The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-07
Stallion Day.

The uenplr Of Lafayette county love a good
horse, and ON every recurring annual stallion
do, ,urn ont in crowds, to ace the show.
Last Monday was no exception. the streets
were jam-full of people. 40 full indeed mat
Tenth street, from Main to Franklin WAS I'M
for vehicles. The cry of tho aue-
tIopeer. the natter of the horses feet as they
Arw hack and forth on Main street. and the
brovipg of the beautiful and graceful JAS
sacks. made up II typical Kentucky court dav'
There were ever 30 many people, blu we
regret to say that the c were not as many
horses and long-eared nightingaics rs there
sbouId have been This Is short-sig hted
Motley on the part Of horse owners. We sa"
several here without their animais-'Too
busy in the stud" "GOt all l can 10 any
how" .'ROads too bad; cant take the tihhe
To get over them" These and other excuses
were offered. As II these gentlemen did not
rcaIize tina, they owe u duty TO the breeders
who patronize them. and to Lafayette county
rs II stock growing county. Every once IN =
while some live stock man comes In and tells
US what we ought to do to encourage the
business, In our paper. Well. we feel stlinn-
lated aud away we 20, prlnting evsry SCRAP oil
that we can extort from our
breeders aud dealers with a pair OF our nun
dred pound to the square linen pihcheIs'
Then comes along Il day like Monday. we
print the uotIces-free. We urge the owners
OF stations to bring them here-free. We
Implore them TO come. aud give reasons why
they should do so-frse. The day comes
and Il paltry dozen are on the ground.
Thousands OF people are here to see them,
but there are only . dozen stations where
there should be tfty. People are here not
only from Lafayette. but from adjoining
counties; yes. from all over the state; and
there are but twelve stations or so to be
seen. 1t Is true that they rush around so
lively, especially q big white one with Mr..
Shier on his back. that the average spectator
thinks there are about forty, but the truthful
scribe cannot make out that many by any
Kind Of permissible exaggerstiOn- 1t won't
do. gentlemen. You can't make y LeXlng-
ton, Ky. of Lexington, Mo, unless you show
N little more gel up and get. We have the
horses; ~ good blood rs rows 10 equine
veins; we have the capital; we have the
men who understand breeding; but some
wav they don't appreciate the value of i'd
vertIsing their county. There never was =
better opportunity than last Monday, but it
WAS not well Improved.
However. there were some horses here and
they were good ones.
Mr.. Schultz splendid stations. WilkomOnt
and Linwood Pilot, were stars sufficient per-
haps to have justified the crowd. Wik0mont
is u royalty bred animal purchased by Mr..
Shultz at great expense. He Ia a chestnut,
l63 hands, loaled 1881. by AlmOut Pilot,
(763). by Almont (33) dam Wsnlta, by Geo.
Wilkes (5l9) second dam Vienna, by Berk-
ley's Edwin Forrest. Wilkomout has the
HambIetonian and Mambrino Chief blood
through his grandsire Almont, u grandson of
Rysdyk's Hambletonlan. whose dam was
Mambrino Chief. He also has tho Hambleton-
Ian and Clay blood through his dam. Wanits,
by Geo. Wilkes. Wllkomont will make the
season OF 1884 at Llnwood Lawn farm at $50
to insure.
Liuwoud Pilot has the same owner and
home. He is q beautiful bright bay, two
form and grand trotting action. lie was
foaled in 1884; sire, Almont Pilot, 1853; LIST
dam. Anna johnson, by Todhunter's Mem.
brine, the sire of Marvel. 2:2l; Bessie, 2:23t;
Il. 2.241, and others; I'd dam by BED
bv Red Eye, by Boston: 3D. dam by
Little Arthur by Imported Glencoe, sc.
LInwood Pilot will be limited TO ten selected
ut $50 to insure.
MIR. Henry z. SHEER had his line Norman
Frank. on the grounds. and he de-
TO the satisfaction OF all that q
could move himself ~ wei! as other
heavy weights. Frank makes the season six
miles south Of Lexington on the Tol. Graves
place. He Is q handsome Norman. 10 years
Old, 1914 hands high aud weighs 800 pounds.
He was sired by Imported Roughtmages. I'm
ported by Westfall, Moore j. Co.. Of Macomb'
H.; dam by 10. GALES. and he by Imported
Louis Napoleon. Mr.. SHEER also had his black
Jack, Compromise, on the ground. Compro-
mise WAS sired by Compromise, Jr., was sold
for 81 800 when Il two-year-old. and he by
Compromise. imported by Henry Clay. His
dam was u Hercules Jennet, by an Imported
Spanish Jack, brought here from Kentucky.
Mr.. Frank &. Stewart showed his beauti-
full black saddle stallion Kinkors, which he
keeps about three miles southeast Of Lexing-
ton at fifteen dollars to Insure. Kinkors 10 u
beautiful black, l5A hands high with rne
name and tail, good style; Is by old Klnkora,
he by 5tonewalI Jackson, he by Washing
tons Denmark, he by Black Denmark. he by
Farris' great race horse Denmark; first dam
by Glenaoe. second dam by Imported High
lander, third dam by old Grey Eagle. Mr..
Stewart also had on the grounds his dne gray
Jack. Joe Chinn, u four-year-old. and said TO
resemble the old man in many traits Of his
character.
Messrs. A. L. Young aud j. Bradley we're
here with their handsome stallion. Vendale
Denmark. They stand him near Prairie
church at SI2 80. de 10 u beautiful blood
bay, 10 hands high, and weighs 1900 pounds.
He was sired by T. Is. Prices Denmark, he
by Sumter Denmark LIST dam by Mcdonald,
2 dam 10y ~ltattler, ID dam by Ruford's Alex
ander, 4th dam By Mar.hall's Moses. he by
Imported Sir Henry, 9Th dam by old Union.
9th by Imported Dabster. dam Jennie Lind,
by Vandal, grand dam by Gray Eagle. great
grand dam by Yorkshire. great great dam by
a Glencoe horse. Vandal WAS by Imported
Glencoe, and was one OF the beat racers OF
his time. Veniale is IL splendid all purpose
horse. The s,Htl men have the splendid Jack.
Grant, nt ths sane stables.
Mr.. John VI. Fisher. OF tve miles south of
lexington, mad a very handsome hall No.
nln horse, Cleveland, by Tachsau. He IL Il
dark iron gray. powerful. yet active.
Mpssrs. Proctor Il WateThUuss were not
behiD3 an body IN attracting attention, with
their stylish and rather rkabie looking
aii.puTpose stallion. S~cotcbman, which they
stand ut MsyvieW at SI2 30 mud go. SCOTCH
man /, ! years old this spring, bright chest
nut color. with naxen mhne and tail, Ia
hands high; weight. 1900 pounds; splendid
form and action. and exactly suited Tor ths
farmers use. They have Mt the same place.
the jsck, iiO!y. II hands high. very blocky
good action. blrck With meal, nose. 4 years
Old.
Mr.. Daniel sherman, who lives some ok
miles south OF Lexington. showed Young
kT,nrIan, n,uh,uuly huu IhL han,ls HIGH.