St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-18
Speedy Roadsteps and Good
Producers Owned by Min
neSota HopSemen.
Caught on Jury While
Going to. Kentucky for
Young Blood.
Chasing Coons Up a Tree a
New Trait in a
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paid was regarded as large one, and
horsemen wondered how Mr.. Sherwood
was going to get his money back. 1b at
horse has given character and standing
to his breeding farm, and is largely the
p cause of his selling so much stock. 1t
was the biggest thing he ever did for
his farm. When MIR. McFarren, the
owner of Pancoast and Nutwood, was
running his immense breeding farm in
Kentucky, he selected three of the best
mares he had on the place with view
of breeding them to George Wilkes.
These three mares are the cream of his
establishment. The produce of one of
these mares was WOodtord Wilkes. 1t
is safe to say that this superb animal
has attracted more people to the Sher-
wood farm than all the other stock he
has there. 1t pays to get the best bred
stock.
Capt. G. B. Marrett did about the
same thing when he started his breed
ing farm. He looked around for a stall
lion that suited his taste, and concluded
that the best, all things considered,
would he Nutwood colt. He accord
ingiy purchased one, and it has now
grown into large fine animal. He is
great horse individually and great in
his breeding. He has size, gait and
breeding, and exhibits evidences of
speed. His colts, of course, are all very
young and have not been trained, but
every one OF them gives unmistabable
evidence that they are bred for trotters.
Nutwood, the sire of Capt. Marrett's
colt, was also bred by the late Mr.. Nc
Farren. who bred Mr.. Sherwood's
Woodford Wilkes. When the McFar-
ren farm was sold. NutwOod was pur-
chased by F. ID. Stout, Dubuque, 10. He
stands in the first rank as getter of
trotterS. So Capt. Marrett did a very
wise thing in buying him.
DR.. Evans, of Minneapolis, has some OF
the hest of the Wilkes that he could find
in Kentucky. His stock is mostly Wilkes
and he prizes that blood very highly
indeed. He has some other choice
stock that he regards highly. The doc
tor spent long time in Kentucky and
looked over all the breeding stables.
His selections were made with the ut
most deliberation and the stock he has
now OH hand seems to fully justify his
judgment.
Clark Chambers, of Owatonna, has an
eye to good stock and owns some that
stands very high.
NJ. II. Grattan is principally known in
the horse world through bis ownership
of Herod and his long championship OF
the Morgan blood.
Hon. Isaac Staples, of Saltwater, has
always had favorable tendency to-
ward horse breeding, both trotters and
runners, but his business affairs have
been so numerous that he has not been
able to devote that attention to the
horse breeding business that he other
wise would have given it. He has,
however, for many years had some
good ones on his farms, among which
were many fast runners. as we'll as trOt-
ters. Several years ago he had a large
number of good ones, and still keeps
considerable number. 1t is to be re-
gretted that a gentleman of his means
has not the time to devote more atten-
ton to horse breeding.
C.. p. Gregory. of Saltwater, in spite
of his professional duties, finds time to
devote considerable attention to the
trOtter. and has some choice ones.
Frank Seymour has some fast ones,
especially an unusually fast mare, for
which Budd Doble has offered him
$1,000
WI. McGrath is'a well-known breeder
OF trotterS and has some of the best bred
stock in the state.
C. G. Radcliff stands by the Master
lode stock. and is firm believer in the
theory of introducing the thoroughbred
blood into the trottiDg lines. He is hot
on this point and will reel Off the names
and breeding of past thoroughbred
trotters until he makes your head ache.
Matt Balfour is all trotting horse and
always has good string of drivers.
II MT nf
state fair grounds, has always been an
admirer of the trotter, and much of the
time the owner of fast ones. He is one
of the best judges of a trotter in the
state.
F. ID. Abbey is a professional horse
man, and last year had one of the most
successful strings of horses that went
down the big circuit.
John Lackey, of Minneapolis, loves a
good horse, and has just purchased
very fast PAGER.
John D0Wd could not live if he did
not have good many fast trotters
around him.
If any gentleman in the world likes
good fast trotter, it is DR.. Stone, of St.
Paul. The horse was never built that
could go fast enough for him.
Dr.. Quinn, of st. Paul, is another adj
mirer of the fast trOtter. Like DIR.
Stone. he can't get them built fast
enough.
William Lindeke has too much busi-
ness on hand to devote much time to
the trotter, but he has number of we'll
bred ones by Western Chief and other
good stations for his own private drlv-
ing.
Jay Mcnamara drives fast one that
goes at great rate of speed.
George A. Nash always has from one
to three good ones. and his is never
easy unless he is behind one of them.
E. g. Long has great liking for the
trotter, and is never without three or
four good ones. He at one time owned
the celebrated Belle f, who went
through the big circuit with great
credit and made very low record. Mr..
Long has leased the Midway track.
SALE OF WESTERN CHIEF.
ST PauI Stallion Transferred to