The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-03-17
HORSE AND TRACK.

DreXtell.
Suisun, 2:1S4, will be campaigned
this season.
The total number of PAGERS in the
80 list is 1,243.
Geers will reach Buffalo early in
June with his stable.
Matte H., 2:244, will be put in Crit
Davis hands this season.
The FLY by Stamboul, Oil, out of
Trinkot , ia, has been named in the
Charter Oak Futurity Stake.
j. f. Clay, of Marchmont Stud,
Bourbon county, Ky, has sold a filly
by Cyclone, out of the dam of Gillette,
10 j. w. Fitzgerald, Maysyillc, KY,
for $4,000.
Miss Russell dam Of Maud S, and
Nutwood) and Russia, 2 :2S, Gown sis
ter TO Maud s., together with Houri,
III, and Amy Lee, 2;l74, have ar
rived at Warren Park Farm to be
bred to Axtell.
i. G. Barrow, of Chicago, has pur-
chased from Reod s. Lake, of Bloom
ington, H., for $4,000, the brown pac-
ing stallion Prince Hal, 2;l69, by
Brown Hal, 2:124, dam Iona, by
Prince Pulaski
John Donovan, st. Joseph, Mo-, has
purchased from j, i. Madden, Lex
ington, KY, for $4,000, the five-year.
old bay stallion Clark Street 9l97, by
Red Wilkes, dam La Hunter by jim
Monroe; second dam Hannah c., by
Blue Bull. Mr.. Madden paid $1,700
for him at the recent Brasfield sale.
Kate, the dam of Homestake 2 IA I,
and Judge Salisbury, was very fast
mare, but so rattle-headed that She
was useless for racing purposes. In
the brood mare ranks she became as
famous as if she had trotted in the
teens in front of a field of 2:2Q per-
formers.
Location has apparently very little
to do with the success of truly great
stallion. In the past few years mares
have been shipped from the Atlantic
seaboard to the stallion that won hon
ors on the Pacific coast, and now all
sections are contributing to the books
of Axtell and Allerton. Both of their
books are full for 1891, and Kentucky
alone will send a car load to the court
Of the latter at Independence, Ia.
An illustration of the increased
value Of some trotting mares from
year to year is to be seen in the sale of
Clara c., daughter of Dictator and
Joy, by George Wilkes, at the recent
of W. r. Brasfeld & Co., she
selling for $4,000, while at the same
sale year ago she only brought
&, $50. The popularity of her blood
lines being enhanced by the perform
ance Of several stars closely related to
her in 1890, is the cause Of her adj
in value, for as yet she is un-
tried as producer.
NJ. L. MclIenry, GenoseO, ILL.,, has
sold to II. NJ. Atkinson, Wabash, Ind,
a two-year-old bay colt by Mambrino
Russell, dam Prolific, by Strathmore
second dam serene, by Sentinel; third |
dam Twilight, by~Mambrino Pilot.
Mr.. McIIenry purchased this colt at
.he recent Drasiicld sale or$2, 800, and |
sold him to Mr.. Atkinson for $4,000 |
lie has shown a great turn of speed.
A Kentucky writer while sounding
he praises of George Wilkes makes
he following statements:
The two fastest horses ever bred by
me breeder are both grandsons Of
icorge Wilkes.
OF course ne refers to Axtcll, 2:12
nd Allerton, 3 :13!, but in doing go
yerlooks the fact that Sunol, 2:10b
nd Palo Alto, 2:12f, were bred by
.eland Stanfor. George Wilkes is
reat, but all the honors of the turf
o not hover over his tomb.
Stout Bros. are gathering up Nut
,ood's get and will endeavor to give
i'm q tremendous showing in the 2 80
st Of 1891. They viii do their ut
lost to place his name first, but at
he same time it can be intimated that
. G.. Davis will not be idle with the
.lcantaras, although his goal in 1891
the 2 80 list. He is aiming for {
lster game, as it were, and expects to
ut eight or nine in the select circle
leltered by the teens before he eats
Is next Thanksgiving turkey. !
at is just little singular" writes ,
Gorge Morgan, of the Review, "that g.,
Ash Grove, the home of George i,
likes, there should be bred the two :.
stest get of his sons. AXtell, three /,