Daily globe., 1883-07-16
mark Fietd, in minnesota.


3P6nt In southern Minnesota. Something
oyer a year ago we wrote Mr.. Wallace, of
Elas Monthly, that he owed it to himself,
She reputation of his journal and
Bhe breeding interests of Min
Hssota and the northwest to send a repre-
sentative here and make a note of what
Ess being done in the breeding line.
When Mr.. Hiatt arrived in st. Paul,
Wednesday, June 20, in mentioning the
fact, we said: Mr.. Hiatt proposes to
8Pand two or three weeks in Minnesota,
dEring which time he will visit
Ehe most noted breeding farms of
the state, and his impressions and
solid facts as outlined in The Monthly will
be revelation to its veteran editor and
its many readers" The day after the
above was written Mr.. Hiatt left st. Paul
Eor visit to the celebrated breeding es-
tablishment of G. A. De Graf, Lake Ely
sian, Waseca county, the home of Alexan-
lsr, 491, from which point he made gen
sra tour of southern Minnesota.
and has given the magazine
with which ! he is connected.
for the August issue, a full account of
gion. AS we predicted, Mr.. Hiatt is thor
oaghly converted to the claim we have Of
Baa advanced, that the possibilities of Min
nesOta in breeding the trotter are second to
those of no state in the Union, his own
words being that southern Minnesota is
shs best portion of the continent for raising
horses, outside of California. En-
laEging upon this broad statement. Mr..
yI,r 4ho4
his visit, the horses he had seen in that re-
giOa, southern Minnesota were healthier,
mose vigorous, more growthy in youth
ssaan those of Kentucky or New York state.
3D. vas at Rochester during the week of
tbs Fourth, and speaks enthusiastically of
SAs horses of that city and vicinity. Of
TIA breeders he says Simonds & CIoug h
made by far the best showing at the races
8hsre the 3rd and 4th, especially mention
Ing the stallion Silas Wright, by Alexan-
AsEse- Speaking of Allie Gaines,
>ea of Almont, 33, at the
Assd of this breeding establishment,
ar, Hiatt expressed the belief
fAat he was the surest and best speed pro-
auosr in Olmsted county, and as having
tSw if any superiors in the country, as
Sf his get, and especially advising us to
watch out" for the bay colt j. W. B.,
sscOnd in the two-year-old race on the
&DaSe this high praise of Allie Gaines,
Rs it only confirms what we wrote of him
dA che state fair mentions of last year.
when We said: Yesterday forenoon the
awarding committee looked over the stock
cfr nol o@& l.
aRd red ribbons as their best Judgment
dictated. So worthy were all of favorable
recognition that the committee, made up
u experienced horsemen as they were, had
great difficulty in deciding just
Veere the first premium,
sAs blue ribbon, should be bestowed, espec-
hany IN the stallion class, composed of
5irS and three or more of his get. The con-
tsssants in this class were three Hamble-
tonian stations, each of a high order of
nSrIt so far as breeding was concerned,
md each one having a most creditable
representation through his get. But while
aal we're extra good, the committee were
unanimous in awarding the first premium
60 Allie Gaines, owned by Simonds &
Gaough. Allie Gaines is beautiful Ma
aogany bay, 15-2 hands, and weighs about
was sired by Almont, fourth in the list of
$50 and better performers, and was bred
aa2r Lexington, Ky. His dam was Maggie
Gaines lone of the noted brood mares of
fhs country, by Blood's Black Hawk, son
OF Vermont Black Hawk, etc. More royal
breeding the most captious advocate of
pare lines could not desire. His lineage
as without blemish or weak point, and his
Sisfon is equally faultless. The fame of
his sire, Almont, is written in imperish-
able letters upon turf records. Not only
rs he noted for begetting trotters, but
also for transmitting to his progeny on
EAs male side like power. That Allie
Gaines is one of his best sons in this re-
SpOct was most forcibly demonstrated by
his get exhibited with him yesterday. Rav-
nag been brought to the state only two
years ago, his qualities as sire had to rest
2pon yearing of which three were shown
With him. All were compactly built, clean
hmaed, strong muscled; had grand shoul-
asrs and ioins, full between the eyes, good
AsGis, and we're as square and pure gated
sot;er5 as ever were SEEN"
But the real benefit to the breeding in
Serests of the state to result from Mr..
Hiatt's visit is by no means confined to his
contributions to The Monthly in which he
will call attention to some of the most
prominent breeding farms in the state,
and in doing which he will of necessity
state facts upon which we have made the
dzaim that Minnesota is entitled to take
rank as one of the best breed
ing states in the Union. In
fact MIR. Hiatt's "write ups" while there is
no question they will be well done, will con.
S$itute but small part of the good that
vii accrue through his visit. At Roches-
tor, Owatonna, Faribault and other points
in southern Minnesota, Mr. Hiatt's
visit has been the means of very greatly
increasing the circulation of The Monthly,
and also of inducing breeders of trot-
ters to register their stock in the National
Register, of inspiring them with new zeal,
and of greatly elevating among them the
standard of excellence, in which alone he
has done an incalculable amount of good.
Mr.. Hiatt expresses himself as greatly
surpris d at the amount of good trotting
st0cA ie found in southern Minnesota. It
pstNni-hed him, as h9 expressed it, to find
lhe! nearly every year-old boy in
and around Rochester has mare and
colt fashionably bred and of the
tese flmilies, and that scores