St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-08
TURF TOPICS,
Gossip About Some of the Flyers
Of the Field.

GOSSIP ABOUT some OF the FIyerS
of the Field.
Budd Doble, the famous horseman,
who was in st. Paul last week, said that
he would have in his string this year
Elisha, the siX-year-old sister of Elaine,
2:20: Miss Majolica. the five-year-old
sister of Maiolica. 2:15: Maudlen, $3.50,
bay mare six years old, by Harold, sire
of Maud S, out of Nutula, sister of Nut
by Princeps, out of Ozone, Ivy RySdyk's
Hambletonian and PhallamOnt Girl,
bay mare, four years old, by Phalla-
mont. out of PocahontaS Girl, sister of
Highland Maid, 1894. Other fast ones
will be added to the string of Doble as
the season advances.
What is probably the finest coaching
stallion ever brought to this country is
now at the American Horse exchange
in New York. He is the property of the
international Horse company and was
imported Jan. 20. The animals name
is HaUghta. He is said to possess
breeding that has never been equaied
by any high-stepper in this country. He
and one white fetlock. His height is
sixteen hands and one inch. He is three
years old. He is valued at 5000. He
has won four medals in Europe and has
trotted two and one-half miles at the
rate of 2:42 mile. The animal will be
taken to BOSto n to be exhibited at the
horse show which opens there April %.
A well-knOwn turfman writing from
Montana says: "The late enormous
prices paid for trotting stations, $4,000
or so, less $40, 900 or so they are booked to
earn, or are guaranteed to earn, reminds
one of the old chestnut of the horse that
hrnt rOhf IN,,fi hill
at a thousand dollars apiece. We are
fast verging to the sensational in horse
matters. What L like is the frozen
TRUTH
G. W. Williams, Independence, To-,
has leased from l. NJ. Fisher and DIR. S.
F. Burroughs, of Alliance, for term
Of three years, the black stallion Mann
brine Boy S44 (sire of Lizzie R., 2:2314,
etc., by Mambrino Patchen SO, dam
Rowing Nelly. by Cassius NJ. Clay Jr,
%. Although twenty-one years old, he
looks and acts like colt.
Col. F. Viets last week sold the cele-
brated long distance trotter Dixie to
Budd Doble, of Chicago, who came
here in person to superintend shipping
him. Dixie was sold to European par
ties who have demand for long dis
lance race horses and will be reshipped
from New York at once.
DR.. ]. III. James, writing from st.
Peter under date of April 2, says: 81
saw Carlson driving his Herod to-day,
and he's trotter, sure. If some one
had him that knew how to handle and
drive trotter l have little doubt that
he could be easily put in the 80 list.''
Mr.. Carlson's colt will be three years
old the sixth of next month. Last fall
he pulled his owner and 125 pound
cart half mile in 1:27. In the hands
of a racehorSe man he could have made
clean sweep of the two-year-old events
last year in Minnesota.
Morgan Buckingham, of Washburn,
Woodford county, ILL.,, has bought of NJ.
Il. Grattan, Isinours, MIMI, the two
year-old stallion Talma, by Trample,
dam Little Queen, by King Herod, for
$500 cash. The colt was shipped last
Saturday.
Dow Morrison returned from ST.
Louis last week with a carload of
mules for Minnesota and Dakota farm
ers. He also brought up William Rob-
ard W."
Hon. A. T. Stebbins, of Rochester.
Mimi, sold last week to G. 81. Nc,
Claskey, of Minneapolis. two fine regis
tered Hamdallah colts. The price was
up among the high figures.
James f. Salisbury, of Eau Claire,
sold the standard bred sta lion Rugby
(297D, by Monte Cristo (2252), to Henry
III. Rudolph, of Long Prairie, Mimi,
for $1,000.
Capt. j. NJ. Hoag, of Makuoketa, To-,
has purchased from Galbraith Bros,
GAINESVILLE, Wis, their entire herd of
Shetland pones.
Capt. Veach, of Cleveland, O., has
purchased from Capt. T. B. Marrett, of
st. Paul, Mimi, the fine bay geIding
Dixie. He is credited with speed and
bottom.
Dick Abbey shipped his FLY Prior
ess to Freeport, ILL.,, recently, to be
bred to the Wilkes stallion Judge
Rider.
T. B. MarTett has about seventy-fve
head of horses aud colts. all fine ami
mails, at his Fairview stock farm.
Entries to the Fasig sale at Cleveland
close April 10. Itpromises to be huge
affair with close to 600 entries.
j. E. Schutte's mare Daisy dropped
fine horse colt few days ago by Wood
ford w likes.
1t is reported that Isaac Murphy will
rids Proctor Knott in the Kentucky
Derby.
Midway Park.
Horses handled, trained, speeded,
boarded or pastured. Fine carriages
and driving horses bought and sold.
Apply 81. j. Woodmansee, st. Paul.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
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