The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-03-28
Western Lad, No. 1882.

Is 4 grand looking horse, IL hands high,
weight 1900 pounds. possessed of great
beauty, finish and style. He is horse of
great substance, extra heavy clean. hard
bone. 4 rich bay in color with fine black
name and tail. Although never handled
for speed, his action is bold, open and rapid
conclusively showing that he is a natural
trotter.
Sired by Ruchiel, $40: trial to wagon, a:ss.
He was kicked by a mare from which lie
died when seven years old First dam.
Rosalind (dam of Goldsmith, by Swigart,
$50. Second dam, Mary Bird, Thorough
bred) by Imp. Mickey Free. Registered in
American Stud book to thirteenth dam.
Ruchiel, by Swigart, rec 2:3O, has twenty
seven i'll 2:3O or better,-has more III 23O or
better from unknown dams than any other
stallion living or dead. First dam, Virginia,
by Goldsmith's Abdallah, rec. a:3O (half
brother to st, Julian who was cut of in
his prime, but not before he sired Alexan-
der, 2::2s. Dictator, 2:a7, and Hickory, a::2si,,
&c. He by the great Volunteer the best
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, sire of st.
Julian, sll, Gloster a17, Alley, e:19. Bo-
dine, 2:19i, Driver, al9t, &c. First dam
Martha, by Abdallah l. sire of Rysdyk's
Hambetonian.
Swigart, by Alex. Norman, sire of Lula,
2:14a May Queen, 2:2O. and Blackwood,
three year-old rec. of 2:3l. sire of Black
wood Jr., s22, Protene, s:1Ss, &c. First
dam, Blandina. by Mambrino Chief sire Of
2:l1, Piedmont 2:1sa, Voltaire, 2:2Oi, lndi-
apolis, 3:3l. Malnbrino, 2:214, and sixteen
more in $50 or better
1t will thus be seen that WESTERN LAD
combines the choicest blood of the three
greatest trotting families on EARTH viz:
Blackwood, Mambrino Chief and Handle
tonian families.
WESTERN LAD, up to season of 1887. has
never served mare that ever produced
any speed from any other trotting sire, and
Ii rn.f 20 "a, n
have shown a remarkable degree OF speed.
But four Of his get have had any handling
whatever. Captain Web, with Il little r-
regular handling, has shown mile trials on
a very slow half mile track in 2:4S Two oil
his get (Saul and Deck DIR. Bennett took to
has never had any handling, only what
Bennett gave him here. He is reported
very speedy, and a long price is asked fol
him. Deck, 5. 4. Sutton bought of Mr.
Bennett, and placed him in the hands of j
L. Wilson, who handled him six weeks and
drove him a a:39s clip; and Mr. Sutton sold
him the same day to Mr.. Stuart, of Kansas
City, Mo-, for $3.50. A four-yeur-old owned
here by Mr.. Hayes with about five week.
handling from green colt Tapped out thu
colt, Wild Idol, il. race, in 2:51, and trot
ted the last half mile of the fourth hea
242 gait Western Lads get from bet
ter class Of mares which he has been get
ting are showing remarkable speed. !
sucking when seven months old. last fall
led behind a cart, trotted quarter with
out skip in 59i seconds. His get from or
binary mares are rarely equalleu in unifor
nifty, size, bone, soundness and style
which is attested by the fact that the
have out sold by great per cent. III pric
the get Of any other sire in this vicinity.
will append few sales.
A. Thayer to W. H. Tomlinson, LeSeul
Mimi, a five- year-old, 1900
4. Thayer to W. H. Tomlinson. LeSeul
Mimi, four year-old, $500
A. Thayer to G. W. Rhone, Minneapolis
Mimi, four year old. $500.
A. Thayer to j. b. Walker, LosAngele
CAL, span OF fonr-year olds, $780,
s. A. Sutton to Mr.. Stuart, Kansas Cit,
No, tive-year-old gelding, $3.50.
Edison Eddy, recently, 10 J. 7. Ellio