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

praise or censure, philosophlcally, his sole
resource, when unfriendly criticism, as IN
the present case, are especially unjust be-
ing to disprove the charges. Had Mr..
Grattan's observations been confined to
his own paper, the Breeders Gazette, they
would have met with the notice the promi-
nence of the sheet entitled it to. The GLoBE
however, is quite another thing. One cannot
afford to assume indifference 70 what ap-
pears in its columns.
That Portion Is vicious [ stoutly deny.
Mr.. Brodhead, noble, honorable gentle
man. whose character among horsemen Is
such that the walls of even Mr.. Wallace's
wrath, so freely poured out, only make his
virtues and amiable qualities The more ap-
parent in his position as superintendent
OF Mr.. Alexanders large ate,where Por-
ton was bred, drove him for some time on
The road. He says: Portion is the best
disposed horse / ever saw" Since New
Years day 1875, when l first saw my horse,
! have never had cause to question the cor
RICHNESS of this statement. During all that
length of time 1 have yet to know of Por-
tiou's biting or kicking any one. The
voice of any member Of my family is suf-
ficient to call to the door or window this
vicious animal, to receive the apple or
dainty we all love to give our pet, who if
permitted will lick the hand of the donor
III gratitude.
The victim of series of distressing
accidents SO severe in their nature that
many horses would never have forgotten
them, Portion was for long time afraid
of shafts, and extra precautions were used
in hitchIng and unhitching him. While
sucking colt he ran a stake clean through
his left forward foot. This caused what is
termed a false quarter. His forward feet
have always differed in size and shape,
making him an exceedingly difficult horse
to show correctly and consequently to bal
ancs, and causing him to strike and inter
fere III various ways. Remembering this,
brief synopsis of Portions career will
think settle the question whether he
is 'rattle-headed" or no. In 1875 Portion
was handled eight weeks by R. P. Stetson,
Of Philadelphia. In that time he started
in three races. In the 2:45 class at Wood
bury Park, n. j., Portion secured second
place in field of seven horses. At Potts
town III the 2:45 race, Portion was 5, 2, s..
In race at Philadelphia he secured no
| to his new home IN Minnesota, Portion
to saddle trotted good second to SCOTS
| Thomas IN d and 3 heat IL $50 and 2:26,
at Louisville, KY. This was the result of
| eight weeks handling. In 1877, after ex-
! actly two weeks preparation, Portion
! started in the 2:45 race at the state fair
| held in Minneapolis. He received no place
| but won the mile dash given to the trotting
-4-I 11p
horses as Royal Duke, Ned Sutton and Ar
cher's AlInont. The same fall he won the
! free-for-aII at St. Cloud, and trotted second
IN the free-for-aH at Anoka, won by
! Orient. Portion started III no race until
1880, when July 9TH he was placed in the
| hands of r. s. Piper. In less than two
months we find the ''rattle-headed" horse
at Rochester, winning two races i'll "a
hours, in the first of which Mr.. Grattan,
with his celebrated mare Little Queen,
succeeded in securing fifth place. In the
second heat in the 2:37 race Portion trott-
ed in 2:3114 /, incorrectly given out as 2:35
The last half mile was trotted IN Ill. In
1881 Portion, still in Piper's hands, show
ed a mile in 2:23, trotted dead heat, in
matinee at New Richmond, Wis, over a
half mile track with Herod in 2:27, was
race at Minneapolis in 2:2S, the track be-
ing at least four seconds slow from rains
and likewise won the $50 race at Fargo
beating Selkirk and Hambletonian Maid
That Portion was Systematically pulled
all through this year, few horsemen doubt
The worst, of bad class OF men, Piper
said to several ut amt my policy to show
this horse up: will own him before th'
snow flies and then I will show you mex
year where Smuggler's record will be-
Poor fellow! In the following year his
cloud of misfortune still O'ershadowed
him. In the hands of an unskillful, reck
less man. improper coolings out, and over
speeding did their work and in his tive
races at Rochester, though anything bu
rattle headed" he was far from being
himself. Once only was he Portion. Com
ing up the home stretch in the double-tean
race, he forgot his soreness, his highl.
bred temperament was too delicately or
gained not to be in sympathy with hi
surroundings, taking hold of the bit, wit
his com panion, Viator, on the dead run, h
showed again that burst of speed, whic
never failed to thrill even his enemies
''See Portion conner was the cry on man
lips, but it was too late, the leading team
were already safe winners. 1t was but tn
: momentary flashing OF that spark, whic
: justified by the ashes of dishonesty, IL
competency and brutality would hav
blazed forth so brightly.
JOyIN BRADFORD.