St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-27
Horses at NIontevideo.

Horses al M0mteV10eOs
To the Turf Editor of the Globe:
MoNTEvIDEo, April 25.-laking the
early train on the Hastings & Dakota divis-
ion of the Chicago, Milwaukee q. st. Paul
road / arrived at the beautiful county seat
of Chippewa county, Montevideo, and
thought 1 would inquire as regards the
horse interests of this place found here
Mr.. Silvernail, an old and experienced
driver, many years well and favOrably
known ON the Pacific slope. Mr.. S. has
one of the finest farms in this county and
located in sight of the town. He is now
turning his attention to the breeding of fine
horses as well as the training OF them. Mr.
| Silvernail has his son associated with him.
| They have at the head of this stud a very
fine Swigert stallion sixteen hands high
He is handsome bay, large, fine horse
bred on both Sides but is fine stopper
besides and will be driven for record as
soon as he natures.
| But the horse that was the magnet that
partially drew me to this place is the brown
stallion Silvernail, owned by Horace w.
Pratt of Faribault, and the stallion lately
matched to trot with Gen. Sibley Ct. B.
! MaTett's colt, and right here let me say
that when those two horses trOt may be
there, for it will be grand race. No hip
podrome business, but they will trot for
blood. / have seen Mr.. Pratt's horse move
and must say his equal for his age and OPP
portunities l never saw. His action is per-
feet, and his general conformation is all
that can be desired. He comes as near a
perfect horse as anybody's. Here is his
breeding: Sired by Swigert, dam Fanny
Silvernail, by North America Che bred by
Sulam Gipson, Middlebury, Vt.). North
America was by the North Horse (Sher-
mans Black Hawk, grand dam by Hoyt's
Hickory (bred in Washington county, New
York;, and he by Longs Eclipse.
Crane & Whitmore l find have three good
ones, as follows: Lady Florence, by Meme
laus he by the Hero of Chester; first dam
Jessie Bull, by Long Island Black Hawk;
first dam of Lady Florence by imported
CONSERVATION; second dam by American
Star, third dam by Mambrino Chief. This
is fine large black mare, good-looker,
and is claimed to have shown a trial in 1926
last summer. Mr.. Silvernail says that
she showed him on the ice last winter a
$50 clip, and as she is only 8 years
old, in good hands, she ought to be
good one this summer. The next one
led out for our inspection was ''Butter
Cup" b. H., foalded in 1879, bred by G.
| W. Sherwood of st. Paul. sired by Referee,
son of Royal Hambletonian, son of HANDLE
tonian (10): dam by Mack. record 2:31M;
second dam said to be by Abdallah. This
mare has never been worked any to speak
of, only nicely broken; but it now takes
good one to head her down the street
Bertha comes next, also bred by Mr..
| Sherwood; she was also foaled in 1879, sired
I D,fn ,lo
| dam by Stephen Kennes, son of old ST.
Lawrence. This mare has the big open
gait characteristic of the Swigert cross on
st. Lawrence mares. She is also green
one, so to speak, but the green one that
takes a race from her will have to trot a
| grand clip.
Messrs. Crane & Whitmore have also pur-
chased of NJ w. Durham magnificent
Norman stallion, which will add greatly to
the big horse development of this part of
the state.
j. NJ. Whitmore has fine bay horse,
| foaled in 1881, sired by Archer's Almont,
! owned by Porter Martin of Pennington.
This horse stands nearly Is hands, big
open gated colt, and is bound to make a
trotter. He was only broken last summer,
and has not been handled for speed.
+. c. Whitmore has in his black horse a
gem of the first water. He is driven by
Mr.. W. as a carriage horse, and is what
you may call a toppy upheaded one, and
can style with anyone's. This horse was
sired by Green's Bashaw, and can show a
mile in 3 minutes. If heats are mixed
and he is in, will buy my pools on this
fellow.
w. VI. Taylor. one of the live men of this
place, has good one in his chestnut geld
ing by Herod. He is a strong open-gaited
horse, one of the old reiables which when
person gets hold of him he never parts
with him as long as life lasts. He is not
only speedy but perfect in disposition. Amy
lady or child can drive him and he takes no
dust from anyone. Now, the few have
mentioned are not all the good horses that
are owned here. for there are a host of them.
l did not have time to see more. | expect
to look over Col. p. B. Nettleton's stud as
we'll &c ntharc