The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-19
SOME VERY FINE HORSES
A Great Collection of Famous Speed
Animals with Proud Pedigrecs.
Preparations at the Stockyards for the Sale
of Blooded Horses This Week-Several
Hundred Buyers Expected to Be Here.

three DAYS, is already bringing to the city many
prominent horsemen from this and other States,
The indications that the sale is going to be
one Of the most successful ever held in the
United States, and Messrs Woodland & Harbi
son, who are managing the affair. expect that
not less than five hundred buyers will be pres
emit Several more carloads of horses from the
blue grass regions of Kentucky came in yester-
day, and nearly all those entered have arrived
except two or three carloads that are to come
from the farms of w. p. Ijams, OF Terre
Haute, Ind. Whle.the majority of the horses
that are 10 be offered for sale
from Kentucky. fine blooded animals from
all parts of Indiana. Ohio and Illinois on the
list The name OF the owner, who is thu re-
sponeible party, is given with each entry, and
any known unsoundness or blemish will in every
instance be indicated by the auctoreer. The
purchaser will also, during she day which the
horse is sold. have opportunity to examine
his purchase, and il there has been any misrep-
resentation of material fact by the seller to
the injury of the buyer it will according to the
rules governing the sale, be sufficient ground to
repudiate the purchase. When there is differ
ence Of opinion between a huyer and seller
veterinary surgeon will be called 10 to decide
the question.
Although the sale does not begin until
Wednesday. the stockyards were thronged all
day yesterday with men who expect TO be pur-
chasers. Buyers always like to be on hands two
or three days before sale begins, as it gives
them better opportunity to examine the stock.
Besides the fifty or aeventy-fve horse-fanciers
who have come from other points. hundreds of
Indianapolis men who ara interested in blooded
stock drove out to the yards during the day
and inspected the one hundred and fifty horses
now in the stables The owners of the steeds
were all anxious to show of their property to
the best advantage. and during both morning
and afternoon the driving track was crowded
with trim speeders and sulkeys There was
some very interesting racing, and those who
were present were convinced that some very
valuable horses among the lot.
George F. Keene, of Shelbyville, KY. is pres
ent with sixteen OF his best bred horses Nam
brine Hatcher. black stallion. stands at the
head OF the list. He was sired by the noted
Mambrino Patchen. As fve-year-old he
went mile in 2:40I without any training. He
was at the head of Mr.. Keenes herd of eight
horses which captured the herd premium at the
Shelby, KY. fair for the last three years. Only
three Of his colts have been trained. One at
four years old could show three heats better
than 2:30 another went mile in 2:23 as a four
year-old. and the third showed a trial
in 2:2S over a slow track. A daughter
of Mambrino Hatcher is highly priced
at Fairlawn stock farm, : her product
having realized to General Williams q
large amount of money. Jesse Wilkes. bay
stallion, is also offered by Mr. Keene He is
garded by horsemen as one of the hest etallions
that will be offered at the sale. With but a
single days training he went mile in 300 His
dam, Fannie Hatcher, is one of the finest show
mares in Kentucky, having been shown fourteen
times and taken twelve first premiums. Lotho
Wilkes, another of Mr.. Keene's herd, sired by
Keene Wilkes, with Alice as dam, is very
handsome purely gated fiiiy, which has taken
premiums all Kentucky. Ella Wilkes.
foaled in 1885, sired by Keene Wilkes with Tab
dam, is a nicely bred FLY of faultless motion.
Her pedigree contains good cross of Hamble-
tonian and Mambrino Chief. She is yet unde
Keene, and sired by Keene Wilkes, are Matte
Wilkes, Saie Wilkes Minnie Wilkes and Ho.
mer Wilkes They are all movers.
The herd from the kalamazoo, Mich. stock
farm attracts much attention. SINGAPORE a bay
colt, foaled in July, 1887, stands at the head.
He was sired by Grand Sentinel, whose record
was 2214, and his dam, Seabird, made mile in
2:15. He is one of the handsomest colts from
the farm, is gated acts like trotter, and will
from appearances make frstc!ass gait horse.
Santilla, bay mare, attracts much attention.
She is year old, and was also sired by Grand
Sentinel. Her dam was Maid of Lexington. who
has record of 2:273. While not richly bred
in trotting pedigree as many others on the farm,
the mare is nevertheless trotter that promises
WELL The others from the Kalamazoo farm are,
Swansea bay mare; Signaldo. chestnut colt,
and Schefer. bay colt. They were all bred by
Grand Sentinel, with the Maid of Lexington as
dana
Several of the best horses Of Eminence KY,
bay stallion, bred and owned by W. ID. Banta,
is at the head of the list. He was sired by Jack
Hardin. with Daisy as daua... He is but two
years of age and young stallion of fine prom
ise and good action. Mr.. Banta also offers
Dusty Diamond, sorrei gelGng, foaled In 1884,
sired by Diamond Dost This fellow is nicely
hT an ND will la ynnn sod
Among the others offered by Mr.. Banta is
Sorrel Denmark, young stallion sired by
William S., bay stallion. sired by Duroc; Grey /
Mollie, gray mare, with pedigree untraced: |
Won Marck, bay horse, sired by Won Bismarck; |
Holiday, a bay colt, sired by Beachwood, and
others
r. c.. Church, of Frankfort. KY, sends two
carloads of his best bred stock Among those |
most prided is Wilkes Time. chestnut colt, |
foaled July, 1887, sired by Onward 14ll, with |
record of 2244. The colt is We ry fast and his |
owner thinks he will make race-horse sure. !
Southwark. bay colt also foaled in 1887. is of
fered by Mr.. Church. He was also sired by On |
ward and his dam Administration " no has |
a record of 2:33. The others shipped from Mr.. |
Island Patehen; Lady Onward, sired by Onward |
and others. The horses are all of blood that |
sticks" and have been noted for several gener-
ations for their running qualities.
The herd from the Edge Hill stock farm at |
Georgetown, KY, is very attractive one |
Major Wilkes. bay stallion, stands at the head |
lie was 1oAlcu IN may, 1000. on sne farm or /
William Cook at Lexington, Ky. He was sired /
by Young Jim with Catharire as dam. Although |
never trained much. he has trotted milo in |
2:28. His sire. Young JIM has not many 2:30 I
performers as some other of the mighty |
George Wilkes, but he has shown his ability to |
sire very high rate of speed. Two of his colts /
have shown records better than 2:20 In Major |
Wilkes is found the best blood of the /
two greatest speed horses Geo. Wilkes and |
Blue Bull The owner of Major Wilkes |
believes he will beat 220 this season. The |
second on the Edge Hill list il Catherine sired t
by Blue Bull : She is thirteen years old, and is I
fast at both pace and trot. She trots in 2:35
aud has paced q trial in 2:25. Robespierre OF |
the same herd, is bay colt. four years old, |
sired by General Hancock with Blossom as
dam. He has never been worked for speed, but
judging from his gait and breeding it is thought /
he wilismake his mark the track Among
the others in the Edge Eli farm herd are: