Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-05

1ndululate OOjScIS r0mdrnaOl0 IOc tn6.r IL
ovation above their surroundings are al
ways the targets for the school boys mis-
siles. So must the public man or thepub-
lie horse expect to receive his attentions
from the world of writers, whether of
praise or censure, philosophlcally, his sole
resource, when unfriendly criticism, as IN
the present case, are especially unjust be-
ing to disprove the charges. Had MIR.
Grattan's observations been confined to
his own paper, the Breeders Gazette, they
would have met with the notice the promi-
hence of the sheet entitled it to. The GLOBE,
howeYer,is quite another thing. One cannot
afford to assume indifference TO what APP
pears in its columns.
That Portion is vicious 1 stoutly deny.
Mr.. Brodhead, noble, honorable gentle
man. whose character among horsemeu is
such that the vials of even MIR. Wallace's
wrath, so freely poured out, only make his
virtues and amiable qualities the more ap-
parent in his position as superintendent
OF Mr.. Alexgnder's large estate,where Por-
lion was bred, drove him for some time on
the road. He says: Portion is the best
disposed horse I ever saw Since New
Years day 1875, when first saw my horse,
I have never had cause to question the cor
RICHNESS of this statement. During all that
length of time 1 have yet to know of POr-
tion's biting or kicking any one. The
voice of any member of my family is suf
ficient to call to the door or window this
vicious animal, to receive the apple or
dainty we all love to give our pet, who if
permitted will lick the hand of the donor
in gratitude.
The victim of series of distressing
accidents SO severe in their nature that
many horses would never have forgotten
them, Portion was for long time afraid
of shafts, and extra precautions were used
in hitchlng and unhitching him. While a
sucking colt he ran stake clean through
his left forward foot. This caused what s
termed false quarter. His forward feet
have always differed in size and shape,
making him an exceedingly difficult horse
to show correctly and consequently to bal
ance, and causing him to strike and inter
fere III various ways. Remembering this,
q brief synopsis of Portions career will L
think settle the question whether he
! is ''rattle-headed" or no. In 1875 Portion
was handled eight weeks by R. P. Stetson,
| OF Philadelphia. In that time he started
in three races. In the 2:45 class at Wood
bury Park, n j., Portion secured second
! place in field of seven horses. At Potts
town in the 2:45 race, Portion was 5, 2, 5.
In race at Philadelphia he secured no
place. Leaving Philadelphia on the way
to his new home IN Minnesota, Portion
to saddle trotted good second to Scotts
| Thomas IN a 9 and heat IN 2:30 and 1926,
at Louisville, KY. This was the result OF
| eight weeks handling. In 1877, after ex-
actly two weeks preparation, Portion
started in the 2:45 race at the state faiI
held in Minneapolis. He received no place
but won the mile dash given to the trottlng
stations on exhibition there, beating such
horses as Royal Duke, Ned Sutton and Ar
chsr's Almont. The same fall he won the
free-for-all at st. Cloud, and trotted second
in the free-for-all at Anoka, won by
Orient. Portion started in no race until
1850, when July 9Th he was placed in the
hands of R. S. Piper. In less than two
months we find the 'Erattle-headed" horse
at Rochester, winning two races in "a
hours, in the first of which Mr.. Grattan
with his celebrated mare Little Queen
succeeded in securing fifth place. In the
second heat in the 2:37 race Portion trott
ed in 2:31l, incorrectly given out as 2:35
The last half mile was trotted IN Ill. II
1881 Portion, still in Piper's hands, show
ed mile in 2:23, trotted dead heat, in
g matinee at New Richmond, Wis, over 6
half mile track with Herod in 2:27, was
a fair third to Won Armin in the stallion
race at Minneapolis in 2:2S, the track be-
ing at least four seconds slow from rains
and likewise won the $50 race at Fargo
beating Selkirk and Hambletonian Maid
That Portion was systematically pulled
all through this year, few horsemen doubt
The worst, of bad class OF men, Piper
said to several ''It amt my policy to shoy
this horse up: will own him before TIA
snow flies and then 1 will show you mex
year where Smuggler's record will be.
Poor fellow! In the following year his
cloud of misfortune still o'ershadowe(
, him. In the hands of an unskillful, reck
less man. improper coollngs out, and over
speeding did their work and in his tw
} races at Rochester, though anything on
, rattle-headed,' he was far from bein
J himself. Once only was he Portion. Com
, ing up the home stretch in the double-tear
race, he forgot his soreness, his highl
bred temperament was too dehcately OF
: ganizsd not to be in sympathy with hi
surroundings, taxing nolo OF Inc OH, VII
his companion, Viator, on the dead run, h
t showed again that burst of speed, whic
S never failed to thrill even his enemie
: ''See Portion Gomez was the cry on man
: lips, but it was too late, the leading tear
= were already safe winners. 1t was but til
2 momentary flashing OF that spark, whic
r justified by the ashes of dishonesty, II
l competency and brutality would hay
: blazed forth so brightly.
It JOHN BRADFORD.
@ Sales of NiGtC6y Mares in Kentucky.
Q Only six OF the Midway mares sent
! w. II. Wilson's sale of horses at AbdallS