St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-23
single Service for Wilkes.
$40. in advance

The Wilkes family of early maturity as the
wonderful colt $50 So" record 23I as a two year
| old and PA four-year-old. is a daughter of
George Wilkes as also is the chestnut fve-year-
old mare Blondin. record 2.242 recently sold for
$4,000 while VIM. H.. record 2. 81 as a four-year old
in 1879, is n grandson.
The dam of George Wilkes was Dolly Spanker
by the famous Henry Clay whose blood is now so
much sought after by breeders
George Wilkes Jr., is ten years old 1924 hands
high weight HOO lbs; jet black, with star, and
action; it is perfect. His gait is powerful vet
light and pure; never trained for the track though
he made 2.32 a half-mil track when five wears
old His staying qualities wonderful took the
FIRST Premium" as a stock horse at Manchester
N H., State Fair Oct. TO- 1878 trotting faster than
any other Stallion at this tair and being by far
better breed gave him first premium.
George Wilkes, Jr.. was sired by George Wilkes
he he by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, he by Abdallah, he
9y Mam6rino, he by Imported Messenger The
dam of George Wilkes. Jr., was the celebrated
Black Bashaw trOttng mare, known in New York
City as Lady Speight, halt sister to General But
Ter; her time was 2.32; her sire was Smith Bnrr
he by NapOlean, he by Young MambrinO he Inv
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,
is from the very highest order of rottiny blood and
stock getters, besides being fast trotter himself
he IS very kind and gentle nothing ever alarms
MIN ladies' can drive him; all this makes him the
more valuable as a stock horse. What man wishes
10 breed from the vile and high-tempered animals
that will, on the slightest cause run away wifi
path. '-'"s III MS
George Wilkes, Jr., is Just the horse Won all very
much need to breed from he being level headed
kind and always gentle. No services rendered mn
vi our terms are complied with. Mares kept in
stable at 800 per week, with best of care and at
pasture SlOO per week, at the risk of the owner as
TO escapes and accidents. Mares taken from and
to the depot free of charge
WE HAVE A FINE FIVE-YEAR-OLD Stall
LION, 'EUREKA-MA me :" sired by NAYS Nam.
br1no Knox, he by old General Knox Also a
three ar-Old stallion, ''WACHUSET," sired by
Ben Morrill,, his dam Messenger Mare. Also
"PATCHEN 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.
CO." three years old, sired by MAYS Mambrino
Knox, dam Lady Volunteer by Volunteer All
these stations bred correctly to make trotters
PRICE for either of these four stations IN
warrant, is $40, in advance or SO each service nj
ways in advance, there being no thereafter in
horse-nesh at these prices; besides it saves us
much time IN collecting bills for services rendered
We VIII pay 800 for every sound colt from Eureka
Maine, Wachuset, Patchen Knox or Boccaccio
when six months old provided tbe dam has o
good pedigree as the stations have These fonr
young horses are of very best blood We believe
tner colts VIII prove prizes and are Willing IN
take stock in them winning l"
FOR George Wilkes, Jr's sound colts ont of
mares with as good blood and pedigree as he has
we VIII give $50 cash when twelve months old if
Iney nave been well fed and kept warm during the
winter ana kept growing all the time from birth.
Our stations are always at the farm. Please bring
us your best bloOds, IT WILL PAY YOU.
>. ;. HOUGHTON, Proprietor, 81 fremont
Street, Boston, Mass. For further particulars
address, j. X. CARR, Agent, Oxford, n. II.
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