The Globe-republican., 1892-05-23

have sold here at fair prices when ''plug''
colts are not noticed in these dull times
in the horse market for anything except
work horses. These have been in good
demand. Dodge City is q natural horse
market and will always be SO. 1t may
take a town (or . man) . long time to
make . reputation, but once established
it wears mighty we'll especially when
occasionally patched with good material.
and that's what the Dodge horsemen are
doing for the town right now.
But ''turn we to our tale again, " n the
little dog said when the wicked flea
caught him where the large Of his tail
joins the small Of his back.
When Gen. Sims came from "away cen
yawnder" few years ago, he brought
with him horse that for all around uses
and purposes is hard to beat-the grand,
dark chestnut Major Ringgold, l63 hands
high. weighing 1900 pounds, good for .
hundred miles day through Sand or
snow or bones and stones; can break
prairie in single harness or do his mile
in $40 to sulky. When Charlie Hudson
went east two or three years ago he took
with him pair of colts from this horse
that for gait were birds on the wing and
giants in size and models in form. Ma
jor Ringgold was sired by Forsythe's
Imp. Sir Thomas; 1st dam Queen, by Og-
den, by Monsieur Tonson; End dam Fam
ny Bruce, by Sir Robert Bruce. by Bas-
Kentucky thorough
bred; 3rd dam Old Queen, by Imp. Alb
dallah.
Since the trade demands heavy horses,
and some people will have the slow and
sure work animal, and since the vast min
ing region Immediately at our west door
demands these horses as an actual neces-
sity, Dodge City is prepared and still pre-
pairing to supply them.
HI. B. Bell has at his stable two draft
horses of correct breed-One Clydes-
dale, the other Norman. Both good
and those who fancy either may take
their choice.
KANSAS JOCK was sired by Heather
JOCK. Heather Jock was sired by that
noted horse, COnqueror; dam jest, by
Louden Tam; grand dam, by Sir William
Wallace; great grand dam, by Merry
Farmer; great grand dam by Old Clyde.
Conqueror, the sire of Heather Jock,
was bred by David Riddle, Kilburnie,
Dun, to her Glasgow Scotland. Conquer
or took the ESQ prize at the Highland So
ciety show in Glasgow us a twO-year-Old
in 1867, and the same prize as a three
year-old the following year. COnquerOr
was sired by Lochfergus, he by Cham
pion, who was bred by Mr.. Fleming,
AuchenbOthie. Kilmacolm. When colt
he gained six prizes and when four years
old he gained aprize of 40 sOvereigns and
silver medal given by the Deune Farm
ers' Society at Glasgow for which thirty
eight horses competed; premium of 40
sovereigns at GatehOusc-Of-tle Farm
ers' society in 1861. and also Il highland
Society prize at Perth of 10 sovereigns,
and silver medal; he also gained the
Gatehouse- fleets first prize of 40 SOW
ereigns in 1862; and at the Glasgow So
ciety show in 1863 he carried off the prize
of 40 sOvereigns and the silver medal; he
also gained the first prize two years in
succession at Carlisle and afterwards the
second prize at Battersea, London. open
to Great Britain; he was then sold for
500 guineas to 60 to Australia.
Loudon Tam, the property of Mr..
Faykes, Outertown Amman, Dumfrieshire,
Scotland. Loudon Tam when rising
three years old gained the following
premiums: The first in the upper ward
of Lanarkshire; first at Hamilton COM
peting against II horses of the hest
Clydesdale breed in Scotland. The same
year he gained the prize of ESQ and the
silver medal at Highland Society show at
Glasgow. competing against % horses.
Old Loudon Tam was sired by Prince of
Wales, the property of James Mitchell,
ESQ, Filesbire, and allowed at the time
to be the best horse of the day. Prince
of Wales gained the first prize at the Pals
lev LochwinnOch and Beth, in 1850. In
1851 he gained first prize ut the same
place. In 1852 he gained the first at the
great Horse Show at Kilba.chan. In
1854 he gained 40 sovereigns at Matlcal-
der aud likewise in the same year he took
40 sovereigns at the Highland Society
show at Glasgow, open to Great Britain.
Sir william Wallace, Merry Farmer