St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-22

A writer in the Chicago R0rSemdn has been 10
see the stock farm of w. j. Gordon, the owner
OF Clingstone, at Cleveland, and gives very en-
tertaining description OF the came. from which
| we extract the following:
W. j. Gordon is another OF Cleveland's heavy
business men and widely known as the owner of
one of the finest stables of American trotters
His re-idence was formerly In this city, but of
late years he has resided in the corporation OF
Chenille, adjoining the city on the east, where
his grounds lay along the lake shore for about
three-quarters of mile. Sixteen acres are use
for flower garden and green houses, which are
filed with everything in the line OF flowers, from
the for-get-me-not to the century plant, and from
the smallest berries TO the pineapple The main
avenue leading from the city to Chenille Is beau
tifully shaded TO the entrance OF Mr.. Gordon's
park. which he has very generously allowed to
be opened to the public two days in the week.
This park consists of IL acres of land, and lies
between the Michigan Southern railroad and
lake, and no handsomer location could be found.
There are five miles of drive ways all made OF
che finest gravel, and kept in perfect condition,
crossing beautiful bridges, winding round hills
and bluffs beneath arch trees, whose branches
fairly interlocked with each other. Leaving this
beautiful park with regret, we turn our attention
to the horses. Mr.. Gordon's celebrated four in
hand now consists of pair of chestnuts, with
faxen name aud tail, with strip in face and white
heels, 16 hands. These are driven on the pole.
The leaders are black, no white, l5X hands
breeding did not learn. The black pair have
record of 2:51, as leaders of four in hand, and
have shown 2 ;36 to the pole, driven at the sum-
mer meeting in 1882. Everything about MIR.
Gordons residence and barns are plain, but as
orderly and neat as one could imagine. From
here the street runs to the entrance of the
driving park; the opposite side of
the avenue from the driving park
Is what formerly known as
Northern Ohio fair ground, consisting of forty
acres. This used TO be connected with the driy-
ing park by bridge the avenue but has re-
Gently had the approaches taken off from both
sides and left standing, forming regular arch
way over the main road. The old fair ground
was few years ago left open for different enter
tainments in the summer but il is now closed
ana used by Mr. Gordon TO keep his trotters
brood mares and colts in. Mr., George Saunders
has charge OF the trotting department., doing all
the driving and general superintendence of the
same. The old floral hall, building 29Ox8O feet
has been made into a stable for wntering the
trotters. II has track around the whole inside
sixteen feet wide. where their work is given
them in bad weather. The turns are
in good shape, and a horse can 90 along
at quite clip; the track is soft and nice being
covered with tan bark. At the head of the stud
is the standard bred stallion Rysdyk, sire of the
great Clingstone, record 2:l4, cand has shown
QuditSfe III o. beCOuOs. stauue 1919 hands.
foaled 1865; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian dam
Lady DIXIE, by Lexington, I'd dam Magdaleen.
| by Murdoc; Sd dam by Sumpter; 4th dam by
| Bufords Eclipse; 9Th dam Maria, by Alfred
Mr.. Gordon has purchased this horse with a
| view Of seeing what can be done in the way of
breeding colts from stallion that is known to
be a producer of trotters bred from trotting and
thoroughbred strains. His idea is that a sire
kept in the best of health and vigor and only al.
| lowed TO serve three times during
! the week, should produce q much
stronger and faster colt than
those allowed TO stand still most of the time not
properly exercised and their muscles all relaxed
| by being too fat. found this grand stallion in
large box, i5xs0, located near the old speed
ring; in the inner ring is paddock where he is
| allowed to run sout a part of the time He is
looking as fine as can be, and no stallion can be
| kept in better, stronger and more healthy con
dition than he; he is worked. fed and taken care
of the same as trotting horse every day of his
life, and If the theory is true that slike begets
like" then certainly this great son Of Handle
tonian. in his limited number OF services. should
reap the benefit Of his produce from the fine class
OF mares that are in his harem.