AMERICAN TROTTING HORSES

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2618, 28 August 1882, Page 3

AMERICAN TROTTING HORSES

Beference has already been made in the Globe to the recent choice selection of trotting horses by Mr J. Kerr, of Tarndale, Nelson, whilst in America. Of these four stallions and two brood mares were safely landed in Lyttelton from the s.s. Hawea on Friday, and are now located at Tattersall’s. Tais morning, at eleven o’clock, agreeably with the invitation of Mr J. T. Matson, a select few were invited to interview the horses in question, and it is only due alike to Mr Kerr and the Messrs Corbitt, of Irvington, U.S., to state that the general appearance and condition of these really first-class animals leave nothing to be desired.

The first to be introduced into the forum was the dark dapple-grey stallion Bill Allen by Sawyer’s Messenger, dam by Captain Fisher’s gr d Thoroughbred. He is rising fire, has a magnificent head and nook, and indeed it is hard to find a fault in him. The next to be interviewed was a fine bay stallion, rising four years, named Oakgrove. This norso is by Irvington, by Rysdyks’ Hambletonian, dam LadyYentnre, by Belmont. He has grand action, and carries himself well, a d doe- credit to his sire, who was the next on the list—viz , Irvington by Bysdyks’ Hambletonian, dam Imogene, by Seely’s American Star. This grand entire was foaled on May 17th, 1879, and is stated to have been the pick of America ; nor is there anythirg in his appearance to belie the assertion. He is a beautiful bay, with splendid action, and will stand a lot of looking at, indeed those who are hypercritical could not find fault with him in any one respect. A magnificent head, well set on, grand neck, chest, fine arms, width across loins, and splendid hind quarters. Here are found all the many qualities combined that will give a new era to trotting horses in Canterbury, if there be sufficient enterprise in the province to secure him. Next in order came a <SB of Irvington, viz., a two-year old bay stallion, Corbitt. This youngster is by Irvington, dam Minnie Patohen, by George M. Patohen, jun,, who, both as a yearling and a two-year-old, has distanced all his competitors. This disposed of the entires, and the first of the brood mares was introduced, and, although she has seen nine sum mers, the bay mare Fanny, who is by Owen Dale, out of a thoroughbred mare is as lively and handsome ns many not half her age, and, despite her celerity of motion, she is as docile as a pet pony, and can bo (figuratively speaking) driven by a threat. Lastly came the pick of the basket, ss far as the dames of the harem are concerned. This was the bay mare Lady Silva, by Jack Hawkins, jun., dam Orange Girl, by Plowboy, by Harris’ Hambletonian, &c., and, speaking of her, it can be said that she is fit to rank with Irvington, and that they may be tersely described as an entire and brood mare that it would be impossible to match In this province. She carried off the blue ribbon, which is the insignia of the first premium, for three consecutive years as a brood mare in the respective classes of all work, viz, graded horses and roadster brood mares, at the State Fair in California,

it Is the intention of their owner to shortly submit them to competition at Tattersall’s, whore they will be located till the day of sale, of which due notice will be given.