St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-17
Horse Notes.

Last week Mr.. J. I. Case was in ST. Paul.
He had been up to Mr.. Finkle's farm at Moor
head, and, as the result shows, with a view
to purchasing some of Mr. Finkle's stock.
After he returned to the Merchants, ST. Paul.
he rode out to Midway in company with Col
Allen and Mr.. Finkle and carefully looked
Lord Nelson over. He intended to have
| driven out to the state fair ground, but did
not have time. While here Mr.. Case pur-
chased of Mr.. Finkle Pioneer Belle. The price
paid for her has not been made public He
wanted Lord Nelson badly, and made Mr.,
! Finkle all offer of a certain sum, but the lat
| ter did not regard it as enough by $500. 1t is
pretty nearly certain that this magnificent
trotLer will go to Mr.. Case for something near
! $4,000.
Mr.. C. A. DeGraff of Lake Elysian stock
farm reports number of foalS this season as
follows: frankie P by Logan, bay colt by
| Alexander, 2:2S54; Bessie L by Strathmore,
brown fily by Railroad, son of Alexander:
Minnie Warren by Goldsnith's AbdalIah
| brown FLY by Railroad; Orphan Lady by
Mambrino Boy, bay colt by Alexander, max
| ing him q full brother to Oriole and Alcazar
| the latter entered in the two-year-old breed
ers stake; Topsy by Alhambra, son of Mann
brine Chief, bay colt by Alexander. and
Bessie, bay colt by Alexander. All these are
large and very promising.
Mr.. McGrath's mare, De Lancy Tram.
on the 9th inst. dropped light chestnut horse
Theseus. There is something little peculiar
about this. The mare was served Nav Q
1885, at 1880 p. M, and dropped the colt at
$3.50 p. m, May 9, 1885. The newcomer is
entered in the Anticipation stakes. The dam
is by Tramp, second dam by Green's Basbaw
third dam by Young Green Mountain Morgan
fourth dandy Hills Green Mountain MORGAN
Mr.. Joseph Mickey of the Boston clothing
house has purchased at the sale of Edward T.
Gilbert's private stable the trotting mare
Dolly Wilkes by George Wilkes, dam Nav
Day. by Woods Hambletonan. She is =
years old, 10 land weighs about 900 pounds
She is warranted to trot in 2:35 and take
road gait of twelve miles an hour. She iS
now in Cullens stable.
The Rochester, Mimi, Post saws that Dr
Berkman OF that city has returned from Ley
ington, KY, and brought back with him a
remarkably handsome bred four-year-old
stallion, which he purchased in Lexington
from The celebrated breeder, Gen. Witbers
/ Mr.. Charles s. Radcliffe is having prepared
a very elaborate service card for his trottin0
sire, Masterlode, Jr. He announces that he
will give 500 and a suit of horse clothes TO
the first driver giving foal by his horse q
record of ESQ.
George e. Caseu of LIE Sueur county. and
Martin Peterson Of Nicollet county. both
known as importers of French horses. left
for France last Monday, intending to return
in August with supply of stations and
mares.
Mr.. X. P. Cullen has very valuable fillv
named Fanny c., years old, out of a Gold
dust mare by Cupid. This FLY is I52, weighs
l,05O, has good way of going and is very
pro missing.
+ Mr.. T. B. Marrett has just added another
fine brood mare to his stock This one is
MOSCOW Belle by Fields Royal George. She
is the dam of Lulu Judd, 2:26L.
Capt. Bresett's well-known chestnut mare
Flora, on the 18th inst, dropped bay flly
by Blackwood, Jr. This youngster has three
white legs and white face,
Mr.. T. B. Marrett, on the 18th inst, was
fortunate in having his splendid mare Bettina