Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-31
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
RECORD OF PRINCE WILKES, THE FAMOUS
TROTTBR, SOLD FOR $50 OOO
He Has Altogether Trotsd Twenty-Five Races on the
Grand Crclit Winning Eighteen Of Them
TO Go to Busnos Ayrss-Fresh
Base Ball Gossip.

Inc REGISTER mas already recorded the
sale of Prince Wilkes, the noted tTOtteT.
belonging to George A. Singerly, of Phila-
dslphia, to q gentleman residing in BuenOs
Ayrts, Argentine Republic, South Ameri-
ca, for $50. GOO. Negotiations had been in
progress for some days, and Prince Wilkes
accompanied by bis trainer and driver,
Crit Davis, and Henry Chambers, his
groom, left Harrodsbnrg, Ky, Saturday Of
last week at ? O'clock, and arrived IN New
York the next day. He was met there by
Mt. Singerly, who had the hOrse delivered
to J. K Hubbard, who represents the pur-
chaser. l. is the ambition of the South
American 10 own a horse capable of beat
ing any trotter in the world, and he Is sat
isfed that he has The right Oae.
NUMEROUS OFFERS FOR PRINCE WILKES
Mr. Singsrly had refused many other
good offers for the horse, Last year he de-
clined a $40, 600 cash offer, and GA Thurs
dsy Of l'st week be said mo" to an offer
OF S25, 600; on Friday au Offer OF S25, coo,
with $1,000 down TO bind the bargain
without seeing the horse, was held out,
bu NJ. S.ngerly held his price, $50, 600
and secured that figure. By hOrsemen
Prince Wilkes is conceded to be the king
of race-hOrses, which title he has honestly
earned.
PRINCES GROOM GOES WITH HIM
Henry Chambers, the faithful groom,
will accompany Prince Wilkes to South
America, and so will the little skye ter
rier that has always occupied the horses
box-stall, and been the subject of much
public notice on the grard.cucuit tracks.
Chambers has been offered a good salary,
an advance bonus and 8 piece Of land 20
remain in South America and look after
TIE horse.
Mr.. Singerly has a number Of other
good horses in Kentucky, some Of which
may prove worthy to rank with Prince
Wilkes
CRIT Davis, who trained the PRICE and
has driven him in all his races, was very
sorry 10 part with the little horse. He
came over from New York with Mr.. Sing
erly, and will Teturn to his stringOt trot-
ters and PAGERS in Kentucky.
PRINCE WILKES RECORD.
Prince Wilkes, by Red Wilkes, dam BY
Brown Chief, is handsome chestnut geld
ing, with four white feet and a star on the
hesd BE was foaled on Mock Farm, neal
Dsnville, Boyle county, Ky, April 30
1881. George A. 81 gerly, of Philadel
phis. purchased him when q weanling.
Prince Wilkes first came into promi
nence by winning the Blue Grass stakes
for 4-year-olds, at Lexington, KY, on
O.tober p, 1855, beating @. F. Clay and
Novelty in straight heats, the latter hers:
being distaucsd Time, 2:29, 2:2S4, 2:27
There were al nominations in thesC
stakes.
EIGHTEEN RACES OUT OF TWENTY'0NE
Prince Wilkes has altogether trOtted
tweaty-one races on the Grand Circuit,
winning eighteen of them. He was second
in two races and third in one. Ia his race
with Patron at Cleveland, tie Prince tot
ted the last half Cf the second heat II
f:O4. and at that was slowed up al
the draW-estes. The time OF The
heat WIS 2:l6f In bis race with
Rosaline Wilkes at Rochester, the Prince
trotted the last quarter of the eecond beat
in 81 seconds-a , OF gai5-and went the
next heat ia 2.15f, sf e7 having been
slowed I'D in turning into the stretch
MANY persons remarked that had the
PnEce been allowed 10 come on he could
have trotted the heat in , II or better
Prince Wilkes lost but one race last year,
tlas was q scratch" po1tponed race at
Buffalo, when Air. Hamlin permitted Guy
10 score the Prince and RcsAline Wilkes fJI
three quarters Of an hour, amid howls aud
hisses from the grand stand. Prince
Wilkes, as yet, hiss never had his limit
In any Of his RACES he could have gout
faster. A remarkable feature Of the Prince
is his finishing heats so strong, with driv'
er weighing $50 pOunds philadelphia
Record