Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-10

running this season inthe coIors O,
Mr.. Somerville, has been put to jumping, and
IN her first effort at Coney Island Thursday,
came in second in field of five
Minnesota's Tsco Trotting Prince 1rthurs
The presence in Minnesota this season Of
two bay trotting geldings both called Prince
Arthur mas caused some confusion among the
sporting journals of the East, some thinking
there was but one horse and others confound
ing the two. One of the Prince Arthurs is
entered In the 2:45 class at Chicago, Ito which
ne mas ALREADY been sent) and IN the no record
class at Buffalo, in which class he made his
nrst public appearance this year at Mime.
apolis, the last meeting of the Northwestern
circuit, and met with an easy de.
feat, to the great disappointment and chagrip
OF driver, owners and hackers generally.
The other, Prince Arthur, has no engage.
ments outside the state at the present time.
ne IL was that was entered in the 2:37 and
2:32 classes through the Northwestern circuit,
winning each race in straight heats with the
greatest ease-having a dead heat with John
Thomas at Hastings, and dropping heat to
j. G. Oswald's Oh. m. Flora Belle in 2:30 at
Minneapolis. The latter heat was lost by tie
horse being sent off on bad
break from which he did not
recover until the half was passed, and he was
fully double distance out. The dead heat, it
is charged, was dropped to John Thomas, to
accommodate his driver, the position giving
Thomas second place.
This Prince Arthur is now owned by Hon.
Fl. M. Hastings, wealthy farmer of Lemond,
Steele county, seven miles from Owatonna.
He was purchased by Mr.. Hastings and II. L,
Pratt, in December, 1878, of John Fisher,
Steuben county, N. Y, for, it is reported,
Mr. - liz
sented that the horse was bred in Orange
county. New York, his sire being
Alden Goldsmith's great stallion,
volunteer, dam fast pacing mare with a
trial better than 2:3S. We understand that
Sir. Goldsmith has substantiated Mr.. Fisher
claim that the horse was sired by Volunteer.
ne is bright bay about 14H hands and
weIghs about 800 when in trotting condition,
IN which condition he is drawn very close. So
much 60 that his general appearance denotes
gauntness amounting to want of sufficient
substance to make him slayer. In 1879 he
was started in the $40 class at Mankato and
was distanced in the second heat,
and the following week he was
easily beaten at Owatonna. the horse in both
cases breaking badly and apparently losing
heart. SO disappointed was Mr.. Pratt with
the performances of the horse that he bantered
MIR. Hastings to buy his half, which that
farm, upon which he has poor half mile
track, using him principally for his driving
animal. When work was crowding, however,
ne was put on seeder, and when work was
light he would be given little track work.
This course of treatment was continued up to
this spring when he was again put into regu-
lar lar training, and before leaving the
Northwestern circuit, he had shown his
owner full mile in better than 2:19. Heis a
nervous animal, very ambitious and a swift
scorer. When he breaks he goes all to pieces
and INDUCES in every gait known to the
horse. His breaks, however, only occur from
his being held in check to get send off.
Once sent off level he was mol known to break
throughout the circuit, and his trot is clean
and square. He wears a seventeen ounce
shoe and toe-weight forward weight that
causes him to strike the ground heavily, so
heavily that many horsemen think
very short time before he will break
down. 1t is also rumored he is not good
feeder, but this is denied by Mr.. Hastings,
who says he eats his twelve quarts of oats and
two OF corn daily, and is always for more
Probably his gaunt and drawn appearance has
something to do with the impression he is
not good feeder. Certainly he went through
the Northwestern circuit, trotting two races
at each meeting, and though some who fol-
lowed the circuit through professe1 that he
was much more gaunt than when lie started
In, the writer was unable to discover any ma
terial change in his appearance, nor could we
see that he went into his races at the last with
any less vim and determination to win
than he did at the first. Certain it is, he is a
big little herse, trotter. and credit to his
sire, Volunteer.
The.other Prince Arthur-the one entered in
tne no record class at BuffalO-was bred by
James r. Cooper, well known citizen of
Detroit, Mich, and largely interested in
copper mining in the Lake Superior region.
lie is 7,years old this spring, his sire, West
mare, like the other Prince Arthur. He was
purchased by Hank Smith and two other
gentlemen at Long Branch, this state. Early
last year he was driven by Mr.. Smith on his
track at Long Branch and later in the season
on the Minneapolis track, where he was
entered in the 800 class at the fair
meeting, but the race not filling he did not
trot: This spring he was placed in the hands
OF mr.. A. Z. Parker, a careful and experienced
reinsman, under whose tuition he developed
rapidly, showing repeats, with two of the
most competent timers in the state, IN 2:2S
and 1926. He trots very light. When beat
en- at Minneapolis il was just after q rain, when
the track was slippery and sticky, the latter
causing him to take considerable extra weight
and uusettling HIM. At least this is Mr.. Par
ker's explanation of his poor performance.
He is certainly very fine looking animal,
trots squarely and has shown speed His de.
feat has not destroyed the confidence of
his owners in him, and he has been
sent to Chicago. where he will undoubtedly
meet company that will fully try his metal as
a trotter, and, if he acts all right, then on
to Buffalo.
Such are Minnesota's two trotting Prince
Arthurs. They appear to be good ones.