Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-07
sPEEDWEEL FARM.
Four Representatives from LObdeti's
Stable Instead of One-Stock at the
State Fasr-A Driving Suggestion
This Yearss Tobucco.

Four Representatives from Lobdetps
Stable Instead of One-StOck at the
State Fa;r-A Driving Suggestion
This Years Tobacco.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening.
SpEEpwEII, Pa, Ost. An my letter
last week / stated, AZ matter of interest
to Delawareans, that on the Speedwell
Stock Farm was brood mare which had
been brought from the stable of George
g. LobdelI Of your city. desire to make
a correction by stating that there IL not
only one, but that four matrops from Mr..
Lobdells stable are raising families for
| the reputation of the farm. Some and
much OF the finest young stock on the
place is from these mares, which have
already proved their good breeding quail
tiles. These mares were purchased at a
| general sale of stock on Mr.. Lobdell's
farm several years ago and their present
owner has in them bargain.
Some of the most promising of the
Speedwell youngsters were taken to Phil
adelphia during the State Fair, where they
made good showing. They were driven
slowly along the road a distance of about
| 100 miles. passing through Chester county
above Oosiesvllle and West Chester and
| striking Downingtown The trip was
made In two days, the stop over night
being made ut the iast-named town. The
lot was brought home in the same way.
| The four .Lobdell Mares" as they are
called, bear the names Kitty Glover,
Swallow, Betsy X and Flora Patchen. OF
these Kitty Glover il the dam of IA four
year old stallion, Middletown Chief, who
has trotted half mile in Lie and who
took the first premium for stations at the
State fair this fall. She is also the dam of
Wildwood, three year.old stallion who
also took premium at the State fair.
Swallow is the dam of Purity II four
year-old mare that trotted on the 10th of
last May n half mile in l.10f, which
stands third III the list of four year-old
achievements in this country. Swallow is
also tine dam of haywood, one OF the most
promising geldinRs on the farm.
Betsy X. got Lottery, for WI ON $500
was offered when yet a sucking colt
Flora Patchen is the mother of Lady
Patchen, a 3 year-old and q regular flyer,
as II gentleman from your city who visited
Speedwell last summer and drove the
Lady, can testify.
All this galaxy of future greats was
sired by that model progenitor, Middle
town, of whom spoke more fully in my
last.
The season for speeding will draw to
close before long, as the winter encroaches,
Breaking will also be suspended in n mea-
sure, as the hard and icy condition of the
ground renders 1t more dangerous than in
the balmy spring and warm summer
months. Exercising is oil the 3 and A.
year. olds will get, and that only in pro-
portion to the good or bad condition of
the roads. The young flyers get their
| spirits exceedingly high as soon as the
coat begins to thicken and grow long, aud
extraordinary care is them required in
handling them.
BY the way,it just occurs to me that there
could hardly be devised pleasanter trip
than from Wilmington to Speedwell by car.
riege. 1t is distance of about 81 miles,
which could easily be traversed in day
without undue haste. | would not advise
this for any party, except lovers of the
noble horse, but to them the very ride
would he far greater pleasure than by
the smoky dusty iron horse, while the
attraction at this end of the route would
be sufficient to compensate forany unusual,
though healthy, shaking up that might be-
endured on the road.
| jhih year crop OF Lancaster touiccN
has been housed and is on the poles
apparently curing we'll, III" weather briUt
very favorable In fact the we.,h 4 lss
been ali that could be exp cl"a dur'u. NJ,
season, and the only damaging ,leo,aoD
have been the flea and other Iu- otrrA It
is no meaus of knowing positively how il
will turn out, but from the present show
ing it looks as though 1880 would keep W
Lancasters well-establlshed reputation il
the tobacco world