Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-09
VETERAN.
'sTroycre,." at Lake city and Da,.da

Your department, allow me to say, grows
better and better with each issue, and for
real worth is better than the Spirit Of the
Turf, and 1 trust that all the numerous
readers of the department who are inter
ested in the horse will aid you in furnish
ing items of interest. AS l am swinging
around the state I occasionally see some
fine horses, and meet some fine gentlemen
interested in the horse, men of business
who always have time to take a spin be-
hind good stopper, or watch the action of
promising trotter, and if I should happen
to, in iotting down a few notes, mention
their names, trust that they will take no
offense. Now as the horses at Lake City
have not come undor your special OBJ
servation, will give you short list from
that point, and will commence with the
horses in the string of w. Fl. Matthews, the
John Turner of Minnesota, located at Lake
City.
We find first in the list, Mr.. Mathews
pride, Baybrino, owned by the popular
banker, Major L. S. Van Vliet. Baybrino
was campaigned successfully by Mr..
Matthews through the Northwestern circuit
last fall. This horse was sired by Swigert,
and he by Alexander's Norman; dam Bon
azella, by Mickey, by Royal George, thus
being as richly bred as any horse on the
turf. His sire is the sire of Calamus and
others, while his grandsire is the sire of
Lulu, 2:15; May Queen, 2:20 and other
noted fast ones. His staying qualities are
too oil Izno To To1- for
instance his trip in the freight car from
GAINESVILLE to Rochester last fall to take
part in the races there. He landed at 8
a. m, and on the next two days trotted
eighteen heats, and was winner as he chose.
Now this horse has wintered in fine shape,
and as he has not pimple on him, and is
again in Mr.. Matthews hands, we look for
him to make very low record, and the
horse that downs him will have to be an
other Clingstone. He will, as stated, be
campaigned this season.
Next on the list we find Prilla, owned by
Mr.. L. W. Needham, of Pierre, Dakota, a
beautiful bay mare, full sister to Baybrino.
She stands 1515 hands, was worked
but four weeks, and claims trial over
Commodore Kittson's track of 2:36. She
| is a fine locker and fine way of going.
She has no record but under Mr.. Matthews
handling ought to be quite speedy before
| tall. VIII be campaigned.
| We next came across the fine black stall
| ion, Kall1e Paroin, also by
| ington, by Alexandera's old Lexington.
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horse of great power and bone and a
mighty handy way of goinga,nd I will say
to the boys as the pool seller through the
summer circuit used to say swatch out p
| swatch out" He resembles his sire and is
well of him. He is in the stud at Lake
City.
| The next animal brought out for inspection
was 'Black Jim," owned by WE. Gum, OF
| Minneapolis, claimed to be Morgan. This
horse is so well known that 1 will not de-
| scribe him. I will say, however, that he
has wintered finely and will undoubtedly
reduce his record in the hands of Mr.. Mat
| thews. will not mention a few others in
Mr.. Matthews string at present, but viii
leave that for some future day, but if Mr.
NJ. does not give the boys the go-by this
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trotters, when they come under the wire.
The following drivers and well bre6
youngsters all came under my observation
while there:
H. D. Stocker, Esq, prominent attor
ney, owns Queen, Morrill, mare, record
2:4O, and takes his daily drive behind her
She is a dark brown 1515 hands, fast ans
steady and very perfectly broken, ever
| tempered, and beautiful animal. one which
all the family can take pleasure with. By
her side he frequently drives her FLY, Ac
| cident, by Young Draco, now two years old
1913 hands high and the two make a very
pretty team, the youngest giving promise
of great speed.
| MIR. VIM. Wilson also has fine driving
horse, Gen. Hayes, by Swigert, bright bay
1874 hands,a very perfectly broken gentle
mans roadster, without training, but quite
speedy and of great power and endurance
Dr.. G. r. Patton has an extra fine road
moro in Lady Hays, four years old, June
10, next, for which he paid 1000. The
sire Of Lady Hays is Voiunteer,by old Ham
bletonian, dam Lady Bashaw, BY
Green's Bashaw, grand dam Lizzie Hays
| by SIMPSONS Blackbird, thoroughbred
and the sire of Blackbird, jr., 2:22, of Fred
erica, dam of Little Fred, 2:20, and of A
W. Richmond, sire of Romero, 2:1915. Lady
Bashaw has been used exclusively as
brood mare, but with very little handling
trotted three heats in 2:4215, 2:39 and 2:39
1t would be difficult to show
stouter trotting blood than cour.
ses in the veins of Lady Hays
and when 1 say that her appearance and &C
ton justifies her breeding, think you viii
agree with me that SIZE is very promising
animal. She was bred by Mr.. Richard
Richards, the noted stock man of Racine
Wis, the owner of Swigert, Pluto and Al.
den Goldsmith. Writing of Lady Hays
Mr.. Richards said: "She is altogether the
best and finest colt ever bred on my place.
DR.. Patton is to be congratulated upon the
ownership of such an animal.
Mr.. James Matthews has a very promis
ing flly in Julia Goldsmith, foaIed August
%, 1881, by Alden Goldsmith; first dan
Amy Jones by Richards Bellfounder, sec
ond dam imported Bay Blucher. She is 6
half sister to DR.. Patton's Lady Hays
She was bred by Richard Richards, the
price paid for her being $500.
The black FLY Blackwing, owned BY
Major Van Vliet, is another good one
She was foaled Sept. Is, $780, sire Darkey
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