Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-23
A. W. McMILLAN's HORSES.

The following account of the fine
horses to be found in a.. w. McMillan's
stables in this city, is taken from late
number of the st. Paul Globe. We know
all lovers of the horse will be surprised
to know that one of our own citizens has
so extensive an array of good and valua-
bic horses:
Nc. is driver Of twenty six years ex;
perlence, a,lOver OF horse, as you would
readily observe if you could scan his
horses, oil in the picture Of health, and
ready to commence their summers work.
Owing to Nc popularity, he has what
some might call a pick among the promis-
ing ones, and if he does not surprise the
frequenters of the race track the coming
summer and fall, I am much mistaken.
The first on the list we will take the Al
mont stallion owned by Peter Martin, and
MI. Abbott OF Pennington, called Arch
ers AlmOnt, sired by Almont. LIST dam
Pearly Leonard, by American Clay. This
stallion is eleven years old this spring,
and has record of 1874, obtained years
ago. This stallion has not, in my opin-
ion, had any show to lower the 1871 re-
cord, He has, when he has been in train
ing, been allowed to serve mares, and
has not received in other ways the atten-
ton that he ought to, and I think if
nothing happens he will lower his record
several notches.
In the stall adjoining Almont, we find
Lincoln, bay gelding owned by MI. Nc
MILAN, this horse stands III hands, sired
by LightfOOt, whose dam was by the
thorough bred horse Ringold, and Light
foot sired by the Joslyn horse. The dam
of Lincoln is Lady Frisby by Tornado,
Jr., grandson of American Eclipse. This
horse taking him in all points is "a l."
and do not see where he could be i'm
proved upon. He has no record, but is as
fast as a ghost. heard of him last spring
through travelling man that is thor
ough horseman and thought he must be
mistaken about his being trotter, but
not been told.
Princess, by Empire Hambletonian,
dam by Duke Of Saratoga, owned by a
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
10 hands high. She was used in q car
penter wagon until last November, 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 bet
ter than gold mine.
"Bessie L." a handsome black mare
owned by DR.. Chas. Lyford, the popular
veterinary surgeon of Minneapolis, h
being. worked up and we note down her
breeding. Star Hambletonian, dam by
Magma Charta, Is hands, aperfect beauty.
we find by watching her movements that
she is one OF those long, easy gated, tire
less horses, regular Maggie Keevin, and
Hron %lo
this season.
The next on the docket says Me- IS a
fine mare owned by Mr.. Curtiss, of Min
neapolis, called Lady Curtiss, sired by
McKesson,s Eagle, dam unknown. This
mare stands 164 hands, and I found her
to be 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 a horse that
takes nobody's dust.
We next visited the stall and took
look at lcMillan's beautiful mare Peer
less, by Roaneak; Red Eye, by Virginia
Red Eye; dam a thereug Inbred. This
mare is 5 years old, stands Is hands.
She, l am informed, is beautiful gaiter,
level headed and promising mare.
Mi. Mcmillan has a good one in his
bay gelding H. W. Page, years of age,
~ AhhUo Al ACASAtS Hall UTOtuCT 10
coin, the second horse mentioned in this
letter: The horse is good locker, long
and fine gated.
We found a gray PAGER here, sired by
Tom Rolf, dam unknown, that from out
ward appearances looks as though he
might be a rapid mover, and when we
asked Nc. how speedy the fellow was, he
laughed, and says wait aud see, but life
is too short replied. He says you need
not live many moons, 50 l conclude he is
good one.
Besides the mature horses. Mr.. McIil-
Ian has two two-year- old 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 Aus
tin, you will see some as fine trotters and
good trotters as ysu will find anywhere,
and good hearty welcome from Nc.
TRAVELLER