BUSINESS NOTES
Kleinmeyer, E. F. (portrait):
E. F Kleinmeyer, Importer of Percheron, Coach and Trotting Bred Horses and Breeder of Double Standard Polled Durham and Short Horn Cattle and Beef and Dairy Cattle. About 250 head on hand. Also First Prize Poland China Hogs.
COLORED GENTLEMAN
(Drawing of colts sired by Colored Genteman)
(1168) 4531 is a beautiful black, with star in forehead, the same color as his ancestors for four generations back. Colored Gentleman (1168) 4515 sired by Brilliant (755) 1271; dam, Pride of Sarthe 1741, she by Favor (765,) he by Coco of Meslesure Sarthe, by French Monarch [734] 205, by Ilderim [5302], out of daughter of Vieux Pierre [894], he by Coco 712, he by Mignon (715), by Jean LeBlanc (739), he being a direct descendent of the famous Arab stallion, Gallepolis.
Brilliant (755), 1271, by Brilliant 1899, (756), out of Ragout, by Favori I, (711), he by Vieux Chaslin (713), OUT OF l’Amie, by Vieux Pierre 804, he by Coco (712).
Brilliant (756), 1899, by Coco II, (714), out of Rosette, by Mina, belonging to the French government. Coco II, (714), by Vieux Chaslin (723), out of LaGrice, by Vieux Pierre (883), Vieux Chaslin (713), by Coco (712), out of Paule by Sandi Coco (712), by Mignon (715), out of Pauline, by Vieux Coco. Mignon (715), by Jean LeBlanc (739), he being a direct descendent of the famous Arab stallion, Gallepolis.
Pride of Sarthe, 1741, the dam of colored Gentleman, (1168) 4531 and his sire, Brilliant, (755), 1271, are well known as great prize winners. Also Favori, (765), 1542, the sire of Pride of Sarthe, 1941, was awarded third prize at the World’s Show at Paris in 1878, and first prize and gold medal at Eveaure and the same at Ryuan, and first prize at the St. Louis Fair and Exposition and many other fairs. Brilliant (755), 1271, is without a doubt the best pure bred Percheron stallion ever known. He was awarded first premium wherever shown, and his colts were awarded more prizes and sold for far higher prices than the colts sired by any other draft stallion ever kown He stands for $500 the season. Colored Gentleman (1168), 4531, has proved himself to be a sure and extra good breeder, his colts selling for far higher prices than the colts sired by any other stallion in the state. In 1885 he was awarded at the Iowa County Fair, first prize in the class of four year old and over, and grand sweepstakes for best stallion showing best five colts of any breed, and diploma for best stallion showing stock, and colts sired by him were all awarded first prizes over all other colts shown against them; the same in 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890.
Colored Gentleman was shown at the same classes, and was awarded first prize in every class. He was also best at the Iowa and Nebraska State Fairs in 1886, but five of his colts were shown at the same fairs, and everyone was awarded first prize. He was also shown in 1889 at the Iowa State Fair, in three classes, and was awarded first prize in the class for horses of all work; first prize, silver medallion as sweepstakes for best horse showing five best colts; also first prize and silver medallion in the class of imported and native full blood Percheron, and first prize and silver medallion in class of imported and native full blood Belgian, Percheron and other French draught breeds. For best horse showing five best colts, six were shown, and every one was awarded first prize. He was also shown in 1891 at the Davenport Fair and Exposition and was awarded first prize and both sweepstakes; two silver medalions for best stallion with five of his colts, and all of his colts were awarded first prizes. Also in 1892, at the Muscatine and Davenport Fairs, and he was awarded first prize and he was awarded first prize and sweepstakes at Davenport; and at the Iowa State Fair he was awarded silver medallion for showing best colts.
He was the best at the World’s Fair in the class, best stallion with three of his colts under 4 years old; and his colts were awarded more first and second prizes at the World’s Fair than the colts of any other one stallion; the same in 1895 at the Iowa and Nebraska State Fairs. |
Koch, Bernhardt:
HONEST TOM, Jr., bay, 4515, E. S. H. S. Book. (picture of horse) Imported by C. W. Norton & Sons, Sire, Hector 1014; grandsire, Active 58; gg-sire, Prince 1785; ggg-sireThumper 2129, Dam, Gipp, by Hones tom 1105; gggg-sire Thumper 2123; gg-sire, Thumper 2129; ggg-sire, Major 1447; gggg-sire, Honest Tom 1073; ggggg-sire, Hones Tom, 1067; gggggg-sire England’s Glory 705. Honest Tom, Jr., is a short legged, round bodied, bay horse with plenty of bone, so desirable in a draft horse, and good action. His sire was a 2,000 pound horse, and his dam, by Honest Tom, the best show horse in England, having won the “Queen’s Prize” at the Royal in six successive years. He has won first premium in 1888-9 at Muscatine Fair, first at West Liberty in 1888, and several at Wilton Fairs. His weight is about 1800 pounds. |
