The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-31

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and his get, and even those who did
not see it, when told that King Rene
and his colts took at the St. Louis
Fair eight first and three second
premiums and that in every ring
in which King Rene was shown
premium was awarde d to a King
Rene, can also understand why we
extol this stallion.
This is the seventh successive
victory for the King Rene herd at
such noted fairs as Lexington, Louis
vile, Chicago and St. Louis, and in
each instance the vote of the awarding
judges has been unanimous. That a
premium so much desired and SO
holly contested should be so con-
tinuously awarded to the same stallion
and his get shows conclusively
great preponderance of merit. 1t
occasionally happens that a horses
reputation materially assists in awards
of this character, but the following
extract from Coieman's Rural World
shows that no bush is needed here.
King Rene made his appearance
at the St. Louis Fair unheralded.
and appeared in the amphitheatre in
the class of Light Harness Stations,
with twenty or more of the finest
stations in the United States, and
was awarded first premium, hone Of
the judges knowing What stallion it
was until after the award. He got
the premium on his own merits
/ by his fine trotting action, which is
perfect as machinery could make it.
He imparts to his get his own fault.
less gate, and it is not difficult to
pick out his colts and files in any
ring on account of their strong
resemblance to him."
This is the highest honor and great
est complime mt ever paid to stallion
and it is with pleasure we state he is
the sire of Dewey & Stewards Juror
Rex, by King Rene, won the 1884
race Sept. Cat st. 10, Mo-, in 1884 I-2,
2:2o I-2, 2:28 I-2
The Hambletonian stallion, Maxey
Cobb, is now the fastest .one of record
2:I3A PhalIas, second 2:I3A !;
Smuggler, third a:I5A and Jerome
Eddy, fourth 2:16H. $4,000 was
refused for Maxey Cobb.
Nutbraker, by Nutwood, is now the
fastest yearling this side of the Rocky
mountains, 2:42H.
Myrtle, Spinella and Sirocco are
now in Texas circuit and started last
week at Paris.
Edwin Booth, by 10 Gavin, owned
by DR.. Perkins, two year old, trot-
ted d in Al seconds.
P. M. Rowell's mare, Kate Rowell,
was taken from pasture on the 18th
inst, and trotted an exhibition one.
half mile in 4I, SO, 1870.
Clematis, by Louis Napoleon, was
taken from pasture and trotted three
consecutive days in Ovid races, get
ting piece of each race.
Mrs. A. S. Talbot is the owner of
the two year old colt, Silvermore, by
Alcyone that showed a mile Lexing-
ton, KY, on the 10Th inst, in 2:26H,
and the last one-half in I:IIH also
owner of yearling that trots a ID
in As seconds.
B. J. Tracy of Lexington KY, paid
$1,000 for five months old Director
colt and E. D. Virgins of Boston,
same price for four months old.
The Mason News says 81. G.
Webb's six year old mare, Cora Bell,
has returned home to her winter
quarters after very successful season
on the turf. She has trotted fifteen
races this season, winning nine of
them and getting public record
of 2:a9 Ia, which is no measure of
her speed, as she has repeatedly
shown half mile in I:Io I-2, 2:2I
gate. She has not started in a race
and stayed the race through without
winning piece of the money" This
gamey animal was sired by Dewey &
Stewards 10 Gavin, and has many
times won laurels on our Central
Michigan track.-Lansing Republi-