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

Valuable Importation of Clyde Horses-A
Coming Minnesota Flyer-Chiosgo Jock
ey and Trotting Programme for 1880
Miscellaneous Notes.
| AN ENTERPR1sNa BREEDER.
! Mr.. L. 8. 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
Johnnie's 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 1885, and is without
doubt one Of the bestClydes ever brought to the
State, having won several first plies in Eng
and Mr.. Crouthers Royal ndlParis prize horse
By Mr.. Foliett, made Of
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 a day or two, if not already arrived.
MIR. Follett will place Souter Johnnie in the
| stud and put the mare to breeding.
Besides the above horsea Mr.. Follett has two
Norman stallions, &C., Duke, 6 years old, by
Emperor, etc, dam Polly, by Napolean. Duke
! stands 1711 hands and weighs ronnd 1900
pounds. The other is Ahartar, also S years, by
the same sire, dam Clyde mare 1871 hands
and weighing 1,75O pounds. From the above
| it will be seen that Mr.. 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.
MINNESOTA FLYER. @.1--
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 q trotter sure. I trained him a
month and he showed me better than $3.50, and
brushes of quarters close to 20. Didn't tell
you he was boss of the road? l am very san
gulne with reasonable luck he will show me
trial by next July in 2:2O, and don't you forget
it., I drove him this fall three-quarter squirt
| at the rate of 2:25." We have had two or three
dashes behind the horse alluded to- and feel
satisfied our friend has got flyer sure, but are
h hardly prepared III. to horse. expect S8
bred with sprnkng Of the 'f pacing str%in
stands about sixteen hands, we'll muscled,
kindly dispositioned, has free, open, reaching
gait, and lots of courage-au the essentials for
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
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. z. Dow, a well-known citizen and prom
inent lawyer Of that city was elected president.
Rowe, secretary. The club will give two rum
ming and two trotting meetings in 1880. The
first running meeting will be June 10Th, 2lst
22d. 23d, Gath, 25th and Goth; the second meet
ing June 30th, July LIST, I'd, Sd and 9Th. Forty
one events have been arranged for, the amount
to $4,000. 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 a quarter, four of a mile
and a half one of a mile and three quarters,
the Garden City Cup, IN miles, daah Of three
miles, six mile heat races, mile heat race 3
in 8, for purse of so, 500, and a 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, 23d and Oath, and
the second trotting meeting about September
goth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MIR. James Mccormick, of Minneapolis, has
the trotting gelding Jim Raven, by Star of the
West, and the b. m. Kitty Mack. by son of
Cadmus, for $50, 900 each.
Mr.. Green B. Morris, who had control of
Mintzer the past season, has purchased of Mr..
D. Swieert, Spring Station, KY, the thorou Oh
bred chestnut gelding Turin 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
han IL int wit ma
purchases will have stronger stable in 1880
than ever before. r..-.
The lucky possessors of fast driving horses
in St. Paul, and there are good many of
them, are anticipating good deal of fine
sport the present winter, indications all point
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 2:4O or better. Then there are
in the city now at least two horses which can
trot mile in 2:25 or better, several that can
get under 2:s0, 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.
Mr.. Frank Dunton, who has been spending
several days in St. Paul in the interest of his
paper, the Spirit Of the Turf is feeling greatly
elated at the many substantial testimonials he
has received of the appreciation in which his
journal il held, all his old patrons being re-
tanned and many new. ones added, all of which
the GLOBE is glad to record. 80.
Dunton's Spirit Of the Turf goes for the
average daily press turf reporter, in a 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.
Clabaugh, 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
turf exchange.
PERSONAL.
VIM. Gent Mawart, Kingston, Canada, is at
the Metropolitan.
w. ]. McCauley and wife, Manitoba are reg
istered at the Metropolitan.
Joe. Lamont, proprietor of the Merchants
hotel, Minneapolis, stopped at the Merchants
yesterday.
Mr.. Radcliff Baldwin, New York, agent of the,
State line of ocean steamships, was in the city
on Saturday attending te the interests of his
line.
Joseph Byrne, Liverpool, W. h. Wilt and
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