Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-10
running this season inthe colors Of
Mr. Somervile, has been put to jumping, and
in her first effort at Coney Island Thursday,
came in second in a field of five



Mfnnesota's Tsco Trofting Prince firth urs.
The presence in Minnesota this season of
two bay trotting geldings both called Prince
Arthur has 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
he has already been sent) and In the no record
class at Buffalo, in which class he made his
first 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 chagrin
OF driver, owners and hackers generally.
The other, Prince Arthur, has no engage
ments outside the state at the present time
He it 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
Minneapolis. The latter heat was lost by the
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.
81. M. Hastings, wealthy farmer of Lemond,
Steele county, seven miles from Owatonna
He was purchased by Mr.. Hastings and H. l..
Pratt, in December, 1878. OF John Fisher,
steuben county, N. Y, for, it is reported,
$500. Mr.. Fisher, in his bill of sale, repre-
scented 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
Mr. Goldsmith has substantiated Mr.. Fishers
claim that the horse was sired by Volunteer.
He is bright bay about AZ hands and
weighs about 500 when in trotting condition,
in which condition he is drawn very close. So
much SO 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 az 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
Mr.. Hastings to buy his half, which that
gentleman finally did, and retired him to his
farm, upon which he has poor half mile
track, using him principally for his driving
animal When work was crowding, however,
he 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 be was again put into regu-
lar training, and before. leaving the
Sorbvest sgm c1 to 60 had through shsT0 the
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 not known to break
| throughout the circuit, and his trot is clean
| shoe and toe-weight forwards weight that
causes him to strike the ground heavily, SO
heavily that many horsemen think
| 1t to be only question Of s
very short time before he will break
down. 1t is also rumored he is not gool
feeder, but this is denied by Mr.. Hastings
who says he eats his twelve quarts of oats anl
| two of corn daily, and is always for more
Probably his gaunt and drawn appearance ha:
| 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 professed that ht
was much more gaunt than when he started
| in, the writer was unable to discover any ma
! terlal change in his appearance, nor could VIZ
see that he went into his races at the last with
l Gil lCSo VIII duU Capitalization TO VIII
than ne did at the first. Certain it is, he is
big little herse, trotter. and credit to his
| sire, Volunteer.
The.Other Prince Arthur-the one entered il
the 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.
He is 7-years old this spring, his sire, West
ern Fearnaught, dam also q pacing
mare, like the other Prince Arthur. BE was
| purchased by Hank Smith and two other
| gentlemen at Long Branch, this state. Early
last year he was driven by MIR. Smith on hi:
track at Long Branch and later in the season
on the Minneapolis track, where he was
| entered in the 500 class at the fail
meeting, but the race not filling he did NO
| trot This spring he was placed in the hands
| or mr.. A. +. Parker, a careful and experienced
reinsman, under whose tuition he developed
| rapidly, showing repeats, with two of thu
most competent timers in the state, IN 2:2s
| and 2:26. He trots very light. When beat
en- at Minneapolis il was just after rain, wher
| the track was slippery and sticky, the latter
| causing him TO take considerable extra weigh,
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 O
| his owners in him, and he has beer
sent to Chicago, where he Will undoubtedl,
| meet company that will fully try his metal as
! trOtter, and, If he acts all right, then OF
to Buffalo.
Such are Minnesota's two trotting Primo
Arthurs. They appear to be good ones.
Miscellaneous.