Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-01

l:lo; santa Olaus lo-yeaI oiuA AAo, 0auy
Trinket, (4-year old, 2:194.
But when we add the blood of the thorough
bred we augment the numbers greatly, es-
pecially is this true of our youngsters, who have
obtained fast records as in the case of Jewett,
Swear old, 2:23$ll, in a second heat. But for
| the sake of future illustration. we have
grouped few of our fastest stations, who
combine the blood Of Western Chief:
Smuggler, mostly thoroughbred. ...... 2:l519
Santa Claus, Hambletonian. .......... 2:18
Nutwood, HambletOnlan. .2:lo34
| Hannis, Mambrino Chief. ..2:1914
Mambrino Gift Mambrino Chief. ...... .2:2O
The fact is really astounding that of the
| ifty-three animals that have records of 40
and better. twenty-thres OF that number are
| Hambletonians and Mambrino Chiefs. But to
make our case more plain we go step further
in the discussion by figures, and group few
animals who combine the same strains of blood
as those which flow in the veins of Western
Chief:
Dexter, Hamhletonian and thor,ughbred.2:17I
Santa Claus, Hambletonian and Nam
brlnO. ..Z:Io
Lady Thorn, Mambrino and thorough
bred. 3:loA
Trinket, 4 y. o., HambletOnian and Mann
brine. .I:lJN
Woodford Mambrino, Mamhrino and
thoroughbred. ........... -........ .2:2l4
HambletOnlan Mambrlno, as name I'M
wa pis, Chief Mambrino and thor.
oughbred .|:SS14
Thorndalc, Hambletonian and Nam.
primo 800 z ~: 90
Proctor, Hanbletcnian and kambrinO. 1898
Protine, Harnbletenian and Msmbrino.. .2.lS
Powers, thoroughbred and Hambleto-
nian. ..2:2l
Kate Middleton, thoroughbred and Ham
bietonlan ...ZZ3
Jay Gould, Hsmbletoniau and thorough
bred. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .2:2l112
Frorn the foregoing it mist be clear to all
that Western Chief possesses sfa blood, both in
| quality aud comrounding of which to produce
first class trrttcrs, of n rich, glossy bay,
with an exquisite golden tinge, and
near hind ankle white; head, and neck, and
uodeis for an artist. He is little above six
teen hands in hight, in flesh he weighs fully
1,150 pounds, and in every pound there seems
\ 2:30 son or daughter.
NASHVILLE CENTRE STOCK FARM.
Among the new breeding establishments in
Minnesota is that of Mr.. J. A. Armstrong, located
miles northwest of Winnebsgo City, and Is
miles northeast of Fairmont, known as the
Nashville Centre stock farm. Mr.. Armstrong
has some twenty head of draft and trotting
horses. The trotting department is headed by
the young stallion Garry Owen. with six trOt-
ting bred brood mares, Bashaw, Hambletonian,
Black Hawk and Morgan. The draft depart
ment is headed by Marshal Ney 900 by imp.
Norman. Mr.. Armstrong also keeps about 40
head of horned cattle, mostly short horns.
Garry Owen is said to be beauty, and very
promising as q trotter. His colts are large,
stylish, and natural trotters. Mr.. Armstrong
has one weanling that trotted his half mile
track to halter in LAO without skip.
Garry is now at Mankato in the hands of Hi.
Adams the well-known driver and trainer.
BoNEsETTER AND CHARLEY FORD.
Probably one of the most interesting trot-
ting contests that will take place the coming
season will be at Chicago in June, between the
noted flyers, Bonesetter and Charley Ford.
Each horse has a strong backing, and as the
owners of both horses are each confident he has
the best horse, and have backed their opinions
heavily it is fair to presume the race will be
.'for blood" In that case the race ought to be
seen by reference to the performances of the
horses last year. Bonesetter opened the sea-
son last year, May %, with rec I'd of 2:20 and
closed with 2l9 to his credit. During the sea-
son he won thirty-four heats, his average time
baing 2;2319: Charley Ford com
menced at Cincinnati, July s.. in the
2:3O class, and won thirty-six heats
during the year, his average time being 2:24sll.
Bonesetter's three best races for the year were
2:2O, 2:19. 2:21-2:2l1, 2:20, 2:22h-22l4,
2:221I, 2:22. Ford's three best are: 1909
2:2I5, 2:22L-2:25, 2:20. 2:26-2:223l, 1923,
1922. Bonesetter's average, 2:2l; Fords, 2:224.
1t will thus be seen the horses are very evenly
matched-or were last fsll-so evenly matched
that coming to the start in equally good condi-
ton, the advantage of having the pole, mis-
step, or any other little advantage or disadvan-
tage during the heat, ought to decide it..
DuNToN's SIDE WHEELER.
We see by the Chicago Tribune that Frank d.
Dunton, the wide-awake editor of the Chicago
Spirit, has become the possessor Of a
pacing mare, a daughter of the famous
trotting stallion Smuggler. Mr.. Dunton
found his pet in Kansas. She was foaled
in 1870, her dam being a highly-bred pacing
mare from Virginia. Last fall she was handled
q little for speed, and the only mile her trainer
attempted with her was done as follows: First
quarter, IS seconds; second quarter, IS seconds;
third quarter, 38 seconds; and fourth quarter,
IS seconds, or the full mile in 2:27. She is a
deep brown, 154 hands, carries her head
gamey, and PAGES without checkrein or boots
of any description. That MIR. Dunton prizes
her highly is SHOWN in the fact that he has
named her Dora Dunton, after his only daughter,
and. by the way, editress of the amusement
column in the Spirit. The Tribune says il il
" whispered about that this fleet daughter OF
Smuggler's will join Splan's stable Of trotters
in the spring, and perhaps pace rs fast as her
sire trotted, 2:151l, thus adding another to
the great pacing quartette." The GLOBE ex-
tends congratulations.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Never before in the history of the American
turf has there been SO many dates claimed for
running and trotting meetings SO early in the
season as this.
Dunton's Spirit Chicago: Geo. P Smith,
of Lake City. Mimi, has just returned from
Cynthiana, KY, with a car load of fine blood
horses for Minnesota.
Mr.. Brodhead, of Milwaukee,, having accept
ed the challenge Of Mr.. Hubbard to trot his
horse Kentucky Wilkes against the latter's
horse Tekonsha,> Mr. Hubbard at once finds