The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-06-11

Among the most noted ana reputable
breeiing farms in Montana is that Of Mr..
J,hu ). Penn berton. situated some three
miles northeast Of Deer l. 'dge. and con.
tanning over 800 acres OF enclosed land.
For several years Mr.. Psmberton has de.
voted much attention to purchasing aud
,mpprting fine mares ana stations and
breeding "a superior class Of horses. He ia
xs.~A fot reliability, fair, hugest dealing,
an the same legitimate effort to improve
his horses that especially charactrrIZes Mr..
Kohrs 10 cattle iaisihg, aud bnth have ac-
onired substantial fortunes thereby. M.
Ptmb ,rton last year lost one If his finest
horses, and during his absence the past
winter determined TO replace him with one
Of the best that could be had IN the coun-
Try He therefore visited all the first
breeding farms 10 Kentucky, and bought
the best young trotting stallion he could
lind IA the State. lie also purchased an
imported Percheroa draft horse, waiting
two or three weeks this spring for his ar
nj from France. Mr.. Hicks, who has
them 10 charge, arrived here with them on
lhe l2th Of May, and they have been visit
oil by numbers Of our horse men. VIII" are
enthusiastic in Chsir admiration. They
are as handsome M pictures perfect in
points, aud are pronounced the finest
horses ever brought here.
,a ha ali FnaiaA in 1877
sired by Alnont, ne bv Alexander's 40.
daIIah. be- by RysdykS Hambletonlan;
dam Rosa Clay, by American Clay; I'd
dam ny Downng's Bay Messenger; 3D. dam
by Bnford's Cripple, by Moduc, dam Gre
clan Princess. Rosa Clay, the mother of
Moslem is a mare of noe. She is fast
natural trottsr aud 10 the dam of Capoul.
who won the ysar.oi race in Chicago
July 4. 1879. beating all the best ones, such
o. $3.50, kentucky Wilkes Donald and
other, making record of 2:2S In mud.
Prom Gen. VIM. T. Withers' catalogue for
the current year we take the following:
"Ia January 1875 | purchased Almont.
paying sl5 900 for him. He 10 now 10
years old aud without a bl-mish. Though
ready sired 30 winners "f contested races.
Tuis IL about double the numBer ever sired
by any living trotting stallion OF the same
age aud fully double the nom Der his cele-
brated grands,re. Rysdyk's Hambleton'an,
bad at the same age. Mae OF Almont's
get have records of 2:30 or better. larger
humber than any other trottiag stallion of
bis age ev r sired" IL will be seen from
the above that MpsIem's breeding Is per-
feet, aud he Is the bands, mest young horse
VIZ have ever seen.
Figure. Percheron stallion, five years
old, was imported this spring from France
by W. Durham, IF Wayne. Ill. He is
steel grey color. and weighs sbout l. 300
pounds. lie was very poor when landed
three Of his eleven comp lnions ON the voy-
age having diet on shrpboard but has i'm
proved In condition ever since bsing landed,
sthoueh he had only eight days' rest from
France TO ID .er l. ,dgs. He prov ID a rather
q poor sailor but a first-class railrnader.
The Percherons are IN better form for
draft horses than even the Ciydesdalss.
and have the preference for city work.
Mr. Pcmbrrton has about 2U0 horses in
bis bands, half Of which are brood mares
and considerable number bloodej. Mos
lem and Figaro will be held up principally
for the farm band this year, but will be In
general services next year. We trust Mr..
Pembert1n will let them 20 over TO the
FAIR this fall to show what kind of horses
are brought tD the West Side.