Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-19
Three New Comersat Midway Park Stud
The New Stable-Probsble Campaigners
Notes of Owatonna and Farmington
Observation-Disclosures Notes.
Mid,cay Park Stud.


The latest addition to the trotting stock of
Midway park stud, better known as Kittson-
dale, is the chestnut mare Fannie Witherspoon,
years old, by Almont, dam Lizzie Wither-
spoon, by Coughs Wagner. The price paid
was $4,000. Fannie Witherspoon is, all things
considered, one of the best of the get of AL
mont. She is mare of commanding size,
standing over sixteen hands, has finely pro-
portioned body, most intelligent head
and excellent limbs and feet She has
a record of 2:19H, which it is
believed she would lower materially If con-
tinued on the turf. Commodore Kittson
bought her principally for breeding purposes.
but it is probable along with So So, 2:l74 /;
Sannie g., 2:27; the pacing mare, Gem, 2:2o,
and one or two other representatives OF the
Midway Park trotting stock, she will be cam
paigned the coming season.
Though not definitely decided, it is under
stood Commodore Kittson is strongly in
clined to withdraw his trottng stallion, Won
Armin, by Sentinel, record 222, from
the stud, and give him an ac-
tive turf campaign the coming season. Inc
Commodore was very much dissatisfied with
the performance of the horse at the Breeders
meeting, New York, last fall, and proposes to
wipe out that disappointment by giving the
horse a fair opportunity to show that he is
not only level headed and reliable in race,
but that 222, his record, is by no means the
measure of his speed. To replace Won Arnim
in the stud he now has the 5-year old
Smuggler colt Revenue, formerly Pilgrim
and the 3-year old colt (this spring. Spotts-
wood, by Blackwood, Jr., while report says
he contemplates the purchase of another
stallion equally as we'll bred as either of the
three named above, and a better turf per-
former than either, Judged by their pres
ent records.
Q O. T. rnia
erspoon and the pacing mare Gem, purchased
within the last three weeks by Com. Kittson
at an expense of $4,000. arrived at Mid
way Park Thursday last from Kentucky.
All reached their new quarters In good
condition and without accident of any kind.
With Lady Rolf, 2:224 Astoria, sister of the
mighty Dexter; Sannie G., 2:27; Lady Groes-
beck, 2;254: Hebe, Naamah, Lady Humboldt,
and Others gathered at Midway during the
past season, they make string of brood
mares which In breeding and perfOr mances it
will be hard, if not impossible to duplicate
from any breeding establishment in the coun-
try Fast as we'll as choice bred sires and
dams, is the theory upon which Commodore
Kittson Is inaugurating the Midway Park
stud.
The Turf Field and Farm, of the 9th, gives
detailed list of the animals in the trotting de-
partment of Midway Park Stud, the new
building enterprise of Commodore Kittson of
this city. Commenting upon the showing
the Turf says: Commodore n. W. Kittson,
|. of St. Paul, has been in the last twelve months
a large buyer of both mining and trotting
stock. He has endeavored to secure the best
without regard to price, and if he has not
the best is Is not because those who acted
for him were cramped as to means. lie has
purchased the old driving park at st. Paul, as
we'll as land on both sides of it, and the entire
tract is being converted into a breeding and
training farm. One hundred masons and
carpenters have been at work on large brick
barn, and it is rapidly approaching compile
tion. The architect has labored to make 1t
fire e-proof, therefore has used omparatively
little wood. The private offices are spacious
and elegant, and the box stalls, "a in number
are well lighted and neatly finished. The
stallion boxes are in seperate part OF the
building, and there is no communication be-
tween them and the other boxes. The water
is pumped into large tanks by windmills, and
is distributed through the stable by means of
pipes. Fire hose is attached to the
pipes, and it is always ready for use.
The name selected for the breeding establish
ment is Midway Park Stud. In all
the number of animals in the trotting depart
ment is fifty-one head. (Since this was writ
ten the list has been increased by the addi-
ton of the mares $3.50, Fannie Witherspoon
and GEM The annual crop of foals will,
strength of the establishment. Mr.. B. d,
Woodmansee is the superintendent of the
farm. He is an eXcelleat driver, has had
great experience and understands the care of
stock. Commissioner Kittson is doing i'm
portant work for the Northwest; he cannot
look for immediate profit on all the money
he has invested, and he is no longer young;
his breeding enterprise will make the equine
standard in Minnesota than it has been, and
it ultimately will largely add to the wealth of
that section of the country
The new stables at Kittsondale are rapidly
approaching completion, and it is now ex-
pected to commence occupying part of the
stalls the present week. The flooring for the
stable, stalls and all, is composed of paving
similar to that used on the streets of several
cities, being cedar blocks set on end and rest
ing on pitch soaked boards with the instertces
filled with composition of pitch and gravel,
while for the stalls the surface is made smooth
and water proof by dressing OF asphalt. The
floor item alone for the stable cost upwards of
$1,000.
One object of the visit of Mr.. Frank Dun
ton, of the Spirit of the Turf, Chicago, to
St. Paul at this time, is to get the material
for catalogue of the stock at Midway Park
Stud, which he is to publish for CON- Kittson.
The catalogue will be embellshed with en-
cravings of the stations Won Arnim, Revenue
and Spottswood, and the mares Lady Rolf,
$3.50, Fannie Wetherspoon, Sammie G. Gem,
Astoria, and also several representatives of
the running department of the establishment.
The catalogue will be out early in March.
Mr. Dunton is well qualified to do the work
correctly and neatly.