Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-29
WHICH ONE WILL OBJECT.
JOSEPH BATTELL,
MiddlehnrN. VI.


Arion (2:l0i), Monbars (2;1G4), Ralph
Wilkes (2Is) are three great colts.
They have been prominently before the
public for the last eight months, and
public interest in them seems to in
grease rather than diminish. Every
horse paper from st. Johns to Los Ange-
les is replete with chatty little gossip
concerning these three trotters. Every
group of intelligent horsemen meeting
on the farm, in car and hotel discuss
them. They are good subjects to talk
about. They are sensational. They are
fast. They are three years old.
Wealthy gentlemen own them, but
poor men admire them. The writer
walked ten miles to see Arion, and as soon
AS he can buy Il new pair of shoes or the
weather gets warm enough so he can go
barefoot, he is gong to see Ralph Wilkes.
Dach of this great trio has had the adj
vantage of being trained by master me-
chanic. Everything that money or brain
gould do has been done toward develop
NY tIitll Idtc VI spNNu'
Arion, the weasel. is a California pro-
duct, and his deep, powerful lungs have
inhaled the balmy air of the Occident.
His training and trotting have been I'M
der the inspiring guidance of the fore
most colt handler of the age, Charles
Marvin. He trotted to the wonderful
mark of 2:l0f. sold for the wonderful
price of Sl2j, 1000, and is regarded as the
greatest of trotting wonders. lie repre-
scnts the Electioneer-N utwood family,
and is in the stud at $500
Monhars, the eagle, is product of the
Blue Grass region of ''Old kpntucl =
and represents the Willies-knox family.
or cross. He has been tutored and driv-
en- by as good driver as lives. Budd
Doble; also by another driver of nation
al repute, George Starr. Monbars has
also sojourned amidst the flowers of that
sunny cline, and over the same kite
track at Stockton, where Arion paral-
wed the watch, Monbars stopped it at
2:lG4. 1t is reported that S75, 900 has
been refused, and he is in the stud at
$500.
Ralph Wilkes, the tiger, is also a Blue
Grass youngster, hailng from the State
of colonies, whisky, mud, hoe-cakc and
handsome women. lie represents the
Red Wilkes Mambrino Patchen lines
While the other two were bred by mil.
lionaires, Ralphs breeder was smart
and honest doctor, who earned his grul
by yanking out peoples teeth. The Ma.
poleon of the sulky, c. w. Williams, sal
for a while behind the chestnut son OF
Red Wilkes and Mary Mays, and when
the mellow days of 81 were nearly over
Ralph was steered around the kite at In
dependence in 2:ls.
The bump on the back of Mr.. Williams
head is too large to admit of his ever for
getting how fast he has ridden behind hi,
first love, AXtell, or Allerton, or Mary
Marshal, yet he is quoted as saying tina
he rode behind Ralph Wilkes as fast. OF
faster, than he ever rode. Ralph ha.
been sold for $50, 200, and is in the stuC
at $500.
The owner of each of these three colt,
is slightly of the opinion that he has 90
Just as fast one as the other. Eacl
wants to start against the other, but h,
doesn't want to be beaten. Three million
aires are standing with chips on thei
shoulders. Fifty thousand people ar,
looking on, and there are at least 10, OOl
right here in New England anxious t,
pay 81 each TO witness a race in whicl
these young kings would participate
Such "A race ought to be arranged anC
trotted over Mystic at the New England
Breeders meeting.
What is to hinder? The colts have go
their wings on. The blue birds are here
Allen Lowe states that he knows Col
Thayer will start Ralph Wilkes in an,
race in New England In which Ariol
starts, whatever the entrance fee.
That is business.
Furthermore, he says that Don j
feathers has told him that he will pu
Monbars in three-year-old race, open t,
the world, against anything that wear
iron and goes at the trot.
That. too, is business.
Gladly would add something in tn,
line of business from Ponkapog, but
cannot. There Is calm and all is quie
on the lake,