The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-09-15
The Perkins Horse Home.

A horse hOme-Such are the buildings
and grounds owned by L. j. and III. Z.
Perkins located about 40 rods from the M.
G. station at Bennington. The barn is
model one, having eight box stalls, light,
roomy and airy, grain and harness rooms
and sulky and carriage rooms. The half
mile track is as good as any in this part of
the state, kept in the best of shape and over
it are trotted in the early morning many
races that are worth going long distance
to see. The horses are treated far better
than the inmates of many of the so-ealled
homes for different classes of human beings
The best of food, carefully prepared is fed
with regularity that would cure any case
of dyspepsia and most any horse could call
for it without the aid of French diction-
airy. AT present there are eight horses under
the care of Mr.. Perkins and Will Russell.
Mr.. Russell is without doubt the best man
in Shiawassee county in the handling of
colts, and with the careful assistance of L.
J. Perkins has brought out the horses under
their care so that is doubtful IL finer look
ing lot could be found in the state. Maud,
by Louis Napoleon, a large bay mare, is the
Oldest horse on the place and although
never worked for speed shows good gait
and good time when on the road. Maggie
Y. by Joe GOWN. dam by Maud, by Louis
Napoleon is an excellent brood mare and is
also Used as a carriage horse. George, by
Bonnie Wilkes, dam Maggie Y. is two
year old bay which has been worked all of
this year and is n finely gated horse, ever
ready for brush and never loosing his
head. He is natural race horse and when
taken on the track is reluctant to leave it.
Bennington Wilkes, the ''pet of the place"
is by Olmedo Wilkes, 2:1614, sire of several
of the fastest colts brought out this year;
dam, Maggie Y. This colt has breeding
similar TO that of Directors Flower, the fast
est two-year old of the year which was han
died by Mr.. Russell last year and he states
that with the same work Bennington Wilkes
is much faster and nicer gated horse. Ben
is bay with gray hairs on all portions of
his body, has three white feet and is pretty
and spirited animal. Ella p, Allan p. and
Gyrsy p. four, three and one year old all
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by son of Henry Clay. Ella p. is bay
mare with black legs and an exceedingly
handsome animal. She has been worked
little for two years, is a steady and ambi-
tiOus horse and Is undoubtedly one that will
show good speed IL given the opportunity
Allan p. is a three-year old sorrell gelding
that has had considerable work and will
probably be entered in the races here and
at Chesaning. Gypsy =. has not been
worked but is fine looking yearing. These
are owned by T. j. and Ii. f. Perkins
Mack Bowers Is a four-year old black stall
lion by Frank Rowell and after three
months Of work shows fine gait and is an
ambitious and steady horse. He will prob
ably be entered i'm the 3:15 class at the fair.
He is owned by John Bowers. Pat Doyle
by Doc Lucas dam by Byerley's Abdallah,
I'd dam by One Eyed Susan is four year
gelding and although he shows good speed
is very unsteady as yet and It will take
much work to bring him around SC that he
can show what Is in him. He is owned by
ID. w. Waters. Every morning all of the
horses are given track work and also driven
on the road and afterward are carefully
rubbed, blanketed, walked and curried
The place is visited by many people and
the handling and training of the horses is
to all very interesting. The business of
breaking colts is conducted by them on a
small scale but they are prepared to handle
and track colts In limited number.