Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-05

sonal investigation on the ground. The
identity of the sire, old Henry Clay, by
Andrew Jackson, is fully established by
the ownership, location and other facts
that are well known to the public.
"There remains, therefore, not single
shadow of doubt that Dolly Spanlier, the
dam of George Wilkes, was by Henry
Clay, and her dam by Bakers Highland
er. We think we can safely assume to
represent the entire breeding public in
rendering special thanks to Mr.. John p.
prompt and successful services in bring
ing to light so important a fact in the
horse history of the country"
Mr.. Wallace never neglected to watch
this delicate creation of his with scrupu-
lous care. In the August, 1888, issue
of the Monthly he flies to its rescue after
this fashion:
I'm a sketch accompanying a picture
of the famous trotting horse, Joe Bunk
er, that appeared in the Sportsman for
July Z, the writer has fallen into very
grave error in relation to the dam of
George Wilkes. He says There was
a discovery, or pretended discovery, long
after George Wilkes had become famous,
of Henry Clay. am, of course, unable
to prove that she was not, for her pedi-
gree was unknown to me, but do not
believe it.. Before Judge Feter died he
told me all he knew about this mare,
Dolly Spanker. 1t was that she had
been driven for years by Mr.. Welch of
Philadelphia, not the breeder of Parole,
lroquois, ETC., but the great circus prop
rietor, with whom we were both init
mately acquainted. Mr.. Welch gave
her to Mr.. Harry Felter and he sent her
TO his father to he bred to IIambletonian
Dolly Spanker had the brown colt,
George Wilkes, and died soon after foal-
ing. Years elapsed before any one ever
heard about the Clay blood in this mare,
and in my opinion it is nothing but a
late invention, similar in kind to the
audacious fraud attempted when
Dexter was proclaimed to be a son OF
Harry Clay
ave are sorry that 'Privateer's' mem
DRY seems to be failing him. 1t is but q
little while since the Turf kicked up
quite a row about this pedigree and il
was taken before the Board of Censors
who decided unanimously and without
hesitation, that Dolly Spanker, the dan
of George Wilkes, was by Henry Clay
and her dam, Telegraph, by Baker
Highlander. Since then the Turf, thu
owners and everybody else so far as W.
know, except 'Privateei, has accepted
the pedigree as fully and clearly estab
lished We feel sure that he thus stands
all alone because he has forgotten thu
circumstances of the controversy. W.
will therefore give the essential fact
that were developed in the investiga
ton.
Here follows a re-hash of the matter
stated in the article from the Monthly o
February, 1873, above quoted, somewha
colored to favor the result there reached
\ characteristic touch is where the gen
ial author changes the statement of f
V. Philips, that his uncle Joshua sol,
the mare ''to some man from the east
ern part of the couHty", thus: INC
body could remember to whom he sol
the mare further than 1t was to som
man in the eastern part of the county
As Phelps is one of the eastern towns i
Ontario county (the county in question
| this little stroke was peculiarly happy
The eastern part of the country indicate
long way toward the rising sun frol
where Lewis found her. Leaving OF
the and he located her exactly. Til
emendation was first used in the con
ments to the Lewis letters above givel
Under what a load of obligation al
taking ingenuity of the late Mr.. Wa
lace. As a matter of course he woun
up his editorial with some very pointe
? reflections upon the writer who ha
dared to utter the truth about this ped
: gree.
| The latest evidence that can be cited
e favor of the Clay theory is letter froI
Clark NJ. Philips to John p. Ray, pull
d., lished in recent issue of the America
e Horse Breeder, as follows:
, BRISTOL, ONTARIO CO., y. Y,
, Noy. rs, 1891.
: JOHN p. RAY, Esq,
: Dear Sr:-Answering your inquire
n of recent date | will say that | bred
5 brown roam filly which | sold when thrt
: years of age to E. V. Philips of this tow
i lie broke her and sold her to his uncl
e Joshua Philips. This hlly was got b
n old Henry Clay (the Wadsworth Horse
e when he was owned by Bailey Bros. lie
i dam was the mare Telegraph, bred b
e me, and got by Bakers Highlander.
d do not know who bred her secon
t dam or what horse was her sire. NJ
# brother, Phneas, traded and got her of
!, party whose name | cannot recall, TIL
e lived at or near Bloods Corner, y. J
: She was represented to him as being
o running mare brought from Englan
English people who saw her told me TIL
Il she resembled the English thoroughbre
= From her makeup and disposition | a
c ways fanced that she might have been
n thoroughbred mare.
!. Telegraph inherited much of her dam
d high-strung, nervous temperament.
n paid So for the service of Henry Clay al