The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-01-01
RAPID CITY DRIVING HORSES
sam Oliver Recognizes in Macy Medium
Eescendant of "a Horse Once
Owned by His Father.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Alliance Dance-A Day Among the Pines
-Rapid City Markets.
Horse GOSSIP

Alliance Dance-kA Day Among the Pines
Rapid City Markets.
| Horse Gossip
Mail Boy trotted a quarter the other
day in Al 111s seconds.
Jennie Hamilton, the dam OF Hamil-
ton Sprague, (trial 2:2O) comes into
prominence in sketch OF Dick Wilkes,
her son, that appears In a recent num-
Der OF the Horseman. She hasproduced
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 horse his father owned in New
York, called Robert Fillinghum, 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 ever known. 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
FilIinsham. 1t is q 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 \
well posted trotting horscman is Mr..
Barnes and particularly on Black Hills
horses. He himself owns Il great son of
that great horse Valentine swigert.
j. NJ. Woods st1Rssaiued a heavy loss
in the death OF his Saturn colt, which
occurred last week. Every true horse
man griGves with Mr.. Woods, not only
because OF his pecuniary loss, which
touches close on 81 1000, but in conse-
qucnce OF the almost irreparab bic loss to
our breeding interests. The cot 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, for almost
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
'-ss,ai tics tiie sa,; ;:arl= i,,,.-tire still
lists, to the Getriment OF that highly
priced strain OF trotting stock. 1t is a
Ceplorable fact, but nevertheless true,
that it is not every eastern horseman
that can pull the wool over the eyes OF
Overpeck, HurZlcrs, Murray, etc., with
impunity. Antar may be by Mambruco
Chief, a cold blooded ringer may have
been sired by George Wilkes, but only
authenticated credentials will aid the
sophistry OF the uninitiated to consul
mate Il sale OF seemingly ordinary
stock.
The enterprise OF our horsemen was
clearly demonstrated last spring when
Mr. W. II. 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 perchasins their colt,
Messrs. Hurzler reconsidered their de-
termination OF course.
Little Billy D shows up to good adj
| vantage as a stock horse.
Rosa Lees looks well and her owner is
justly proud OF her.
We have c in Rapid City.
Pete Sweeney's Dakota Chief looms up
on our streets occasionally. The Chief
has some fine colts in the country
notably one out OF Representative
Hughes flly by Mail Boy. Mr.. Sweeney
conteniplates driving him to Il fast
record next summer.
Some highly bred driving and drqft
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 yo,
can but go no farther and She public vii
think more Of you.
We need more good brood mares here
) we have plenty OF first-class stations il
! the meantime. We want blood too, an'
, the only reliable way to get that is t.
: deal with breeders OF repute, Ordinar
ly it is only the tail ends OF their stoc
2 that eastern breeders ship here for sale
1t stands to reason that q good broo
y mare or stallion is worth at least :,
u much in the east as here, then why shi
J to the far west? For his own prote
a ton the purchaser in every instant
n should insist on properly authenticate
pedigrees The word OF the seller
% many instances is as good as his bon
/ which may, however be worthless.
nj Go to Trowbridgs's jeWelry store fl
ol watches, iewelry, clocks, etc. Easter
prices. Repairing OF watches, clocks al
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