St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-15
AMONG TIKI HORSES.
What a Visitor Has to Say in an Eastern
Paper About St. Paul
Horses.
King Wilkes Takes the National Prize
From the Great Stallion, Don
Oossack.
II. 3. Conklin Grows EnthdsIast1c
Over the Stride of the F11Iy,
Anna Wilkes.
DR.. Bryant, of st. Paul, is Looking
Further for Fast, Well-Bred
Trotting Stock.

A Writer who has been visiting st. Paul
gives the Spirit very breezy letter in re-
gard 10 the fine horses here. in which he
makes special mention of W. K. Merriam $
trotters. Bruno Beaupre'S PAGERS and the
stables Of some others who also appreciate
and keep fast horses. From this letter the
following extract is taken:
Messrs. Sherwood and Knight saw the ne
cesSity IF Il convenient place for citizens OWL
ing line horses 10 keep them at pasture III
summer, and others who have cholce horses
that they desire wintered, and also a place
where Young horses could be brought ana
trained. and sold as soon as properly Dfohen-
They therefore located at OakiaWn Iafu,
three miles from the center Of St. Paul. In
looking for competent man TO supeflhUend
this establishment they secured the services
of C. D. Weeks. the person VINO gave Lofu
Nelson his three-4 ear~old record OF %'~o74'
and has also driven others to low record.
Eir Weeks stands well with all who have had
any dealing with him, as well as all VINO come
in contact with him. Already N the place we
find one wearing four tWo-year-oldS anu HVe
three-year-ods. all the get OF MI ohef-
wood 5 stallion BaymOnt; one two-year-old Dy
George Wilkes Jr., and one Iwo-year-old by
RiacSvooi. Jr These comprise the trotting-
bred at present. but more will be added soon,
as il is the intention OF the management TO
keen first-class trOtting- bred horses on nand
and for sale at all tines and at all rates or
speed. Next spring Mr. Sherwood Will place
for service here one Of the get of Woodtord
Wilkes for trotters, and for draft, nrst-
class stallion OF that breed. At present he
has the grand Clyde stallion Sir William Wal
lace Jr. | could see in my nasty visit what
is destined to be ere many years pOpu at
place for the lovers of the horse, situated, as
i: IS, only thirty minutes drive from the CEN
Ter Of the city, with good broad avenue
leading past the place, and two such hoSplt-
able gentlemen TO entertain. AS this estao-
Isnment is only just opened for the public,
viii 90 out again at some future time,
ana will then give the readers of The SPIRIT
list of the horses, with breeding and speed
qualities. and j will also. at first opportu-
nity.yisft the private breeding farm of Mr.. g.
W. sherwood, located at Sheldon, Ia, where
he keeps Woodford Wilkes, by George Wilkes,
dam by Woodford MambrinO, etc, whose
breeding IS not only gilt edge.
SGT As AN INDIVIDUAL,
cannot be equaIed by any son of George
Wilkes. Besides WoodfOrd Wilkes, he has
BAY mont QU27), by Alden Goldsmith, dam
Harriet. by Swigert. Mr.. Sherwood's new
purchase at Glenview. the colt by Nuttwood,
dam by Dictator. has arrived safe, as has also
the other stock purchased at the sale, but as
/ expect to visit the farm, Will leave the
account of it until another time.
Before closing this will add that the fine
team of W. R. Merriam, st. Paurs popular
banker. Adelaide and A. V. Pantlind, are be-
ING driven daily by their owner, ana they look
finely. and the person who can give them the
dust can win a hatiul of money. Mr.. Beaupre
is out on pleasant days with his pair OF pa
GERS. which ne gave record double OF go
ct the summer meeting They are always
ready 10 try conclusions with the boys. DIR.
BRYANT the real estate dealer, is picking up
few gOOd ones for his own amusement. w.
L. McGrath. the popular tailor OF ST. Paul,
whose breeding farm is located about tw o
miles north of the state fair grounds. sits,
supremacy happy, behind Thesus, by Admin
istrator and saws that when he catches the
bows on the avenue they will not think
that they are on dress parade II they
jog with him. Simon, the pawnbroker,
has a weak spot for a PAGER, and has tw
good ones T. B. Marratt mas sent Libby,
Capitola and othe rs of his to his breeding
farm. some fourteen miles out, to be win
tered. Mr. Long has Prince Arthur and
Belle wiutering at his home at Hamlin, and
am told that tie, are looking fine and look
ing like young colts. Charles Radcliffe stakes
his wealth on Masterlode, Jr., whom he keeps
bowling on the road when pleasant, and so L
might 90 on and on, as St Paul is full of
good-bred trotters and roadsters, and if any
one thinks that the horse does not figure
much, let him drop into McGrath's some fine
afternoon and he will find gathering OF the
road-riders, and you will always find Mac S
right ear ready to hear some one speak OF the
beauties of an AlnOLt.