Title: Breeder and sportsman
Identifier: breedersportsma171890sanf (find matches)
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: Horses
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : (s. n. )
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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286 ghe gtetfljer and ^prnjlsmatt. Sept. 27 Illiers, 2275. Among the many illustrations which are to be found in the present issue is one to which particular attention is called, as cf bis class he has the reputation of being one of the best in California; we refer to Dr. Prather's Illiers, 2275, as handsome a Norman Btallion as can be found anywhere. Illiers was foaled in France in the year 1878 and was impor- ted to the United States by J C Morrison of Pontiac III. In the coarse of time Mr. Skillman of Pe*aluma purchased the horse and brought him to this State in 1884, and he ulti- mately became the property of his present owner. In color he is an iron gray, standing about lb' hands high, his weight being a trifle over 1700 lbs. It can truly be said (bat he is a perfect draft horse in all that that implies; he stands very high headed, has plenty of room around the heart, with a powerful b«a3tand coupling, is very long in the hips, and stallion, and that he is thoroughly appreciated in that sec- tion of the State is evidenced in the fact that his book was tilled very early in the present season and he had all the mares he could serve. The Doctor also has the Cleveland Bay stallion Lord Hart* ington 11, who was bred by Mr. Clarke of North Fallerton, Yorkshire, EDgland. He is only four years old and was im- ported by Jesse Harris of Fort Collins, Colorado in 1887, two years afterwards he was brought to Fresno and sold for a good round figure to his present owner, Dr. Prather; his sire is the well known Cleveland Bay stallion Bradgate; dam by Prince Federick 234; 2od dam by Britban 42; his grandsire js Cambuscau, bis great grandsire being Voltigeu; bU weight is 1400 T'S ; he is a bfautifnl red bay in color, stands 16 hands high, has a fine action and lofty carriage characteristic of this well known breed of horses. Following up the suc- Heald's Business College. "An honest man is the noblest work of God." Likewise the successful one in business is the most envied man in the community. This last is the one who is not infrequently referred to by his less prosperous competitors as one who has been peculiarly fortunate in a'l bis business ventures. If the biography of this favored son of Dame Fortune were written in faithful detail, it would, in the great majority of instances, be seen that his success in life was dne, not to tickle fate, but to a sound practical business education commenced with energy, pluck and perseverance. That is the history of the "lucky man." If you would be asuccessful business man, and useful citi- zen, competent in book-keeping, telegraphy, short-band, type-writing, besides the usual commercial branches and the modern languages, enter for a course at Heald's Business College, and receive the benefit of the experience of those able educators, Messrs. Heald, Haley and their assistants. The 12,000 graduates from this excellent school since ita foundation, filling positions of honor, trust and importance,
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R staodB on a finely shaped set of heavy boned leg0, and his fet t are simply perfect. During the Stute Fair in 1SS9 a hand- some Itushford wagon was offered as a premium for the stallion winning the walking match, aud among other entries was the 6ubj?ct of our sketch. He walked around the track pullitg a ton in the exceedingly faat time of 13 minutes and 45 seconds. He also took at the s<ime Fair, the first premium for Norman draft horses. At the Fresno County Fair of last year, one of his two-year-oMa took the firBt premium, while another succeeded in winning the red ribbon; a yearling of hiB took the second premium, and his suckling took the first premium. Dr. Prather 13 justly proud of this fine handsome cjsbpb of bis stable oompanion Lord Hartington in 1889 look the first premium at the State Fair for three-year-old Cleve laud Bays. Iu addition to these two stallions, Dr. Prather has severe' very fine Cleveland Bay mares, with whioh he proposes to en ter into competition with any others in the State, feeling as. sured that the exquisite breeding of his animals is bound to produce grand results iu the foals. We heartily congratulate the doctor on the possession of such grandly formed individ- uals and well pedigreed horses. There can be no question but what be is bound to make a success in the venture that he bas entered into. all over the Pacific Coast, speak volumes for the value of ft praotical education to every young lady or gentleman who is ambitious. Their announcement will be found in another column. The highest price ever paid for a horse bred and raised in Nebraska was that whiob, on Sept. 14th, purchased Winslow Wilkes, a four-year-old pacer. Tbe colt was the properly of E. G. Solomon, of tbe Spring Valley stock farm, nnd the purchasers were Flanery & McCoy of Denver. Tbe price was $5,000- Winslow Wilkes bas a record of 2:32, aud his new owners will take him East this fall and enter him in the Terre Haute and Lexington races. â k it I â i .:

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