Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
AMONG OUR HORSES

HotC the Breeding is BEING Constantly I'M
proved in MinmedpOIis-A Number Of
Handsome Hi0h-Bred Matched ROddsters
and Carriage Horses.
During the past few years there has been
a vast improvement in horse flesh in Min
neapolis, which fact has frequently been
attested by elaborated descriptions of
some of the fine animals by the turf editor
of the GLOBE in the Monday issues. It has
been stated, moreover, and without any
attempt at bragadocio, by horsemen whose
experience have made them competent to
arrive at the conclusion with q degree of
certainty, that there are not two cities in
the Union, of comparative size, which can
boast of SO many proportionate fine bred
horses, and stylish and speedy turnouts, as
can Minneapolis and st. Paul, and that
there are absolutely no cities of the same
age which exhibit comparison. This
fact is possibly due to primal
effort by the earliest settlers to breed
nothing but the best, and as result, moth
ing but high bred horses can find market
here. Dealers appreciate this condition,
and are constantly purchasing animals of
excellent breeding from various parts of
the states and country and not unfrequent-
ly go 80 far as to import expressly for this
market. The object of the present writing,
however, is to give special mention
of fee stable of horses
just brought to Minneapolis
from the old state of Indiana by breeder
of note, Mr.. G. M. Harris, and which is
now exhibited as the stables of the First
Avenue Hotel, located on the corner of
First avenue north and Fourth street.
HANDSOME SPANS.
The horses in question consist of one
span of dapple browns, each weighing
one thousand two hundred pounds, stand
ing sixteen hands high, and aged five
years, half brothers, being sired by Brown
Chief who is son of Mambrino Chief.
They are fine roadsters, we'll matched,
graceful carriage and have bold, free and
easy action.
A span of matched jet black Morgans,
weighing 1,15O pounds each, and stand
ing sixteen hands high, stylish, we'll bro
ken, speedy, spirited yet gentle, and easily
controlled. They were both sired by
Brown George, son of Seeley's Black
Hawk. H. E. Fletcher, Esq, of Eleventh
street has purchased the team, and h1tched
to his family landau make fine display
on our fashionable thoroughfares.
One span oil bay geldings five and six
years of age respectively, weighing
1,150 each and standing sixteen hands
high. They are brothers and were bred
by Grimaldi, he by Joe Downing, he by
Edwin Forrest, he by Kentucky Hunter, he
by Imported Messenger.
A span of matched geldings aged six
years each, sixteen hands high, fine team
and bred same as the last above.
DR.. G. G. Lyford, of the veterinary col
lege and hospital, has purchased span of
black flleys, three years of age. They
were both sired by Fisk's Hambletonian
Star, who sired Edwin, with a record of
2:l9, and George ", with a record OF 1929,
and many horses who have trotted in 2:3O
classes.
The dam of one of the flleys was
fine breed mare, sired by old Mambrino
Chief; and the other filley was from mare
sired by old Magma Charta.
A handsome six year old roam gelding,
who stands sixteen hands high, sired by
Grimaldi, he by Joe Downing, he by Ed
win Forrest, he by Kentucky Hunter, he
by Imported Messenger also, another
span of fne-bred geldings and several
spans of desirable postboys, and a fine
array Of roadsters, all of
good breeding, which have been brought
to this city for market, and which doubt
less will find ready sale at creditable
prices.