The Osceola times., 1880-09-11
ST. JULIEN.
Something About the California rr.,.,
Wonder. g

An intimate friend of Mr.. Joso,l
Dunning, of Denton, this country v,L -.
raised st. Julien and his full hrIo,Sno Hno
st. Reno, and who sold the FORM"
Mr.. James Galway, then of Goshen 70
5000, said: ''r
"St. Julien was natural-born tro,,o..
he never knew how to strike anv oHai
gait. / spent many day with Mr. ' nru
ming, and | know all about the hn.Ii
and llickok never would have honaI,,
him if he was not just what | tell yop,
OF course, st. Julien is wonder oni
his full brother, st. Reno, now owrod !
think, by DIR. ii. A. Pooler, owner oftba
Goshen Driving Park, and being handlaJ
by the man, if any one, who made :,
Julien a trotter-Billy Sarpeant-;s,
likely to be another. Now, if you want
the full history of the early life of 81
Julien, which has never been published
| can give it to you. Joe Dunning raise3
both horses on his farm between Denton
and MiddletOwn, this county. There is
about one year between their ages and
Volunteer is their father. Both horses
were driven together in a team for a
long time, doing farm work, road driv.
ing and marketing. They were then
colts, and Joe Dunning had no idea that
he had such valuable trotters. Neither
were nervous to speak of. Indeed-and
especially st. Julien-they were as docile
could possibly be. One of the PRINCIPAL
features of the teams daily work was
driving milk to the railroad station
This was how st. Julien was broken IN
harness, and it was about the first work
he ever did; in fact, it was, ! think, a
mi k wagon that he first hauled along
the road behind him, and, too, when he
was but colt. Many Il time | have
driven the team to the station with milk
myself and st. Julien never thought of
striking anything but a trot lie never
showed the least sign of skitlshnesS, and
what is more, never wobbled all over
the road like colts generally do. lie
trotted square and level, and always
straight ahead.
II remember once, when visiting Joe.
we started out to 90 off TO see friend
several miles away. We drove st.
Julien. The night was fright(uIly dark.
and it was impossible to see the horse in
front of us. Now, if there had been
any nervousness about him, do you sup
pose we'd started? We hadn't the least
! trouble with him. And so il was always
with st. Julien until Joe Dunning sold
him. The horse was more like an old
mare, steady and reliable, than like a
frisky. fretful and unmanageable young
colt. Nature made st. Julien a level,
honest trotter, and if any one is to be
credited for developing the speed that
! was in him, Sargeant is the man. Every
I horseman who saw him trot the first
year he went on the turf knew this.
"Why, his performances that year
| speak for themselves. just look at it.
II was the first time he was ever in races
He started in the big circuit under the
guidance of Sergeant, who made for his
owner, Mr.. Galway, at least 100000 that
year in seven or eight races. | kept
track OF the horse after his debut at
Cleveland until me had trotted six races
and in all Of them he took first money
And mind you, he won them all in three
straight heats and in no no race did he
make a skip or even a hitch Don't
that stamp him rs a natural r0tter!
! Like Goldsmith Maid, some of the best
of American trotters have made theil
records by skipping and 'hitching,
! but IT. Julien never in his life trotted il
any other way than like n machine.
"Mr. Galway, who bought St. Julier
of Joe Dunnlng, made a fortune out O
him in one year. 1t is said st. Julien Il
the only horse that sold for the SAINT
price, or less, who ever coined so mucl
money for his owner in one year.