The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-09-04
HORSE DEPARTM EMIT

deal of attention from farmers.
HORSE DEPARTM EMIT.
| The show of thoroughbred horses,
mares and colts. is the finest ever made
| in this part of the StHtc, and in fact the
| state Association has held many meet
ingS within the past few years, which
failed 10 equal our exhibit.
! THE FREE Pass editor spent a couple
of hours Yesterday morning in making
| a letour of the department mentioned,
and was first favored with Il look at
GRO. Is. CASE y co.'s
| famous Pcrchcron- Norman stock. This
| firm show fourteen head of horses and
| colts. and were IL not for the fact that 4
| large number of this years importation
| is now at the State fair grounds, he would
have shown mt least fifty head, The fol-
! lowing list comprises the Case exhibit:
Span of nicely matched 2-year old
mare colts, full bloodS, large in size and
handsomely built. one of these, "Prem-
Ter" is supposed ia lie the first full-blood
Norman fOalcd i'm the State. The other,
"Medere," took first premium AT State
fair last year
Threc-quartcr Percheron- Norman stall
lion, chestnut color, q years old. a fine
STYLED horse, and powerfully put up.
Full blood tbree-year old, imported
last year. Like the others; lie Is 4 hand
some piece of horse flesh.
Brood mare, Rose" with three
weeks old colt. sired by Brilliant" a
Perchcron-N Norman, weighing 300 lbs.
The colt is one of the handsomest of his
age that we have seen.
Maud" four-vear old Percheron-
Norman mare; large and powerful,
weight about 600 HIS.
Mabel" Il brood mare. three years
old, with three months old colt by side;
weight, 800 HIS.
Gentle" four years old; color, bright
bay. large and handsomely built.
'Degcrdy." beautiful grey color, and
one of the handsomest beasts in the
northwest. She took the prize medal in
France last year. Her weight is $50
lbs.
The last of the number of horses shown
nv Messrs Case x Co., was Il yearling
colt.
CoSGEONE LIVE STOCK 90.
of LcSueur, show fifteen head of horses,
and are Ia he congratulated upon the SUI
periOrity of their stock. The following
enumeration shows their exhibit:
Frank" fGil blood Perchcron- Nor
man stallion; l6i hands high; weight.
| ,721 lbs: age years; no finer shaped
horse on the grounds, with sIlpcrb limbs
"Kellev." five year old bay horse; sir
eel bv "Iim West" he by Wctherer's
" Alniont, - and is shown for his trotting
strain.
"Evchim," beautiful hay stallion, four
years old. sired by 'Basilaw nrury," he
by Green's Bashaw;" Dam, elsie ID,
she by Wilson's Blue Bull
One two year old, "Fearnaught May,
PAGER.
"Dolly Mount" eight year old; brood
mare; sire, "MambrinO Abdallah;" he
by "Mambrino Patchen;" dam, by
young Scotland he by imported
"Bonnie Scotland" This mare had II
record Of 2:52 ut ) years old.
"Elsie D, with colt ) months old by
her side. This mare has Il good pedi.
gree. of trotting strain, and Is now with
foal bv "Tyrant," an own brother To
"Phallas," and haif-brother To Jay Eye
See.
"lnbred," II brood mare with sucking
colt bv her side, the get of CoIonna; the
colt is little darling, So to speak.
''Bashaw Benson" two year-old colt,
black; sire, "Bashaw Drury." Dam by
Marmadukc, she by "Bashaw Drnry."
This is one of the finest style colts
shown.
'Ilamblctonia Bailey" two years old;
a perfect picture in style, with II move
ment the personiii,sitlon of grace and
ease.
downing Bell" one year old flly;
sired hy "Abc Downing" who has rec
ord of 2:2oi. Dam, elsie d." she by
"Bluc Bull"
LEWIS SEvEESoN,
Medic; pcrchcron-Norman stallion, D.
years old, IL hands high, weight 1880
pounds; he is stately looking animal.
e. NJ. GREEN,
of the Greenvallcy Stock Farm, shows Il
fine imported Norman stallion, Il hands
high, and whose weight is 1880 pounds.
LYRA STOCK 60.
shows a Clydcsdale stallion , years old
IL hands high; weight 1870 lbs. This
breed of horses is second To none, NJ
though they are not as numerous IN this
locality as some of the other noted
GARDEN orry STOCK 90.
produce an imported PcrciIeron- Norman
; wears old, rs hands high; weight $50
pounds He is equal Ia his competitors
i'm style and solidity of limb and body.
MARSHALL FALL,
of the Nelson farm i'm Rapidan, shows II
fine high grade Norman; also span of
brood and draught mares.
MADELIA STOCK co.
take advantage of tins excellent oppor-
tunity 10 show their imported Norman
colt, , years old. He is II monster,
800 pounds.
JOHN BARNARD,
Mankato, shows II span ofmares; Mary
Harris" aged . years, sired by "Mam-
brine Chief" and Maggie Harris, .
years old, sired by Louis Napoleon
dam, "Fanme Harris" she by "Mam-
brine Chief!
T.. l.. UouK,
of Good Thunder, shows a Clydcsdale |
mare, with the best four months old
colt in the county. The colt weighs $50
pounds, and is II daisy.
". j. NICHOLSON,
Medic, has II decidedly crcditabie exhi
bit of horses and colts, in all nine head
as follows:
Half-blOod Norman mare, with hand
some Z weeks old colt.