Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-13
4 Near Candidate for BreedinJ and Tu,f
HOuOrs.

Mr.. VIM. L. McGrath is well known to this
community as one of the leading merchant
tailors of the city, but comparatively few of
his acquaintance are aware that he is becom-
ing quite an extensive breeder of the trotter,
SO quietly has he conducted his breeding opera
tions. Mr.. McGrath was born with love of
the horse thoroughly impregnated into him, a
love that has strengthened with his growth,
and ever since arriving at mans estate, he has
been planning and working to become con-
nected with the breeding of the noble animal.
But it was only few years ago he saw his
way to partial realization of his hopes and
desires, but such progress has he made in these
few years that he now finds himself the owner
of farm of l20 acres, and quite goodly
number of trotting bred animals.
Mr.. McGrath's farm is located about four
miles from st. Paul, on the road to Lake
Johanna. The ground is rolling with hand
some lake, covering some ten acres, nearly in
the centre of the place, around the ahore of
which it is his intention to build a half mile
training track in the near future. Mr.. Me
Grath has already got fair proportion of the
land into blue and other gasses, and will con-
tinue to seed other portions until
al is in grass except a small tract for vege-
tables, fruits, etc, for family use.
The buildings are three in number, all new,
a neat two story dwelling situated on little
knoll near the southwest corner of the farm,
and fronting to the south, and two barns, to
the north and east of the house. One stable
completed late last fall, 76x40, contains S
large box and IA straight stalls, with grain
bins, harness rooms, etc. The other stable
is but 36x30, with three box and two straight
stalls. Both stables are well ventilated, have
good drainage, and are we'll arranged for the
care and comfort of the horse.
This spring Mr.. MeGrath secured the SER
vices of Mr.. Benz w. McGinnis, an expe-
rienced trainer and driver from the East, who is
giving four of the young horses regular road
work, there not yet being any track on
the place. Mr.. McGinnis is well pleased
with the stock, especially with 2-year-
old colt by Trampolier, son of Tramp,
named after himself, who he thinks is one OF
the most promising colts he ever drew rein
over. Another is Alexander Tramp, by De
CRAFTS Alexander, dam Polly McGrath by
Tramp, ,'and so'much faith has Mr.. McGrpth in
this colt, that he is ready to make a stake race
for 3-year olds this year, $50 entrance, the sec
ond horse to save his stake, balance to go tC
the winner.
In all Mr.. McGrath has IA trotting bred ami
mails. young and old, on his place, as follows:
At the head of the stud stands the grey stall
lion Theseus, foaled 1876, by Administrator
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian; dam Medusa
by Almont, son of Alexander's Abdallah; q. d
y, II,
The others are: Polly McGrath, ch. m.
foaled 1875, by Hayes Tramp, son of Logan
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; dam by 9yrne's
Prophet (son of Black Hawk Prophet, by Yer.
mont Black Hawk.
Abby Tramp, ch. m, foaled 1875, by Tramp
son of Cages Logan; dam Etfie Dean by Nc
Grew Morgan; G. d. Drury's Ethan Allen sor
of Vermont Black Hawk.
Jenny Tramp, br. M, foaled 1877, by Tramp
con Of TOrap dam Jenny Terry nv
Abdallah, by Horizons Abdallah Chief
son of Roe's Abdallah Chief g. d. Esther, by
Greene's Bashaw.
Delaney Tramp, ,ch f, ,foaled 1878, by Tramp
dam De Lancy by Green's Bashaw; q d. Fanny
Foss, by Young Green Mountain Morgan, son
of Hale's Green Mountain.
Alexander Tramp, b. c, foaled 1878, by D.
CRAFTS Alexander, son of Goldsmith's Abdal
lah; dam Polly McGrath as above.
The above are registered.
Col A. De Graf, b. c. yearling, by Alexan
der, dam Polly McGrath.
Daisy Tramp,ch. M, foaled 1878, by Tramp
dam by Skinkle's Hambletonian; g. d. by
Prophet, son of Ethan Allen.
Birdie Tramp, ch. M, foaled 1878, by Tramp
dam by the Hunt Horse; G. d. the Oult
wood, dam of Kirkwood, record 2:24H.
McGinnis, ch. c., foaled 1879, by Trampo
lier, son of tramp; Trampolier's dam Flaxy
by Green's Bashaw; McGinnis' dam Abb,
Tramp, as above.
steel grey yearling colt by Theseus, dam
Jennie Baker, by Mambrino Whip.
bay yearling FLY by Hammei's HANDLE
tonian, by Romulus, by Rysdyk's Handle
tonian; dam Abby Tramp
A sucking bE. C. by Theseus, dam Jennie
Baker.
Mr.. McGrath has certainly made good be
ginning. his young horses are of good size
tractable, and apparently possess GOOD tnr,
of speed. Any way he has faith in them snl
stands ready to enter one or more of his stabl