The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-07-01
HE BEAUTIFUL WHITE RIVER FARM OF u. HAMM
the Estates of The West

| of this extensive farm property will be
the important sale of horses which
will occur on August 8th. The fact
that Mr.. Hamm has some of the finest,
most valuable and best blooded and
| pedigreed horses in the United States
| will undoubtedly attract hundreds OF
| buyers of blooded horses to this sale,
as some of the animals to be disposed
| of are without their equal in the world
| The sale will take place under the
auspices of Samuel E. Kramer, one of
the most famous horsemen in the
| United States, who has recently come
| to Seattle and established headquar-
| tiers at Westlake Stables, SIG Westlake
| Boulevard, where he is fast building
up a reputation throughout the West
as a foremost handler of pedigreed
horses. Mr.. Kramer is known not only
| in the West, but also throughout every
| portion of the East as probably the
| best posted man on horses in the
| United States, and his guarantee that
| all horses sold will be as represented
or money will promptly be refunded
has brought him the patronage OF
| many prominent buyers and sellers
| who know that any deals made by him
will be absolutely reliable and to the
| best interests of both buyer and seller.
| He has been in charge of the stables
of such men as H. w. Treat, E. H.
Hartman and many other prominent
| wealthy men and horse fanciers, as
| we'll as the American Horse Exchange,
Limited, and the TichenOrGrant Com
pany and his knowledge of fine horses
peculiarly fits him to point out the
good and bad points to the advantage
of the inexperienced buyer, which his
guarantee cOmpels him to do.
The following list of horses to be of
fered at this sale. has been carefully
compiled by The Ranch and all infor-
the official certificates of the Ameri-
can Trotting Register and the Ameri-
can PercherOn HOrse-Breeders AssO-
citation have been examined in each in
stance:
LISETTE-A famous Percheron
mare (5S36S) imported from France in
1905 by Mclaughlin Brothers of Co.
lumbus, Ohio; Kansas City, Mo-, and
ST. Paul, MINI. She was fOaled April
10Th, 1903, and was bred by M. Ler-
eauz, Commune of Candauu, Canton of
Remelard, Department of Orne. Sired
by MODULE, dam Cocotte. This is
very famous horse of splendid ped
igree, and won First Prize and Gold
Medal at the great show of the So
ciete Hippique Percheronne at Nogent-
! le-ROtrou, in 1905; won First Prize at
Ohio State Fair in 1905; also won
Championship at the Ohio State Fair
in 1905. Lisette is black mare and
has colt and is in foal.
COMO-An extremely valuable and
highly pedigreed dark dapple grey
PercherOn stallion, recorded in the
Percheron Stud Book of America
! (26S79). This horse was foaled June
18th, 1899; bred and owned by Ed
T. Judd, of Turner, Oregon, and was
sired by COURBET 1857 (2412O. The
dam was COMMODE 9O31 (16171O).
DOLLY McKINNEY-An invincible
trotting horse (55914, sired by the ia
nous Mckinney 1918. Dam, Wildmay,
one of the celebrated Electioneer
mares. This is one of the most val
liable trotting mares in the West and
will undoubtedly make some records
in her first race. She was bred by d.
Hamm, her present owner.
A page could be filled with a list
of these valuable horses and their pedi-
! grees and descriptions alone, but lack
i of space makes this imDOSSihle Fol