The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-05-22

HerOd.
The following article appeared In
Dunton's Spirit OF the Turf, April
23d, 1881, US leading editorial, and
Is copied because OF the present
ownership In Fillmore county OF the
famous horse described therein.
1.-THE subject Of this sketch has,
for some years, been favorite with
western habitues OF the turf, and We
are pleased to have the pleasure OF
Introducing him to new friends, and
hope this Introduction will be both
pleasant and profitable 20 them, es-
pecially to all lovers Of fine horses
In Montana. To persons unacquaint-
ed with Herod, and unfamiliar with
his wonderful superiority, rs ir0t-
ter and sire OF trOtters, some Of
QUA statements may seem extrava-
gent; nevertheless, we shall not per-
NIT his many excellent qualities to
sway our modesty Ia describing him,
because what we say Of him Is strict
" In accordance with the facts, and
In consonance with our knowledge Of
the horse. Herod Is rs black as q
ravens wing, without spot or blem-
ish; he has an intelligent head,
strong, muscular conformation,
limbs smooth, polished and dense as
ivory; full silken name and tail: q
temper 40 mild rs q parsons, Is
never throwa out Of balance by any
OF the common Incidents that not
unfrequeHtly destroy the chances OF
winning In q horse not so perfectly
organized. Herod was bred by Mr..
billiard, Of Ossian, Iowa, got by
King Herod, son OF Sherman Black
Hawk, by Hills Black Hawk, son Of
Sherman Morgan; his dam was by
Green Mountain Boy, Son Of Hills
Black Hawk, by Sherman Morgan;
2nd dam by Clifford Morgan. King
Herod's dam was by Hills Black
Hawk, Son Of Sherman Morgan; and
dam by Revenge, son OF Justin Nor
gan. Sherman Black Hawks dam
was by Young Hambletonian, son OF
Harris Hambletonian, End dam by
Matchen. This IL one OF the most
conspicuous examples, as we'll as one
Of the best of OF inbreeding that can
be found. His trotting IL the very
poetry Of motion, a frictionless kind
OF gait that always seems limitless.
Even when striding twenty-four
feet, his way OF going seems as easy
~ tho play OF the piston rod OF a To-
connective. He was not broken to
harness until six years old. The
Larabies secured him by force Of
circumstances. The horse has on
several occasions electrified horse
men by his wonderful flights, bnt 1t
is needless to instance more than
one OF these. Messrs g. w. Garrett,
E. H. Smith, and J. NJ. Shaffer, testi-
fed under oath that Mr.. J. NJ. Shat
fer drove Herod over the Milwaukee,
Wis. Driving Park Course, on the
9th Of September, 1879, as follows:
First quarter in 364 seconds, second
quarter In 50 seconds, half mile in
:O84. That Ills driver then slowed
him up, but could have trotted out
the mile In $40. To us who have
seen his marvellous flights, these
oaths do not strengthen our belief
In Hcrod. We have always contend
ed, however, that the horse always
went into his races out OF condition,
but even under such circumstances
he has done wonders. In his race
at Milwaukee on the ath OF June
last, when both Kentucky Wilkes
and Edwin B. stood better than
he In the race, Herod was in no con-
dition to trot against such horses as
those, and SABLE and Green Charlie.
Nevertheless, he trotted the last
half Of the Sd heat In :O8, finishing
second to Wilkes In 2:25, beating the
fast mare Sable out of Sd money.
Late In the summer he was sold to
his present owners, Larabie Bros,
Deer Lodge, Montana, where he
trotted q race or two last fall. As he
is now to be used as . stock horse,
1t is quite proper to show what some
OF his brothers and sisters, his cous-
ms, his uncles, and his aunts, have
done on the turf. Commencing with
his sire. we find him credited with
record OF 2:34}; and he died In 1869.
King Herod was brought to Cleve-
land, O.. with his full brother, Godol-
phin, In 1860 or 81. Godolphin was
bay and somewhat the larger OF
the two. In short, while Godol-
phin's name has been forgotten. that
Of King Herod will live on the writ
ten page and In his offspring, who
have figured upon the turf as fol.
lows:
Foxie Y. ch % % heats In $50 and under. s9e
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