Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-14
sPLENDID HORSES,
An Effort That ID Now Being Made to Inn.
prove stock In This County.

An Enort That Is Now Being Made to I'm
prove stock In This County.
Henry Witsel. Of Front and Madison
streeiss this city, Is . great admirsr and
!over Of horses. and long ago conceived
the IDEA OF making an effort to improve
Tue stock In this section OF the country.
win this end in view, he, come 5 years
ago, purchased the thoroughbred mare
Calico" from whom he now has three
flne colts.
About year since Me-. Witsel visited
one Of tie most renowned stock raising
tarms 10 Kentucky, and while there pur.
chased tho stallion Vortex" registered
number 1860, whose pedigree is % fol-
lows; Sired BY "Onward," l41l. record
2.2ox, and considered the very best sou
o. the great George Wilkes. first dam
"kamatch," by Amber" 78S, he By
"Amont" 33; second dam "eunilower.
by "AbdAl!ah." 10; third dam BY "Bon.
nie bcotlaud.' Such 10 the record OF
THIS famous horse which now stands
secoud TO none 10 this etate. When Mr..
Wltsel brought this animal homo. and
some OF the local horsemen learned the
large amount OF money It had taken 10
secure him, they shook their heads and
predicted that Mr.. Witsel would and IL
q bad speculation.
Such however has not been the case,
aud II he was disposed to part with
Vortex" to-day he could readily obtain
an advance OF 6O per cent on the amount
be paid.
One day recently = reporter Of the
REPUBLICAN v;sltsd Mr.. Wltsel's stables
and WAS shown all 1--we OF his choice AMI.
malls. "Foriex" was loose IN . large
box stall, and Is 80 gentle that hs per-
mitted The newspaper man 10 caress him
He 10 = beautiful bay, 10 hands high,
weighs 1i?j pouads, n last natural trot-
ter, having made $40 on the road with
out training, and is I lsaTs old In May.
lie was allowed 10 stand for limited
number Of mares last seasOn, and six of
che sove1 arc now with foal. He 10 .
splendid roadster and very intelligent; in
iAct he yeems to understand every word
Mr.. Witssl says To him. There 10 no
liner horse In this State, and all horse
owners wishinR to improve their stock
advania.o to communicate with MIR.
Witsei.
"DuFe oi Boston," 3-year.old Ham.
blcton STALLION, was brought out In the
stable yard by Mr.. Witssi's groom. He
Is sou Of the celebrated "Duke OF
B;uuswick," and received premium ne
the best = year old ut the Wilmington
i, ir. He is Is hands high, weighs OPS
pounds and shows remarkable promise
as irot,er. This hn NAL, the same as
"vorex,"I very gentle and can be
driven by child.
The victor was next taken to the large
box etali occupied by "Calico," aud
found her extremely happy with her .
weeks old mare colt This COLT was sired
by "Overstr,et Wilkes" and is . beauty.
Mr.. wiisel has named 1t "fiy Wilkes"
and expects great things from It In tho
iuture. "CalIco," the mother, Ia In ex-
cellent order, aud VIII 10 che is 6 gentle
as a sheep, shs KEEP, a Jealous eye on the
visitor. probably fearing that he might
atduct her colt.
"Zodio." q beautiful 4 year old mare
from Calico" sired By McCombs' 40
diuc.o 10 . superb beast and shows her
Arabian apsestry around the mouth and
eyes. She 10 what is known ~ n tlue
roam and 10 an extra fast trotter. She Is
now with foal and will shortly add an
other thoroughbred TO Mr.. Witsel's
equine family. These horses cannot bs
surpassed for pedigree or beauty, and
MIR. Witsel 10 entitled to tue greatest
credit for bis efforts toward improving
stock In this vicinity.