Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-26

them up to the time of his sale. In the
way of breeding, Jerome Eddy is strictly
Hambletonian, his sire. Louis Napoleon,
being grandson of Rysdyk's Hambleto-
MAN, while his DAM, Fanny Mapes, is a
daughter of Alexander's Abdallah, also q
son of Hambletonian.
Jerome Eddy's first appearance on the
turf was in 1881, when he made record at
Jackson, Mich, of 2:27. The horse that
beat him in this race was the stallion j. B.
Thomas, driven by Peter v. johnson of
this city, and SO much was johnson i'm
pressed with the promise of Jerome Eddy
that the following winter, when DR.. w. w.
Hedges, of poker fame in Newburg, N. Y,
came West with view of investing some
of Mr.. Weeds money in trotters, he strong
ly recommended him to buy Jerome Eddy,
the horse at that time being for sale at
$1,000. Instead of doing this the doctor
paid $4,000 for j. B. Thomas, and soon
found that he had comparatively worth
| less horse on his hands, while Jerome Ed
dy came out in 1882 and made most bril-
liant record. Beginning in the Michigan
circuit, he won the races in which he was
engaged at East Saginaw, Grand Rapids,
| and Ionia. Coming from the last named
place to Chicago, he attracted the atten-
ton of horsemen by the easy manner in
which he won the 2:27 race here, beating a
largo field of horses and making a record
of 2:21. At the same meeting
mare called Minnie r. trotted in 2:19,
and was Immediately purchased by Com
modore Kittson, the Minnesota millionaire,
for $4,000. at Cleveland the following
week Minnie R. and Jerome Eddy came
together in a race, and by reason of the
mares performance at Chicago she was
made great favorite in the betting. The
stallion won the first and second heats in
2:19, 2:18, and in the third heat trotted the
first three-quarters of the mile at a 2:14%
gait. He was then slowed almost to a
walk, and went under the wire in PIG.
Had he been driven home at his best
speed, there is little doubt that the best
stallion record-2:15A-wou have been
lowered.
At Buffalo the following week Jerome
Eddy won the first heat of his race in
2:l612, trotting the last quarter at a 2:12
gait. These two races fairly established
his claim as being the fastest stallion on
the turf, and several efforts to purchase
him were made, none of which, however,
were brought to successful issue.
The horse was wintered at the home of
his owners in Owosso, Mich, and brought to
this city about three weeks ago by Peter
V. johnson, who was to have driven him
during the coming season. It was not at
that time thought he would be sold
before next August, if at all, but Mr.. Henry
G. Jswett, who, with his father, owns
large stock farm at Aurora, N. Y, came
to Chicago few days ago for the purpose
of buying the stallion, and the sale was
completed yesterday. The transfer took
place at a livery barn on West Madison
street, and after the horse, which is rather
an ordinary looking animal, had been ex-
amined few moments by Mr. Jewett, that
gentleman handed Mr.. Dewey a certified
check for $25,000, and half an hour later
the horse was on his way to the Lake Shore
depot, to be shipped on the o'clock train
by express to Buffalo.
MIR. Dewey, who is plain, farmer-like
gentleman, was seen by reporter last
evening. He confirmed the rumor that the
horse had been sold. 81 am sorry Mr..
Jevett is not going to trot him." said Mr..
Dewey, for regard 1T as certainty that,
barring accidents, he would at the end
of this season have the best stallion record
instead of the second best, as is now the
case"
When a horse is sold for so large sum
of money as $4,000 his immediate rela-
tives become valuable, and it is interest
ing to know that Mr.. Dewey and his part
ner have raised six full brothers and SIS
tiers of Jerome Eddy. They are: Lena
Mapes, foaled 1875, Larry W., foaled 1878,
and now owned in Texas; Frank NOBLE.
foaled 1879, owned in Augusta, Ill; George
Milo, foaled 1880, owned by Dewey &
Stewart; Edmore, foaled 1881, owned at
Pontiac, Mich, and Dolly Mapes, foaled
1882, owned by Dewey & Stewart With
the exception of Lena Mapes and Dolly
Mapes these are all stations.