St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-03

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A Vasit to Clarke Chambers Stables at
Oscafonma.
To the Turf Editor Of the Globe.
Knowing what difficulties you must labor
under to furnish the lover Of the horse every
Monday morning with two to four columns
offers, to iot down an item when occasion
offers and forward to you, to show my good
will, if nothing more, and hope such clear
headed, well-posted gentlemen as NJ. T. Graf
tan, of Preston: John Bradford, Of Big Lake !;
H. G. Finkle, of Fargo, and other writers on
horse notes will follow suit.
CLARK CHAMBERS STABLES.
Well, to commence with, l will say that
but a few years have passed since it was my
good fortune to make the acquaintance of
Col Clarke Chambers, of Owatonna, but in
that space Of time the strong liking
that existed towards him from the first has
grown more akin to friendship (Which, for
aught l know, may be recip-
rocaD, and among the many pleasant
acquaintance that my wanderings for the
love of the horse has caused me to encounter,
GaQ recall none III whose society i nave
passed pleasanter hours. Men of good judg
ment, whose motives are right, and who are
sufficiently Independent in character to be
swayed only by their sense of equity, seldom
fail to gain the respect Of those about them,
and it is therefore not strange that Col.
Chambers is liked by every fair-minded
horse man in the country. A few days ago,
having little business at Owatonna, which
when had transacted, / accepted an invita-
ton of the Col. to visit the driving park and
see the horses; and as the driving park and
fair grounds are only short distance from
the hotels and depot, was soon at the track,
where I found Messrs. L. II. Haskins and c.
P. Rathbone had fine string of horses.
These gentlemen are well known to the pub
lie as good careful drivers and obliging gen
tlemen. The first horse led out for inspec-
ton was the brown stallion Ba-
shaw Mambrino, by Woodford Nam
brine, dam Madame Dudley. This stallion
stands 1555 hands, and in looks is fac
smile of his sire. He showed speed enough
last season to convince Mr.. Hoskins that he
will when started add another to the 2:30 list
of the get of his illusterous sire, this stallion
is owned by Col. Chambers.
In the stall adjoining Bashaw Mambrino
we find Dictator Jr., owned by DR.. Feller of
st. Paul, color bay, 1871 hands, is an up
headed fine appearing horse; has a fine name
and tail and the best of legs and feet, and in
his general conformation we find nothing
lacking. He is level headed and has bold
slashing gait and can show a 2:40 clip to the
pole. He is driven in his exercise to the
pole with Bashaw Mambrino and Star Nam
brine. Dictator Jr. was sired by Dictator,
Dam by Almont.
Stall No. 8 contains F. W. Macl1ey's bay
gelding Star Mambrino, foaed in 1877, sired
by Bolton, dam by Brgnolia. He is 151I
hands with record made last season of 2:43
which barring accidents he is expected to
lower the coming season. He is nicely gait
ed trots without weights or boots and is very
steady.
The next horse inspected was the bay geld
ing Big Foot, record 2:33, sired by Little
Mack dam Hamiltonion mare. He is so
well known that description seems unnec-
essary; suffice to say thatNahe has been run
ming out the past winter or rather until Feb
ruary when he was taken up and is receiv-
ing a little road-work daily. He is looking
very fine. Big Foot is owned by C. c. Fisk,
Of st. Croix Falls, Wis.
The next one we feasted our eyes On was
Mf. Neil Graham's gray mare Polly 151S
hands, sired by Aldellah, dam fast grey
road mare and of course of undoubied Mes
senger origin. She has clear cut head and
neck, nice pointed ear and good round bar
rel and good hip, with very long name and
tail. She is perfectly green as far as
trotting is concerned, but has shown to the
halter big slashing gait, quite turn of
speed, and ought to make a good one. On
her owners account, l hope she will trot in
two minutes.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Medford, owns the next
colt, dark rich brown FLY, 1871 hands,
coming four this spring, sired by Magma
Charta, jr., dam, thoroughbred by Licking
ton. She is very toppish and stylish in APP
pearance, with nice clean action and good
head, and all she needs is work to trot fast.
Next we come to the C. g. Little Max,
owned by c. P. Rathbone, foaled in 1877, sir
ed by Messenger Golddust, dam Mollie Gold
dust by .DorseY's Golddust. This inbred
Golddust horse has never been regularly
handled for speed, but has good movement
and is promising.
As the door of the next stall was opened
we were agreeably surprised to find P. Bren-
mans fine BAY FLY, foaled in 1880, sired by
Altitude, dam by Erickson. This FLY stands
sixteen hands, has good shoulders, body and
hips, ditto of legs and feet, with rather
coarse head and ear. She has very long.
open gait. and with age and work will make
good one. We are pleased to note the fact
that Col. Brennan, the boss railroad track
layer of the west, has a fancy for a good
trotting horse, for we know he will not stop
until he gets good one, one that Gen. Loher
cannot freeze out with Iceberg. Mr.. Bren-
nan is anxious for some of his friends to
name his FLY.
Next to the above FLY we find the chestnut
gelding, Little Star; foaled in 1879, sired by
IF dom NV,
ond dam Lady Morgan, etc., etc. This geld
ing is owned by NJ. L. Strong, of Owatonna,
and stands fifteen and one-fourth hands;
has a fine head, neck and ear, good name
and tail. In fact he is beauty, and is all
style in harness. The colonel SAYS that the
only thing that he is afraid of is that he will
make good trotter.
Passing to the next stall we find b. q. with
star and left ankle white, foaled MAY 80,
1882, sired by Almont Messenger, dam a
Hambletonian mare, bred at Mayomanie,
Wis. He is 157s hands, a very large growthy
colt, and broken in August. He shows al
ready anfinheritance of speed that will make
the 2.year olds go fast to beat him this sea-
son.
In the next stall we find Col. Brennan's
brown FLY, foaled in 1882, with star and
snip, sired by Magma Charter, Jr., dam a
mare formerly owned by Brick Pomeroy, of
La Crosse, that could trot in 2:4O This FLY
is nicely broken to harness, and Mr.. Haskins
informs me has very handy way of going,
and it will take good Minnesota bred one
to beat herin thu 2-year old races this sum-
mer.
We next looked at the PAGER owned by H.
s. Garfield, of Minneapolis. She stands 1917
hands and is a large, fine looking mare. Mr..
Garfield purchased her for road mare, but
showing such a fine turn of speed, he sent
her to Messrs. Haskins & Rathbone to winter,