Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-06

Veteran" Holds Forth Upon the "Horse
Sharks" and ''Suckers"-A Challenge tO
Pe.cheron Norman Breeders-ResElts OF
Crossing With Inferior Stock-The Mid
way Trotters at the Chicago Meeting
Misc lIaneous Turf Notes.
Il Chance for PercherOsa- Norman Breeders
Since the establishment of this department
of the GLOBE We have not-though the invita-
ton to do so was unqualifiedly extended-been
favored with any suggestions, facts or in
formation OF any kind, touching the progress
being made in Minnesota to supply the ever
present and pressing demand for heavy horses
for farm and other work requiring strength
and h2rdhood more than speed, high spirit
and a handsome carriage. This has not re-
suited from a lack of material, and
ereditable material, too, because as
matter of fact breeding from Percheron-Nor
man and Clydesdale stations, of the very
highest type of perfection, is being carried on
IN the state quite extensively, as the exhibits
made at our annual fairs, county and state,
most conclusiyely demonstrate, and we have
it from more than one engaged in the bust
ness that the results have been
SO satisfactory as to not only
encourage greater OUTLAWS on the part oil those
but also to induce others to engage in 1t.
Among the Minnesotians prominently iden-
titled with breeding Percheron Norman stall
lions to the ordinary farm horse SO generally
in use in the state, is Col. E. w. Grosyenor,
of Hastings, Dakota county, owner of the
Trout Brook Stock farm, near that place, and
also of large tract of land in Watonwan
1 eSIesso G ST. ps tnf line Omaha 1f d aad
which he also proposes to devote to this class,
of breeding on large scale.
Colonel Grosvenor has at present, we be-
lieve, eight head OF imp. Percheron- Norman
stations. The prides of his stud are the stall
lions Rumney Duke and Grosvenor Duke, and
with the purpose of getting up little compe-
tition between breeders in the same line in the
state, he authorizes the issuance of the follow
ing:
81 hereby challenge for the sum of 800 any
breeder of Percherou-Norman stock to pro-
duce fifty colts that shall, in the opinion of
competent judges, equal fifty colts gotten by
my stations Rumney Duke and Grosvenor
Duke now in Dakota county, MINI. Ifur-
ther offer challenge of $50 for six or twelve
months old colts, to equal colts from my I'M
ported stations Nero, and Baron Hausman."
Such contest would excite wide interest
and do much to attract attention to
the excellence of the horses contesting
Col. Grosvenor is about TO secure large
number of "Broncho" mares for his Waton-
wan farm, upon which he will cross his Nor
man. Percheron stations. He is induced to
this by the success attending such cross up
on three small Indian ponies, purchased at the
government sale of captured stock in this city
some three years ago. These animals he bred to
one of his Norman Percheron stations, and as
a result he has from the cross yearlIng colts
standing higher than their mothers, and prom
ising to be large. well developed and strongly
formed animals, Col. Grosvehor believes
equally favorable results can be secured by
similar cross upon the "Bronche."
Col. Grosvenor, the past week, made quite
an important sale to j. B. Power, land COM
missioner of the st. Paul & Manitoba railroad,
to be sent 10 his Helena Stock farm in Dakota
territory, near Kindred. The sale included
the imp. Percheron-N Norman stallion GToSve-
nor Duke, years old, weight $50 pounds,
dapple gray, recorded in Percheron-Norman
stud book. Selected in France by ]. A. Bridge
land, United States cousul at Havre, and i'm
ported by E. A. Buck, of the Spirit Of the
Times. Also six grade Percheron- Norman
colts, from IS to 20 months old, large and fine
specimens, one of the youngest tipping the
scales at ,03S pounds. The GLOBE is pleased
to welcome Mr.. Power to the ranks of our
breeders.
By reference to our advertising columns 1t
will be seen that Col. Grosevenor offers one of
his stations for sale He is fully guaranteed,
and will be sold upon terms to suit the pur-
chaser.
MidtCay Trotters at the Chicago Meeting.
Secretary Hall, of the Chicago Driving Park
association, as the result of correspondence
with trottipg- horse owners of the country,
furnishes list of probable and possible entries
in the faster classes at the coming July trot-
ting meeting OF the association. MIR. Hall
estimates that the total entries to contest for
the $4,000 hung up by the association will
exceed 200. Among the probable starters in
the faster classes, Mr. Hall puts the following
from the Midway stable
Free-for-all, stations Won Arnim, with Pied
mont, Santa Claus, Robert McGregor, j. B.
Thomas, Monroe Chief, Frances Alexander,
Wedgewood and Independence.
PIT class: $3.50, with Piedmont, Charlie
Ford, Edwin Thorne, Santa Claus, Kate
Sprague, Robert McGregor.
PIG class: Fanny Witherspoon, with j. B.
Thomas, Monroe Chief, frances Alexander,
Kitty Bates, Wedgewood, Driver, Troubsdour,
Will Cody, Clingstone, Daisydale, Josephus,
Annie W., and Humboldt.
22l class: Won Arnim, with Lucy Silver
ton, Voltaire, William H., Glendale, j. P.
Morris, Phil Thompson, Independence, Black
Cloud, Steve Maxwell, Charlie Champlin, Pilot
R., Helene, and Mambrino Dudley.
E2:23 class: For this class Lady Rolf is put
down as possible starter, the probable en-
tries including Little Sioux, Romeo, Alcan-
tara, Hugh Mclaughlin, Kate Mccall, Pick
ard, Nancy, Hector, Argonant, Fred Casey,
Sciola, Unalala, Jewett, Champion, Jr., Knox
Boy, and Buzz Medium.
Nothing from Midway is set down for the
2:25 class
2:27 class-Sannie G.,J with Lucrcse, Mag
gle c., Cyclone, J. w. Thomas; McCardy's-
Hambletonian, Corbins' Bashaw, Enchantress,
Red Cross, Rolla, Ethel Medium, Maggie NJ,
Jerome Eddy, Kentuckian, Director, Judge
Halves, Resolute, Gipsey Boy, Mollie Kistler,
Cemmie g., Rachel, Kinsman Boy.
It will thus be seen that the midway repre-.
sentatives fall into very fast company in their
respective classes, and if either of them win
first place it is more than probable they will
ceme out of the race with lower records than
they had at the start
Veteran" Holds Forth on the Horse Shark.
To the Turf Editor OF the Globe.
The remark is often made that the world
contains all sorts of people, and that New
York city being world within itself, COM
prises all kinds, and more too. This additional
element includes class not found in other To-
calities, consisting of the genus horse-shark,
and his victims, commonly denominated
"suckers" Not but there are numerous
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