Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-14
MIDWAY AT Chicago.

A Grand Showing of Trotting Bred stock.
Monday, Mr.. Ben. Woodnansee, superin-
tendent of the Midway stock farm, re-
ceived telegram from his brother, d. w.
Wo@dmansee, managing the Midway trot-
ting string in Chicago, en- route for Boston
to attend the great $4,000 trot at Beacon
Park to-day, in which Fanny Witherspoon
will carry the colors of the stable, saying:
Get all the horses ready to ship to Chica-
go. Particulars by letter"
The letter was received Tuesday, from
which it appears that the Chicago Fair
association has offered Commodore Kittson
special inducements TO show his string of
trotters and PAGERS vt the fair to com
mence the coming Saturday. When Com.
kittson. Mr.. Woodmansee and Mccarthy
left here for Boston Saturday evening last,
the only engagements made for the stable
were those OF Won Arnim, Gem and Silver
ton, now here, and Fanny Wetherspoon at
Boston, the other turf performers of the
stable 10 be let up till next season. Under
the instructions of the latter the stable will
be represented at the Chicago fair by the
stations Blackwood, Jr., Won Arnim. Rev.
enue Tor Pilgrim, as he is to be called
hereafter, the name Revenue having been
claimed in advance of its adoption by the
Commodore, and Spootswood, and the
trotting mares Fanny Witherspoon, So So.
Lady Rolfe and Minnie r., the trotting
gelding Sannie g.. and the PAGERS Little
Brown jug and Gem. OF this number, only
Won Amin, Fanny Witherspoen and Gem
are entered IN the regular pacing pro-
gramme, the balance being entered for the
show ring and special speed contests. The
bay gelding Silverton, entered at Chicago
and Cincinnati, having developed a bad
leg, temporary in its nature, but disquali-
flying him for fast work at present. much
to the disappointment of all, as he was
trotting very steady and fast, will be kept
at home. 1t is anticipated that the stallion
Blackwood, Jr., will be shown for a prize
offered for the best trotting stallion with
three or more of his get. His get to be
exhibited with him Will probably be the
T-year old stallion Ravenswood, owned by
W. H. Wilson, of Cynthiana, KY, who as
4-year old trotted full mile, pending sale
IN 2:26; the 3-year old stalling Spottswood.
own brother to RaYenswood, and magnif-
icent specimen OF a trotter in size form,
action and disposition, and yearling
equally promising from Tennessee, where
Blackwood, Jr., did service previous 10 his
purchase by the Commodore.
The Midway palace stock car, with the
horses above mentioned, and also the IA
nous mare, Lady Jannette, owned by W.
II. Wilson, of Cynthiana, KY. one OF the
stock attractions at the late Minneapolis
exposition, viii be attached to the regular
express train east at 1 AS to-day on the c..
VI. Il St. Paul road, reaching Chicago to-
morrow morning, and it is safe to say that
no single car ever before arriving at Chi
cago contained SO fine looking, well bred
fast and valuable a lot of horses, the price
paid for the lot, leaving out Fanny With
erspoon and Mr.. Wilson's mare, being
within Il fraction of $4,000, That the
price paid fol-. the these horses was not
extravaganza, may be judged from the fact
that while the Commodore paid but $4,000
for Fanny Witherspoon, he was offered
$4,000 for her few weeks ago.