St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-12
WHIPS AND TIPS.
Gossip About Horses, Horsemen
and Their DOinGs.

Iho chicago H0rSeman, III luS pen
pictures, has this to say of Gov. Mer-
riam: Gov. W. r. Merriam, of Mime
sofa, was the first president of the
American Trotting association. He is
one OF the youngest men to hold the
position of chief executive of great
commonwealth, having been elected to
his high Office when in his fortieth year.
When thirty-three years Of age he rep
resented st. Paul in the state legislat-
ure, and at Its last session, in 1887, was
elected speaker Of the house of repre-
Sentatives. When the American Trot-
ting association was formed he was
elected to the Office of preside mt. as he
is a repres entative Western man, and
intimately acquainted with affairs OF
the trotting turf. Gov. Merriam is
tall, -proportiOned man, auburn
hair, horld complexion, and wears
handsome muStache and imperial. He
is something of horse owner, number
ing among his past and present posses
sions the bay mare LOttie Ihorne,
2;23sI; the bay mares Cora Belle and
Flora Huff. 2:2914, which cost him as a
team $4,000 after they had established
reputation by turning Fleetwood park
in 2:19, and the black mare Betsy
Braun, 2:213l. and Reina. 2:224. Cora
II
Haute. where Phoebe Wilkes, recent
purchase, has also been sent. Betsy
Braun and Reina are being handled by
Doble for Gov. Merriam's private driv-
ing.
One of the purchasers of yearlings at
the Belle Meade sale was j. $. OBrien,
of Saltwater, Mimi. This gentleman
does not agree with those people of
little experience, who declare that Min
nesota is too cold for the thoroughbred.
Men who have lived all their lives in
the state know that thoroughbreds can
be grown there to fine size, If properly
fed and sheltered during the winter
months. G. j. Alloway, we understand,
is laying tho foundations for hunter
breeding stud at st. Paul. It is the in
tention to experiment both ways, to use
the thoroughbred stallion on large and
roomy mares, and to put Cleveland
bay stallion on thoroughbred mares.
He will also experiment with a trotting
stallion of good blood and size. He is
practical horseman, and is not likely to
stop short of success.
Hermit, the winner of the Derby of
1867, died in England last week of old
age A romantic story is connected
with this horse. He belonged to Henry
Chaplin, the present minister of agri-
culture, who won fortune by Hermit's
victory in the Derby. The Marquis of
| Hastings stole away Chaplin's affianced
bride. and also bet against Hermit as
| long as he could find takers. Chaplin
backed his horse to the extent of his
fortune, and had the satisfaction of half
! running the man who had robbed him Of
| his intended wife. Hermit was not a
| great success as a race horse, but got
| more prize winners than any other sire,
| his progeny winning in stakes alone
| S1.579, $40 in England and $780, in
| France.
1t is seldom one hears Of horse re-
covering from lockjaw, and we GER
| tainly cannot call to mind case in
| which the convalescent one has won a
race after such an attack; but Fair
| Havens, two-year-old son of the re-
doubtable Foxhall, has not only sur
mounted the usually fatal effect of such
an attack, but placed win to his credit
at the recent Newmarket Craven meet
ing. Fair Ravens was bred by Mr..
| Leopold Rothschild, and was named in
| honor of covert which is one OF the
most famous draws for foxes in the vale
of Aylesbury.
| Craftswood Stock farm, Spencer, To-,
has sold to Bucey & Line, Spencer. the
chestnut yearling colt Postle, by Gen
eral Lee. S:26111. dam Lorilla, by George
| Sprague: second dam SOronO, by Star
| of Catskill. To James Goodwin, Spen-
| Ger, the chestnut yearling filly Minnie
Lee, by General Lee, dam Maggie
| Grant. by General Grant, 2:21; second
dam by Tom Sayres.
pMountain Girl, 2:271, owned by Tay-
lOr q McCord, West Union. To-. is at
Uihlein Brothers stock farm, Truesdell,
Wis. and has been bred to Alcazar, sire
of Mista, 2:29 at two years. This colt
should be trotter, as his sire has eight
cen heats better than 2:30 to his credit,
and fiye-year-old record Of 2:2019, and
his dam has record of 2:2714, and Won
sixteen heats better than $3.50.
Gov. Merriam, of Minnesota. has al.
ways been fond of the trotting horse.
He recently paid visit to Warren Park
and purchased the black mare Reina,
who obtained last season four-year-old
record of 1924. The governor evil
IDENTIFY does not mean to take every
body's dust at st. Paul. Reina should
be good on the road, single or double.
w. E. Cole. Waterloo. To-, has pur
chased OF Charles Atkinson, Onawa
To-, the bay colt AImoneer, by Alpine
| 969l, dam Saran d, Dy Jay Gouiu Jr
1869; second dam MinDehana, dam oi
Grandmother, 2:20sz; third dam Stella
by Vermont Black Hawk.
Senator Stanford. in company with
Senator Walcott and Congress mer
Flood and Kane, saw Suisun get rec
ord of 2:2515 at Washington on the third
dav of the meeting. Suisun is the first
of Electioneer's get to enter the 2::3(
list this year.
| &c. Long. of Minneapolis, Minn.,
has bought from Warren Park farm
Lee Russell, b C, two-year-old, by Lord
Russell, dam Myra. by Electioneer
second dam Addie Lee, by Culver's
| RIanlc Hawk The nrice WAS 81. OPS,