St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-02
MINNESOTA aoRsEMEN.
they Propose to Make the State
Breeding Center.

Breeding Center.
A correspondent of the Spirit OF
the Times, writing FROM Saltwater,
Mimi, says: at is most encouraging
fact for the admirers of the horse that
there is so large a tendency upon the
part of many public-spirited citizens of
this state to buy and introduce here the
best quality of the trotting horse, as
well as thoroughbreds. Several I'M
portant purchases have been made
recently. | believe them to have been
inspired largely by the fact that the
climate of this state is peculiarly IA
forable for breeding and raising large,
strong and stout horses. A warmer
climate NAV conduce to precoclty, yet
horse endures cold weather remarkably
well, Here, whistling, roaring, heaveS
and kindred diseases are practically I'M
known among the native horses. The
cliamate is strengthening and eXhilarat-
ing. Hopeful came into the state and
made his best record at Minneapolis.
Johnston, after whole summer in
Minnesota, placed the worlds record
at 2:O6L. Fannie WitherSpoon,
after a summer here, made an
other. record. All remember the
excitement occasioned by the race
of Lucy and Goldsmith Maid at Mime
apolis seventeen years ago. Practical eX-
amples like these go further with COM
nonsense people than volumes of
theory or sophistry. But excuse the
depression. l was about to speak OF
some recent purchases. j. 5. O'Brlen
recently bought five flllieS, two by En-
quirer, two by Iroquois and one by
Eolus. These, with Grace ID, by imp.
l., cn1ant
stud. He also has Col RisleY, than
which. many believe, had he been diff
ferently situated, no better race horse
ever Jumped on Western track. Your
correspondent recently visited Lake
City, handsome village beautifully
located on the banks of the Mississippi,
about sixty miles south of st. Paul. and
containing some 1000 inhabitants. Sew
eral of the leading citizens have re-
Gently conceived the idea of getting to-
gether some highly-bred trotting stock.
AS .the leading stallion they selected
one of the Wilkes family. by that
unexcelled son of George Wilkes.
Alcyone, sire of Alcryon and num-
erous other speedy and game campaign
ers. Messrs. w. F. Holmes, president
of Merchants bank, and. j. b. Martin
are his owners, and his pedigree runs
like this: Wilkstone. black stallion
foaled 1888, by Alcyone, by George
Wilkes, dam Remembrance. trial 1885,
at three years, by George Wilkes; sec
ond dam by Corbeau. Here is an ele
CANT individual, of fine size, fine finish
GOOD legs and feet and beautiful car
rage. He is inbred just enough tt
please many of the latter day apostle:
of inbreeding, and comes from the loins
of a stallion which many believe t.
have been the best son of George
Wilkes, and from a dam of proven
speed by the same great sire. 1t seems
probable that his chances for slrIns
speed, style, size and soundness are in
deed very fattering. Mr. Holmes alst
has some well-bred fillies. He ha
ROXie, bay filly, foaled 1888. by Bay
Wilkes, by Bourbon Wilkes, b.
Climax, by Almont; Wilkie, roam filly
by same sire, dam by Climax. Il,
also has some brood mares; two by Al
den Goldsmith. one by Hamdallah, etc
An elegant filly is Lou McGregor. foalet
1889, by Earl McGregor, 9257, dam b,
Volunteer; second dam by Young Col
umbus, 95, owned by Roley Bartlett
Farley Pioneer, 1854, and Major Val
Vliet, 1906, are also doing stud duty a
this point. 1 also saw fine three-year
Olu Hily ny DldChWOou JI., anu all Gle
CANT two-year-old filly by Sierra Dia
mond, besides several others, the breed
ing of which | had no time to note
Well-bred trotting stock is fast finding
its way into nearly every town ip tn
state. In addition to the larger stocl
farms, where breeding and raising. tn
trotter is followed as business, man
gentlemen are investing in few goo
ones for recreation, diversion and ez
pertinent, so that it will only be a sh0l
time before the MiGnes6ta-bred horse
can be seen doing battle with those bre