The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
CITY DRIVING HORSES
Sam Oliver Recognizes in Macy Mediun
- descendant of a Horse Once
Owned by His rather.
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Dance-A Day Among the Pines
Rapid City Markets.
Horse GOSSIP

Mail Boy trotted aquarter the other
day in 41R seconds.
Jennie Hamilton, the dam OF Hamil-
ton sprague, trial 2:20) ome into
prominence in a sketch OF Dick Wilkes,
her son, that appears In a recent num-
Der OF the Horseman. She has produced
fifteen foals, including Mambruco Swig-
ert, 2:3O, and is undoubtedly destined
to become "a great brood mare" Dick
Wilkes, as the name would Indicate, is
a descendant OF that peerless sire, OF
trotters, George Wilkes.
Everyone knows Sam Oliver, OF Rocker
vile. Shortly after purchasing Macy
Medium, Sam called at Hurzier Brothers
shop to see the colt. Recognizing a
striking resemblance between the colt
and q horse his father owned in New
York, called Robert F%illingham, Sam
kept telling the boys that he believed
their colt was a descendant OF his faith
er's horse. From a moderately mild
opinion Sans conviction became firmly
rooted and he vehemently asserted that
the likeness was so strong that he must
be correct in his surmise. Hurzler
Brothers, while respecting the opinion
OF a man so universally looked mp to as
Sam, could scarcely believe that Sam
divers father owned the greatest sire Of
trottcrs the world has everknown. The
Christmas number OF the Horseman
elucidates the whole matter and proves
conclusively that Sam was entirely cor
rect for his father did own George
Wilkes while he was known as Robert
Fiilinsham. 1t is a curious coincidence.
Sam claims that while his father owned
the horse he trotted Il hall mile in a
minute.
Mr.. al Barnes OF the Belle Fouche
paid Rapid City a visit this week. 4
well posted trotting horseman is Mr..
Barnes and particularly on Black Hills
horses. He himself owns a great son Of
that great horse Valentine Swigert.
j.. NJ. Woods sustained q heavy loss
his Saturn colt. which
occurred last week. Every true horse
man g~rieves with Mr.. Woods, not only
because OF his %pecuniary loss, which
touches close on $1,000, but in conse-
quence of the almost irreparable loss to
our breeding interests. The colt had
the reputation OF being the best speci-
men OF his breed yet bred in the Black
Hills.
Another contingent OF horses from
Lodi, Wisconsin, arrived last week.
That section Of country must abound
in Green Mountain Boy stock, foralmost
every animal that halls from there
claims a smattern OF this favored strain
OF Morgan blood. In years gone by it is
said that everything ''untraced'' must
be Morgan and in less enlightened. COM
Ihanities this nefarious practice still ex-
lists, to the detriinent OF that highly
priced strain OF trotting stock. 1t is Il
deplorable fact, but nevertheless true,
that it is not every eastern horseman
that can pull the wool over the eyes OF
O%verpeck, Hurzlers, Murray, etc., with
impunity. Antar may be by Mambruco
Siiiei, q EoiQ biSohEt iiIlSci H'ay AttNe
been sired by George Wilkes, but only
authenticated credentials will aid the
soplGistry OF the uninitiatcd to consul
mate a sale OF seemingly ordinary
stock.
The enterprise OF our holsemen was
clearly demonstrated last spring when
Mr.. w. H. Blair shipped his fine mare to
Nebraska to be bred to a son OF Onward.
Oracle Dee was booked to the same
horse, but after perchasing their colt,
Messrs. Hurzler reconsiGered their de.
termination OF course.
Little Billy D shows up to good ad.
vantage as a stock horse.
Rosa Lees looks well and her owner is
justly proud OF her.
We have aJICi in Rapid City.
Pete Sweeney's Dakota Chief looms "
on our streets occasionally. The Chic
has some fine colts in the country
notably II out OF Representative
Hughes filly by Mail Boy. Mr.. Sweeney
contenlplates driving him to a fas'
reCOrG neHC summer.
Some highly bred driving ard drQf
horses are expected in RAPID City short
ly.
| The true horseman refrains from ad
versely criticising his competitors stock
Talk up your own horse as hard as yol
can, but go no farther and She public Wi
| think more OF you.
We need more good brood mares here
we have plenty OF first-class stations i
g the meantime. We want blood too, an
e the only reliable way to get that is t
e deal with breeders of repute, Ordinar
= ly it is only the tail ends OF their stoc
t that eastern breeders ship here for sal,
1t stands to reason that 9 good hroo
mare or stallion is worth at least q
much in the east as here, then why shi
J to the far west? For his own prote
ton the purchaser in every instant
u should insist on properly authenticate
pedigrees. The word OF the seller
Is many instances is as good as his Dor
! which may, however be worthless.
m Go to Trowbridge's jeWelry store Il
watches, iewelry, clocks. etc. Eastel
prices. Repairing OF watches, clocks al
.jewelry promptly done.
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