St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-26
ROCHESTER, HORSES.
A List of the Flyers of That Enter.
prising City.
To the Editor of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe.
ROCHESTER,, April ga few years ago
to see one in trotting sulky in our city
was evidence of professional horseman.
Now, every day half dozen or more are
to be seen on our streets, driven by our
young gentlemen, who pride themselves on
handling the ribbons over as fine stock as is
to be found in the state. The following is
a list of breeding horses, obtained from the
breeders of the city, that will rank high in
the best breeding districts in the country:
Graves Bros. have Hamdallah, stylish
animal, bay, and 1917 hands high. He is by
Hamlet, dam, a trotting sister by Alexander
Abdallah, sire of Goldsmith Maid.
Admiration is a chestnut horse by Idol,
dam by Volunteer.
Theron Goldsmith is a brown horse I6 hands
high, by Alden Goldsmith, dam Harriet, by
Swigert.
Madison, three-year-old, is bay, 15&
hands high. He was sired by Superior, dam
by George Wilkes.
Beside the breeders above, Graves Bros.
have the following splendid roadsters:
Lady May, by Hamdallah, dam Alexander
bay mare, and beauty.
Leonard, a bay gelding, by Hamdallah, dam
by Alexander.
Bonaparte, gray gelding by Hamdallah, bay,
dam by Morgan mare.
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Morgan mare.
Augusta, by Alcantara, dam by Curtis
HambleUOnian.
These are remarkable fine horses, and as
roadsters are among The best i'm the city.
Simonds 81 Clough have that grand horse
Silas Wright, by Alexander, dam out of the
mother of Star Of the West, bay, Is hands 81.
inches high, and one of the finest trotters in
the state.
Allie Gaines is a mahogany bay, 15s4 hands
high. He is a son of Silas Wright, his dam
being Daniel Hill mare.
These three comprise Simonds g. Coughs
roadster horses. They have beside, the follow.
ing Clydesdales:
Marquis OF Clydesdale, bay, weighing I,sOC
pounds.
Earl of Fife, dapple brown, weight 1,75C
pounds.
Inversary, imported, gray, weight 18O(
pounds.
DIR. Berkman has Percherou Normans and
the Cleveland Bay. His horses are:
Rustique, imported in 1884, dark dappled
gray, weight 1850 pounds.
Joseph, imported in 1888, gray, weight
1,S00 pounds.
Thomas E, three-fourths blood, weight 1, SOC
pounds.
Duke of wellington cleveland BAY, i'm.
ported, l612 hands high.
Two colts raised in this city have sold for
81 600 each, one being purchased for q party
in Ireland and the other by a La Crosse gen.
tleman.
Among those in this city who drive splendid
horses are the following:
L. Rowley, splendid span; w. Bailey, d.
c. Miller H. LOOMS, A. h. Knapp L. O. Ben.
jamin, two or three; w. Hurlbut, Fred Var
Dusen, Drs. E. C.. and Z. w. Cross, J. T. La
Du, three; c. r.. Hebron, Mrs. E. F. Judd,
A. Il. Stebbins, several; c. W. Whipple
Rommel Bros, Mark DIN, pair of beauties:
j. II. Groesbeck, H. j. Buttles, fine span: H.
Bastian, o. o. Cooley, Charles Durand, C. Van
Camper, A. ID. Robinson, w. Smith, Drs. w
W. and w. J. Mayo, j. ]. Fullkerson, Horace
Cook, S. Niles, J. B. Smith, DIR. f. R. Mosse
z. Kicker, Joe Aberwald, A. Harrington.
A. l.. Cove, G.. H. Morrill, C. H
Roberts, ID. Stern, w. J. Aries, Glib Scott.
II. Haskins, ID. B. Smith, William Mackey. q
NJ. Allen, o. W. Anderson, e. A. Knowlton.
A. Nelson, NJ. V. Rowley, A. Gooding, NJ It.
Daniels, ]. A. Cole, w. w. Ireland, c. Ozmun
F. Swartwood, G. Jackson, H. Olson, Dr. ]
Bowers, S. Written. w. Logan Breckenridge
etc.
In the country the breeding of high-bred
horses has been notable. Mr.. Thomas
Eckles of Eyota deserves especial mention
for the efforts he has made to introduce
heavy draft horses, and has met with de-
served success. Mr.. Murray has been the
means of improving the stock around Byron.
he having some magnificent horses. There
are many other breeding horses in the
county, and our farmers have learned thai
it pays well to breed heavy horses. Buyers
come here from all sections, and within >
few days string of forty was taken to ST
Paul.