Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-20
Auatiler Sire for Mtd,eay.

An0tjler Stfe Tor hfuWoy.
A telegram from Nashville, Tenn, in Sun
day mornings GLOBE, announced the pur
chase there, by Mr.. D. W. Woodmansee, al
the agent of Commodore n. W. 'Kittson, o
the well known trotting stallion, Blackwood
Jr. The price paid is stated to be $1,000
Blackwood Jr, was bred by B. F. and A. Van
meter, of Winchester, KY. He is a pur,
black, was foaled in 1871 making him years
old. He was sired by Blackwood, son o.
Alexander's Norman, dam Belle Sheridan, BY
Bloods Black Hawk, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; I'd dam by Mooreland's Highlander
Sd dam by old Virginia Whip.
Blackwood, the sire of B'ackwood, Jr., Sc
cured record of 2:9l in his sS-year old form
and has five representatives within the
charmed circle, viz: Proteine, Els; Black
wood, Jr., 2:22H; Blackwood Prince, 2;2SA4
Rosewood, IS years), 2:27; Wildwood, $50
Alexander's Norman, the sire of Blackwood
has two in the list, the great Lula, els, and
Nav Queen, 800. Blackwood's dam was by
Mambrino Chief, who was the sire OF six 2;3O
or better performers, including the renowned
Lady Thorne, 2:1S4; Woodford Mambrino,
22l15; North Star Mambrino, Mambrino
Star, Brignoli and Bay Henry.
An examination of the above figures, with
the deductions to be legitimately drawn there
from, shows that Blackwood, Jr. possesses a
rare combination of speed lines, while his
brief turf career forcibly demonstrates that
coupled with these is the possession OF great
courage and remarkable endurance.
His principle turf performances were con
fined to the year 1876, when he was years
old, when starting in the $50 classes land
being eligible to the $40 class), he made a
record at Nashville, May &c, of 222A. His
other contests that year were: At Nashville,
Nav %, when he beat Frank Reeves, Sophie
Temple, Lille Shields and Scott's
Chief, Frank Reeves winning the first
heat in 2:25k, Blackwood, Jr., taking
the next three heats in 224, 2:25K, 2:27. At
Lexington, june Is, he won ip three straight
heats, beating Gumball and Ashland Kate, in
$50, ASK, 1885,. At Harrodsburg, Ky
June 2S, ne again won in straight heats,
beating Sophie Temple and Gumball, in 2:31 y
2.3O% 226. Again at Cynthiana, KY, July
8, he won in straight heats, beating Doble,
Gumball and Dick Taylor, in 2:Sl4 229.
231.
The next we see of him is at the Breed
ers' Centennial meeting, Philadelphia, in
September, when he won the Centennial race
for stations that had never beaten $40 for a
purse of 81, 500, beating Gov. Sprague and Sam
Purdy. Both these horses had three trials,
Blackwood, Jr., taking but two and beating
the best time of his opponents in both, his
time being 2:23, 2:2314. Purdy's time was
1926, 2:27, 2:414; and Spragues, 2:2515
2:25$4 1885, The nextday, however, sprague
turned the tables on the black horse. The
race was for 5-year Odds, the contestants being
Sprague, Blackwood, Jr., Elsie Good and Lady
Mills, the finish being in the order named In
three straight heats. Time 2:24X 2:26, 2;26.
October 2, Blackwood, Jr., won in handsome
style In the Federal race for 6 year ODDS, purse
s. 500, beating Dame Trot and Rosewood in
straight heats in 2::27, 2:24&, 2:24&, For his
splendid performances at this meeting he was
denominated the Iron Horse of Kentucky.
With this reputation he was retired to the
stud upon the farm of his owner near Nash.
vile, Tenn, and though his opportunities
have been poor, it is claimed his get are very
promising, and will yet make good
reputation for him. Probably his most
promising son is Ravenswood, who, as 4-year
old, in a public exhibition, pending sale,
trotted full mile in 2:26; and was sold for
$4,000. Unfortunately he sustained an injury
soon after necessitating his temporary with
drlwal from the turf, land he is now doing
stud duty at Abdallah Park, Cynthiana, KY,
the breeding farm of w. II. Wilson, where
his services are much sought after. 1t is re-
ported, however, that he has recovered from
his injury, and that it is propable he will be
campaigned this fall. Another fine son has
been the property of Mr.. Kittson for now
nearly year. Spottswood, own brother to
Rayenswood, Swear old this spring. Spotts-
wood carried off the blue ribbon at the Min
neapolis fair last fall, and it is probable his
large and well proportional form, fine limbs
elegant carriage and nice way of
going had much to do in
directing the attention of Commodore Kittson
10 his sire when on the lookout for an animal
TO relieve his present stations in the stud, for
which service Blackwood, Jr, has been pur-
chased.
The purchase of Blackwood, Jr., enables
Commopore Kittson to give his fine 6year old
Smuggler stallion, Revenue, season upon
the turf, which he very much desired to DO,
with the by no means foundationless hope,
that he will return to Midway in the fall with
a record closely approaching that of his re-
nowned sire, 2:l51, which for six years has
stood uDequaled 10y any entire horse, the
2:17H of Piedmont being the nearest approach
10 it. In this connection it can also be stated
that it is now decided that Lady Rolf is not in
foal, and she will undoubtedly 60 into
the string to be campaigned, making
it decidedly the most formidable owned or to
be handled by ano one person in the country.
See the list b. m. So So, 2:171l, Oh. m. Fannie
Witherspoon, 2:192l; b. S. Won Armin, 2:22;
b. M Lady Rolf, 2:221l; b. s. Revenue, no
record, but trials close to 2:20; VIII. m. Sannie
g., 2:27; br. m. Fleming Girl, 2:3SS; b. m. Gem
tpa-er), 2:2O.