Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-03-29

he Finest Horse
While the subject Of Percheron
horses was being discussed by sew
eral farmers in the writer's pres
ence the other day, the claim was
made that Frank Pitcher owned.
the. finest Percheron stallion, not
only in Ramsey. county, but in
this section Of the state. This
seemed to be the unanimous senti-
ment Of the crowd, and as all the
farmers just now are interested in
blooded stock-and want the best
the Inter- Ocean man determined.
to look up the pedigree of the
horse in question. On being APP
preached Mr. Pitcher said:
Yes, I own Galveston, whose
pedigree all horsemen will tell you
is better than that of any other
Percheron horse in this part Of
North Dakota if not in the whole
state. I have owned the horse
several years but have never pub
lished his pedigree, believing it
unnecessary from the fact that his
history is SO well known in this
vicinity. He is from the finest
strain of Percheron blood-Gilbert
and the two Brilliants-but, then,
you can publish the pedigree in
full and let horsemen Judge for
themselves. I want to say, how
ever, Notwithstanding Gilbert was
famous horse, the finest Percher-
on stallion the world has:
ever seen was the first Bril-
liant, American No. 1871, French,
755. You will notice that this
Brilliant is the great grandsire Of
my horse, while Gilbert, the next
famous Percheron, is his grand
sire. However, the pedigree will
tell the story in detail"
PEDIGREE.
This is to certify that the black Percheron
stallion, Gaveston, (star in forehead; white
strip from nose halfway to eyes); foaled April
1850; bred by Thompson Walker of Devils Lake,
Nd:
Got by Galveston e727 (s2ss), he by Gilbert
5154 (461), he by Brilliant 1871 (755), he by Bril-
liant 1899 (756), he by Coco II (7141, he by vieux-
chaslin (713), he by Coco (712), he by Mignon
(715), he by Jean-le- Blanc (7ss).
Dam Clodie $40 (725s) by Gerome 1855 (4ss),
he by Vidocq 11(72S), he by Bayard 1855. he by
4yidocq.4ss C732), he by Coco II (714), he by
V~ieu1-Chaslin (711), he by Coco (712), he by
Mignon (715), he by Jean-le- Blanc (7s9), End
dam Grainche (6552) by Vidocq 4s3 (732), he by
Coco II (714), he by Vieux-Chaslin (713), he by
Coco (712), he by Mignon (715), he by Jean-le-
Blanc (739).
Gaveston has been duly entered for registry
in the sixth volume of the Percheron Stud
Book of America, and his recorded number is
1859.
Dated at Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. "a, 1891.
T. w. PALMER, President,
S. D. THOMPSON, Secretary,
American Percheron Horse Breeders Associa-
ton.
Galveston. is one of the most
powerful horses I have ever seen,''
continued Mr.. Pitcher. "To illus
trate this point I will cite you an
incident. A few Sundays since
word reached me form the Monas-
tary that one of my horses had
fallen into an abandoned we'll. For
the first time in a year I threw a
harness on Galveston, he being the
only animal available at the time,
and FASTENED to the spot. Upon
arriving at the we'll I found that a
valuable mare, weighing about
1900 pounds, had fallen in head
first and nothing but her hind legs
were visible. Attaching a rope to
the mare I hitched Gaveston to
the other end and he brought her
out at the first attempt. I doubt
if there is a team in Devils Lake
that could have done the Job at
all, and I am sure could not have
done it so quickly. The mare was
scratched up considerable but is
all right now. Her life was saved,
and / am $3.50 ahead through the
tremendous strength of Galveston
He is admired by everyone who
sees him.
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