Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-09
The Midway Mare Astoria Drops Colt
FOal to Won Arnim-The Winning Fami-
lies at Chicago and Through the Grand
Circuit-Outlook for the Breeding and
Training Observation-Disclosures on the
Turf-Sale of Erdenheim ThOrOughbreds
Fine Three Year-OId Colt Performance
miscellaneous Notes.


orous, and is fashioned to suit the best
recognized tests of pure bred and natur-
al trotter. A different result, while pos
sible, was not to be expected from the roy
al breeding of the youngster.
Astoria was one of the first purchases
made by Commodore N. W. Kittson when
embarking upon stock breeding, which has
since, under his energetic and princely op
erations neutrality-suspicious. excelled by no
other breeding establishment in the coun
try, and equaled by but one or two. She
was purchased from Mr.. Robert Bonner at
public sale at the American Horse ex-
change, New York city, year ago last
March, for $4,000.
Astoria was foaled in 1870. She is
dark bay, about 15-1 hands, and is full
sister to the renowned Dexter, the first
horse to make a record of 2:174; sire Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian, dam Clara. by See
ly's American Star, grand dam the McKin-
stry mare, dam of Shark. Seely's Ameri-
can Star was sired by Stockholm's Ameri-
can Star, dam Sally SLOUGH, by Henry the
race horse, grand dam by imp. Messen-
ger.
This is about as near gilt-edge breeding
as one can get. going directly
back in an almost unbroken line, both on
the side of her sire and dam to imported
Messenger, the fountain head from which
came speed at the trot, as represented by
the HaTnbletonian family, the greatest of
all trotting families.
1t was the choice blood coursing through
veins, and the ability to do as repre-
sented by the then wonderful perform
ance of her brother, Dexter, that led Mr..
Bonner to become her owner,
for breeding purposes, in the con-
fdent expectation of securing a wonder
from her loins. But Mr.. Bonners expec-
tations were never realized, the mare,
though often bred, never getting in foal.
Hence, not being turf patron, the mare
was sold as above.
In the full vigor of life Astoria was
brought to the vigorous and health giving
and procreant climate Of Minnesota, and
given to the embraces of Won Arnim, with
the result as above, 2 splendid colt foaled.
Won Arnim, the sire of this colt, so
anxiously expected, and whose growth and
development will be SO carefully watched,
not only by his enterprizing
owner, and all connected with
Midway, but by hundreds of trotting horse
breeders all over the country, is equally as
we'll bred as the dam, in addition to which
he has won place we'll to the front with
the fastest Of the performers of the day.
Won Arnim is bright bay and was foaled
in 1874. His sire was Sentinel, by Rys-
dayk's Hambletonian; dam, Mary Short,
by Blood's Black Hawk, son Of Vermont
Black Hawk; g. d. by Downing's Bay Mes
senger, thus like Astoria, tracing directly
back through sire and dam to the fountain
head, with healthy infusion of the sub
stantial blood of the Morgans.
It will thus be seen that the youngster
possesses happy and strong combination
of the blood of the leading and best estab-
lished trotting families, with light infu-
sion through his dam of the thoroughbred,
and as he is fine bodied, good limbed and
handsome, it is no exaggeration to say he is
one of the most valuable trotting colts
foaled this season.
Bright OHtt00H for the BrcctttNJ ana Train
ing Interests.
The Spiri tof the Times: sThe recent sales
Of so many valuable trotters demand
something more than passing notice in
our pages. Never before has the outlook
indicated greater prosperity for breeding
and training interests than at the present
time, when so many persons of wealth and
position throughout the country are mak
ing liberal purchases. Their enthusiasm
and zeal are constant incentives to others.
and the public take keener interest in
racing pursuits than heretofore. It is not
our present intention to attempt ANYTHING
like a complete list of the seasons trans
actions in the horse market. but merely to
refer to the most important sales of Late
We will first speak OF the black mare
Cleora, by Menelaus, dam Thornleaf, by
Mambrino Patchen. She was purchased
last week at Chicago, from I. N. Norris,lo
La Moille, ILL.,, by j. P. Gilbert, trainer of
Mr. VIM. Rockefeller's string, for $3.50
on condition that she trotted in 2:2O or bet
ter in her last race there. AS is well known
she gained a record of 2:183l the third
HoaV, aHu Soou JUICES VINO were present
say that. taking into account the send-otf
she obtained, it was as good as 2:17. Men
claus, the sire of Cleora, is brown STALL
ion, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
dam Jessie Bull, by Long Island
Black Hawk. He was raised by Mr.. Chas.
Backman, who sold him, in 1872. to
Messrs. Wadsworth, of Chicago. They
kept him at Waukegan, ILL.,, until 1875.
and, after making that season at Milwau-
kee, he was repurchased by Mr.. Backman,
who leased him for stud service to parties
at Ypsilanti, Mich, until the year 1879,
when he was sold to his present owner, Mr..
Addison Doughty, of Chicago, for $4,000.
''Next is the purchase of the young geld
ing DIR. Norman, who has distinguished
himself by trotting in 2:19A,. a short time
since at Cleveland, O., with scarcely any
preparation. This is his first season on
the turf, and, in the estimation of Mr.. w.
b: Fasig, and other Cleveland horsemen
who saw him make his record, he is
destined to win greater distinction next
season than any trotter of his class. He