Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-04-24
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ed his 1,S0O-pounder Sam Whisker," a
rich dapple bay, II hands high. He is
a mixture of Cleveland Bay and French
Draft. He also showed three of his
yearling colts. one priZe-winner last
fall. Sam is well known here and gen.
orally liked.
The Hazelton stock farm showed two
splendid horses. Their Clydesdale,
''Sanquhar Chief" No. 2S0l, six years
old, bred in Scotland, and imported in
1884, with a straight pedigree of both
sire and dam back to 1910, is a closely
built horse, dappled mahogony bay,
splendid neck, fiat bone, was picture.
He is, perhaps, the best bred draft stall
lion in the county. DERBY, their En-
glish Shire stallion. foaled in Canada,
seven years old, weighs 1.450. He has
magnificent coat, is of kind DISPOSE
ton, and shows good colts. BE is a
blood bay, and has not an imperfect
point. A nine-months-o colt of ''San
quhar Chief" as large as a common
horse, and Maggie" yearling, by
Derby were also shown and much
admired. The owners of this farm have
invested $4,000 IN Barber county, and
it is TO be hoped that they will be en-
Outraged in their efforts to improve the
stock of the county.
'Kiowa Chief" a full-blood Hamble-
tonian, five years old, owned by Isaac
Bucknum, south of here twelve miles.
There is no better bred horse in the
county.
"Hardie Duke,' the property of H.
l.. Shannon, OF this city, is a French
Draft stallion, four years old, that is
improving every year. He is a bay,
with white face and white points.
Orphan Boy" black French Ca
madam and Norman. weighing l 300
pounds, was driven by j. G. Davis, the
owner. This is the horse brought here
by Phil. Butcher. and that gentleman
claims that he can catch jack rabbit,
even if he is part draft horse.
Printer grey stallion, owned by
r. LLmpkin, ten miles east, is a Red
Fox and Printer, five years old, nat
ural roadster, and good in any place.
He had many admirers. His dam was
Membrino mare.
Farmers Friend" a blocky, though
active dapple grey, six years old, Nor
gan and Canadian, is owned by Lyman
Hobbs, four miles north of here. The
owner does not claim that his horse is
a world-beater; but he is what his name
would Imply.
''Tacheau Prince" four-year- old,
1900 FOUNDER, owned by Captain d. L..
! Pierce, one mile north of Sun City, came
as near being a general favorite as any
horse in the line. He has immense
bones, fiat and shapely he is decided
dapple dark iron grey, and shows up
well. He is by Colonel Tacheau, dam
by Berky's Norman. Bred in Taswell
county, H.. and brought here by ]. L..
| Winter.
Jumbo" now the largest horse in
Barber county, is owned by j. M. York,
of Turkey Greek township. He is Is
hands high, weighs 1000 pounds, and
is well proportional. His color is dark
bay. His sire was seven-eights bay
Norman, "Imigg," imported; his dam
was Queen of the West" an English
Draft mare, with record as premi-
um-taker.a This horse represents 81 500
in cash, and if he is not greatly sought
after this season, we will be much mis-
| taken.
Logan" owned by James Mitts, of
Isabel, an iron grey Norman, with one
eighth Belgian, weighing 1850. was an
other handsome animal, six years old.
He came here from Iowa last fall, with
a certificate as twice a sweepstake-win
ner, against the combined exhibits of
two counties. No horse on the ground
attracted more attention.
Brilliant" a nearly white Norman.
with good style and action, owned by
Geo. Sorden, of Kiowa, was shown by
the Harbaugh Bros, who live ten miles
south of here. Those who know the
horse say he will grow more popular
the longer he remains in the county.
Sam. Cole showed his Norman and
Morgan stallion, Blue" seven years
old. In addition to being good breed
er, Blue is somewhat of a worker
He put in 100 solid days on the water.
ditch last year.
Jared Hoag sent in one of his high
stepping Hambletonian stations, toe
late for many to see him.
F. H. Shelley, of Kiowa, provided q
real attraction for the lovers of fast
horses, by exhibiting his trotting colt
"P. H. Chaplin or more familiarlS
known as ''Nibs." This young horse
was sired by Chapin's "Eggmont, his
dam being Fannie Parvin.'' He i.
not yet four years old. At two years
old, at Concordia, Kansas, he trotted IL
2:594 t; at three years old, at Wichita, HI
made the unprecedented record of 1881
aud though he made state circuit TIVE
seasons. he never started in race with
out getting money. He is pretty, darl
bay [; perfectly trained, and as he wen
through the streets, to a Toad-wagon
at 2:40 clip. a thousand people admir-
ed him. He will not be worked thi
year. Mr.. Shelley also exhibited hi
, trotting gelding, Joe Parvin," sired b,
Chapin's PAGER, Diamond Joe,v hi
t dam being Fannie Parvin.' He is
f., rangy and speedy colt, and there is lit
tie doubt but he will yet make his mark
: He.is too fast for any other gelding o
his age in this part of Kansas. and can
5 not get III the Harper and Barber cir
: cult. Mf. Shelley is not deyoting muc1
attention to his horses this season. bu
he has a lot of them that have alread
been credit to this county, and hay