St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-09
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$40, in advance


The Wilkes family of early maturity, as the
wonderful colt so So record 231 as a two year
old, and 2.2i as a four-year-Old. is a daughter of
George Wilkes: as also is the chestnut fiye-year-
old mare Blondin record 2243 recently sold for
$1,000 while VIM H., record 81, as a four-year old
in 1879, is grandson.
by the famous Henry Clay, whose blood is now so
much sought after by breeders.
George Wilkes, Jr, is ten years DID, 15.2t hands
high; weight HOO lbs; jet black, with star and
little white ON every foot. Has beautiful tIotting
action; it is perfect His gait is powerful, yet
light and pure never trained for the track 1bon~b
he made 2.32 on a halfme track when five wears
old His staying qualities are wOnderful took the
First Premium" as a stock horse at Manchester
n. H., State Fair, Oct TO- 1873 trOtting faster than
any other Stallion at this tair and being by far
better breed gave him first premium.
George Wilkes, IT.. was sired by George Wilkes
He by Rysdyk's HambletOnian he by Abdallah he
by MambrinO, he by Imported Messenger The
dam of George Wilkes, Jr., was the celebrated
Black Bashaw trotting mare known in New York
City as Lady Speight halt sister to General But
Ter; her time was 2.32; her sire was Smith Burr
he by Napoean, he by Young Mambrino. he by
Chancellor, he by MambrinO. he by Imported Mes
senger. Grand dam sired by the noted stallion
Engineer I'd, he by Engineer, lie by Imported Mes
senger,
This shows the public that George Wilkes. Jr
is from the very highest order of trottinu blood and
stock getters, besides being fast trotter himself
lie is very kind and gentle nothing ever alarms
MN ladies' can drive him; all this makes him the
more valuable as stock horse. What man wishes
to breed from the vile and high-tempered animals
ihaJ VIII, on the slightest cause. run AWAY with
wagon, driver and all, smashing everything in his
path. " ms
George Wilkes, Jr, is just the horse you all very
much need to breed from he being level headed
kind and always gentle. No services rendered mn
I'll our terms are complied with. Mares kent in
stable at S2O0 per week, with best of care and at
pasture SlOO per week, at the risk of the owner ms
to escapes and accidents. Mares taken from and
to the depot free of charge
WE HAVE FINE FIVE-YEAR-OLD STAL.
LION, ''EUREKA-MAINE." sired by Mdy's Nam.
brine Knox, he by old General Knox Also a
three.year-old stallion, ''WACHUSET." sired by
Ben Morrill,, his dam Messenger Mare Also
,PAICHEN KNOX" three years old, sired by
George Brooks he by old General Knox. The dam
OF Patchen Knox was sired by old George NJ. Pat
chen, and out of star mare. Also ''BOCCAC-
Go, three years old, sired by Mays MambrinO
Knox. dam Lady Volunteer by Volunteer. All
these stations are bred correctly to make trotteTs
PRICE for either of these four stations TO
warrant, Is $40, in advance or SO each service al
ways in advance, there being no hereafter in
hOrse-tiesh at these prices; besides it saves us
We will pay $50 for every sound colt from Eureka
Name, Wachuset, Patchen Knox or BOccacciO
when SIX months DID, provided the dam has as
good pedigree as the stations have. These four
Young horses are of very best blood. We believe
thelr colts will prove prizes" and willing to
take stock in them.
For George Wilkes, Jr.'s sound colts, out OF
mares with as good blood and pedigree as ne mas
We Will give $50 cash when twelve months olu, II
they have been well fed and kept warm uuIlIg tne
winter, and kept growing all the tihI from Dlfth
Our stations are always at the farm Please bring
S. 5. HOUGHTON, Proprietor 81 fremont
Street Boston, Mass. For further particulars
address, j. X. CARR, Agent, Oxford, n. II.
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