St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-30

| granu morse ana Is Shaping up INTO eXcelleus
proportions. Mr.. Sherwood has ordered the
colts to be taken up and broken.
Mr.. C. A. De Graft has sold to John Brad
ford of Big Lake the thoroughbred trottel
Exchange, half brother to Longfellow, also
Elysian Lady, thoroughbred by Exchange,
dam Elysian Lass.
Mr. H. G.. Finkle of Moorhead, who has
been East, returned a few days ago and
passed through ST. Paul on his way home.
| 1t is always a pleasure to meet such gen
tleman as Mr.. Finkle, who is an enthusiastic
believer in the theory that the climate OF
Minnesota is fully equal to that of Kentucky
or California for raising fast colts and the
best quality of trotting stock.
| Mr.. G. A. De Graft of Lake Elysian stock
farm has just purchased of John Bradford OF
| Big Lake, Ariadne, by Almont, dam by Ed
win Forrest.
George W. Sherwood's b. m. Pearl is in
foal to Woodford Wilkes. The produce
should be something gilt-edged. Pearl was
foaled in 1879, and bred by Baker and Har-
rigan, Comstock, N. Y. She is by Ashland
Patchen, 4S, dam, Ruby Durac, by Messen-
ger Durac, los, sire of Elaine, 2:20 Prospero,
2:2O; Dame Trot, 2:22, and six others in the
$50 list. Second dam, Lady Nodine, by
Hambletonian. 10. Third dam, Montgomery
Maid, by Seeley's American Star. Woodford
| Wilkes is a brown colt, Is hands inches
| high and 3 years old, having been foaled in
June, 1882. He is by George Wilkes, out of
| Hernia, by Woodford Mambrino. Second
dam by Edwin Forrest.
Mr.. 81. G. Finkle of Moorhead will have
reason to be proud of his stock. If reports
of what some of his youngsters can do are
borne out by the reality there is reason to
think it will require the best there is in the
state OF Minnesota to beat them.
Mr.. George W. Sherwood has just issued a
catalogue of his trotting stock. At the head
of his stud he places Woodford Wilkes. The
work consists of thirty-six pages, and records
the pedigree of some stock that is as good as
anyone has.
! That old chestnut about who is to be the
driver of Commodore Kittson's string of trot-
tiers has again been brought before the public
by the report that T. j. Dunbar has been Sc
leeted This is not true. Mr. Kittson has
not yet determined upon driver.
The Spirit of the Times states that R. F.
Jones of Minneapolis has bought Big Ike.
2:2919.
George E. Perrin, Jr., bought at Splan IS
sale last week the chestnut mare, Faith,
foaled 1880, got by Portion (son of Planet,
and out of Voltaire's dam) dam Rosabel, by
Idol; second dam by Pilot, Jr.; third dam by
Grey Eagle. When Splan was here he spoke
highly of this mare as prospective flyer.
Portion is owned by John Bradford of Big
Lake, MINI.
John Splan, who last year drove Commo-
dore Kittson'o horses, was in st. Paul Friday
last and left for Chicago the same evening.
On Wednesday next he will leave for Phila-
delphia with his string, where the horses will
be put in training.
| Mr.. Dennis Ryan of St. Paul received from
the East few days ago. dark bay stallion
that is reported to have record of 2:31.
| Mr.. Leonard Johnson will leave for Europe
this week for the purpose of purchasing Per-
cheron horses for NJ. W. Durham of Illinois.
Mr. George w. Sherwood can boast of the
first foal of the season. On the oath Patchen
Girl, by Star Chief, dropped ine-looking
horse colt by Baymont, son of Alden Gold
| smith.
Mr.C A. De Graft Of Lake Elysian stock
farm, has prize in a two-year-old colt that
he owns, named Vetees. lie bought the dam
Of Vetees in the East when she was in foal tc
Gambetta. by Volunteer, and Vetees was the
produce. 1t is Mr.. De CRAFTS intention tc
breed Vetees onto his Alexander fillies and
onto the dam of Hickory, 2:27&, and heI
| sister.
Col. Chinn, well known in st. Paul, and
who lived here few years ago, has fine
colt by Commodore Kittson's stallion Dalna-
cardock and has named it Cleveland, in
| honor of the new Democratic president. Mr..
| Chinn now has valuable stable of horses in
Kentucky.
Commodore Kittson's well-known PAGER,
Gem, was bred to Won Arnim on Friday last
Mr.. Kittson's string of horses that he pro-
poses TO have in the circuit this season is be-
ing driven on the road now, regularly every
day.
Won Arnim has q three-year-old coli
named Won Arnim, Jr., owned in Oshkosh,
Wis, that is said to be very fast indeed. He
is bay stallion with star and off hind ankle
white, foaled in 1882 by Won Arnim, dam
Belle of Lexington, bred by /. c. Van Meter
of Lexington, KY, by Mohawk chief, he by
Iron Duke out of Won Arnim's dam. This
animal is owned by P. Delaney of Wausau,
| Vic