The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-04-02
Stock Notes.
owosso (MIcH.) HORSE NOTES


From the Spirit of the Times.
1t is some time since | forwarded
you a communication from this place
and as this is the season between the
hard frozen ground, covered with
beautiful snow, and summer, with all
that the word implies, with the idea
mud, mud, mud, stamped upon all
things out of doors, where active
work has to be suspended on account
of said mud, we, like all others in
like situations, do our trotting around
the stoves and on the street corners
and on paper. We have, as | told
you in my last, the material to make
trotting horses, and, from present
prospects, the intention is to work 1t
up. Mr.. Fitch opened the battle
on Feb. 8, with two green colts, and
to day his stable numbers eighteen,
and l don't know where it will stop.
But he is a very modest man, and
don't want his name in print, so will
say nothing further about his stable
until | have some actual performance
to write about.
Mr.. Waite, the educator Of Jerome
Eddy, is also here, and has some five
or six, with prospect of more in the
near future. Mr.. Charles Owen,
Familiarity known as Charley Fuller,
has eight. He has the brown mare
Kate b., by Merodach, by Lexington
Chief; dam Topsy, by Henry CLAY;
I'd dam by Florazelle. She has been
handled some, and will give tie green
horse record that beats her. She
is eight years old and stands 1874
hands. Ben Hurr is two year old,
by Louis Napoleon, dam Kate B. |
held the watch on him last fall, led
to halter, when he trotted a quarter
without lifting his nose in 4S seconds.
which is not as fast by number of
seconds as he has done it. In fact
he has shown better than IL seconds
faster than Jerome Eddy could show
at the same age with less handling
He is the speediest colt l ever saw at
the age, and l have seen all that
Owosso has produced. He is entered
in the State Breeders Stake, to be
trotted this fall at Kalamazoo. These
two are owned by. Mr.. Lawrence
Gould Of Owosso. Mr.. Owen has
also number of Napoleons, the
property of other parties, that l will
be pleased to note as they show up.
My old time friend, the horse doc
tor p. M. Rowell, has two of the
finest specimens of the trotting hors-
that are owned in this county, both
by Byerly's Abdallah dam by Louis
Napoleon. The first is the bay mare
Kate Rowell, about I5H hands, as
pretty as picture, and, | predict,
the fastest colt ever sired by Byerly's
Abdallah in this county. The second
is a brown colt, three years old, fully
Io hands; weight, about ! ,o75lbs. and
he has to be seen to be appreciated,
for l cannot do him justice in de-
scription. But he is just what might
be expected from such a cross. He
will make a short season, and then
be driven fer speed, which he has in
abundance. Parlep intends to take
first money in the three year old races
this tall with him. Moss BACK.
Mr.. Gray shipped his second car
load Of carriage and coach horses to
Buffalo, Tuesday. There were nine.
teen horses picked up in short
time and not poor one in the lot.
Mr.. Gray is we'll pleased with the
horse flesh bereabouts and will short
" return for another load. While we
dislike to see so many good horses
shipped away, still vast amount of
money is thus being put in circulation
and thereby all classes are benefited.
We predict that the business in this
line is yet in its infancy in this county.
The near future will open up big
demand for carriage and draft horses
and there are plenty of good ones OF
both kinds to be had, as well as trot.
tiers.
b. b. Hardy Of Bennington. has
purchased of w. X. Sexton Of How
ell, the IS months old Holstein bull,
Grape, 1919. This animal weighs
I.4oo pounds.
NJ w. Willougby offers TO horse
breeders the service of his stations
Louie and Richard Abdallah. The
former was foaled April ID. 1883, is
by Louis Napoleon; dam Belle vii.
loughby, by B,erly Abdallah; I'D dam
by Owosso Prince; sd dam a Morgan
mare. Louie is o beautiful cherr,
bay, with black points, and is claimed