St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-16

Josie, 2:SO}S; Robert Whaley, 2:S41s
over poor half-mile track, and
right out of stud. He in turn sired
Lucrece, 2:2515, Razor b, 2:25; Night
Hawk sired Frank Nichols, and he in
time sired Al h, 2:241a, ana others. Ed
AnnanS, 2:l7, is OUT of daughter of
Night Hawk. 1t is thus seen that Night
Hawk transmitted speed to his off
spring. 1t is not necessary to discuss
the Wilkes family over again, but it
may be well to mention that Young
Wilkes is the sire of William Ii, that has
record of 2:lS, and of William &, rec
ord 2::22155, and other good ones. Michi-
gan Prince will not be handled for
speed until he is five years old. as the
owner does not believe in using horses
for both stock purposes and speeding at
the same time. Michigan Prince
stands fifteen hands, two and a-half
inches high, and weighs in light flesh
1850 pounds. Such are the sireS selected
for the Evansdale stock farm.
The brood mares are also choice lot.
Among them are Red Rose, by Red
Wilkes, dam by Mambrino Columbus;
lie by MambrinO Chief. sire of Lady
Thorn, 2:lS12, and five others with rec
ords in $50 or better, and grandsreS of
upwards of eighty with records of 2:30,
or better. Red Wilkes, by George Wilkes,
the greatest sire that ever lived, having
upwards of sixty of his get with records
OF $50 or better, and his second genera
ton is coming on fast; Red Wilkes alone
having thirteen, Onward seven, Young
jim three; Young Wilkes, sire of Michi-
gan Prince, two, etc., etc. Red Rose
Is large, fine bay mare with no
white, good disposition, and as four
year-Old has trotted 2:36 gait. She
was off nearly all summer on account of
change Of climate, OF would hove shown
much faster. She is bred to Michigan
Prince.
Lima + is a bay three-year-old, no
white, large and very fine. She is by
Oswald the Second, best son of George
Wilkes by the recOrd-having seven of
his get that obtained records better than
$50 the past season, one of them, IIouri,
three-year-old, trOtting in race in
2:19s4. Lima F's dam is by Barto, by
Belmont; BartO'S dams. Nellie Floyd,
in the twenties. Belmont is
by Alexanders Abdallah, the sire
of Goldsmith Maid. AleXander'S
Abdallah, by Rysdyk's HambletOnian,
sire of Dexter, etc. Belmont is
SIRE OF NUTWOOD
THAT at eighteen years old sold for S22,
GOO at auctiOn) record 2:lS$4 Wedgw0Od,
2:19; Viking, 2:2019, and fifteen others
with records of 2:30 or better. Nut
wood is sire of Felix, three years old,
record 2:l9$4. and fourteen others with
records of $50 or better. NutwOOd's
dam was Miss Russell, dam of Maud
5. record 2:0SA. Lima F's al dam by
Mambrin0 Champion, Sd dam by John
Henry, 4th dam by MambrinO Chief.
Lima + is bred to Red Chief.
Rrnnd Marc M y ic Annie yta q
chestnut tilly coming four. She is
strong, blocky animal with plenty of
courage and determination to go long
race. She is sired by Madrid,
by George Wilkes. Madrid's dam
is Mercedes, by Belmont; second dam by
Pilot, Jr., sire of dam of Maud ): third
dam by son of Mambrino Chief, etc.
Madrid is only eight years old, but the
only colt he has that was four years Old
last season made record of 2:204.
His name is COgnac. Madrid'S dam is
counted one of the very best mares bred
TO George Wilkes. His stock is cOnse
quently counted very desirable. Annie
is bred to Michigan rrince.
No. of brood mares is Miss
Ericsson by MambrinO Patchen, sire of
London, 2:2012. and about fifteen others
with records of $50 OF better. Mann
brine Patchen was sired by the great
Mambrin0 Chief, his dam by Gano.
Mamhrino Patchen was an own brother
to Lady Thorn, the fastest trotter OF her
day. Many prominent breeders
regard the daughters of Mambrino
Patchen as the most desirable
brood mares extant. 1t was one of his
daughters lady Bunker) that produced
Guy Wilkes, that has a record OF 2:f54.
He has not only trOtted fast. but has
90 old
ord 2:1S. MeSsrS. Duhme, of CincIn-
natl. refused $1,000 for Lady Bunker,
and 5000 is not regarded as a large
| price for any good Mambrino Patchen
mars, and but a few of them have for
| their dams such breeding as Miss EricS-
son. Her dam is by Ericsson, record
2:3OI, son of MambrinO Chief. Erics-
son himself died young, but he has
| sired four that have records of 2 80 or
| better. Any one familiar with trOtting
| pedigreeS can see that Miss Ericsson is
miss of royal breeding. She is a
black, fifteen hands three inches high,
| very finely finished animal,
| and in addition to all of that she is a
trotter herself, having made record of
2::36. She is in fOal to Arcadian. Ar
| cadian is a son OF Egbert, worthy son
| of Rysdyk'S HambletOnian, and his
dam is by Messenger Duroc, another
! popular son of Hambletonian and a
great and successful sire. Arcadian's
dam is by AlmOnt, sire OF Fanny With
erSpOOn, that stands as queen of the
turf for two miles. AlmOnt by Alex
ander's Abdallah, the sire of Goldsmith
Maid, record 2:14, and he by RySdyk's
| Hambletonian.
No. 5 of brood mares is Lady Alice,
| by Young Wilkes, sire of Michigan
| ri oh xxJlot dom l. irI, Z
| Hawk, sire of dam of Michigan
Prince, which see as given.
When the doctor purchased Lady Alice
| in Paw-Paw, Mich, Judge Hilton, who
was disinterested, said he had purchased
the best mare in that county. She is q
brown mare, Is hands high, weighed
when purchased 1850 pounds, and is a
mare of exceedingly high style and
finish. She is bred to Red Chief.
| No. 6 brood mare is Mink, black
mare, 16 hands high, elegant form and
very sinewy, and shows a very fine gait.
She is four years old, sired 10y young
dam is by son of the celebrated Ethan
Allen, that in his day was king of the turf,
and his defendants are proving them
selves worthy Snch an ancestor. Mink
is bred to Michigan Prince. 1t was by
such close in-breeding that Butterfly
(record 2:1sAO was produced.
No. brood mare is Effie,a bay mare,
fifteen hands three inches high. large,
strong mare, with good limbs and feet,
and the very best of head and brain.
She is sired by Regular,a
| SON OF VOLUNTEER,
sire Of St. Julien, record 2:l1L, and
more than twenty others in the $50 list
Regulars dam was by Independence,
son of Washington: Effie's first dam by
Edwin Forest, sire of dam Of So So,
record 2:1714, and eight other dams
whose produce have records better than
$50. Effie, as three-year-old. trotted
TO buggy in 2:56, and her reputation
| af a dam is making rapidly 50 fOO hay.