Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-03
OWATONNA BREEDERS.
Enterprise of Messrs. Clark Chambers and
the Downle Bros.-Splendid Exhibition
of Young Stock. with Some Good Racing
Thrown In for tho Boys. l-.Ess -5s.s

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
OwAroNNA, Oct. 2.
The horse exhibition gotten up by CLARK
Chambers, sheriff of Steele county and a
breeder of trotting blood. and the Downie
Bros, importers and breeders of Clyde
horses, to show the get of their respective
horses, came off yesterday and proved. a grand
success. The day opened up cloudy in the
morning but cleared off before noon, and
Old Sol came out in all his glory, cheering
everybody and giving warmth enough to
put everybody in good humor. '
The fair, as stated before, was gotten up
to encourage the breeding of good stock, and
all expense was borne by Mr.. Chambers and
the Downie Bros, and great credit is due
them for the perfect success of their first
exhibition.
The exhibition took place at the driving
park and fair grounds located in the edge of
the city, on the high ground overlooking it.
Early in the day the stock began to arrive. At
IL o'clock most of the stock was in and q
large crowd of farmers and others, estimated
from 1900 to 1000 people, interested in
breeding. At ~ M. Mr.. Chambers and the
Downie Bres. provided free lunch for all,
and it was no small affair either to provide
for such concourse of people, their aunts
and their cousins, etc. After dinner an in
spection of the stock was had, after which
the judging took place.
| ,-- .. PRIZE COLTS. ..
The Clyde colts were shown first, year
lings. Judges: r. r. Stout, ]. F. French,
R. @. Judson.
The yearlings were the get of Rantin
Robin, imported by the DIVINE Bros, and
sold to VIM. Strathern, of Rich Valley, Da-
kota county, one year ago. There was a
| good showing of yearlings, and the follow
ing prizes awarded: Chas. Baker, first pre-
MUM; A. Warren, second premium; J. w.
Landen, third premium. -, ..
OF sucking colts the show was
fine, some twenty-five entries, and out
of their celebrated Clyde stallion, Prince of
the West, winner of the first prize at the late
State fair, and assure you that they would
be hard to beat in any show ring, for more
even lot of colts would be hard to find.
The following prizes were awarded to the
stockings: W. Galley, LIST premium; Joe
Hoffman's, I'd; F. B. Davies, Sd.
After the judging, the Downie Bros. had
their Clyde stations, Prince of the West and
Conqueror, exhibited, and right royalty they
looked and moved, receiving unbounded praise
on every hand. -
The prizes offered were: LIST prize, service
of the horse free; I'd prize, $5; Sd prize, $50.
After the judging of the Clyde horses came
the judging of colts sired by Bashaw Nam
brino, out Of Woodford Mambrino, etc., dam
Madame Duley, etc., owned by that level
headed horseman. Clark Chambers, some
eighteen in number, all A colts and all had
| tho old horses head, and, in fact, in their
general make up showed Bashaw Mambrino
The judges in this Class were Hon. II. Hast
ings, w. Titus and r. @. Judson.
The first shown was a 5-year-old, owned
| by DR.. Hill, of Owatonna, a fine mover and
pleasant driver. and carried off the blae
ribbon,
| Next came the Agar olds. The first
premium was carried off by Lewis Garfield
of Faribault, and the second by L. Beau
mont. The first premium colt was an open
gated moving colt as anyone has got, and
barring mishaps, will be very speedy horse.
The next judged were 2-year olds, and the
purses we're carried off by Frank Chambers
and Chas. Hewitt. After the Judging COL
Chambers had the sire of the colts exhibited,
and the show of the old horse and his get were
worth going many miles to see.
FUN FOR THE BOYS.
After the awards cam the fun for the
boys, as Messrs. Chambers and Downie
termed it, consisting Of racing and glass ball
shooting.
| The racing commenced about $3.50 P. M.
and continued until shutdown. The
track was in fine shape and the horses
in fine mettle, and all went of
as happy and merry as an old fashioned
wedding. The first race called was the
green race, one-half mile heats, best two in
three, entries as follows: Bonesetter, Kitty
B and Roam Kate.
Kitty B drew the pole, Bonesetter second
and Roam Kate third. The horses got off in
good shape on the fourth score, and their
relative positions we're not changed until
after the quarter pole was passed, when
Bonesetter let out q length and came in the
winner, Kitty B second and Roam Kate third
The next heat was but q repetition of the
first, and the race was won in the following
order:
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Bonesetter, the winner is owned by Col
Chas. Hastings, the genial and popular
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