Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-09
NSnneopoltS Horses.

Dnrlng the past lew years there has been
a vast improvement made in horse flesh in
Minneapolis through the attention paid to
the matter of stock raising by breeders.
AS result, some of the finest stations in
the country have been purchased and
brought here. The following summary
includes many of the best, but not all, as
several prominent turfmen and owners of
excellent horses are now absent from the
city, and consequently the pedigrees of
their respective animals could not be &C
curately ascertained, but will be given
space in this department at some future
date:
R. f. Jones is the proprietor
of two fine stations, and
takes especial pride in displaying
their points of excellence. Harry Kimball
is beautiful and stylish dapple gray,
black points, and has remarkably easy
action. He has never been tracked since a
our-year-old, when he made a record of
2:4215, but can easily lower it.
Gold Seal is also a handsome dapple
gray stallion and an exceptionally fine
match for Harry Kimball as pole team.
He can trot in 2:40 to pole, and has a re-
cord of 2:4314 to road wagon, but can trot
much faster to sulky, being in fact the
speediest show horse in the city.
Mr.. Geo. F. jackson has Volunteer, Jr.,
a son OF Volunteer and a grandson of
Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam by Defiance,
he by Mambrino Paymaster, he by Nam
brine, he by imported Messenger, grand
dam by Tremper's Bellfounder, he by
imported Bellfounder. He was bred by
Alden Goldsmith, Esq, of Orange county,
New York, was foaled June "a, 1874, is a
beautiful brown with tan points, fine
arched neck, fine back, immense STILES,
broad gaskins, good feet, Is hands over
the withers, 164 hands over the rump.
Mr.. Jackson. also ownes Thumper, heavy
black draft horse, fine style and powerful.
Glorious, beautiful draft horse, imported
from Normandy in 1872, by Fullington &
Co., of Maysville, Ohio. He is a dapple
gray, wide stiles and neat limbed, is 16115
hands high, broad wide hips and
large active muscles, purchased
from Y. G. Hush in November.
Avelin, also imported from Normandy al
the same time by the same parties. He
stands 16 hands high, has good style, wide
in stife.
W. Il. Ensign owns a fine Hambletonian
trotting stallion, called Ensign's Handle
tcnian, which has trial record of 2:31
He is jet black, stands 1615 hands high
fine carriage, easy and graceful. He was
sired by Skinkles' Hambletonian, he by
Logan, he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian
dam a good road mare, breeding not
traced.
G. W. Clark has span of fine stations
North Star Duke is beauty, but although
speedy has never been tracked. Sire, Duke
of Saratoga, he by young Woful, etc; dan
Lady Morrill,, out of Jessie Finch by thC
Finch Horse,he by Ways Horse, and he bl
Old Morrill,. The other is Dake of Sara
toga, Jr. He is fine piece of horsefesh,
has fine, easy and graceful action, and il
fast. His sire was Duke of Saratoga; dam
Lady Washington, q fine mare owned By
Col. King.
Orren Rogers stallion Northern Light
was sired by Duke of Saratoga; dam BY
| Green's Bashaw. Has no record, but can
make good time.
w. f. Gum has recently purchased
Black Jim, who has a record of 2:37. HI
is high bred Morgan horse. He is being
handled by W. H. Matthews, of Lake City
and will be campaigned this season.
L. Tilney's Lucifer is coal black
stallion with white star in the face, well
proportional and is model draft horse
weighing 1880 pounds, stands seventeen
hands high and girth is seven feet. &c
was sired by Garribaldi, was imported
May 20, 1870, by r. Tinkham, of Warren
county, Illinois, foaIed May Z, 1868, il
Creden, Belgium.
J. G. Oswald's Andrew Burnham is prob
ably one of the finest breeding stations in
the city. He is beautiful black and is
the sire of Oswald's celebrated black mare
Topsy, who can beat $50 to harness. An.
drew Durham was bred by G. T. Bradley
of Milwaukee. He was foaled Feb. 16
1870; sire Milwaukee, son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian and Dolly Martin by De-
iance; dam of Andrew Burnham was
Burnett by Scrugg's Medoc, by Medoc and
he by American Eclipse; I'd dam Jeanette
by Winnebago, sire of Amy B., 2:22, he by
imp. Glencoe; Sd dam Rowena by Si1
Archie, by imp. Diomed.
At the old fair grounds, in what is known
as the Parker stables, Mr.. Price Smith, a
careful and skillful trainer and driver, has
a fine string of horses which he delights in
showing visitors. In the lot and among
the most notable is Mr.. Fred Pillsbury's g.
g. PEDRO, who comes out or the winter II
better condition by far. than last year.
when he made a record of 2:25A. j. @. Os-
wald's S. m. Flora Bell, who has a record
of 2:30, looks IN splendid condi-
ton for She seasons work, and
it is the intention of Mr. Smith
to put her in trim to go away ahead
in the class in which she already has at
tanned an enviable position. She was sired
by Prince, by Bellfounder, who was
brought here from the east by Col. King.
Flora Bells dam was the celebrated mare
Black Hawk Bell.
Another is Mr.. Schenck's W. G.. David R.,
said to be sired by Wallace's Arabian bred
trotting stallion Phenomenon, the sire of
the noted Clay plow horse, Captain Lewis,
who, just from shaking off his pillow harness
and going into 3-minute race upon a
half-mile track and distanced all competi
tors but one in the actual time of 2:27, and
wound up the season with a record Of
2:2OA.
Another beast of great promise vas
shown whose owners name was not men
toned, but suffice it to say her name is