Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-28
aILr-EDoED HORSE FLESH.
Five OF DeIaYarc,s Finest Mares
en- route 10 HEighIavn breeding
Farm.

At the stable of John A. Wilson yester-
day week were quartered iveof Delaware's
finest mares, the pride of local horse
fanciers. Never perhaps has finer
| quintet of horses been stabbed under one
| roof in this city, and the proud animals
| in their sleek, velvety coats held sort of
IN open leyee, receiving calls from nearly
| every one in the city and surrounding
country who delight to gaze upon fine
horse flesh. The judges of the court took
peep into the stalls of the horses, and
expressed their admiration the beauties
| excited, while horsemen grew enthusiastic
| over the petted beasts. In the evening the
horses were shipped by rail TO Highlawn
Breeding Farm, Lee, Mass, the home of
the famous Alcantara, where they will be
kept as brood mares by their owners for
one or two years
The quartet included the well known
trotter, May, owned by Robert Morrison
of White Clay Creek hundred, whose
claims TO queen of the peninsular turf
are supported by record of 2.26. May
was perhaps the most promising horse
ever foaled in Delaware, and considering
she has been put to hard work on the
farm Mt various times her achievements
are regarded as wonderful by all horse
men. With more careful training and
handling. il is predicted she would have
been contestant worthy of the reigning
queen of the American track. Her
early performances on the turf attracted
the widest attention from hursemcn and
I'M offer of T6,0O0 from u large owner Of
trotting stock was not sufficiently gilt
edged to induce MIR. Morrison to part
with her.
Blanche, n fine largo thoroughbred,
owned by L. R.MCDUwcll of Middietown,
with n record of 2.40 is also one of the
quintet. Winfield Quiglcy's rom mare
IIillie 5. with record in the the forties
and II line lnrge bright bay, Happy
Thought, owned by Wilmington manu-
tacturer whose farm few miles below
the city is the home of much fine stock,
are noticeably fine mares. Happy Thought
can also perform her mile in the forties,
and is n very fine roadster.
The beauty of the party is Lotta, g.
year old raised by Thomas W.McCrncken
of Summit Bridge, now the property of
Happy Thoughts owner. The filly is
dark mahogany bay, over 15 hands, with
beautifully tapering limbs rarely fine
head, bright, clear eyes, cont of velvety
softness. Her body is model of
symmetry, and all in all, Lolita is IN
equine beauty; with the graces of
thoroughbred pretty as picture"
She will make her home among the
Yankees for two years, when she will be
brought back to her native paddock.
The incentive to the migration of Della
wares gilt-edged mares to the east is tho
desire of their owners for fine and fast
horses, the consummation of John A.
Wilson's efforts in this direction. Mr..
Wilson's yearling, Delaware Wilkes, is
remarkably fine animal, and has attracted
the attention of all lovers of fine horse
flesh in this part of the country. He
seems absolutely faultless in oil those
essential qualities which go to
give horse perfect symmetry, beauty
and speed; all predictions upon the latter
point gives his owner every ground for
the hope that he will be very fast. Aside
from the prophesies of the yearling's
numerous admirers and OF greater signif-
cance is his ancestors, and their strains of
trotting blood. He is sired by the cele-
brated Acantara of Highlawn farm, and
his dam is Miss Napoleon, by Bay
Chief, who could do mile
in 40 to wagon. Alcantara the
sire is probably the finest horse Mt
any breeding ftlrm in the country. His
dam is Alma Mater, by Mambrinu Patchen,
n full brother to Lady Thorn, record
2.1S4. His sire, George Wilkes, has SO
descendants with records of 2.30 or bet
ter. He by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the
sire of 3S horses with records of 2.30 or
better. On the DAMS side the pedigree |
is traceable back Is generations, through |
the very best strains of trotters. Alcan- |
tara's record MS four year old is 1928
with trial half mile of LOG to his credit. |