Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-20
Purchase of the ErdenEeins Th0rOaGtbreds
on Commodore Ktttson.

On the loLn Oi Jduudry laSt IuS ULobE pun
lished, on information found in the Philadel-
phia Times, the reported purchase by Commo-
dore N. w. Kittson of Erdenheim, the noted
stock farm of Mr.. Aristides Welch (breeder of
the world famed Iroquois and other noted per-
formers), located in the beautiful valley of the
Wissahickon, twelve miles distant from the
city of Philadelphia, the consideration given
being stated at $4,000. 1t subsequently
trans pired that this sale and purchase
was actually consumm ated, but that for fam
lily reasons Mr.. WEIGH later asked to be re-
leased from the contract, request that Com
modore Kittson magnanimously (the bargain
being. an exceedingly good one for him)
granted.
Shortly after this turn of affairs, we re-
ceived an intimation from a friend in New
York city that while the sale Of Erdenheim
was off for good, it was not at all improbable
that Commodore Kittson would become the
owner of the thoroughbred stock there gath
cred, as Mr.. Welch desired to sell and had
made what was considered very advantageous
offer to the Commodore to become the pur.
chaser. From the reception of this "pointer"
from New York until the present time, though
watching the papers closely and shadowing
every avenue through which the news might
be received, we have been unable to learn any
thing of the matter until on picking
up the Philadelphia "City Item" we
found comparatively brief paragraph
stating that report was gaining credence in
turf circles of that city that all the thorough
bred stock of Erdenheim had been sold to Com.
moiore Kittson of st. Paul, MIMI, to whom
the farm and stock was contracted some weeks
since, and whose extensive purchases of high
priced stock,,bot running and trotting, the
past year had given him national reputation.
The consideration for the stock was said to
be about $4,000.
Commodore Kittson, and his principal adj
wiser and confdant in stock matters, Mr.. Dan
Woodmansee, being absent in the east or
south, We have had no opportunity to verify
this report, but from certain circumstances
coming to our knowledge, we are entirely
satisfied the report is true, and that CommO-
dore Kittson is really and in fact the owner Of
the Erdenheim thoroughbred stock. AS stated
at the time of the purchase
OF the place, this stock consists of
three stations and between fifty
and sixty head of brood mares and youngsters,
the brood mares numbering over thirty and
the majority of the youngsters being yearlings.
The stations are Alarm, Reform and Lyttle-
ton. Alarm is b. h., foaled 1869, by imp.
Bonnie Scotland, dam Rebecca, by imp. Glen
coe. Reform, and the most thought of, is also
bay, foaled 1871, by imp. bennington, the sire
of lroquois, dam imp Stolen Kisses, by imp.
Knight of the Kars. Lytlleton, another bay,
was foaled in 1857, also by imp. bennington
dam Fanny Holton, by Lexington.
Among the most noted Of the mares in
cluded in the purchase is Maggie B. B., once
famous racer owned by James Clay, grand
son of Henry Clay, who named his favorite
mare after his sweetheart, Miss Maggie
B, Beck, niece of Senator Beck,
personally we'll known in st. Paul. Maggie
B. B., after her racing career was retired to En-
denheim, where she became the mother of
such great Leamingtonians as Iroquois, the
Derby winner; Harold, the cracks year old of his
year; Pera, Magnum Bcnum and francesca.
Still others are Maiden, dam of Parole, James
A. and other flyers; Susan Beane, among
whose offspring are Onandaga, the sensational
2-year old of 1881, who won four out of nine
races and SlS,Ol0, and Sensation, whom many
believe the greatest son of bennington, Sus-
quehanna and others; Ida, the dam of En-
quirer; La Rose, the dam of Rosali; Mary
Clark, the dam of Spark; Nemesis, the dam of
Rhadamanthus; Niagara, the dam of Spinaway;
Stolen Kisses, this dam of Reform; Lady Mot.
ley, the dam of Lucifer and Blszes, and Henri
eta WEIGH, the dam OF Gossip. In fact, of
the brood mares there is not one that has not
thrown more than one race horse, using the
word race-horse in it's fullest sense.
In commenting on the purchase of Erden-
helm on the 18TH the GLOBE said: "Before
this purchase, Commodore Kittson owned
twenty eight head of thoroughbreds, Including
the imported stations, Dalnacardock and
Woodland, ten mares, several imported, three
colts and thirteen fillies, the colts and filIies
embracing the get of Bonnie Scotland, Lean
ington, Enquirer, Reform, Great Tom and
other noted sires. This string added to the
Chestnut Hill stock, will make one of the
most formidable and valuable thoroughbred
breeding establishments in America"
The above statement does not need to be
modified or changed in the least. By this
purchase Commodore Kittson becomes the
owner of upwards of eighty head
r1r~hh ra1 etc al,1
stations, two imported; To those acquainted
with the extent of Midway-the commodore's
st. Paul breeding farm-the question natur-
ally suggests ITSELF s'What does he propose
to do with these thoroughbredss'' The
GLOBE is unable to answer, but it is certain
Midway cannot accommodate them, and the
natural sequence follows that some other
place will have to be provided. Where that
place will be time only will develop. The
Commodore is now supposed to be in the blue
grass regions of Kentucky, but his business
is known only to himself, and perhaps Mr..
Dan Woodmansee, and as his plans are his
own personal property until made public by
matter for the present.
Union Drifting Park and Exposition
Grounds.
It's an old saying, $50 away from home to
lcdIu tllc News. DuHLOH OQfT1t Oh The 1SCQ
says:
"Ool. WIN. s. King (the King Of fair managers)
called at our office this week routs to New York.
In the course of conversation he stated that 1t Is
foregone conclueion that the two Cities st. Paul and
Minneapolis, will build Onion fair grounds midway
between them that will slrpass anything heard of in
that line hitherto. But as the location has not yet
been decided upon, the new organization Will hold
their first annual meeting upon the old Minneapolis
fair grounds
The GLOBE would be greatly pleased if it
posses sed sufficient information upon which
to base so confident an assertion with reference
to Union Driving park and exposition
grounds midway between st. Pau
and Minneapolis, as is cr,dited to
Col. King. The GLOBE knows that this
Union Driving Park and Exposition grounds
project, Is one of the most important that has
been brought to the attention of the capital
lists of the two cities for many months, and
we have only wondered that it has hung five
SO long.
The location of st. Paul and Minneapolis,
with the rail communications between the
two cities, is pecially advantageous for the
success OF such an enterprise Two double
track railroads give half hour communica.
tions between the two cities. In case of rush
this could be doubled, giving communication