St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
Death OfAIlnOnf.

DCNIS VI SS'"SO"t'
Gen. Withers, the owner of Almont, sends
out the following letter announcing the man
ner Of the death of the great stallion:
LEXINGTON, KY, July 5, 1SS4.-Almont
died yesterday morning at 9 o'clock from an
attack OF spasmodlc collie. The attack was
sudden and violent, and resisted all efforts
to check it until it had continued so long that
1t brought on Inflammation of the bowels.
He was sick only about twenty-four hours.
He was in high health and full of vigor when
attacked. In fact he was the best preserved
twenty-year-old stallion I ever saw. He
looked, moved and acted as if in the prime
of life.
The usual custom was to feed and water
him early in the morning, and about
O'Clock to turn him out tie Craze and exer-
else in large blue grass paddock. AS it
was quite warm on the Sd, instead his groom
turned him out quite early in the morning,
and before he was fed and watered. As US
ual he trotted rapidly around the paddock,
stopping only now and then to Craze little,
and after being out about an hour was tax
en- up. While heated from the exercise he
was given bucket of water fresh from the
cistern. This no doubt brought on the at
tack of collie.
The pecuniary loss to me is great but /
feel but little concerned about that. | and
all of my family, however, were so much at
taehed TO him that we were deeply affected
by his sudden and untimely death. He was
SO kind and docile so intelligent and affec-
tionate. that all who knew him well became
greatly attached to him. If any stallion ever
merited the title of Equine King,' l think
that Almontwas fairly entitled to the distlnc-
ton. He was absolutely fautless in his dis
position and behavior, whether in harness,
in his stall or paddock. A stranger lady,
or a little child could enter his box stall with
entire safety. He never showed the slightest
luminosity to any person but one, and that
person had without cause or reason struck
him severely with whip. The kiugly ma
ture of Almont resented the injury and in
suit, and the party who gave him the cruel
blow was always in danger whenever he
afterwards entered Almont's box stall.
Descendants of Almont are owned in
almost every state and territory of the Union,
in the Dominion of Canada, in Europe and
the Sandwich islands, and are invariably
highly esteemed by their owners. The an
nouncement of his death will be deplored by
sympathizing friends and admirers from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf of
Mexico to the great lakes of the north, and
across the oceans.
To provide for the emergency of Almont's
death had, most fortunately, reserved from
sale three OF his sons, out Ofvery highly bred
dams; each of these ! hope and believe will
prove worthy successor of his illustrious
sire But for this | would be greatly discour-
eyed in my breeding enterprise.
| have an abiding confidence, though the
Equine king is dead, that he will become
more and more illustrious each successive
year, through his numerous sons and dau-h-
tiers and their descendants. Very respect
fully, VIM. T. WrrHERs.
The Tt1f, Field aud Farm, makes the fol-
towing comments upon the event.
No trotting sire has in the past ten or
twelve years filed more of the public eve
than Afmout In passing from Edge Hill
% Fairlawn he passed into the hands of 81
gentleman who knows the value of printers
NIX. But had greatness notSbeeu born in
he sen OF Alexandcrs Abdallah and Sally
Anderson, the persistent pen OF Gen. With
ers could DO. have thrust real greatness
upon him. In Almont there was happy
combination az light harness blood His sire.
Alcxauder's Abdallsh, WIS the most prepo-
tent son OF Rvsdyk's Hambetonian. Gold
sEl:h Maid, Rosaliad, Thorndale and Bel
rioat hayins come from his loins and his
Nsi.ktG %~ttl CASbu. WIS NN AEUGInO
Chief. fo1Sier OF a powerful trottinr family.
out OF Kate, by Pilot, IT., sire of tue
ia,as Of Maud 5. aud Jav-Eye-Sec.
lac ;h:-i ';am was mare of high
!5yt.s s,.3 believed 10 be thoroughbred. In
A;Rc@. tagrs were united the three great
,ar.v=ta:GS strains. Hambletoaian. Mann
s.'eot h.o; aud Pilot, Jr., grounded on tie
ncry sas aad courageous thoroughbred. and
:. transmitting power was strJac and even
lie stoaS l5.2ls hands. was foacl at Wood
hS5a ~ iSG+. tvo;,ed SIS fOur-ear-Old in
s.3as. aat powerful quarters, q brain ~
ss-t,.aS,s srli balanced, aud the trutting dis
Fas,ll.'G h GIm Was intense. He could
scarcely be fo7eud into any other gait when
taking his exercise on the mai or in the
paddock. Il Was sight to sec him swing
ins Wish bold aud fractionless stridef around
tie playground 81 Fairlawn, Q.teD moving
az Cd 80 = S;ea rate. TEe sous and
dsue1iess w'Gss successes avs most mo
noaassG ol re TIL wsrs bSscS.~a under