St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-14
The Stock at Austin.

Only one-half mile from the depot at the
beautiful village of Austin is located the fair
grounds and trotting track, in charge of the
genial, big-hearted trainer and driver, A. w.
Mcmillan, and to say that he has good
stable would hardly cover the ground, as you
will conclude before you finish this.
Nc. is driver of twenty-six years. expert
ence, lover of horse, as you would readily
observe if you could scan his horses, all in
the picture of health, and ready to commence
their summers work. Owing to Mes popu-
larity, he has what some might call pick
among the promising ones, and If he does
not surprise the freq uenters of the race track
the coming summer and fall, am much
mistaken. The first on the list we will take
the Almont stallion owned by Peter Martin,
and Mr.. Abbott of Pennington, called
Archer's Almont, sired by Almont. LIST dam
Pearly Leonard, by American Clay. This
stallion is eleven years old this spring, and
has record of 2:3715, obtained years ago.
This stallion has not in my opinion, had any
show to lower the 2:3719 record. He has,
when he has been in training, been allowed
to serve mares, and has not received in other
ways the attention that he ought to, and
think if nothing happens he will lower his
record several notches.
In the stall adjoining Almont, we find
Lincoln, bay gelding owned by Mr.. Nc
MILAN, this horse stands 171S hands, sired
by the Joslyn horse, dam by the thorough
bred horse, Ringold. The dam of Lincoln
is Lady Frisby by Tornado, Jr., grandson of
American Felipe. This horse taking him in
all points is "a 1,'' and do not see where
he could be improved upon. He has no
record but s as fast as ghost. 1 heard of
him last spring through travelling man
that is thorough horseman and thought he
must be mistaken about his being trotter,
but found upon inspection that the half had
not been told.
Princess, by Empire Hambletonian, dam
by Duke of Saratoga, owned by gentleman
in Minneapolis, found had improved much
since being placed in McMillan's hands.
She is five years old, color bay with black
points, and stands Is hands high. She was
used in carpenter wagon until last Novem-
Der, but if she keeps ON improving as she
has for the past four months she will make
the owner think he has something that is
better than gold mine.
"Bessie L." a handsome black mare own ed
by DR.. Chas. Lyford, the popular veterinary
surgeon of Minneapolis, is being worked up
and we note down her breeding. Star Ham
bletonian, dam by Magma Charta, Is hands,
a perfect beauty. We find by watching her
movements that she is one of those long,
easy gated, tireless horses, a regular Maggie
Keevin, and is liable to score well down on
the notch this season.
The next on the docket says Nc is a fine
mare owned by Mr.. Curtiss, of Minneapolis,
called Lady Curtiss, sired by McKesson's
Eagle, dam unknown. This mare stands
1613 hands and | found her to be a long
striding, open-gaited mare, with plenty of
nerve and muscle to keep her moving She
is prize. 1 am glad that our friend Curtiss
has horse that takes nobody's dust
We next visited the stall and took a look at
McMillan's beautiful mare Peerless, by Roa-
noak; Red Eye, by Virginia Red Eye; dam
thoroughbred. This mare is years old,
stands Is hands. She, l am informed, is
beautiful gated, level headed and promising
mare.
Mr.. Mcmillan has a good one in his bay
gelulng ID. w. rage, years OF age, 10 hands
in height, half brother to Lincoln, the second
horse mentioned in this letter. The horse is
good locker, long and fine gated.
We found gray PAGER here, sired by Tom
Rolf, dam unknown, that from outward ap-
pearances looks as though he might be a
rapid mover, and when we asked Nc how
speedy the fellow was, he laughed, and says
wait and see, but life is too short 1 replied.
He says you n eed not live many moons, SO
L conclude he is good one.
Besides the mature horses, Mr.. Mcmillan
has two o-year-oldl colts by Almont dams
and grand dams pacing mares, and one
by Prince Imperial dam by Almont. All
these colts move well, considering their age.
In closing, will say that, later in the season,
say the last of May or the first of June, by
visiting the track at Austin, you will see some
as fine trotters and good trotting as you will
find anywhere, and good hearty welcome
from Mac. TRAVELLER.