Daily globe., 1883-06-18
IIiHHeSOtG Mention,
A FINE POLE TEAM.


Mr.. W. R. Merriam, vice president of the
Merchants National Bank, has long had an
ambition to own the fastest and finest pole
team in the state, and it is no two to one
that his ambition is not gratifed. Three
weeks ago we noticed the fact that he had
purchased fine pair of matched bays for
road purposes, from Boston parties. 1t
subsequently transpired that this pair was
secured for family driving. However,
few days after the Boston team
arrived in st. Paul, Mr.. Merriam was not
iced behind bay and a black hitched to a
light road wagon, who in every movement
showed not only that they were trotting
bred, but could really trot fast Inquiry
proved that they were purchase fIom
the now famous stable of ]. 1. Case, of
Racine, Wis, to which belongs the great
half brothers Jay Eye See and PhaIlas
The pair was composed of the bay mare
Kitty Clyde, by Sam Kirkwood, dam not
fully traced, but said to be st. Lawrence
stock, record 2:30, and the black gelding
Edwin B., breeding untraced, record 2:27,
made at Milwaukee Sept. %, 1879. While
this pair could pole close to 2:30 with Mr.
Merriam handling the ribbons, he was not
fully satisfied, especially with Edwin B.,
and so a few days since he became the
owner of the bay gelding Prince Arthur,
known, to designate him from the other
esotaPrinceArthur, as theNorthBranch
Prince Arthur. This Prince Arthur is
ye1rs old, beautiful bay, and in size and
general conformation and way of moving
a splendid mate for Kitty Clyde. He was
sired by Western Fearnaught, 941, son of
Fearnaught, 132, dam not traced.
He showed up so we'll last spring that he
was entered in the special 100 class offered
by the Buffalo, N. Y. association, and also
at the Chicago July meeting, but went
wrong and his eastern engagements were
cancelled. Later in the season, however, he
rounded too and at Minneapolis in the fall
he trotted three heats better than 2:3O, and
secured record of 2:2715. He has winter
ed splendidly and is reported faster than
ever. The first time hitched with Kitty
Clyde, they did a quarter easily in
81, 2:2S gait without being
fully extended. OF course it is too early
yet to speculate on what the team will do,
but as kindly warning we would say to
Mr.. Beaupre, watch outs or himself and
little PAGERS may be forced to take dust
THE STALLION FEARNAUGHT.
We sometime since mentioned the fact
that the dark brown Fearnaught,
by Canada Black Hawk, owned in ST.
Paul for the last six or eight
years, now the property of Charles
Brown, the well known horse dealer il
this city, had been placed in the hands of
a we'll known Iowa driver by whom ne had
been entered through the Iowa circuit, and
also at the Chicago July meeting Fear
naUght secured q record of 2:29 on the st.
Paul Driving park, Sept. 3, 1878, and while
known to be speedy, has, either from un-
wise handling or some other cause, been
an in and out performer. His first APP
pearance under his new management,
was at Cedar Rapids, Ia, Thurs
on heavy half mile track. He start
ed in the race lame, having bruised leg
in unloading from the cars, but got third
place i'll the race, and in the first heat in
2:2S12 was so nearly on even terms with
the winner that the judges hesitated some
time as to whether the heat was dead or
not, but finally gave it to RoIla. He will
be at Marshalltown this week, but will not
be started unless recovered from his lame
ness. Mr.. Brown feels very confident he
will prove a race horse this season.
MOVEMENTS OF THE MIDWAY TROTTERs.
The bay mare Lady Roife by Tom
Rolfe, 2:22114, and the bay gelding Silver
ton by Blue Bull, 2:2Ol4 sent east with
the other trotters and PAGERS of the Midway
stable last spring, with a view of cam
paigning them, have been returned to
Midway, both having developed weaknesses
uniting them for the fast and trying
work of the big circuit. Since her return
Lady Rolfe has been bred to Black
wood, Jr., and it is probable is per
manently retired from the turf. Silverton,
however, after being given few days rest,
and his lameness having disappeared, is
being worked again, and is showing up so
we'll that he has been entered in the free
for-all at the Minneapolis July meeting,
and may probably be entered at other
meetings in the northwest later along. A
letter to SUpt. Woodmansee, from John
Splan, at Cleveland, o., where he is with
Won Arnim, Pilgrim, Fannie Witherspoon,
Minnie r. Little Rrown Jug and Gem, says
are all in fine shape except
Minnie R. alone who, though
behaving we'll Is coming to her speed very
slowly. Writing to the Spirit Splan fur
ther says: ''Hickok's and my stable will
remain here until the Detroit meeting;
from there to Kalamazoo. There were
number of horses here last week that
showed a great deal of speed. think that
CIingstone showed the greatest, as he trot-
ted a quarter in 80 seconds. I drove Pill
grim half in 1;0724, and think he has as
much speed as any horse ever saw for
one that has not had any more training"
Splan thinks for once that Hickok will
have horse race on hand with
St. Julien, when he meets Clingstone
at Chicago. Hopeful" another CORES
pondent of The Spirit from Cleveland,
says: 'Mr. Weodmansee seems to be in
no hurry about trotting his horses, but
merely wants to go few easy races, until
be reaches Chicago, where he proposes to
give them their head and Splan thinks he
Is level-headed and is working the horses