The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18
Waited from Track and Road.
l.. w. HESS, Editor.


BAY, Brooklyn, n. Y. The Doctor came
among us in 1876, comparative stranger and
uuknownto fame In his profession In this coun
try: hut since then he has made a reputation
as a skillful and successful practitioner second
to no one In the U. s. And why should he
not have this reputation with the success nc
has attained in almost every instance In his
practice? lie has been called from Ottawa
20 all parts of the U. s. to operate on valuable
horses, some of his calls being from Denver,
New Orleans, New York, and many other
places equally as far away. He has done
work for almost all of thes)trotting horse
owners and drivers, q few Of whom are KNAPP,
Mccarthy, Peter johnson, Ed. Bither, Gus.
Glidden, Budd Doble and John Splann. A
few of the prominent running horse men that
he has done work for are A. j. Cassatt, Camp.
bell & FentOn, H. Belmont, 8. 8. Brown,
Green Morris and others. The Doctor is not
only Q successful V. 8. but thorough gen
tleman as we'll, aud has therefore made
friends of all with whom he has come in con-
tact and they do not like to lose him from OF
tawa.
G. NJ. Eddy of Fen ton, Mich. :, on Tuesday
last bought of DR.. VIM. Sh eppard the ch. m
Portia, by Green's Bashaw, 2:S5, sire OF JOSE
plus, 2:l9%; Fred Douglass, 22O}s, and
many Others with records better that 2:3O;
also sire of the dams of Joe Young, 2:2oa4;
Trampoline, 2:2Sl4, and others.C Dam, Mel
lie, the dam of Granite, 2:24l4 made in 1887,
and Others that can trot fast. He also bought
the handsome bay colt Salad, foaled in 1887,
| sired by Bay Wilkes (who was recently sold
for $1,000 CASH, he son of Bourbon Wilkes,
sire of Hamletta, 1924; Sterling Wilkes,
$50: Sharper, 1921 and others. Dam, Bour-
bon Lass, by the great sire, Mambrino Patch
en-, sire of the dam of Guy Wilkes, 2:15l4,
etc. The dam of Sal sd is Portia as above.
Salad and Portia are both standard and re.
corded In Wallace's American Trotting Regis
ter
Thos, Miles bought Of J. II. Moore the hand
some b. I. Cyclonis, foaled 1887 by Great Hope.
dam, Lady Winfred (the dam of Ottawa Maid,
2:34l4), by Neely's Henry Clay, 507; End dam
by Schamel.
DR.. VIM Sheppard bought Of the Messrs.
Stout, Highlawn Stock Farm, Dubuque
Iowa, very handsome l6 hands black pacing
gelding by Mambrino Boy, 2:2611G; Dam, Nora
Wilkes, by Geo. Wilkes, 2:22. The gelding is
q stylish fellow, nice mover and can beat
2:4O three times. He will be taken east for
road use.
WI. Nicely sold to Albert Cebell, Fort At
kinson. Wis, the handsome 1913 hand bay
1al irp1
by Greenbush, 116S; dam Mabel, by Byron,
81; End, dam, Kate O'Brien, by Imp. Scythln' a
Pri ce 1000.
DR.. w. F. Weese, thorough veterinarian
graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College,
and a man of much practical experience in
he line of his profession, will on Monday
next take charge of the barns SO long used
by DR.. VIM. SHEPPARD as his Infirmary. DR..
Neese will be there ready to do any work
pertaining to his profession. The Doctor has
,een appointed Asst State Veterinarian and
has also received a call to accept the position
bf Veterinary Professor of the Dakota Agri
cultural College, showing that he must be a
nan of much ability.
Messrs Grove and Dorr are fitting up the
clifton House barns in superior manner
They have quite number of trotters jogging
very day.
The most recent addition to Tom Miles
tring of trotters is the large brown horse
treat Hope. full brother to Ottawa Chief,
rs. He is quite nice mover and may trot
s fast as his full brother. He is owned by
fr. j. II. Moore, owner of number of good
mes.
Dr. A. W. Mears who has practiced here
uring she past few years with much success,
viii accompany DR.. Sheppard east and assist
bim there. DR.. Mears is graduate of the
dontreal Veterinary College, and is a young
man well up in his profession.
A few weeks ago the editor of the New York
portsmdn wrote to the various managers of
took farms, asking them to write and tell
Ow the brood mares and colts were treated
hem. l append the reply from the Cation
took Farm:
CATION STOCK FARM, JOLIET ILL, Jan. 10,
BSS. DEAR SIR: Your favor Of the 18th to
and and contents noted Our broodmares
Feated in the following manner, the suppo.
ton being in this, that they foal about April
The mare and colt are turned out each day
nd brought in each night Gas in this climate
be nights are cool until the middle of May,
ntil the weather begins to get warm. They
re then turned out on grass, with running
|ater in each pasture, and in which there is no
hade. This, 1 think, is preferable to shade,
pr when the flies come, il there is sLade in
hy portion of the pasture, the stock will all
bngregate there and so will the flies. The
pnsequence is, stock will stand here the
reater part of the day, fight flies, and nodeat,
le natural result being decrease Of milk.
perfectly open pasture flies are not nearly
plentiful; stock is scattered over more
round. They eat all day and come up in the
IL, looking larger and stronger than other.
Use. The coat may be more sun-burned
1t this has to shed any way.
We begin to take the mare and colt up about
20 weeks before weaving, and feed both
hen by the time the colt is weaned il will
pep right on eating and does not fall away
hen the dam is taken from It, We wean
hen colts are from five to six months old
bd begin to halter. break the colt at once
18th halter on, teach him to lead by the
de of a person, and to stand tied in stall
ter few lessons begin to put on small
idle, with bit into his mouth, for an hour or
70 in stall. and when being led by the hal