St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-13
AMONG The HORSES.
Something About George w.
Sherwood's Splendid
Breeding Farm.
The Home of Woodford
Wilkes and a Son Of
Nutwood.
A Few Words, Also, About the
Trotters at Dowd'S
Stables.
The Action Of the Twin City
Driving and Jockey
Club.

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"a of the largest and
foremost breeders
l. of trotterS in the
| ri state of Mime
Ir.UH EI sofa, his stock
WIS., farm is situated at
IN Sheldon. To-. at the
N junction of the st.
49, Paul, Sioux City,
and the Chicago. Milwaukee II st. Paul
railroads, between ST. Paul and Sioux
City is place of interest TO all horse
men. The farm is large, well watered,
rich in soil, and the grass is rich and
succulent. In establishing his farm,
Mr.. Sherwood sought the fountain head
for speed. and, of course, secured the
great Hambletonian and Mambrino
cross, wh;-h has demonstrated on many
hard contested fields, and in many close
races of divided heats, its superiority
for speed and endurance. In looking
up the records of HambletoniaE 10, and
MambrinO Chief II. it was found that
each of the above named horses
had each left a son that was
prominently superior to any other son
of each, and that was pre-eminently the
heir apparent of all the greatness of his
sire, and was entitled to wear his crown
and perpctuate his great powers and
were George Wilkes, by HambletOnian,
and WOOdfOrd MambrinO. by MambrlnO
Chief. He found in Woodford Wilkes
precisely the animal he desired. In him
is blended the blood of HambletOnian
and MambrinO Chief in most happy
combination. With his rich blood in
heritance. WOOdford Wilkes possesses
i'll a wonderful degree all the req
uisites of size. form, action and dis
position, the blending of which consti
tuteS the beau ideal of an American
trotter. He was foaled June; 8; 1882,
stands sixteen and one-fourth hands
flesh, 1,20O pounds. He is a deep
brown bay. He has a clean cut,
bOny head. with Il fine muZZle, wide and
prominent forehead, and full, bright
eye. His neck is rather short, though
Shapely and well put on his shoulders,
which are well slOped and powerful.
He has large and muscular arm, short
and strong back, legs fiat and heavy
bOned, while his feet are well shaped
and of extra quality. Though not de-
veloped for speed. he is free. cour-
ageOus and elegant mover, giving
unmiStakable evidence of having sue
ceeded TO the great speed of his sire and
the sire of his dam. His foalS now at
the Sherwood stock farm, show in re-
markable degree the impress of rich
blood Inheritance and commanding in
dividuality. \ fit associate of Wood
ford Wilkes at this farm, is BaymOnt, a
horse of very commanding proportions,
tracing back in more direct lines and
closer up to the Messenger foundation
than can generally be found at this late
day. He is a handsome bay, nearly
l? hands high, and weigh
trnor
While large horse, there is
trary, he is so Symmetrically put up,
that his action is so light, elastic and
strong that he appears, standing or
moving. much smaller horse than he
really is. His predominating blood is
Hambletonian, the third stallion on the
farm of LOckhart. He is young, only
coming three years, and of course has
not developed into the proportions he
will have i'll few years hence. He is
limited TO ten mares, and for breeding
it would be difficult to surpass him. He
is by the great NutwOOd dam by Dicta-
tor, second dam by StanhOpe'S Edwin
Forrest, third dam by Mambrino Chief
and so Oh 10 the COpperbott0mS and the
thoroughbred. Thus it will be seen
that Mr.. Sherwood has put in founda-
ton that Is of the very best and that
which cannot at present be excelled
anywhere. Everything that helps to
trOt is put into the pedigrees of these
animals. The mares combine the fash
iOnable strains, and in them can he
found the blood of Addallah. HANDLE
tOnian, Messenger, Durac. Volunteer,
George Wilkes, Woodford Wilkes, Pilot
and Swigert. Lack of space prevents
more extended account of their breed
ing. The farm is a credit to the state,
and it is pleasant to know that it is sat
iSfying the owner in profits.