The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-05-19
KlTTSON's HORSEFLESH.

What an Old Citizen of st. Paul is Doing-his
Purchase Of the Finest Horses in the COGn-
try.
The purchase of the st. Paul Driving Park,
by Hon. Norman W. Kittson, who counts his
millions of money, and also by him of a large
number of the finest horses in the country, has
created great excitement in St. Paul and also
among stock breeders generally. few weeks
ago MI: Kittson purchased at sale in New York,
six English thoroughbreds and ten
high bred trOtters, at cost OF many
thousands of dollars The purchase OF those
splendid animals only serve to whet the desire re
life to satisfy his fondness for fine horsefesh
by the possession of the best in the land, and,
accordingly, accompanied by his trusted agent,
Col d. W. Woodmansee, he started q few weeks
ago on a visit to the famous stock farms ct
Kentucky and Tennessee, to select the fness
recruits obtainable fer his stud Mention CT
their purchases have been made from time 70
time, and following the return of Messrs Kit
con and Woodmal,seo to st. Paul last week,
came the invoice of blooded stock. There were
nineteen head in all, and they were unloaded
from the cars at the stock yards. Several Of
the most enthusiastic horsemen of the city
went out to the yards to look over the stock;
and the exuberance of their adulation upon
their return was sufficient to set the brain Of
a neophyte in matters pertaining to horse
breeding in a whirl. 81 tell you," said Capt
Atkins, ashe braced himself against the cou,l-
ter Of tho Merchants hstel, Commodore Kit
son has the very cream of the stock farms OF
Kentucky and Tennessee-the very pink Of the
stock of that region. Why, my boy, it will
just make your mouth water to so out and look
at that string of horses. l tell you he will
have the finest collection of stock to be found
in this or any other country, and it will be
something for St. Paul to be proud Of.
Commodore Kittson is not buying these hossee
for the purpose of making money, but out of
pure love for and pleasure in the ownership Of
fine hosses." And Capt Atkins proceeded to
give q running description of the ''hoeses,'
with their various pedigrees back to the time
of their grandsires and granddams, with such
extraordinary and unbridled volubility that the
reporter gave up the task of following him on
his note book with any degree of accuracy, in
despair, and wendell his way to the office Of
Commodore Kittson in hopes of obtaining a
more calm and collected statement
THE HALE AND GENIAL OLD GENTLEMAN
was found by the reporter sitting at his desk.
as cool and unconcerned as though he had in
vested but a nickel or two in peanuts instead of
having expended about $4,000 or $40, 600
for horse-fesh within the past six weeks He
received his visitor with characteristic suavity,
and in response to the inquiries propounded
gave the following az the roster of his equine
battalion which arrived yesterday, and which
cost upwards of $4,000:
The trotting stallion Won Arnim, seven years
cid, with FIVE year-old record of 2:22. pur-
chased of W. II. Wilson of Cynthiana, KY
The price paid for this horse was $4,000.
just the amount he earned last year:
Spotswood, a two year-old stallion, full broth
or to Ravenswood. who has Z record of 2:24,
and was sold in Kentucky last year to Boston
parties.
Hambrino Belle, beautiful brown mare
with q white strip III her face, and white hind
foot, having record as five year-eld of 2:23.
She is now six years old.
Sannie G, a small gray mare, nine years old,
by Almont, her dam being one of the ArabiaRs
presented Gen. Grant.
Fleming Girl, q six-year-old brown mare
with breeders record Of 1928 and techni-
cal record of 2 :33.
These five horses were in one car, each one
having separate stalls, and accompanied by
careful attendants. They cost Commodore
Kittson nearly $26, 600, and made the journey
quite safely, none of them having received no
much as scratch.
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STRING
were four thoroughbred yearling FLIES, one
four year-old thoroughbred mare, two Snug
g]er FLIES, two or three trotting brood mares,
two-year old Won Arnim FLY and the ten-year-
old dam of Fleming Girl. Commodore Kittson's
purchases during his recent trip number TWEEN
LYNNE head. Nine of the mares were left be-
hind for future shipment, being rather heavy
with foal or having colts too young to stand the
long railroad journey. He row has over fifty
head of trotters, thoreughbreds and other fine
stock, and he thus starts his breeding farm
with az beautiful collection of animals of aris-
tocratic lineage as can be found anywhere in