St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-15
AMONG THE HORSES.
The Recent Midway Sale and Some Sug-
gestions as to What Should
be Done.
Commodore Kittson's Exhibition Of Fast
Horses the Last of This Month
More Foals.
Johnston, Minnie r, Gem, Won Ar
MIN and Others to be Given
Fast Work.
The Champion Stallion Race--The
Winner Challenged to Trot
Majol1ca.
The Midway Sale.

| On the 10th inst. an important sale Of
trotting stock occurred at Midway, though
the sale was less important on account Of
the money obtained for the animals than
| for some other considerations. The prices,
except in one or two instances, were re-
| garded as quite satisfactory, and the ami
mails brought about what was regarded a
| fair price. One of the instances alluded to
in which fair price was not obtained was
that of the sale of one of Mr.. SherwOOd's
| two-year old stallion colts. This animal
was worth considerable more than the sum
| for which it was sold. On the whole the
prices were gratifying and highly encOurag-
| ing fer future sales. The Importance Of
this sale consists chiefly in its bearing in re-
gard to breeding. 1t is difficult to speak of
| this matter fully, and as it should be spoken
| of, for the reason that all breeders are
more or less sensitive in regard to their
stock, and cannot hear with patience any
| thing said unfavOrable to it. 1t is taken
for granted, however, that every breeder
| that was in the sale is anxious to have the
| best stock, and that which will sell for the
best prices. It was not difficult for any
| one that was present at the sale to put his
| finger upon the weak spot. 1t is for the
breeders themselves to take cegnizance of
| all the facts and circumstances of the
sale and apply the remedy. There was no
| fraud or deception practiced by any one.
| 1t was straightforward, honest sale, and
| the breeding of the animals, where fully
| known, was given in full. When the breed
ing was not known, that fact was plainly
and distinctly stated in the printed cata-
| logue. The consequence was that the pur-
chaser got just what he bargained for and
! was satisfied. The trouble was that some
of the stock was not up to the standard.
| That is to say, it was not as fashionably
bred as the stock offered at these sales
| should have been. These sales were in
| augurated for the purpose of improving the
stock of horses in Minnesota. At least
this was one Of the principal reasons. 1t
naturally follows that, in order to accom-
plish the object aimed at, the stock offered
for sale should be of superior quality, else
one of the principal objects of the sale is
defeated, viz: the improving of the stock of
the state. This can be accomplished only
by gentlemen who have the necessary
means securing representative breeding
stock from the best strains of trotting
animals in the country. Some of those en-
gagged in the sale have done this, and the
result was that their stock sold for good
prices. 1t will be scattered to different
points in the state and will there reproduce
similar stock and thus one of the principal
objects of the Horse Breeders association
will have been accomplished. 1t can never
be brought about by offering inferior stock
for sale. The truth of this statement is
recognized by breeders themselves; and the
fact that stock of inferior breeding brings
only inferior prices will incline those that
are lacking in this respect to improve their
breeding animals. The breeding problem
in Minnesota, however, is only in it's in
fancy, and next year those breeders who
were not quite up to the mark this year
will make very different showing.