Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-06
HORSE TALK.

Platteville as a horse town. has lono
enjoyed high reputation, and know
ing that the farmers of Grant and adj
joining counties are considerably in
terested in the horse question, we visited
some of our prominent horsemen a few
days ago in order to ''size up the diff
ferent thoroughbreds. Chas Clifford, a
trainer of experience and of well recop-
nized ability, has charge of Bayley &
Co.'S stables. and politely piloted the
HERALD bohemian through his stables.
Jack Cutler stands at the head of his
list of horses and is a dark brown, eight
years old, with one white hind foot and
tan quarters. Jack is generally ac-
knowledged to be one of the most hon
est trotters that ever ''huzzed' a sulky.
He has record somewhere below the
forties and Judging by the way he took
us down the street the other day, is
quite likely to astonish even his most
sanguine hackers this trotting season,
Jack Cutler, Jr., is a dark brown. six
years old, without marks except white
star in forehead, was formerly owned
by A. w. Moore, is now in training and
promises to show extraordinary speed.
Bruce is dark brown, eighteen months
old, by the celebrated trotter Hector.
has fine, clean-cut head, symmetrical
limbs, velvety coat, will make when
fully developed most handsome an
imal, is well broken and bids fair to
eclipse his illustrious sire in point If
speed. Doc. sorrel gelding four years
old. Hambletonian and good mover.
Stanley, dark iron-gray gelding, 16@
hands high, standard bred and is
threatened with great speed. Cleo,
black mare. half sister to Hector. very
speedy but now in foal to Jack Cutler.
Lily, beautiful dappe bay mare, of
Black Hawk stock, in foal to Cutler
Julia, handsome light bay, very pretty
mover. Rachel, a pretty little brown
mare who made some phenomenal
bursts of speed last year, now in foaI to
Cutler. A thoroughbred brown mare
with a fine Hector colt by her side and
two iron-gray Hector colts who show
great speed in the field Mr.. Clifford
has things conveniently arranged at the
stable, has excellent sulkies, skeleton
wagons, harness, ETC., in fact every
thing that is necessary to render train
ing pleasant and agreeable. He will
allow none of his horses to be bred this
year, but will endeavor to develop to
the utmost their troiting qualities
Stephens Bros. now own the we'll
known horse Midnight, formerly owned
by Chas. Loveland. He was sired by
Honest Irishman; is u coal black Is
hands high and weighs 1,2O0 lbs. Mid
night is the ideal general purpose
horse, is of kind disposition and is
rapid mover for the handling he has
had.
John Fawcett has some very choice |
bred stations at his stables on Mineral
Street. Swigert, Jr., a beautiful dark
bay 151 hands high, weight 1850 lbs,
from the well-kpown trotter Swigert.
He is one of the fastest horses ever
brought to Grant County. Newport,
brown, pure bred, and who trotted
when a four-year-old in 2:32. Pebble
b. seal brown, three years old, excelled
by no horse in point of fine breeding, as
his pedigree in another part of the
HERALD will show. For a draft horse.
he has the famous Passe Partout. a
sturdy thoroughbred Norman, 16t hands