St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-24

price. He selected stations and brood
mares according to his convictions,
always endeavoring to purchase what he
deemed the best in point OF breeding
and individuality. He bred colts to sell,
and although he kept trainer and edu-
Gated his colts, he never entered or
started one in race. He never did
anything in haphaZard manner, but
was thorough and systematic in the ar
rangement and detailsl of his immense
business. His sons assisted him in his
business, but his was the master mind
which laid the foundation and planned
the super-structure of what became one
of the most important breeding eStab-
lishments in the country. He gave
much intelligent thoughtto the effect OF
mingling different lines of trOttlng
blood, but he was also great student OF
conformation and trotting gait. He was
great admirer of the blood known
as the HambletOnian-Mamb Chief
combination, and from the union of
these potent lines of blood he predicted
great results. One of the first import
ant purchases made for the Fairlawn
was the stallion AlmOnt. since become
famous aS the founder of family. He
was by AleXander'S Abdallall, a son of
Hambletonian 10, and his dam was by
Mambrino Chief. Gen. Wither had I'M
plicit confidence in this great horse, and
predicted he would sire trotters and his
sons and daughters would in turn be-
come sireS and dams of trotters of note.
He lived to see his favorlte stallion the
sire of thlrty-twO trOtterS and two
PAGERS, five of them them with records
from 2:13& to 2:2O. He lived to see
thirty-three of his sons the sires of sixty
2:30 trotters, and thirteen Of his
daughters the dams of thirteen trOtters
and two PAGERS in the roll OF honor. So
that in both respects his predictions
were amply verified. Happy Medium
attracted the attention of hOrsemen by
the pure gait and extreme speed OF his
progeny. Gen. Withers bought him,
and propheSled that he would speedily
become an illastrious sire. He lived to
see him the sire of thirty-eight trotters
and three PAGERS, including MaXey
Cobb, with stallion record of 2:134.
He also lived to see five of his sons sire
trotters, and seven of his daughters be-
come the mothers of members OF the
$50 circle. He desired to infuse into
his combination of blood the Hamble-
tonian-Star cross, and looking for the
best he purchased Aberdeen, and lived
TO see him the sire of seventeen trOt-
ters and one PAGER, while five of his sons
and two of his daughters have contrib
uted to the 2:3O list. Gen. Withers has,
during the last four or five years, been
in such poor health that he has been un-
able to give his entire personal attention
to the details of his business, but it has
been carried on in the line which he had
established, and Fairlawn has been
among the most successful establish
ments of its kind in the entire ma
ton. Almost every stud farm has in
its stud or harem some representatives
of the Fairlawn blood. Gen. Withers
was gentleman, courteous and affable,
and was always glad of an opportunity
to intelligently discuss the principles of
the noble science to which he devoted
the later years of his life. After long
life of successful endeavor, he died at
his lovely home surrounded by his FAM
lily. He was honored and respected
throughout the land, and the great army
of horsemen and breeders from all parts
of the nation will join in fitting express
sions of respect and esteem for the
dead. and of sympathy for his be-
reaved family.