The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-30

a dream" In my vision saw the
breeders Of Michigan finding custom
ers for their stock within the bound
aries Of the State Of Kentucky, j
awoke and laughed that ! had even
dreamed of such reversal of the es-
tablished order OF things. Again l
slept, and dreamed that | had dream
ed of seeing a prominent Kentucky
breeder leaving the sacred soil OF the
alleged home and fountain head Of
the trottipg horse, and coming 10
Michigan, becoming infatuated with
the sweet gait of the Michigan bred
stallion, then bought him at long
price and carried him home to COM
pete with the wonderful youngsters OF
his own State.
Carlisle says that when we dream
that We have dreamed, we are very
near awaking, and yesterday the
writer was sufficiently awakened from
his vision to sell to the noted, w. II.
Wilson, of Abdallah Park, Cynthiana,
KY, for the actual sum of fifteen hun
dred dollars the two year old bay
stallion Edwin Booth, by 10 Gavin,
dam by Louis Napoleon. Just think
of it, colt by horse and out of a
mare that had never been in Ken
lucky, neither had their sres or their
dams, their grand sires or grand
dams, colt whose sire and dam
were both foalcd in Michigan, going
TO Kentucky to be used as stallion
on one of the most prominent breed
ing farms in that state. No wonder
that Mr.. Wilson, having concluded
the purchase, exclaimed, cam /
awake or am l dreaming?" Without
wishing to weary your readers ! will
simply say that this is wonderful
colt that Messrs. Dewey & Stewart,
the owners Of his sire, say that for
the amount of education he has re-
ceived he is incomparably faster than
Jerome Eddy, and | confidently pre-
dict for him brilliant future.
10 Gavin, his sire, is by Messenger
Duroc, out of that grand brood mare
Fannie Mapes, by Alexander's Abb
dallah; and crossed upon mares by
LOUIS Napoleon, he is the sire of
handsome, level headed and remark
ably pure gated colts that are sure
to become trotters of great merit.
The associated press dispatches of
last evening contained the announce
ment that Geo. H. Morgan, Of Grand
Rapids, Mich, had sold to w. H.
Wilson, of Cynthiana, KY, the sire
and dana of the sensational Texas
trotting stallion Jerome Turner, etc.
: Briefly stated the facts are that a
. fortnight ago Byerly's Abdallah was
5 placed in the writer's hands for sale
, looking around for possible pur-
| chaser remembered that the great
. Mambrino Patchen was getting old,
. and that Byerly's Abdallah was pre-
) haps his son best bred in trotting
: lines, and SO evolved from my inner
consciousness the proposition that he
s would be best appreciated in the
! home Of his popular sire. So believ-
ing, l commenced somewhat volum-
inous correspondence with Kentucky
breeders portraying in glowing terms
, the great advantages that would re-
, suit from his purchase mirabiAe dietu.
. Strange to say, the mails were not
over burdened with favorable replies,
and only one man the thoughtful and
, ever alert proprietor of Abdallah
Park gave the matter serious consid-
> Grafton, attracted by what he was
pleased 10 term the unbounded cheek
of the proposition. Mr.. Wilson con.
\ cluded to investigate the natter
investigation led to conviction, and
Y he yesterday purchased, what I be.
! lievc to be the best bred and most
| prepotent SON of Mambrino Patchen.
Byerly's Abdallah, by Mambrinc
t, Patchen, Ist dam by Redman's Alb.
dallah, by Alexander's Abdallah, end
dam Lady Abdallah (dam of Gran,
r vile, s:a6 and Don Carlos, a:23K)
J by Alexander's Abdallah, is a bcauti
i full brown bay stallion, standing in
t his bare feet &c hands inch with a
7 fine head and neck, and the best Of
u legs and feet. He is one of the hand
soonest horses know of; he was pur
e chased of DIR. Herr as weanling and
@ brought to Northern Michigan, and
E standing for service in a country
! where he served only -blooded
n mares. he has forced himself upon
S the attention Of the public
I by the Uniform good style ant
l. excellence of his colts, many of them
!. out of mares of no known breeding
). being able to trot without intelligent
i handling in from 3 minutes to 2:4o
a and all of them possessing fine style
s and the game and resolution and ever