The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-21
Mr.. G. W. Bakers Aberdeen
Stock Farm,

AS our readers are generally aware
Mr.. Charles w. Baker, of Aberdeen, is
not only the owner of some of the finest
bred standard stock in the State but is
genial gentleman as well. The following
taken from the Havre de Grace Repu6E
Bakers numerous friends in Cecil, as
well as by horsemen generally:
There seems to be an impression among
the breeders that there is farm in
Hartford county which will soon astonish
our horsemen in the production of trot-
tiers. Meeting the owner of it recently
head stallion, and how the last crop of
youngsters were doing? Said Mr.. Baker
"Come up and see them. | will show
you of eight Myrtletons seven that will
astonish you when you see them move
in lot. fully expect to see Myrtleton
go to tho front as a young sire when
these colts are started for the word, hav.
ing entered several of them in the Fat
urity Stakes given by Breeders Associa-
ton. fully expect to show that my
words are not idle ones and that Myrtle
ton will be great young horse.
This horse, which heads Aberdeen
stock farm, is the only representative of
Red Wilkes we have standing in this
State. His dam Myrtle has record Of
9 So. She has produced one with "a re-
cord of %, ard her brother has also a
record of the same figure. why then
should not Myrtleton be a great young
sire? The writer has seldom seen or
heard of the failure of producer, who
has good dam like Myrtleton.
Mr.. Baker has made a change in his
training department, placing it in change
of Mr.. J. p. Cook. former trainer at Mr..
d. E. Garmendia's Tuscorora stock farm
where he was very successful with the
youngsters last season, giving many
yearlings and year olds fast trials and
some good marks IS public records
Mr.. Baker keeps on adding good ma
terial to his harem of matrons. He has
giltedged ones which to the cover of his
son OF Red Wilkes, should produce speed
Lately he purchased from the estate of
the late George B. Graham, the produce
Ga filly) of the Mambrino King mare,
Lucy King, by Kentucky Prince, which
will be kept as q brood mare. A few
more progressive breeders like Mr.. Bak-
err, G. o. Wilson, D. II. Rice and others,
who have been lately purchasing gilt
eyed mares for producing the trotter,
and we will take rank with The foremost
States as producer of speed. pike"
Baltimore Sunday Ne'cs.
From subsequent issue of the same
paper, and by the same writer, we clip
the following complimentary, and at
the same time truthful reference to MIR.
Chas. w. Baker, the proprietor of the
Aberdeen Stock farm, and the owner OF
Myrtle TOM Besides all this he is
one of the most estimable gentle
men now engaged in the breeding of the
trotter, in this State, man who COM
mands the respect OF every body. an orna-
ment to society and the business of
breeding the trotter, with no signs OF the
cross road jockey or horse sharp in his
character or pretentions."
MIR. Baker bought the Mare Lucy
King" in Baltimore, on Tuesday last,
at auction, paying for her s1,1OO. At
the same sale Greenton, a nine months
old horse colt, was sold for S205. He
was formerly Hartford horse; his sire
being Green Mountain Boy and his
dam Kate Hoke. Lucy King, MIR.
Bakers new purchase, is said to be one
of the finest thoroughbred mares in the
United States. She is standard bred
chestnut mare, foaled in April, 1888,
sire Mambrino King, by Mambrino
Patchen, by Mambrino Chief, by Nam
brine Paymaster; dam Lucy, by Hamfn's
Patchen, out ofMag Addison, by George
NJ. Patchen. She was bred by c. j.
Hamlir, of Village Farm, Buffalo,
N. Y.