The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-04
Horse Gossip.
ewart OF Box Elder has some

a Horse Gossip.
i T.. G.. Stewart OF Box Elder has some
good Antar stock.
Fred Beck whose ranch is close to the
Cheyenne River is wintering seventy-fve
head OF COWS for Overpeck Bros. and a
lot OF Mr. Rae's fine horses including the
standard stallion Billy d. Fred is a
good horseman and a very trustworthy
stockman.
Frank Stanton, Unpopular horseman,
of Spring Creek, came to town Tuesday.
MIR. Stanton owns Driftwood the trot-
ting bred stallion that in his day was
considered well bred, his offspring
best testifying to the fact. Mr.. s. is
enthusiastico Macy Medium exhibi-
ton quarter Thanksgiving and VOWS he
will get some gems out OF his Driftwood
fillies crossed on him.
Nelson, the champion trotting stallion
OF the world. will make the season at
$3.50. Axtell's fee OF $1,000. is the
highest yetrecorded for trotUing horse.
He carries Wilkes blood and is conse
quently more fashionably bred than
Nelson.
Hamilton Sprague is being regularly
exercised and looks well. With training
| it is generally conceded that Sprague
can trot close to Mail Boy and Dakota
Chief His exhibition made last month
was made under adverse circumstances.
Had his trainer who is an expert, been
better acquainted with the horse he
could not only have trotted faster but
have been made to 60 more squarely by
! ought to breed roadsters if not extreme
speed.
Mr.. Farnars two running stations are
wintering well. Horsemen through out
the country express desire to see these
horses show what they can do, just as
our trotters have done and the time is
nigh when, in the absence OF registery
and well authenticated pedigree, act
ual performance will be the only other
guarantee that stations will receive
public patronage.
Judson H. Clark, OF Elmira, n Y,
who bred Macy Medium, the superbly
bred trottlng stallion owned by Hurzler
Brothers, OF this city, and who has
national reputation for integrity in his
dealings, in congratulating our towns
men on the improvement OF their colt,
writes, General Macy, a half brother
OF Macy Medium, trotted a mile at
Rochester, n. Y, III a race in 2.4Ok and
could have gone in 2.35 if it had been
needed to win, trotting the last quarter
at d 2.2S gait" For two-year-old
this was d great performance at the end
OF heavy stud season. Macy Medium
trotted quarter recently in the pres
ence OF Messrs. Brennan, Hall, Tinker
and Keliher in forty-six seconds, with
out a days training and it is generally
understood that he showed the same
distance in 4312 short time before, this
is 254 gait. Pretty good for two
year-old colt that is scarcely well broken
yet. Blood will tell, however, and
Macy Medium is gilt edged. He weighs
exactly 900 pounds and will mature
to u l, 200 horse. lie is pre-eminently
the trotting sire OF South Dakota and
in the hands OF Hurzler Brothers, who
are looked up to and respected by every
business man in the community, the
colt has an enviable future.
Reed brothers, OF the Cheyenne river
, have couple OF stoutly built stations
for sale. They are exceptionally good
horses OF extra style and gait.
t Gus Mallow's Shire stallion is winter
] ing well. So is Antar Jr., that gritty
, nervy fellow OF John Keliher's. Johr
says, "I have not a Macy Medium, but
: 1 own the next best stallion in the
3 county," and John comes pretty neal
knowing a good horse, even if he is 6
, politician OF the first order.
9 S. 2. Conrad reports his herd lookin!
:. well. His sucking colts out OF Prince
are OF extra merit.
!, Johnny Palmer is breaking a Chat
: colt that promises speed.
John Hall owns good roadster, hal
brother OF Banker Halls toppy driver
l but John knows his value too and only
e the equivalent OF that will get him.
f 'BOWSer, Une imported Snlfe owned Dy
= Bland, Herring & Co., OF Elk creek, has
e some extra fine colts. So has Franz
l Cottels "Sam Forrest" another Shir
: OF extra breeding.
Isaac Allison, Of Lower Rapid creek
has as good a grade Percheron stallion
d as stands in this country.
d Mat Woods loves a good horse anf
: when he gets one he finds it out as soor
as anyone else.
In Alcantara, the sensational trottin
IS sire OF the year, the Wilkes family re
e ceives another boom. Nutwood ant
Il Electioneer forge to the front also, bu
a less prominently. So do Pilot Medium
q Happy Medium and Membruco King il
). a still lessened degree. The creates
it sires OF 2.3O performers in the worl'
r today are George Wilkes, Blue Bull
= Happy Medium, Electioneer, Hambletc
'e nian 10, Nutwood and Alcantara, bu
age and opportunities considered, Pilo
Medium, a son OF the mighty Happ
70 Medium, surpasses all others, hayin
;. placed twelve in the list this year at th
q age OF eleven, a feat never accomplishe
+ by any other stallion living or dead.
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