St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
THE IOWA TROrTERS.
An Interesting Account of Trot
ting Horses in Northern Iowa,

An Interesting Account of Trot-
ting Horses in Northern Iowa.
To the Editor of the Globe.
DEBORAH, To-, March 2.-Northern
Iowa horsemen are as proud of the
GLOBE as are their Minnesota brethren.
One of them said to me the other day:
"Why don't you let them know what we
have down here?" and as it may prove
interesting to some of your readers, l
will do so. J. and E. j. Curtin own the
bay colt Kenosha, 1929, by Phaflas,
2:13M, dam Beatrice, trial 2:35, by Mann
brine Patchen; second dam Ida, dam of
Musette, trial 800, and Lady Patchen,
trial 2:23, by Gill's Vermont; third dam
by Bauer's SNOWFALL, fourth dam by
SaXe-Weimar, fifth dam by Slash EN-.
He is as good as his breeding, and that
his owners to develop him. His sire,
the fastest living stallion, is now in
Kentucky, and his book is full, the In
dian Hill stock farm having secured the
exclusive right to his services. No
higher compliment could be paid to any
stallion, as Indian Hill is noted for the
excellence of its brood mares. His dam,
Beatrice, has an accredited trial of 2:35,
and but for an unfortunate accident,
which necessitated her retirement,
would undoubtedly have very low
record. She is full sister to Lady
Patchen. trial 1928, and dam of Jersey
Wilkes, that sold for $1,000. Kenosha's
second dam, Ida, was one of the most
noted brood mares of Kentucky, and
her name figures prominently in the
pedigrees of many OF our best perform
ers. The same parties also own Queen,
O.J6 INV tn
be good mare in her class the coming
year. j. c. Kathan, of Preston. Mimi,
had charge of her last year and was
quite successful. John Curtin has sew
eral youngsters and few aged horses
to which he is much attached. He has
Auburn Wilkes, bay mare foaled 1887,
by Sentinel Wilkes, dam by Mambrino
Boy, 1865, second dam by Mambrino
Royal, fine tilly and quite trotter.
Her sire is one of the youngest sons of
THE GREAT GEORGE WILKES,
and his owners, ii. l.. and F.
S. Stout, of the Highland stock
farm, Dubuque, To-, write
that ne will not be in the stud this
season, as he is in training and it is
their intention to give him fast record.
MIR. Curtin also has Rena's Ba by, bay
filly, foaled 1887, by Wales Volunteer,
by Gray Diamond, third dam by Gen.
Taylor; Flossie, black filly, foaled 1887
by Athlete, 7:l5, dam by Wales Volun-
teer, second dam by Brignoli, Jr., third
dam by King Herod; Zulu, 2:341S, gray
gelding, by Washington Diamond, dam
by Benton'S Diamond; Rena Sprague,
trial 2:331@, brown mare, by Gov.
Sprague, 444, dam by Gray Diamond,
second dam by Gen. Taylor. and Ruth,
black mare, by Wales Volunteer, dam
by Brignoli, Jr., second dam by King
Herod. Queen, Zulu and Rena Sprague
will be campaigned. The latter is a
sure candidate for 2:30 honOrs the COM
ing season. Last season she raised
colt and while carrying it trotted half
in :15. E. F. Nash is in charge of the
bay stallion Athlete, 7l5, dam by Gill's
Vermont, owned by r. II. Thompson,
fellow, and in addition to that is string
speed. He never had half chance,
yet is the sire of First Call, 2:21s4;
Isaac G, 2:26s4; a couple of three-year-
Odds, with records better than 40; and /
know of two or three more of his colts
that are liable to drop in the 80 list the
present year. j. w. Stiles, our popular
landlord, is the owner of Stiles Abdal
lab, by Hamdallah. This horse is
fast PAGER. He is fine locker, has a
good disposition andis string most eX-
cellent lot OF colts, prominent among
them being Stiles tW o-year-old, record
2:54. c. G. Bates owns Wales Volun-
teer, 1851, brown stallion, by Volun-
teer, dam by Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
second dam by American Star, and the
bay gelding Thalberg, 2:S2s4, by Man,
brine Patchen, dam by Champion.
The stallion, in the hands of a man who
would advertise him judiciously, would
command large patronage, as he is in
dividually good and his breeding is sec
ond to none. AS it is. he has been
neglected. No matter how good thing
person has, the public must be made
to understand it. Thalberg is very
speedy horse, and, barring accidents,
will not stop at 2:30, so says his owner,
and we all agree with him. / could
mention dozen other well-bred horses
owned here, but fear of the editorial
''blue penciP' deterS. E. j. @.