The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-06-06
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SOUTH DAKOTA HORSES
ADVERTISED BY GIFT
STALLION GlyisN ROOSEVELT by
CANTON MAN STANDS Ar a
HEAD OF CAVALRY
DREEDENS.

Deadwood, S. D.-Through the Of
forts Of William H. Miller, Jr., an old
time horse breeder Of Canton lr the
southeastern part OF the state. as
sisted by Col. Roosevelt, South Da-
kota7 horses now stand. at the head
of the governments experimental
work with horseflesh for cavalry use
in the army. ~ ssa
Aboutea year and. half ago when
he was making speeches In this state
Col. Roosevelt was presented by Mr..
Miller who was a warm personal
friend Of the ex-president, with q
pedigreed, full blooded Morgan sad
die horse. This horse, which Is now
8 years old and is named Pat Murphy
and registered as No. G5G2. was pro-
nounced the finest specimen Of the
old .Morgan horses to be found. Mr..
Miller WHO had sometime previously
retired from the, horse business, had
sold of. all his stock, saving only Pat
Murphy and he could think or no
more appropriate gift TO the distin-i
guishedI statesman than this animal,
He went to Sioux Falls to present y
and Col. Roosevelt then decided to
leave the horse in Mr.. Miller charge
until aetime WREN 1t could be used .iH'
carrying out some ideas that the Col
onels possessed regarding cavalry
horses.
Recently that opportunity came
and Pat was removed to the govern
ment experimental farm at BELTS
willie, Md. and examined and then
placed AT, the, head Of the stations
and mares from all over the country.
Now word comes from the bureau Of
animal husbandry, connected with the
department OF agriculture, that the
officials are so pleased, with the quail
tiles of Pat Murphy that he will
!, shortly be taken to the main expert
mental farm at Middlebury. VT; and
there set at the head of the studs.
A few Weeks ago Gc6fges NJ. Rom
y mel. chief Of the bureaa OF animal
husbandry, made a report to the gov.
eminent in which he showed that the
government was greatly in need{soi
light horses for cavalry work. He
declared that 1000 OF such horses
are needed by the government each
year in times OF peace and in times
OF war 10000 would be required and
! could not be found. The report fur
5 Their stated that most of the horses
y now being produced. were draft hors
/ es, the percentage or this class Of
hoses in South Dakota being 1851
the other states being in similar
q straits with smaller percentages O
g draft horses.
= Col. Roosevelt then called atten
"tionito his South Dakota horse which
Mr.. Miller had given him. and sue
ceedede in having Mr.. Ron1mel sent
H. H. Re- e n of his experts, t.
Canton. Mr.. Reese examined Pa
MI Murphy and was SO pleased that Col
Roosevelt was induced to give TIL
animal to the government for stut
work andsPat Murphy was taken cas-
= to Maryland. aG ats giea:
Mr.. Miller has Just, received enth
~usiastic letters from both Romme
and Reese extolling the qualities o
Pat Murphy and Indicating tina
South Dakota is to be congratuiatet
4 upon breeding such fine Morgan ami
The particular qualities Of TIL
v Morgan horse which make it valuable
E mails. N sa.a
for army use and endurance, activ'
4 ity, bone and lung power and entire
freedom from disease, The breed or
iginated with, Justice Morgan. Tho
I first Of this class Of horses. bred
n in Vermont. For many years horse
! men have been trying to geestablist
! the Morgan breed and Pat Murphy:
excellence makes this possible. He il
a beautiful seal brown stallion and
is valued at from $500 to $4,000.
: While. president, Col. Roosevelt
started the. breeding, of high class
: horses for caAsalry use ana has beer
since then using his influente TO seq
. the work continue He was partica,
!, larly familiar with the Morgan breei
:. for, back in the SOS when doing
plains duty near. Msdora.N p, u
owned a little black Morgan tina
y was his favorite horse. When Roose
;, Welt left the west, for the east. n
gave this horse wh3h car"e tronrsth'
), Spearfish valley. Just north Of herr
: to Joe Ferris at MedOra with, instru
ctions that the horse should be IRE,
from work, until he died. Iris occur
red twofyears ago at Medora;; tastsaf
:. ter a visitaby one OF RcoIeyelt's boy
to the ranchs MI
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