St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-21

pure-gaited bay, standing 1871 hands,
and in the race in which she
got her record had nothing against
her with the ability to drive her out. In
1858, III her three-year-old form, she
trotted In 2:29, and after three years
retirement was bred to Nutwood, pro-
ducing the filly, Mae S, valued brood
mare at Highland farm. Her produce
of 1888 was Alicia Nutwood, sold for
50, 500, and her next presentation to the
trotting world was chestnut colt, also
by Nutwood, which was sold as a year
ling for $4,000. Alma Mater did no
owe her reputation as a great producer
to the influence of a single sire, as she
was paid court by George Wilkes, Ham
brine and Admin strator and threw Win
ners to ALL Alma Mater differs from
her fire great contemporaries in one
respect. The thoroughbred element
in her composition is of lines
of blood that directly fig
ure in meritorious trotting horse
outside of her own produce. Her
second dam, Fanny G, by imp. Mar
grave. is the second dam of Dame Win
ME, the dam of Palo Alto. 2:12A; Ger
2:231$, and Margrave also sired the dam
of Edward Everett. The remote ma
ternal lines in Emeline, Green Noun
tain Maid, Minnehaha, Ned and Water
witch had little or no influence in the
creation of the Jrotter. Their powers
as successful producers, as with Alma
Mater, rested in themselves. Emeline
produced Adele Gould. 2:19, and Ray
Gould, $685., to Jay Gould; Augusta
Schuyler, 2:26; Kate Taylor. 2:23s44.
aud Daisy Hartshorn. 2:24115, to Aber
deem; Alice Blackwood, 2:294. to
Blackwood, and Jersey Prince,
2:27I, to Kentucky Prince. Her
line went on, also. as Alice Black
wood is the dam of Alice Black, 1924
at four years, and Augusta Schuyler
produced Edith r, 2:1S14. Green Mount
ain Maid produced Antonio, 2:2S$4;
Dame Trot, 2:22; Elaine, 2:20; Elisha,
2:22I; Mansfield, 1926, and Prospero,
2:20, to Messenger Duroc, and Storm.
2:269l, to Middletown. reproductive
powers have thus far shown through
her sons Electioneer and Mansfield.
Minnehaha produced Alcazar, 2:2015,
Eva, 2:2315: San Gabriel. 2:29A. and
Sweetheart, 2:2l15. to Sultan, and
Beautiful Bells. 2:2915, to The Moor.
Her line is carried on through Alcazar
and Beautiful Bells, the dam of Kinda
Rose. 2:l912: 81. Bel. 2.2412. ben Duy,
2:1915, and Palo Alto Belle. 1929:
Mnnehaha is also the granddam OF
Johnny Hayward, 2:2S, and Othello,
2:23sl. All things considered, as a pro-
ducef and dam of producers Minnehaha
stands at the apex of the pyramid of
great trotting brood mares. Ned pro-
duced Clemmie &. 2:15; Mystery, 2:254,
and Post Boy, 1928, to Magic; Alice
Stoner, 2:2441195 , to Strathm0re, and Forest
Wilkes, 2:24I, to Bourbon Wilkes.
Her producing descendants are Post Boy
and the dam of Bourbon Russell, 2:30.
Waterwitch produced Viking, 2:194;
Waterloo 2:27, and Wavelet. 2:24115. to
Belmont; Mambrino Gift, 2:20, to Mann
brine Pilot, and Scotland. 2:221a, to
Bonnie Scotland. AS mare that bred
on she ranks next to Miunehaha, being
credited with the sire Mambrino Gift,
and is the granddam of Alice Tyler,
$50; Nymphia, 2:264; Egotist, 2:29;
Sphinx, 2:23. and Spry. 2:2Ss4, the last
three out of Sprite, by Belmont. In the
light Of recent events the list of great
producers will be materially increased
before the campaign is ended, and 9TH
ers may be placed in the same category
with the famous group mentioned
above.