
oughly developed.
ANOTHER TROTTER.
Hon. Isaac Staples, Saltwater, has become
the owner of promising young trotter,
purchase from Mr.. Kimberly, proprietor of a
stock farm at West Liberty, Iowa, and the
Metropolitan livery stable, this CITY. The
animal is known by the name OF Queen
of Diamonds, chestnut 6Ay, years DID, by
Wapsie Bashaw, out of Copper Bottom
mare. She is large, rangy animal, stand
| ing II hands, has splendid action and can
| move very fast.
| A SPLENDID STALLION.
In our mention last week of Owatonna
horses, we omitted any reference to stallion
in the hands of Hi Adams, at the Driving
Park. This horse is new importation to
the State, having been purchased from the
celebrated stud of Gen. w. T. Withers, of
Lexington, KY, and he is probably ono of
the best bred trotting sires in the State,
being by Almont, son of GoIdsmith's Abdal-
lab, sire Of Goldsmith Maid, and bears the
name Of Altitude; he is dark bay with
black points, and stands 161 hands high,
with barrel and bones to correspond Aiti-
tude is decided acquisition to The breeding
interests of the State, or will be if his pres
ence is improved as it should be.
| OTHER ST. PAUL HORSES.
The GLOBE week ago Sunday announced
the presence in the city of Mr.. Frank Dun
ton, editor OF the Sp1?st Of the 1'u1J, Chlca-
60. The GLOBE surmised that his mission
was to secure information in relation to Min
nesota horses for publication in his widely
circulated paper. This surmise is already
verified, and we extract from his issue of the
22d, a mention of some of the stock now at
the st. Paul Driving Park, in charge OF the
veteran trainer and driver, Mr.. Ben Wood
mansee:
/ Seldom do find better lot of trotters under
one mans roof than those found at Ben Wood
mansee's, in st. Paul, MINI. Nor do 1 find a
man who cares for mis- horses with more scrupu-
lous kindness than Ben. They are
Fearnaught, br S, l6 hands. foased 1871, sire
Canaoa Black Hawk. Has trotted three sea
} sons; record 2:29, and owned by John B. St
} Aubin. of st. Paul.
Selkirk, br s, Is hands, foaled 1862 sired by
Faniway. Has trotted four seasons; record
2:29A, and owned by Frank Drew, of Minueap
| oils MINI.