The Portland daily press., 1889-01-12
ITEMS FOR HoRsEmEs.
George wilkes still at the Head OF
All Trottlng sircs.

AS the records Of another season are made
up it is seen that George wlikesi is still at the
head Of all trotting sires, living or dead. both
In the number Of animals sired by him that
have beaten 230 and In their quality as de
termlned by speed. as he Is far and away
ahead OF his sire, Rysdyk's HambletoniaD. In
this latter respect. just as he Is In the matter
Of sons and daughters that have become
standard by performance. At the close Of
the season Of 1887 George Wilkes led all 9TH
er trottlng slres In the number Of his sons
and daughters in the $50 list. and now
he Is still further In advance. having sixty
four to his credit. including six PAGERS. and
of this number no less than thirteen have
beaten go. four Of this latter class being
PAGERS, viz: Mike Wilkes, s157; Wilcox.
2.19i. The trotters by George Wilkes that
have beaten 2.20 are, Harry Wilkes. 2i3a;
Guy Wilkes, 2154 Wilson, 2.l64 So So, 2l7i.
J. b. Richardson, 2i7A Rosa Wilkes. 2isf.
Baron Wilkes, 2.ls, Wilton. 2.i9t; joe
Bunker. 2.19A. An in the second generation
the Wilkes blood Is all powerful. his sons
string trOtters by the score every year. while
his daughters already have eleven 2 % or bet
ter trOtters to their credit. five Of these has-
ing beaten 2.25. while two Of them have
marks better than 2.20, which In itself Is a
wonderful showing The sous Of George
Wilkes are gOOdly lot In numbers. and it
cannot be denied that almost without exeep-
tion they have fallen into the hands of men
who have given them an opportunity TO show
what they could do In the way Of getting
trotters, and now the agures show that
thlrty-tw0 OF them have sired eighty
one $50 trotters and PAGERS the
chief among this band Of sons that have in
turn become sires. being Red Wilkes, with
nineteen TO his credit, including Prince
Wilkes, 2.i42; Onward. with sixteen. all
young, and two Of them with records better
than 2.20; the brothers AlcvOne aud Alcan-
tara, with seven apiece; Bourbon Wilkes.
with five; Ambassador, with six; Young
Wilkes, with four; Young Jim, with threes
Adrian Wilkes, Barney Wilkes. Lunps.
MambrinO Wilkes, simmons and Wilkie
Collins, with two each and Abdallah Wilkes.
Bartholomew Wilkes, Baron Wilkes. Count
Wilkes, Danville Wilkes, Fuller Wilkes, Guy
Wilkes, Gambetta Wilkes, l.etcher's Harry
Wilkes, Conn,s Harry Wilkes, Jay Bird,
King Wilkes, Wilkes Boy, William l.. and
Zachariah, with one Apiece. IL = great
family, the greatest branch Of the Hamole-
tonian house thus far Breeders Gazette.
j. G. Slbley has purchased Of Gov. stan
ford the brown colt Electric Bell, foaled lsss
by ElectiOneer, dam Beautiful Bells. BY The
Moor. He IS full brother to Hlnda Rose.
three-year-Old record 2.l9i ST. Bell, four
year-Old record 2.2i3, and other last per-
formers. Mr. SiOley paid $1,000 for klee-
trie Bell, which Is the highest price ever
paid for a weanling in this or any other
country.
The fast trotters spofford, 2 isg. By ken
tuekv Prince. and Gov. Hin, 21S!. by star
Edmund, have been purchased for over sj0.-
600 and shipped to Buenos Ayres, ) A.
Howard Dyer Of Cape Elizabeth has
bought the promising green horse Monte
yuma, that has a record Of 2.i6. Since MS
purchase he has been offered $500 FOR bin by
New Hampshire parties.
L. A. Keen Of Buckfeld has a very prom
islnR yearling colt which stands "A hands
high ald weighs 7S2 lbs.
Mr.. Wallace Everett OF Paris has refused a
handsome offer Of Si2J for his four months
old hlly got by Rinaldo, son OF MambFlno
Dudley, and dam, Mr.. EveFctt's tina
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