The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-18
Fine String Of
Running Horses

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Running Horses
zone Of the very best strings OF
running horses ever seen In this city
is that owned by w. H. Parker, and
trained by w. Tisdale. There are halt
a dozen horses in this management.
every one Of them fit, we'll, and thor
oughly sound. the last by the way
being a state of things not found
in racing stables every day OF the
week. The king Of this stud is the
six-year-old Dixie Lad Of which It
has often been said, "He has not his |
equal as a running horse in the Dom
inion at any distance from six fur
longs to IL miles This is a splend-
idly built dark chestnut horse, with
a white star, and white off-hind heel.
He was sired by Volante from the i'm
ported mare Booboo and the traces
back to the famous thoroughbred Lex
dngton. Dixie Lad is a small horse on
short but muscular legs, stands over
a lot of ground, has the best of rae
ing shoulders with very deep chest.
and is well ribbed up. He has won
both events he has started in this
season with comparative ease, and
bar accident should win any race he
starts in here. In fact he may be said
to have the measure in any running
horse in Canada, and he carries the
complete confidence of the stable con-
nections.
In the next box-stall to him stands
the beautiful dark brown mare Spring
leaf, by Meadowth wthrope Brambl bleleaf.
Springleaf is a speedy thoroughbred.
and won the 7-8 mile dash at Bran
don last week, with many good hors-
es behind her. Her greatest friend
and stable companion, the brown mare
Mabrina occupies. the boxstall on the
east side in the stable. Mabrina is
a grand sprinter, her best distance
being five furlongs. She was placed
second by the judge in the 5-S mile
dash at last Brandon meet. Spring
leaf and Mhbrina are dnseparable;
the stable lads have to cut hole
about two feet square in the wall
separating their box stalls wherever
they are stabbed, or they NOPE. and
pine for each others society. Anoth-
er very striking animal in the same
ownership as above is the five-year
old bay gelding Mid-Ocean. by Carni-
gle. This horse was bred by the
Morris in Manitoba, and as a three
year-old won the Manitoba Derby. He
possesses great speed and should be
noted If he starts this week. Balston
Boy is another of Mr.. Parkers ex-
cellent half dozen domiciled in the
running horse stable. He Is very
handsome whole bright chestnut, four
year old, and was imported from one
Of the fashionable racing stables in
New York state That his owner
thinks very highly Of him may be
gauged from the fact that he is al
ready entered in two $1,000 staked
races at the Brandon fall meeting.
and he may be started here.
The last horse, in this notable
string Is Belden, a fve-year-old seal
brown gelding, standing Is hands, 8
In. In height, and one Of the hand
soonest horses In training, either in
Canada or America. Belden has been
previously all over the contiaent, but
ths season Is not quite thoroughly
q his best as yet. No notice of Mr..
Farker's horses would be complete
without mention Of Hawkeye. the
stable guardian, q magnificent white
old English bulldog, which weighs
upward Of 80 pounds, and Is terror
to evildoers.
The above taken from one Of the
Winnipeg papers ats most interesting
to local horsemen. The horses are
now In Minot resting and will be TAX
en- to Butte, Mont, next week.
kERsEY GOWN INJURED.