St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-26
SOME EQUINE FLYERS.
A Description of Col. Robert Peppers
Racing Stables.
Fifty of the Finest Horses in the Country in
Bunch.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

iuOSI extensive breeders Oh IrOIler5 IN AneT-
lea is Col. Robert F. Pepper, of this county.
For great number of years he has been q
conspicuous figure on the turf, and his stables
are much sought after by breeders and lovers
OF pure breed trotters. This morning the
GLOBE correspondent was invited by Col.
Pepper to visit his stables, located about
mile from the city limits. or course I was
not backward about accepting the invitation,
and was repaid for making the journey by a
sighto some as fine stock as the country
produces.
Bob said the Colonel, bring out On
ward" and beautiful bay stallion stood be-
fore me. ''There SIR" said the Colonel, SIS
horse that cannot be beaten as a colt-get-
ter. His colts are all fast and all bring big
money. Why, the smallest price ever re-
ceiye for Ole of his colts at weaving time
was $780,"
1t is needless to state that Onward stands
at the head of Col. Peppers stud. He was
foaled in 1875, and his sire was the celebrat
ed George Wilkes, first dam Dolly, dam of
Thorndale, by Mambripo Chief; second dam,
Fanny, by Ben. Franklin; Third dam by
small stripes in face, and white hind ankles,
fifteen hands and two inches in height and
weighs 1880 pounds He was never regular
ly trained, the only active work given him
being in the fall Of 1881, when he was start
ed in three races, winning them all and
gaining record of 2:254. Col. Pepper
claims that he is much faster than his record
hole 10 IL 70
cago cart in LOS. He represents the two
leading trottine lines that stand out In bold
relief against all others. He is a son of the
best son of Chester, Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
and out of the best brood mare OF the equal
ly famous Mambriuo Chief His dam,
Dolly, is also the dam Of Director, by Dicta-
tor, with record Of 2:17.
Madrid the next horse of interest In the
Colonels stud, is beautiful bay, sired by
George Wilkes, and is five years old. His
dam is Mercedes, sired by Nutwood, and his
second dam by Minerva, by Pilot, Jr., the
sire of the dam of Maud 8. He is 1917 hands
high. A richer combination of trotting blood
than flows in his veins has never before been
met with. He has a record of 2:22.
Pretender is black horse, five years DID,
by Dictator, brother to Dexter. Sire Of Jay
Eye See, Phallas and Director. His dam is
Winona, by Almont, second dam Dolly, by
Mambrno Chief. He is of Royal George
blood, and is a beauty.
Morgan is beautiful six-year-old by Al
mont His dam is by Brignolo, second dam
Cress, dam of Code. These four horses
comprise Col. Peppers stud, and to these he
is breeding about 100 of his own mares.
They all trot under 2 80 and all are of the
best blood ON the turf.
'NoI, Bob, trot out Catchfly.''
This beautiful animal is one on which Col
Pepper stands ready to stake his pile.
Catchfy is bright bay, sixteen hands high,
and is flyer She has never lost but one
race. Last year she started in ten races and
won nine, never losing heat after the first
race, and distancing with ease the horses
that beat her on that occasion. She has a
record of 2:19. Her sire is Administrator
and hel dam Cachuca, by Almont. Col.
/ Pepper stands ready to bet 81 900 that she
can beat any horse of her class in the world.
She is working beautifully this season, and
barring accidents will lower her record con-
siderably.
Counsellor, a bay colt, foaled In 1881,
sired by Onward, dam Blanche Avery,
has d record of 2:254. Seven thousand five
! hundred dollars has been refused for this
colt.
Holland, brown colt, two years old, trot-
ted under $50 when yearling. Four
! thousand six hundred dollars will not buy
him.
Code, beautiful bay, foaled in 1879, sire
Dictator, first dam Cop, by Pilot, Jr., has a
record Of 1861.
THAT horse,' said the colonel, 81 consid-
er one of the best five-year-olds alive, and
will so demonstrate this year. He has won
twenty-six races and has never lost but two
heats His sire is also sire of Jay-Eye-See
Phallas and Director, all of whom have rec
ords of 2:17 and under. He will be heard
from this season.
There were great many other colts under
$50.
Il consider there is more speed in my
stables than can be found in any other stable
in America. | will have from four to six
horses on the circuit this season. l cannot
as yet state with certainty the number Of
horses | viii enter for the races. Catchhy
ana Code are as good as they make them,
and the mare can trot as fast as she wants to-
| Watch her record.''
Col. Pepper has mile track on his place
and has fifty horses in training at his farm
twelve miles from Frankfort.
This afternoon l met Mr.. S. G.. Pruett of
Rockville, Ind. He is the owner of Black
Jane, the dam of Rosa Wilkes record 2:1SI,
and Simmons, now in Watson's stable in
in IT-y,fh IL l. 4
mare TO Peppers Onward, and has
been offered 81, 500 for the colt at weaving
time. He is the owner Of the pacing horse
Billy c., and viii enter him this year. He
regards Peppers Onward as one of the great
| hnrSnS In the r,nrld