Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-11-11
OF INTEREST TO HoRsEMEN.

High Prices For Seats at the New
York Horse Show-Horse Breeders
Will Regret the Death of Colonel
John B. Clarke.
S. W. Parlin, the editor of the excellent
turf journal, the American Horse Breeder,
has established stock farm at Croydon,
N. H., near Corbin's park. George T.
Annis of Warner has been engaged as
superintendent.
The interest in horsefesh is illustrated
by the high prices paid for boxes at the
coming horse show, which opens next
Monday at Madison Square Garden, New
York. Regarding the fashionable element
that patronize the exhibition, New
York daily states: "Thess people have
to show up at the horse show or confess
themselves out of the swim. To swim
with the pot de fer costs more and more
each year. Recent prices are remarkable,
$500 is ruling price for the occupancy
of six seats for six days. The widest
ideas Of speculation in Wagner music at
the Metropolitan Opera house were sur
passed."
Among no class of people will the death
of Colonel John B. Clarke of Manchester,
N. H., be more regretted than among the
horsemen, especially those of the northern
states. For several years he has kept in
northern cities several fashionably bred
stations which he has kept with the idea
of improving the stock of breeders. He
was the proprietor of the Daily Mirror and
American and the weekly Mirror and
Farmer that circulates extensively in this
city. This paper has thousands of sub.
scribers who take the paper solely on &C
count of its horse news. On one occasion
Colonel Clarke offered several we'll bred
colts and FLIES as premiums to clubs OF
subscribers to his weekly paper.
The standard bred stallion Steele was
his property. Steele was sired by Robert
Bonners noted stallion Startle, trial 2:1a
(sire of Majolica, 2:15), dam by Belmont
Steele has good many promising colts
and his blood is we'll thought of in New
Hampshire. He is the sire of Arago, the
successful campaigner in the stable of E
E. Cogswell of Hyde Park, Mass. An.
other good one owned by Colonel Clarke is
the standard bred stallion Jingles, by Baron
Wilkes, 2:1S, one of the most fsshionably.
bred sons of George Wilkes; dam by Dan.
iel Lambert. He is in the hands of Tom
Utton of Morrisville, VT, and is thought
year.
Mambino Wilkes, 2;28a, and Almont
Eclipse were owned by the deceased.
Fire King, two-year- stallion by
Sea King, dam by Belvidere, brother in
in-blood to the great Nuuwood, was the
latest purchase by Colonel Clarke. His
sire, Sea King, is a son of Lord Russell
own brother to Maud S. 2:08a. He was
~, nd will 1o hrourb1
north until next season. His breeder, Mr.
G. M. de Garmendia, conside rs him one Of
the finest colts he ever bred. The dam Of
Sea King, Fairy Belle, is all own sister tt
the great trotter, Viking 2:194. Diomed
Wilkes, by Mambrino Wilkes, dam Susie
Wilkes (sister to David Wilkes 2:2SD, by
Almont Eclipse, is another good on,
| belonging to Colonel Clarke's stable
of trotting- bred stations. He is
very elegant horse and has a choice
lot of colts in Maine, where hi
has stood. Aside from the foregoing, Colo
| mel Clarke has bred or owned Haiti
| Fitch, the dam of Mambrino Wilkes 2:28a
| Lady Simmons dam of David Wilkes 2:284
by George Wilkes; Susie Wilkes, sister tt
David Wilkes 2:2S4; S. D. G. 2:24f, Davit
Wilkes 2:284, Chester, trial, double, 2:31
| and many others. No other man in New
| Hampshire had owned SO many valuabl
road horses as the deceased. When tn
New England Association of Trotting Hors
| Breeders was formed he became one of tn
| most active supporters. He was chosel
| one of its vics presidents, and was held il
the highest regard by its associates. Hi
figure was a familiar one at the great fair
held in New England for the past fort.
years, and wheresoever the stars of til
| trotting turf met in conflict for prizes ant
glory. The horse interests of New Hamp
shire lost their best friend and most valu
| able helper when Colonel Clarke passed
away.
A glance at the names of those who OF
fciated as pallbearers at the funeral of tn
deceased is an indication of his high stand
ing in the community The following
acted in that capacity: Ex-Governor P. c
Cheney, Ex-Governor Frederick Smyth an
| ex- Governor James A. Weston, Hon. N.
| Hunt, Hon. Lucien B. Clough, Hon. Henri
M. Putney, Mr.. Eben T. James and M,
Thomas W. Lane.