The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-29
From the Michigan Farmer.

From the Michigan Farmer.
If one we're to visit Shiawassee
County for the purpose of viewing
the fine stock that is being bred there,
and not visit the Owosso Breeding
Stables, and take look at the young
trotters that are being bred and raised
by Messrs. Dewey & Stewart, they
would miss treat such as one rarely
meets. Louis Napoleon, Fanny Mapes,
10 Gavin, Jerome Eddy, George Milo
and others there, are familiar names
to every horseman, and the position
they occupy in the constellation of
great trotters and progentors Of
famous trotters, will cause their names
to be known among horsemen for
ages to come.
With ]. w. Hubbard, in whose
charge we were while in Shiawassee
County, and in company with Mr.. f.
o. Dewey of the Owosso TIMES, we
called at Messrs. Dewey & Stewards
Office. MIR. Dewey was busy at the
time and request ed us to be seated a
moment, and he would accompany us
to the stables. The office is itself a
complete picture gallery-all the
available space on the walls is occu-
pied with pictures of famous trotters
Of the past and present, noted sires
and trotters, turf scenes, ETC.. and we
got the impression at the first glance
that the proprietors were not only
proficient students of their business.
but loved to dwell in company with
these immortal champions OF the turf.
Going to the stables we were first
shown Hattie Mapes, bay mare by
Abdallah Star, out of Fanny Mapes.
Then Lofty Mapes by Jerome Eddy
out Of Hattie Mapes. AS Jerome
Eddy's dam was Fanny Mapes, it will
be seen that this mare Lofty is the
produce of half brother and sister.
This experiment was productive of
happy results, as Lofty has already
shown herself an unusual trotter
among trotters, both in single and
double harness. In stall next to
her stands the bay gelding, Harry
Patchen, Lotty's mate, and when they
are hitched up together, they "don't
let country plugs drop much slobber
IA the rear end Of their buggy"
!; We next went to the stable IN the
outskirts of the city. Here we saw
Louis Napoleon in his winter quarters.
He gazed at us as though surprised to
see us, and then trotted around the
enclosure as gracefully and as nimbly
as three year old. We next viewed
10 Gavin, too well known to need a
description, and who is getting quite a
reputation as sire oftrOtters. Then we
came to the stall occupied by George
Milo, bay stallion ioaled in 1880,
and own brother to Jerome Eddy.
He is Of finer style, better finish than
Eddy, and if it were not known that
he was closer related to a famous trot-
err, he would attract much attention.
He has plenty bone and good mus
Giles, and it is but reasonable to be-
lieve that he is capable of equaling il
not surprising Eddy for speed. We
we're shown Furor, bay stallion
coming three years old, that had been
brought up from Kentucky to be used
as an outcross on mares at these stab.
les. He is a rather large, rangy
young horse of good style and pro.
portions, and we're it not known that
he carries some of the best trotting
blood in his veins known, he would
be taken for one of the finest. carriage
an general purpose horses in the coun-
try. We also saw the bay colt Alb
dallah Wilkes that was brought from
Kentucky. He is more compact,
blocky built horse than Furor, and is
ola style and make up that betoken
great endurance, yet has shown ago
gait at the halter.
Therere are several fllies shown
US that are deserving of description,
but space forbids. After viewing the
brood mares, where we found Rosa
Belle, Lizzie Mapes, Jennie Patchen,
Fannie Harris, Owosso Belle, and
several others well known and yet
too numerous to mention, we passed
along to the young stock. We found
Col. Mapes, bay stallion colt of 10
81, sired by Louis Napoleon, out of
Hattie Mapes, making him three
fourths same blood as Jerome Eddy.
Alse Dolly Mapes, bay filly of 1880,
sired by Louis Napoleon out Of Fanny