Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-18
ErdeHkeiBa on H'issahScSon.

ErdeHkr;Bs on Hissa!tScSOn.
The following description OF CeEa-
N. w, Kittsosl's stock farm, near Phiiacel
phia, Pa, known as EtGec he: re. with heIef
mentions of tie SITES and some of the
most noted mstrons there coccreg- ted
from a recent Issue of tho Norrisrown,
Pa. Daily Times, viii be read with inter
est BIZ oar readers. It wiz be seen thHt,
the commodore is preseing the same en-
ergetic and Intelligent policy at Eriaeaheim,
las has characterized his operations he.e ~
Midway. Following is 4 pesyiiec of the
Times article:
Believing that description Of CONNIE
dore Norman W. Kittson's stock farm,
known as Erdsnhein, would be OF interest
to the readers of the Daaly Tunes, report
er spent day On tie premises, and, chap-
eroned by Hal. ). r.. Hubbard. undef
whose management every fac-'ity for vais
ing ana traizling horses is pew being sop
piled visited az the imprsved po9oiors
and Toasted his eyes on the sleek and spir
tied racers now bsiag e9ucat-
ed, and paid his respects to some
Of the most noted horses that ever
breathea AIne,i lean air. Er3erheim: when
oN led by l4ristflies WEIGH. cons .stea o: 80
acres OF land. This wes purchased by
Commodore Kls:sson and 4esen possession
of Ga the ODD of Mag last. Mr.. kittson's
first step toward exhibiting the Gytent 20
which he desired to engage in educating
inning horses;, IVES the purchase OF 40
acres OF land in WIZ itemHrsh township, OF
Lewis T. Luhens, thus sssuriug 400 aces
of fertile, wall irrigated LAND through
which curves the romantic Vx.ssahickop.
One mile eastward is Chestnut hill, upoa
whose sammf5 are to be seen Number OF
the handsome residences of which that
Philadelphia sCburb mag rigfJsully boas,.
Mr.. KittsoM res5des at MIDWAY" his
celebrated farm at st. Paul Minnesota,
and hes chosen Mai. RIObard as man in
whom he caR ent1slst tie management OF
Erdenhein. The majec isnss only prac-
ticai horsemes,, bat has the theory of train
ing and racing at his fingers ends. He
can recite the biography of every horse
that ever wcn distinction by running, aud
of every turfman of renown who ever lived
OF died. He is devotee of every sport
that exhiiarates, and is polished in his man
ners and chaste in his words, thus forming
as sgzeeabie s eompsnion as one could
wish for. For eight years the major edited
the Spirit of the Times, in which capacity
ne proved hirsself an able and captivating
writer.
About the time of the purchase of Err
denheim, Mr.. Kittson bought extensively
of horse flesh, but finding that the capaci-
ties of tie two farms were strained, he dis
posed of thirty-nins stations, mares and
colts at the American Horse exchange,
New York. on Nov. 4, retaining as large a
family as it was possible to accommodate.
The improvements at Erdenheim COM
1lencoA several months ago. They consist
principally of q circular shed, mile track
and facilities for supplying the build
ings with water. The circular shed, or
track and stable combined, is being erected
by Contractor William Mackey of German
town, at cost of about $4,000. The roof
covers forty five box stalls, a one-eighth
mile track, room for the trainer, apart
ments for tine exercise boys and grooms,
and room for horse clothing, medicines.
ETC., leaving ample space for feed and
straw on the second story. The outer
circle of the track is protected from storms
by the building, and the inner circle by
weather boarding extending from the roof
half way to the ground. The track will be
devoted exclusively to training in the win
ter. The ground which encircles it will
be laid out in walks and
plats and will be embellished with the
choicest flowers. A fountain will be erected
in the center. The water from this, to-
gether with the refuse from the roo; and
ground, will be carried off by pipes
laid beneath the surface. The apartment
for the grooms and exercise boys is divided
into bed room, bath room and reading
and smoking room, all of which will be
heated by heater and supplied with gas
and water. Besides this circular stable
there are four other barns on the premises.
One of these is now occupied by the colts
in training. These will be transferred to
the new building at its completion. In
another barn are the brood mares and in a
third are the stations, the fourth being de-
voted to the farm stock. Within stones
throw of the new stable is the blacksmith
shop,whore all the shoeing is done. The half
mile track, the only track on the farm when
Mr.. WEIGH owned it, is to be abandoned
when the new mile track is finished. This
track is precisely one mile in length, is
thirty feet wide, except at the home
stretch. where its width is forty feet, thus
making it the widest private track in this
section of the country. The greatest skill
has been observed in its construction. the
object being to secure a good and lasting
surface. 1t is inclosed by fence on either
side, forming a decidedly attractive spot.
1t is not improbable that this track will
become the scene of many spirited con-
tests, and the organization eff jockey
club in Philadelphia is spoken of, now
that the facilities for good racing are to
be afforded. Such scheme succeeds in
Louisville, KY, and Memphis, Tenn; New
York is not without its Jerome. Brighton
and Saratoga, and it may not be long be-
fore Philadelphia will have its EPSON, in
Erdenheim, which is now attracting the
attention of turfmen in this country and
in England.
The residents of Erdenheim consist of
thirty brood mares, five stations, sixteen
yearlings, eight two -year-olds and twenty
four weanlings, to which reference is made
at the proper time and place in this de-
scriptive account. The trainer is PERCY
Benn, a native of England, who has lived
with horses since his childhood. and who
can boast of having visited nearly every