Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-09

GEORGE WILKES
A letter from Hermitage stud, Tennessee,
nnonnced that Bow Bells Bell BOWS 2.year

announced that Bow Bells, Bell Boys S-year
old brother, is expected to arrive at that estab-
lishment any day from California 1t will be re-
membered that Major May Overton of this stud
was the cOItending bidder for Bell Boy when
that unfortunate horse was knocked down at
S5l, 600. he bidding on that occasion $4,000.
His purchase of Bow Bells grew out of his
failure TO secure Bell Boy, and he paid SIS, 900
for the colt as 2-year-old. At that age he had
a public trial of 1924 and after making q
short season in the stud this year he will be
trained and driven to record. He is one of the
finest Of all his great dams foals.
LOWRY WILL oFFICIATE.
The list of auctioneers that will oficiate at
the coming sales here is as follows: Colonel r.
E. Edmonson, Captain Phil c. Kidd, and Cap
tain Jack Stewart, of this city; Major L. H.
Bean, Ravenna, o.; Colonel E. H. Lowry,
Battle Creek, Mich, and General Frank Herdic,
Philadelphia The last two named gentlemen
are the well-known Grand Circuit booksellers.
Few tillies can boast of faster blood lines in
sire and dam than the one foaled at Ellerslie
stud, this county, few days ago. She was
sired by Jerome Eddy, 2:l611, out of Buffalo
Girl, 2:12113 (pacing). Sho belongs to Gerhard
Long the wealthy brewer of Buffalo, N. Y,
and is splendIdlooking youngster. Mock
Brothers, Cedar Grove stud, Boyle county KY,
have lost by death from the effects of foaling
the brood mare Jewel, by GiPs Verreat, dam
Duett by Bay Eagle. She was valued highly,
being the dam of Col Bradshaw, 2:2OA. The
foal which caused her death was by Mimic,
half-brother to Prince Wilkes. 2:143z. and only
survived its dam few days Clay Wood
ford, the thoroughbred breeders of Runny-
mede stud have engaged five seasons to Nam
brino Russell, half-brother to Maud s, 20S3I.
This is new departure on the part OF these
gentlemen, who have for years confined their
operations to propagating the runner. 1t is
said the mares they will breed to this young
horse will be those of the Planet strain of
blood that have been unsuccessful as dams
when bred TO thoroughbred sires.
Egbert's book-50 mares-is already full for
the season of 1890 az $500. He sired II of the
new performers that entered the 2:30 list last
year, which is greater number than any other
stallion ever had TO enter the charmed circle in
one year. Many of the mares engaged to him
this season are either performers or the dams
of performers.
ABOUT THE RUNNERS.
There has been no little controversy among
the breeders OF thoroughbreds lately as to the
merits of stations of royal breeding that have
not earned winning brackets. The opponents
of those who say only race horses can sire
racers cite the success of War Dance, who got
a great number of winners and whose daugh-
ters are breeding on to a wonderful extent.
The history of this now celebrated sire-War
Dance-reads like romance. Fourteen
years ago Mr.. B 6. Brice, of this city, wrote as
follows about him: ''War Dance was pur-
chased by his owner, A. Keene Richards,
GeOrgeJ0Wn, n.y., 'IrOm General L. y. w els,
Alexandria, La, On February 23 1880 when
2-year-old for 5000. to be paid in legal Ken
lucky money after the war which was then
brewing was over. War Dance was then known
as General Westmore, named by General Wells
in compliment to friend and turfman, well
known to readers of the old Spirit of the Times
under the nom de plume of Mark" Mr.. Rich
ards was a guest of General Wells at the time
of the purchase, and he assured the new owner
of the colt that he had tried him sufficiently
to know that he was the best of
Reeds produce. This was a frank
and great acknowledgment from Gen
eraI Wells who all turfmen throughout the
country believed was prejudiced in the opinion
that no son of Lexington could or would ever
be the equal of Lecompte. The war between
the States was at its height the colt was in no
stakes and no prospect for him to show his
powers. The colt was turned over to his
groom who was then at General Wells place
with The Knight of St George Fysaul and
some others that had been sent from Ken
lucky, fearing the chances of the war 1t was
proposed to send War Dance to England if
possible, and run him for the Goddard cup
which had Just then been won by his half
brother Starke As he came from a dancing
family and would have to run the war blockade,
Mr. Richards and General Wells concluded to
change his name from General Westmore to
War Dance. When General Banks army ap-
preached Alexandra. War Dance, The Knight
of st. George, Fanny Wells (dam of Nellie
Grayl and other horses were hurried OF from
General Wells place to the Texas border above
Shreveport. About this time General Wells
died, and in the confusion produced by the
army movements War Dance IVES taken from