Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-02

Southern circuit commencing at Maysville,
KY, May 10, and running up to the week
of the Chicago meeting.
III. L. Grattan, of Preston, this state.
has commenced series of articles on
Great American Trotters" in the Breed
e''S Gazette Chicago. Grattan is always
interesting and Instructive.
Commodore Kittson has recently pur-
chased the Lukens farm, located opposite
Er1enheim, with which it will be connected
by $4,000 bridge over the Wissahickon
river, which runs between the two farms.
The Breeders Gazette says John Splan
will begin operations with the KittsoR
string of trotters at the Maysville, KY,
meeting. Pilgrim, by Smuggler, is in the
lot, and is said to be faster than ghost"
whatever rate of speed that expression
may represent.
Mr.. j. G. Oswald, of Minneapolis, will
depart for the South on Wednesday for the
purpose of purchasing coach and saddle
horses for family uses. He will also buy
a number of young brood mares. He will
visit Louisville, Lexington and all the first
class breeding farms in Kentucky.
LAOAO WOIC tWO 1Odl5 db midway ldSL
week. but only one survives, viz: The oath
black colt by Blackwood, Jr., dam
Evadna, by Western Chief, dam by Rich
ards Bellfounder. This colt was killed the
night of the 25th by the dam crushing it.
The 29th bay filly, with small
white spot on left hind foot, by Pilgrim,
son of Smuggler, dam Sister, by Swigert,
by Richards Bellfounder; second dam
by Wild Harry. The surviving colt, as also
the one that was killed, is of good size,
strong and active.
Mr.. John Bradford of the Mambrino
stock farm, Elk River, writes the Both; SIN
reply to Mr.. Grattan's proposal of a
match between his mare Little Green and
my horse Portion, published in the GLOBE
two weeks ago, 1 will say that resolve
never to bet, compels me to decline the
meeting. am, and ever have been, will
ing to enter my horses in public races, re,
garding it as proper and healthy amuse-
ment, but whatever influence 1 have shall
be exerted against transferring the noble
race horse into gamblers tool.
We find the following Minnesota mention
in the Breeders Gazette, Chicago
LULU VI SdEtOA. MILL, ms I'll
inbred Herod gelding that is regarded as
quite promising. He is brown four-year.
old, weighing about 1000 lbs, with nice
intelligent head, smooth form, and good
way of moving. He was sired by Dark.
ness, record 2:4O, by King Herod dam by
Cupid, record 2:351HE, by King Herod
grandam by Bates Emperor. The dam
was Butte trotter also. mr.. Graham in.
tends to have him handled this season.
Tho types made bad break last weel
when they made Us locate the Lake Elysiar
stock farm of G. A. De Graft at GAINESVILLE
Wis. Minnesota horsemen take too mucf
pride in this noted farm-the equal il
beauty of location, rich soil, luxuriance OF
its blue grass, and fine breeding of the
stock gotten together through the liberality
and good Judgment of its enterprisine
owner, of any breeding farm in the country
to consent to have its fame credited &c
Wisconsin. Lake ElYsisn stock farm il
Minnesota institution, and located al
GAINESVILLE, Waseca county, and "don't yor
forgot it."
Mr.. VIM. H. Veazie, of Marine Mills,
Washington county, informed Us on Fri
day last, that he should probably keep his
trotting stalnon, Capt. Herod, 2:26M, by
young King Herod, dam Bullrush Morgan
son of old Vermont Morrill,, in the stud
until July, after which ne will be fitted fol
the fall campaign. He is fitting and will
campaign in the West, his chestnut stallion
viator by Tramp, dam TGpsy by Green's
Beshaw. He is also working the bay illy
Temples recently purchased from Mr.
Powers, of this city, and may possibly
bring her out in public late in the season.
Temple was fooled in 1879, is by Trample
by Tramp, dam Topsey by Bates Emper-
or. Mr.. Veazie is we'll pleased with the
action of this FLY and feels very positive
she is going to be fast, reliable and game
He is also working a couple of others, one
Herod colt that he thinks will show uL
well in due time.
Geo. W. Sherwood, of this city, who ha,
Iowa, where the stations Baymont, by Al
den Goldsmith, dam by Swigert, and Wal
ter Ferris, by Swigert, dam Puss Ferris
are doing duty in the stud, recently visited
Kentucky for the purpose of. buying an
Almont or George Wilkes stallion to cross
with his young stock. Meeting him last
week we asked him the result of his visit
Nothing" he replied, Except that ]
learned never to think of buying horse
upon his pedigree" And then Mr.
Sherwood went on to say that
he was greatly disappointed in the appear
auce of the stock at Wither's stock farm,
Fairlawn, the home of Almont, animals
he said, being shown him for which
$1,000 and $1,000 were asked, that hi
would have been ashamed to lead out fol-
a stranger to inspect, had he bred them
Almont himself, he says, is horse Of
grand proportions, in keeping with hi,
great success as a prepotent sire. Mr.
Sherwood also says that Kentucky i,
full of scraggy and small
sized horses, the get of Georg,
Wilkes and his sons, which go a-bsggine
for purchasers. Mr.. Sherwood accounts
for the poor appearance of Mr.. Wither't
stock, and also for the large number Of
poor Wilkes stock to be seen, by the fac
| that the choice representatives of both ar,
sold off, leaving the cuttings at home. Tht
coming stallion, now in Kentucky, ht
thinks, is Onward, 2:254, by Georgs
Wilkes, who is horse of grand proper
tions, and the possessor of all the qualities
which has made his sire famous
and devoid of some of his defects
Later in the week We met Mr.. John Nc
Kelvey, of Grand Forks, D. T., just re