Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-15
HORSE AND TRACK.


and George p. Smith--The Graves Bros. of
Rochester--New Departure by the Chica-
goJockey and Trotting Club--State Trot-
ing Races Turf Brevities.
lNoTE-Breeders throughout the State are re-
quested to keep this department informed of
purchases, sales, foals, and all other matters of
interest connected with breeding and the turf
in their respective localities.
LAKE PEPIN DRIVING PARK.
Mr.. Geo. p. SIN it'll, the we'll known driver
and trainer of trotters, has leased the Lake
Pepin Driving Park, located OH the out
skirts of Lake City. The park in all its
appointments is confessedly one of the best
in the State. The main stable is 6Ox6O, and
contains a we'll appointed Office, sleeping
and harness rooms, granary and hay loft, 25
box and open stalls, with ample barn floor
room. Adjoining is a carriage house and
81 box stalls, and surrounding are
spacious paddocks, stallion and stock pas
lures.
For this fine improvement the people of
Lake City, and the breeding interests of that
section of the State are indebted to the en-
terprise of Mr.. Willis Baker. While still
citizen of Boston, Mass, Mr.. Baker
conceived Thea idea of creating a
great breeding establishment at
Lake City, with the beauty of which city in
its location and general surroundings, and
the many advantages it offered for such an
establishment, he had been thoroughly inn
pressed by frequent summer visits. Finally
Mr.. Baker decided to make the venture, and
as it is principle of his to do what he un-
dertakes thoroughly, Lake Pepin driving
park and breeding farm, when established,
was as model of convenience and complete
ness. But Mr.. Baker did not rest satisfied
with providing house for the production
and training of blooded animals, and SO in
time he gathered together some of the finest
bred trotting mares, with some of the most
noted trotting stations in the country, in
Guiding Draco Prince, by Draco, he by Young
Morrill,, Perkinso record 2:A4; Fear
naught, by Young Morrill,, (PerkinsO
by Morrill,, record 2:234, and sire
of Fearnaught, 2:26, and Galatea,
b. f., record of 2:251 at four years; Abdal-
lab, Col. Lang, Columbus, Black Hawk, and
others, many of the get of which sires are
now at the park and in the
hands of farmers in that section of
the State. Mr.. Baker also
has at the park the Clyde stallion Prince of
tho Isle, son of the noted sire Scottish
Chief. Prince of the Isle ia a beautiful
brown, III hands and weighs 1900 pounds.
Mr.. Baker has now become permanent
resident of Lake City, where he is largely in
terested in milling. From the above, how
ever, it will be seen he has not abandoned
mis- original breeding enterprise, and if he
should SO decide he has already done enough
to place his name we'll to the front of the
few enterprizing spirits who have done SO
much in the improvement of the stock of
our State.
AS said above, Mr.. Geo. p. Smith has
leased the park for the season. The GLOBE
has already mentioned the fact that Mr..
Smith recently returned from Kentucky where
he made a number of purchases Of trotting
bred animals and two thoroughbreds. The
list embraces the following now at the park:
The white gelding, Gen. Pickton, record
$50 by Rather.
Bay mare. Alberta, years old, by Denmark
dam by Alexander's Norman.
Bay geldipg, Monroe Chief, Jr., years old,
by Monroe Chief, record 2.33; dam by Pilot,
Jr.
Brown mare, years old, by Star Chief. the
sire of the fastest three-year old in the world
lst dam Mambrino Patchen; I'd dam by Pilot,
Jr.
Black gelding, years old, by Star Chief;
dam by Curtis Clay, he by American Clay.
Bay flly, Moll1e MCGEE, years old. by Ster-
ling, he by Volunteer; first dam by Gen. Tay-
lor, second dam by Tom Chowder.
| Bay gelding, years old, by Sterling; dam
| by 10. Downing; ne by Alexander's Edwin
Forest.
Bay gelding, years old, by Hambletonian
horse owned by W. H. Wilson; dam by Jo.
Downing.
Sorrel colt, 2 years old, by Pacing Abdallah;
he by Alexander's Abdallah; dam by 10.
Downing.
Gray flly, years old, by Star Chief;
dam by Eagle MambrinO; he by MambrinO
| Chief.
Brown colt. years old, by Star Chief; dam
| by Flying Cloud, Jr.
Ball Stockings. 2 years old, by Almont Prince,
he by old Almont; dam by old Ball Stockings
the PAGER; he by Tom Hal.
Black FLY. year old, by Allie Gaines, he by
old Almont; dam Maggie G., the Payne pre-
MUM mare.
Black flly, 1 year old, by Arnold; he by
Goldsmith's Abdallah; dam by Mambrino
Chief; filly's dam, Old Edner, with record of
2:29.
Bay colt, year old, by Arnold; lat dam by
Starry Clay; I'd dam by Alexander's Abdallah.
bay Seldlng WaAenelu, years OlO, Dy wan
derer; he by Lexington; LIST dam by Imported
Australian; I'd dam Mollie Hamilton, by i'm
ported Knight Of st. George.
Bay mare, Grapple, years old; by Baywood
he by Lexington; LIST dam by Revenue; I'd dam
by Imported Yorkshire.
In addition to his own horses Mr.. Smith
has Mr.. Bakers young stock and several
other head, numbering in all thirty one, and
he is anticipating a very busy season.
GRAVES BROS; ROCHESTER,.
Among the breeders of the State deserving
success for their enterprise, and also special
recognition through the GLOBE, are the
Messrs. Graves Bros, of Rochester. at the
head of their stud stands Hamdallah, by
Hamlet, he by Volunteer, (the grandest son
of Rysdyk's Hamblitonian) dam by AIexan-
der's Abdallah, the sire of Goldsmith Maid.
Hamdallah is in appearance every way wor-
thy his royal breeding. HIS is seven years
old thisspring, color bright bay, stands 1G-11a
hands and weighs 1875 lbs. To the eye of
the keen observer he presents no Imperfect
tons, his large frame being closely coupled
to perfect hips and shoulders, and supported
by magnificent set of legs, broad, flat and
strongly muscled. Hamdallah has not yet
been developed for speed, the
demand for his services in the stud
not permitting, mares being sent to hin