St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-15
Commodore Kittso,a and Hts Horses.

The extent to which good natured gentle
men who own fast horses are imposed upon
is not generally known, nor can it ever be
understood how much they can be annoyed.
Mr.. Vanderbilt, several years ago being pos
sessed with the desire to own the fastest
horse in the world, bought Maud S, then a
four-year- and paid S21 900, She devel-
oped into what he expected, the fastest trotter
on the turf. This animal upon which Mr..
Wander bilt would not naturally fix price,
he was compelled to sell in order to escape
from the impertinent annoyances of those
who wanted to get hold Of the mare and trot
her Mr. Robert Bonner buys Maud S,
and instantly he is besieged with applications
for her use just as though she could be moved
all over the United States with as much ease
as a box of tallow candles. Mr.. Bonner had
hardly got possession of his new purchase
before Mr. Geo. II. Stuart president Of the
Merchants bank Of Philadelphia, at the in
stance Of several leading citizens, who are
members OF the Pennsylvania Agricultural. So
cicty, wr ote TO him requesting him to allow
Maud S. to 20 to Philadelphia for exhibition.
Now in making this request this gentleman
not for moment consider
what they were doing. Maud 8,
when she trots in 2:O9M is very delicate
piece of machinery, liable to Jury that will
necessarily ruin her for the time being, and
make her worthless for the purpose for which
she is kept. One quarter of second less
Of time by her renders her comparatively
useless. They did not think OF the chances
of injury to that delicate piece of machinery
by loading and unloading, the chance of TAX
ing cold and the many other injuries she
would be exposed TO on the trip. Mr. Bon
ner declined TO comply with the requ est 1t
was very natural that he should. 1t was too
much TO ask.
KlTTsoN's HORSES.
Commodore Kittson takes a somewhat
different view of the matter, or else is more
good natured and accommodating than either
Mr. Vanderbilt or Mr.. Bonner. To comply
with the wishes Of some of his old frieuds,
and to help along and render successful
local fairs in Minnesota, Commodore Kittson
brought his horses from the east, where he
could enter all of them either in exhibition
or match races, and make much more
money, and glory too, for that matter, than
he could here, and exhibited them at Man
kato, Minneapolis and Saltwater. 1t is no
trifing matter to export $3.50, 600 of trotting
stock 1900 or 1000 miles, decline liberal
opportunities for exhibition in the
east, and bring his valuable stable
out here and exhibit it for com
paratively small consideration, and in some
instances without any at all. This, however,
is what Commodore Kittson has DONE and it
IS an act that should be appreciated, and
probably is. He has I'm his stables the two
fastest PAGERS in the world, and some Of the
fastest trottcrs, and taken altogether, his
string isa drawing card of great value. OF
course such n collection is always in demand.
it was very kind and obiigng for him to
leave his eastern field and make exhibitions
here in Minnesota.
WHERE HIS HORSES GO NOW.
The fair at Saltwater having closed Satur-
day, Woodmansee and Splan, with the
horses left last night on the Royal route for
Milwaukee. The stable they took consists of
six horses, viz: Johnston, Minnie II, Fannie
Witherspoon, Firebrand, Richball and Fritz
After they are through ut Milwaukee they
will go probably to Cleveland, Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Lexington, Ky, and other places
in the east. No specific route has been laid
out and determined upon. Applications for
the stable are numerous, and there will be
no difficulty to fiji In the dates between this
and the close of the season.
AT MILWAUKEE.
Exhibitions will be given at :he Cold
Spring Driving park, Milwaukee, on
Thursday, Sept l, by the famous
Johnston, king of PAGERS, driven by splan to
beat the fastest mile ever trotted or paced.
Richball, the Texas wonder, will be given a
chance to lower the record, and his driver,
Johnny Campbell, predicts that Richbal will
yet be the king Of the turf. The phenom-
enal double gated mare, Minnie r, with her
running mate, Firebrand, win be haruessed
together and driven by Splan to beat West
monts time 2;02. Fannie Wltherspoon and
Fritz viii also give an exhibition rae of
mile heats. This viii close up Milwaukee
and the stable viii so east as above stated