St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-23
Miscellaneous.


Crit Davis, HarrodsDurg, KY, is jog
cling Prince Wilkes, 2:16, and this mas
ter of the training and driving art feels
confident from present conditions and
appearances that if this great son OF
Red Wilkes meets with no drawbacks
he will stand in line in front of all
other trotters on the track at the close
of this season. The Prince is said to file
in better shape than ever before at this
time of the year, Crit is also working
the wonderful PAGER Johnston. 2:O64;
Mcleod, 2:214; Katherine S, by Bay
Messenger, and several others.
A company has been formed in France
which will undertake the care OF 5000
young horses belonging to the French
army. The company binds itself to
stable, feed and groom the horses, pro-
vide surgical attendance and supplies,
and will repay to the state the purchase
price of every horse dying, and proving
unfit for service. About 80 cents per
animal per day is the price to be paid
the company. A constant Inspection is
to be maintained by permanent com.
mission appointed by the ministers OF
war and agriculture.
Many conflicting reports have been
published about the leasing or sale of
2:19I, but all of them are set at rest
now by the announcement of the own
erS of this prominent son of ElectiOneer
that he will not be disposed of, but will
be trained with view of sending him
for faster record.
A daughter and granddaughter of
Electioneer have been sold to an Austria
liam gentleman, and were shipped from
San Francisco not long ago. In the East
there has also been sale of an Amerl-
can trotter to go abroad, Misty Morning,
that made a record of 2:21 last season,
having been disposed of for $500 to
parties who will take her to France and
trot her there.
Frank Siddals, the rich Philadelphia
who began buying PAGERS few years
ago, and soon got Johnston, WeStmOnt
and Lorene on his hands, announces
that he is going out of business, and
the three sidewheelers named will be
sold at auction in Kentucky next
month.
Black Cloud, known from one end of
of the country to the other as fast per-
former and game one, has changed
hands again and is now located on the
farm of E. j. Meyer. at Canton, 0.
Black Clouds record of 2:174 was
liiuIG Ill Il llOlly COHlCSICu ldCO anu 10
the sort that brings credit to horse.
j. |. Case, of Racine. Wis, has pur-
chased from Granger Smith, Waukegan,
foaled May, 1887, by Robert McGregor,
dam Married.. by Richmond. son of AL
mont; second dam Belle dam Of Star
Hambletonian, 1880 third dam Kate
Crockett dam of Lula, 2:15).
The valuable stallion Wilkes Clay,
owned by G. H. Nelson, of Waterville,
Me-, died recently of lung fever. Wilkes
Clay was purchased in Kentucky last
fall at large price, and was one of the
beSt-bred sons of Red Wilkes. There
are but two others left by the same sire
in Maine.
Col. Crank Rundell, of Genoa, O., has
purchased from Gen. Sherwood, Toledo,
for 81, 800, his one-half interest in the
trotting-bred stallion Allie Wilkes 6325,
by George Wilkes. DR.. Newton, of To-
ledo, retains his one-half interest and
the control Of the horse.
Prince Red, the recently-foaled full
brother to Prince Wilkes, by Red Wilkes,
dam by Brown Chief, by Mambrino
Chief, died at the farm of W. G. France,
Lexington, KY, April Is. He was just
one month old, and Mr.. France had re-
fused $4,000 for him.
c. C. Pond, Jackson, Mich, has pur-
chased from Charles Cassidy, Shelby
vile, KY, for $1,000 cash, the four-year-
old stallion, W. III. Cassidy, by Young
jim, dam by Mambrino Patchen.
[ Electioneer has nine sons and daugh-
tiers that have made records of 2:2O or
better, which places him one ahead of
George Wilkes in this respect, il PAGERS
are not admitted to the list.
The we'll known mare Breeze
Medium, 2:22N, daughter of Happy
Medium, has been purchased by the
Highlawn farm at Lee, Mass, and will
be bred to Alcantara, 1928.
The trottiEg mare Matte Harrington
has been purchased by Charles Decker
and E. Moran, of Louisville, KY, for
SLIGO, and will be campaigned through
the grand circuit.
WildflOwer, that trOtted in 2:21 AS
twO-year-Old,- making a record that has
never been equaled by horse of that
agerecently dropped a colt foal by Pied
mont, 2:17I.
1t is rumored in trotting circles that
there may be a match between Harry
Wilkes and Prince Wilkes soon for a
large sum, either in New York or Phila-
uclpilo.
John A. Goldsmith has sold to W
Corbin the mare Sister and black Di-
rector flly, the dam by Blackford, for
$1,000. Sister has record of 2:194.
W. T. Withers, Jr., writes from Fair
lawn that Aberdeen was very sick
week ago with meningitis, but fortu-
nately has recovered.
A full sister to Annie w., 2:20, has
been purchased by Robert Steele, of
Philadelphia, and will be bred to Epau-
let, 2:19.
S. K. Dow. of Chicago, has sent his
mare Miss Florida to Battle Greek,
Mich, to be bred to Pilot Medium.
A full brother of Kinda Rose and Bell
Boy was foaled at Palo Alto, March %.
1t is bay in color.
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