St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-10
Lacal Horse Notes.

The Mankato people have prepared pro-
gram for three days trotting and pacing, and
will take June l6, II and Is, immediately pre-
ceding the Saltwater meeting. The purses
decided on aggregate So, 900, as follows: June
16-3:OO trot, $500; free-for-all race, S5O0;
special for home horses June 17-2:40 trot,
$500; 2:45 pace, $500; 2:25 trot, $400. June
1S-2:25 pace, $500; 2:32 trot, 800; free-for-
all trot, $500.
There are now about Toe fast horses at the
state fair ground, daily taking their exercise,
and during the forenoon there is no time that
the visitor sees less than ten or twelve ami
mails going through their PAGES. Some of
them are getting down pretty fine, too. 1t is
said that Mike Wilkes is showing such rate
of speed that the owner is about ready to
pace him against anything.
Supt. Woodmansee of Midway stock farm,
ST. Paul. has sold the young four-year-od
stallion Midway to Mr.. f. Lawrence of Mime
apolis.. The price is not given. He was the
first foal of Astoria. sister of Dexter, 2:174.
He goes well at both the trot and pace, and is
nominated in the breeders stakes at the latter
gait.
Mr.. George S. Heron, owner of Capt
Herod, sold his black horse, out of Darkness,
to Mr.. Cary /. Warren, who i'll turn trans
ferred the animal TO Reuben Overpeck, who
will drive him with mare out of Darkness,
and will thus have an elegant matched team
that will go in three minutes or better.
modic coic the yearling chestnut foal Haskes,
by Herod, dam Topsy by Rather. Mr..
Grattan, however, keeps his number up. for
on the 1st day of May, Magic, by King
Herod, foaled a bay colt by Trample, which
has been named Totem.
Mr.. r. E. Slower of the Third National
bank, st. Pau, has purchased Il fine Kentucky
bred saddle-horse of Woodward s. Harrison,
Lexington, Ky. He is d large, elegant ami
mai, and is said to be most perfect saddle
horse.
Mr.. Clark Chambers, superintendent of the
fair grounds, owns BaShaw Mambrino, sired
by Woodford Mambrino, dam Madam Dudley,
and has brought HIM to St. Paul. He now
has him on the state fair grounds.
Mr.. James King, who has the horse en-
porium on the corner of Minnesota and Fourth
streets, says the trade in horses is better now
than it has been for years.
w. L. McGrath's mare Temperance by
Tramp, second dam FjaXy by Green's Bashaw,
dropped bay flly by Theseus few days
ago.
Mr. Conrad Gotzan, one of the money kings
of ST. Paul.. bought fast, well-bred brown
horse from Mr.. j. W. Bates.
Mr.. d. S. Hall of Buffalo Lake has bay
horse colt by Theseus, out of his mare Cherry,
by Alden Goldsmith.
In Mr.. Rhodes stable in this city there is a
five-year-old Herod horse that is highly priced
| by its owner.
On Wednesday last Mr.. George S. Heron
| bought fine saddle horse.
miscellaneous.
| Electioneer's success as sire since being
| taken to California eight years ago has been
| phenomenal, as he has now, among others, to
| his credit, Anteeo, 2:16Z at 6 years old;
Adair, 2:111a at years old; Bonita 2:1S34,
at years old, and 2:241a at years old; Ante
VIOLA, 219% at years old; Kinda Rose, 2:191a
| old - IL A
bert W., 2:20% at years old, an d 2:22 at 4
years old; Wildfiower, 2:21 at years old;
Manzanita, 2:23I at years old; Carrie c.,
2:24 at years old, and 2:2715 at 2 years old :;
Clay, 2:25 at years old, and 1904 at years
| old; Fred Croker, 2:25I at 2 years old, and
| Sphinx, 2:291a at years old.
One of the most remarkable colts in the
| country, when speed and blood lines are con-
sidered, was foaled at Cleveland April T. He
| is by Director, 2:l7, dam by Nutwood, 2:1S34 :;
| second dam (full sister to Powers 2:2D by
| Volunteer: third dam by Seely's American
| Star. In this colt is combined the different
| strains of blood that produced Maud S, Jay
Eye See and st. Julien.
| NJ. Straus has declined the invitation to
! trot Majolica against Harry Wilkes on the
| track of the New York Driving club in June,
as the purse, $1,000 is not large enough. 1t
is thought that Majolica and Clingstone will
meet in July.
| 0IOcu IL lrdluluS vi U1G UClcd N.
" track this season, his string consisting of
Mamie, 2:211: Kingsley, 2:2614, and num-
Der that have made no records, but can go
fast.
Mill Boy, 2:26, by Jay Gould, who has been
Off the turf for several seasons. has been
placed in training again, and will be driven
by James Golden
Leontine, 2:23, by Hamlet, has been pur-
chased by W. J. Gordon of Cleveland, and
will be bred to Rysdyk
Lady Thorne, 2:25, dropped colt foal last
week by Onward, 2:251a, son of George
Wilkes.