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

inclined to give the project boost and be-
gan to look for a proper horse. He was
Informed that GIenmore could be bought
for $4,000, but when he found the owner
$4,000 was named as the price. He de-
clined to buy the horse. Others were
mentioned, but he came across none at the
time to suit his fancy.
The following colts and FLIES are now in
training at Monmouth Park, by Frank
Midgeley, to carry the Commodore's colors
this season: Three-year olds-Pocotello,
chestnut colt, by Soucar; Retrench, brown
colt, by Reform; Retribution, brown FLY,
by Reform; Repetta, brown lflly by Alarm
or Reform Equity, chestnut FLY, by En-
quirer; Bric-a-Brac, brown flly by Bonnie
Scotland; Corona, bay FLY, by Glenlyon.
Two-year olds-Panique, chestnut colt, by
Alarm; Perilous, chestnut colt, by Alarm;
Theordus, chestnut colt, by Alarm; Bonnie
Chiel, bay colt, By Alarm; Lewis, bay colt,
by Litlleton; Ruchiel, bay colt, by Alarm;
Rataplan, chestnut colt, by Alarm or Re-
form; Abba, chestnut flly, by Alarm;
Issequena, chestnut FLY, by Alarm; Iona,
brown FLY, by Alarm or Reform. The
running of this string will be watched with
great interest by horsemen. At present,
of course, information about their chances
for success is only for the private ear. One
thing is certain, there is plenty of blue-rib
bon blood in their veins. Aside from the
noted sires, among the thirty-six head of
brood mares in the stables are Maggie B.
B., dam of Iroquois and Harold Susan
Beane, dam of Sensation, Onondaga, Sou
brette, and Susquehanna; Waltz dam of
GlideI1a and Bolero; Megara, dam of Spin
away; Nemesis, dam of Rhadamanthus, the
race horse with which the Dryers began;
their lucky career; Australind, dam of Cir
cassian; La Rose, dam of Tuscaloosa. AL
SO a lot of fashionably bred young mares,
including Glidelia, Preciosa, Blue Lodge,
Tuscaloosa, Rachel, Lyria, Beware, Era
sure, Temptation, Artifce and others.
Among the improvements is covered
eighth fannie track, with forty-two
large box stalls facing the circle; mile
track thirty feet in width, a stone double
arched bridge over the Wissahickon, con-
Meeting the 400 acres, and new, clean, and
healthy quarters for the men, consisting of
dormitories, reading room, bath rooms,
with hot and cold running water, and all
modern conveniences.
The Commodore bought ninety eight
head of thoroughbreds with the farm. He
has since weeded out the stock. raserv;np
choice animals and adding new ones, M
til the list now numbers more tn&G Q nun
dred.
When John McCloskey who has handled
the famous racers on the old farm iJr the
past twenty years, brought out the Giras
into the sunlight, he could scarcely 70
strain them from leaping owe tho fonce
into the new mile track. Alarm, q beauti-
full bay, son of imported Eclipse, straight
ened himself up into the air as if eager to
spring into the clouds; Reform, sired by
bennington in 1871, pranced in his glossy
brown coat until it glistened; Woodlands,
son of Nutbourne; Dalnacardoch, by Rat
aplan, and Midlothian, by Rataplan or
Strathconan, all imported, are fine types
of the thoroughbred.
While mentioning his trotters, Commo-
dore Kittson spoke highly of Pilgrim, a
bay horse seven years old, by Smuggler,
dam by Daniel Lambert. He believes that
Pilgrim will grow into a wonderfully fast
horse. Pilgrim cost the Commodore $13,-
600 in 1881. He has about fifty other head
of well-bred trotters, also several fast pac-
ers, including the famous Little Brown
jug. The prices paid for some of his
choice trotters were Won Amin (2:22) b. h.,
Z years, by Sentinel, $4,000; So So
Giro, b. m, 8 years, by George Wilkes,
$4,000; Lady Rolfe (2.2214), b. m, years,
by Tom Rolfe, $4,000; Fanny Wither-
spoon (2;1194), 8 years, by Almont,
$4,000; Gem, (2:20), IN, years, by Tom
Rolfe, $4,000; Fleming Girl (2:33) years,
by Paddy, $4,000; Sannie G. (2:20, II
years, by Almont, $4,000; Spotswood, blk.
h., years, by Blackwood, Jr., $4,000.
The Commodore owns two breeding
farms at st. Paul-one is inside the pres
ent city limits. and the other includes the
old fair grounds and buildings. There are
about 700 acres in all.
The Commodore's wife, two daughters
and son were with him on this visit to
Erdenheim. They are all fond of horses,
and one of his daughters, at least, is a
spirited rider. She takes pleasure in rid
ing a thoroughbred, who is a great jump
er, and once threw her. She persisted
in training the horse, however, until she
had him under perfect control, and now
there are few riders who can keep up with
her in a cross-country run, when mounted
on her favorite.
The son is a broad-shouldered, frank
young fellow named Hercules. When the
Commodore and his wife and daughters
started for New York on an early train on
Wednesday afternoon, Hercules remained
at the old farm with Major Hubbard and
the thoroughbreds.