Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-21

Transfer is Communicative Great
Stallion Race at Rochester, n. T.-An
Alexander Among the Entries. Credited
to st. Paul-~Miscellaneous.
The GLOBE in late issues has given cur
yency to a report, then appearing we'll founded,
that negotiations were in progress for the pur-
chase of the Driving Park property by we'll.
known gentleman of wealth of the city, and
that If the purchase was completed the gentle
man buying proposed to expend large sum
of money the present season In Improvements
of the track and buildings and for turf pur.
poses, and also in the founding of large
breeding establishment in connection there.
with. It is understood, Though these
negotiations have not been fully
consummated, they have progressed to
such point as to leave little doubt of the
transfer being made. At least such progress
has been made that, in view of occurrences in
the city of New York the past week, the
GLOBE feels justified at this time in stating
that the gentleman referred to as negotiating
the purchase, with the objects in view as
stated, is none other than Norman w. Kittson
ESQ.,, already the owner of quite string of
trotters, young and old, including the roam
gelding Frank Fisk, record 2:29.
Commencing with tuesday last ana con-
tnuing over Wednesday there was in New
York city u sale of English thoroughbreds,
entire horses, mares and fllies, under the
auspices of the American horse exchange.
Commencing with Thursday and continuing
over Friday the Kellogg combination sale OF
trotting horses was held at the
American institute. These sales are
1,,1 cir~,Nt,a 10 fro,
the large breeding establishments throughout
the country, and all the animals are guaran-
Iced to be as represented. At the late sale
twenty one head were contributed from the
highly bred stock owned by Robert Bonner.
ENGLISH rHoRoUGHBREDs.
At both these sales Mr.. Kittson and Dan
Woodmansee were present-Mr. Woodmansee
representing Mr.. Kittson and bidding in
number of head Of the English thorough
breds five head being knocked down to him,
according to the New York World, as fol
lows:
Bay mare Algebra, 1860, by Diophantus,
dam Beatrice, by Eoltigeur, grandam Bribery,
by The Libel, covered by Scottish Chief: G. ".
Woodmansee, $3.50.
Brown mare Bel Esperan5a, 1867 by Van
Galen, dam Belladrum, Chanticleer, grandam
Plausible, by Spring Jack, covered by King
1ud; G. W. Woodmansee, $3.50.
Chestnut mare Adriana, 1878, by Blink
hoolie, dam Essence, by ST. Albans, grandam
Ess. Bouquet, by Orlando: G. ". Woodman-
Brown flly, two years, by Yanderdecken,
dam Clementina, by The Duke, grandam Gle
mats, by Tadmor; G.. w. Woodmansee, 5000.
Chestnut colt, Yearling, by Soucar, dam
Lovebird, by Macaron, grandam Better Half,
by Marionette; G. W. Woodmanseer 5000
rkoTTERs
Mr.. Kittson and MI Woodmansce were
also in attendance upon the Kellogg combi-
nation sale of trotters, and according to the
telegraph, eight head were bid in for
Mr.. Kittson, though the names of
but three were given. There are
from the stock of Mr.. Robert Bonner, viz:
Astoria, Hebe and Little Ida, pedigree and
description as follows:
Astoria, brown mare, bred by Jonathan
Hawkins, Walden, Orange county, New York,
foaled 1870, sire Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
dam Clara Dexter's dam, by Seely'S Ameri
can Star. This mare is kind and sound IN all
respects, excepting a defect in one of her eyes,
caused by an accident when quite young,
stands 15X hands, with both hind feet white,
has been trained but little for speed until last
season, at the end of which she scored full
and will undoubtedly prove q bonanza TO the
breeding interest of Minnesota.
Hebe is bay mare foaled in 1870, bred by
D. Sweigert at Woodburn, Ky, sired by Alex
ander's Belmont, he by Alexander's Abdallah,
dam Haidee by Mambrino Chief, Cd dam Zenith
by American Eclipse. She stands 49, hands,
kind in all harness, has received but little speed
development, yet has scored 2:S44 in a mile
trial. She is an elegant roadster, and her rich
breeding makes her valuable for stud pur-
poses. Belmont, her sire, is the sire of Nut
wood, 2:1SX, Wedgewood, 2;19, Dick Moore,
2:22511, and Nil Desperandum, 2:24.
Little Ida, bay mare foaled IN 1868, sire AL
Jacket I'd dam by Kinkhead's St. Lawrence.
Sd dam said to be by thoroughbred Trustee.
We do not recollect who was the breeder of
this mare, but her pedigree is guaranteed by
Mr.. Bonner, and is undoubtedly correct as
above stated. She has been kept solely for
breeding, is the dam of the famous young
trotter So So, by George Wilkes, that has
four years. Little Ida is now with foal to
Startle. This horse, now occupying the
post of honor at Mr.. Bonner's
great breeding establishment, was sired
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam by
Seeley's American Star, being full brother In
blood to the renowned Dexter. Startle trotted
full mile in 2191 when five years old, and
a quarter to road wagon in 32H seconds. Min
nesota horsemen will lift their hats to Little
Ida when she arrives at st Paul, but when
the expected youngster by startle makes its
appearance there will be sensation such as is
seldom seen in our equine circles. Its herald
ric standing will read thuswise: "By Startle,
record 2:19x at five years, dam Little Ida, dam
OF the great So so,2:31 as a two year old" We
fancy hearing Kavanagh's voice at the first
annual sale OF the coming great breeding farm,
''there he stands, how much for him? Don't
all speak at once"
The above purchases conclusively settle the
intention of Mr. sKIttson to engage in the breed
ing of both the thoroughbred runner and trot-
ter, and it requires no stretch of Imagination
to conclude, reasoning from the
same basis, that he considers the nego-
tiations virtually closed for the Driving Park
property. Should this prove TO be the case,
the GLOBE can congratulate the turf and
breeding interests of Minnesota. Mr.. Kittson
is man of large wealth. He is also a
thorough going business man, and whatever
he undertakes to do he believes IN doing
thoroughly.
Al this writing We cannot say whether Mr.