Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-05
THE HORSE IN DELAWARE.
A Wonderful Improvement Noted
During the Past Decade.

ttOrscmon.
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
Dover, Feb. 2. i'm my observations
lately have been impressed and pleased
by the evidences | have met with of the
increased interest and qualitye ourlive
stock, and more especially of our horses,
which appeal more generally and closely
to our regard and interest than any
other of our domestic animals, in fact
making the world akin, intimately con-
nected as they are, in our pleasures and
pursuits, in war and peace. am I'M
pressed with the importance of direct
ing the attention of EVERY EVENING s
readers to tho lucrative and pleasure
able field in breeding and handling the
entirely American product, "lhe stand
ard Trotter." A boon to tho poor,
luxury to the middle class, a necessity 70
the rich, q comfort and q blessing TO all,
useful in every department, and I'M
equaled (when bred with size) by any
race Of horses for general purposes.
The people of Delaware have evil
IDENTIFY been considerably behind some
of our sister states who have been reap
ing u rich harvest in that especial pro-
duct. The success of the industry is
not confined to any favored locality, as
il was once thought and claimed by
Kentucky and California, as evidenced
by the Northern King Nelson, 2.1Os,
the fastest stallion record, bred and
raised in cold and inhospitablc Maine;
Axtell, thrce-yearold record zig, and
Allcrton, four-year-od record 2.134,
raised trained and driven by one man
in Iowa; and PamlicU, five years old,
2. 1854, one of the most successful cam
puigners ever started, raised in North
Carolina. And in our own immediate
ueighhorhood, Maud, 2.1S4, bred and
raised near Newark, Del, and Happy
Russell, 2.21I, owned and raised near
Ccntreville, Md, who lately sold at
forced sale at $4,000, price un-
dreamed Of in this locality a few years
since, and whose colts are making such
a showing that they will lift many a
mortgage in the next few years, one
having already sold at two years old
fer $4,000
In this connection il is with pleasure
! note a few men who have disposition
to keep abreast of the times by intro
ducing some fashionable and popular
strains of standard trotting stock in the
state, notably among others, DR.. j. q.
Mccoy, kirkwoOd, whose stock ! have
not yet had opportunity to personally
examine, but understand he has very
liberal outlay in large tract Of fine
Grass land, conmodious and comfortable
barns and buildings, and a fine haremof
well selected and fashionable brood
mares, and az the head Of his stud two
line specimens Of the Wilkes tribe, Red
('.Iat rtD- airn gf Ilr,Ntt, ('a1nr tLrpn.
years old, record 2.2i4, and Oyerstrect
Wilkes, 5S2O, son Of old George Wilkes,
dam hy American Clay. George A.
Millingt0n of the Capitol Hotel, at
Dover, IL another progressive breeder,
whose kindness | hereby acknowledge
in showing me through his comfortable
and wcll-uppointeds stables and box stalls,
thatare modclsul ncatness and perfection
for their special uses, each one of the
animals having q separate box stall,
finished smoothly inside with hard
wood, and with loose paddock CON
nCctGd in which to run out and exercise
in good weather, and each animal show
ing by It's appearance that every detail
for their comfort and welfare was
looked after and executed. At the head
of his stud stands Eenefaction, 5472,
purchased of Senator Leland Stanford
ct the celebrated Palo Alto stock farm,
California, sired by General Benton, 1775;
the sire of Sallie Benton, 2.l79 the first
4years-old to beat 2.lS, and 10 others
with records Of 80 and better, and also
sire of the dams of Sunol, 2.10i at 3
| years, Governor Benton, 2.24, ReXford,
2,24, and Electrician, 2.24t. Benefac-
ton's dam is an inbred Hambletonian
| tracing three tunes to Rysdyk' S
llumbletonian, the head of the trotting
| family, with one outcross of the effective
| theroughbreds. Benefaction is mag
nilcent animal, l6f hands high, solid
color, dark bay, and they say very fast.
| His colts, the oldest of which are coming
| years, show remarkably well, of fine
| size and action, and several are expected
TO show remarkably fast this spring.
Mr., Millington was guided in his choice
| OF stallion, not only by breeding, but by
| knowledge of the needs and wants OF
| the breeders in this community, know
ing the mares were generally small and
that small horses not desirable OF
| saleable, got horse large enough to
correct that fault in measure.
lie showed another California stallion
| WIZ AAlht ~ eItillNh NtlI JUSTLY DlOul
of, two years old in April, sired by Cor.
nelius, IL ,335, son of Nutwood, one of the
greatest slres of trottcrs that ever lived
dam Lutte Allen by Vick's Ethan Allen
| grand dam, Santa Clara, dam of Susie
1854, who was dam of Suisun, 2. 1871
and Susette, 1923, by Owen Dale
thoroughbred. He is having him driven
and he already acts like trotter. A
great future is predicted for him; his
name is Woodall 1897. His brood
mares consist of Beoswing, Standard
Registered, a mareof phenomenal speed
and dam of Happy Bee, 2.29s at two
years old, and sold for $4,000. He has
also iilly two years old this spring
registered as May Bee, own sister tc
Happy Bee, that is thought to be bet.
ter tilly Mt the same age, and bids fair tc
be equally fast. Another very handsome
mare is Kitty Munson, standard and
registered, by General Benton, 1,775
dam by Mamhfino Chief, started tc
Bcnefaction, 5,472. britannica, stan.
dard and registered, foaled 1887, sired
by Mambrino Dudley, 2.194, dan
Amanda Wood by Rysdyk's Handle
tonian 10, sister to Siberian, 2.3l, ant
Octavia, dam Of Oetavius, 2.26, grant
dam by Seelcy's American Star. Rosi,
l5iddle, by Woodford Mambrino, 2.214
sire of u in the 2.3O list, dam Blacl
Hawk Polly, by Gill's Vermont. Rosi,
l5iddlc is dam of j.. G.. Lewis speed,
three-years-old colt. Ethel Almont,
large handsome speedy four-years-old
sired by Alnontonian, 6,7S3, the sire o
Jerry Almont, 2.2Gt, Wedding Day ant
other good ones; dam, Hambletonian