Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-26
1ne Tratnfna Stable Of Gee. p. s.aitl..

miscellaneous Notes.
The Training Stable of Geo. 2. Sreith.
Among our callers the past week wal
Geo. p. Smith-better known on the turf
as Deacon Smith-the veteran driver anC
trainer, now at the Hastings Driving Park
where he has a large stable of youngsters
At first Mr.. Smith could talk of nothing bu
the death of the trotting gelding Sam. Il.
the property of Dudley 81. Hersey, of Still
water, which occurred some three weeks
ago. From the description o.
the symptoms given the disease Of
which the horse died was influenza
the same as that with which
the Midway stable suffered so severely
Several other of Mr.. Smiths horses were
afflicted with the same disease, but all re.
covered except Sam H., the pride of his
heart. Sam n. was foaled in 1876. His
Sutton by Ethan Allen out of Lady Sutton.
He was handsome grey and stood about
1513 hands high. Mr.. Smith had handled
him since he was two years old, and last
year secured a record for him of 1882. He
had, however, shown a trial in 2:28A
on half mile track, but Mr.. Smith be-
heved this latter no correct measure
ment of his speed. He was
rather slow in getting away, but once
squarely settled to his work, he was per-
fectly steady and kept improving his speed
all through the mile, his finishes being the
fastest and strongest in the distance. In
fact it took considerably better than 30
horse to beat him on the last quarter when
he was putting in his mile in about 2:25.
He commenced last season with ''leg"
which operated against him all through,
but up to the time he was taken sick he
had wintered in fine shape, his leg was all
right, and in the little snow
work he had been given had
performed to the complete salts
faction of Mr.. Smith. His death was
most serious disappointment not only to
Mr.. Smith, but to his owner, Mr.. Hersey.
After MIR. Smith had been led to talk of
his stable of horses, we got out of him
that he now had the following:
j. G. Meloy, b. g., four years old, sire
Guide, dam by the Mayhall horse, formerly
owned in this city.
Waterville, b. g., foaled 1876, 1872 hands,
sire Lounger, he by Pilot, Dr., dam by Mil
ler's Joe Downing, second dam by Alexan-
der's Edwin Forrest. Very fast but IN
steady.
Ned h, or. g., foaled 1877, 16 hands, sire
Bakers Fearnaught, by old Fearnaught,
dam by Ovens Flying Cloud, by HIPS
Blackhawk.
Bay gelding, 1872 hands, foaled 1853, by
Western Chief, dame the Burbank mare
naH nv M u1Il
a very fine pole mare; pedigree not traced.
Bay gelding, Is hands, foaled 1873, by
Archer's Almont, dam Morgan mare that
came from Vermont, owned by J. g. Nor
ton, of Hastings.
Bay mare, 15.1 hands, foalsd 1875, by
Rysdyks Hambletonian, dam not fully
traced, but believed to be sraight, owned by
a Mr.. Elliott, of Canada.
st. Paul, b. g., 15.1, PAGER, foaled 1879,
by Guide, owned by B. Beaupre, of this
city. This colt is a brother to frankie
B., one of Mr.. Beaupre's team of PAGERS,
either one of whom can pace singly IN
2:30, and to the pole in 2:35.
Two very fine bay geldings, and
years old, owned by George Finch of this
city.
Bay colt, foaled 1881. by Almont Boy,
dam MollIe Magee, by Sterling and he by
Volunteer, owned by D. II. Hersey, of
Saltwater.
Bay gelding, foaled 1881, by AImont
Boy, dam Old Kit that can trot in 2:4O,
owned by j. f. Phelps, of Minneapolis.
Bay gelding, (15.2) foaled 1880, by Gray
Eagle, dam Morgan mare owned by Den
mis- Toilet of Hastings.
Also pair of bay geldings, 16 hands,
very nicely matched and firm drivers,
owned by Maurice Auerbach of this city.
Chestnut gelding, 1873, (thoroughbred)
foaled 1878, by Waverly of Lexington, dam
by Revenue, owned by W. F. Cross and
George P. Smith.
The above comprises good lot of young
STEERS, but the pride of the stable is yet to
come, in a bay colt foaIed 1880, 15.1
hands, by Hughy Angus by Swigert,
dam Pauline, also by Swigert; I'd dam
by Richards Bellfounder. In this colt
Mr.. Smith thinks he has the fastest animal
OF his age in the state, an opinion in which
he is backed by the former, owner Of the
colt, one Of the best horsemen, by the way,
IN the state.
From the above, with one or two others
he expects to have, Mr.. Smith is anticipat-
ing that his string the coming season will
be one of the best and strongest he ever
had. He says the Hastings association
will, as soon as the frost is out of the
ground, commence work upon their
track, with the purpose of max
ing it as near perfect as
possible by generally resurfacing it, throw
ing up the turns an inch to the foot, and
making such other provisions as may be
necessary to make it the equal of any
half-mile track in the country. The asso-
citation will unite in the Northwestern with
a programme and purses better than ever
before.
a Notable Transaction i,s Fast Horse Flesh.
brief telegram to the GLOBE of Friday
last from Chicago, announced the purchase
by Messrs. II. C. Jewett & Co.. of Ruffa1o