The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-12
THE LEXINGTON OF THE WEST.
To the Editor of the Eagle:

| To the Editor of the Eagle:
| Wichita is surely becoming the Lexing
ton of the west. We have three larg,
| horse farms in our vicinity now and in two
weeks Mr.. Kitzmiller of Lexington, KY.
will be here and make the number four
| We have the best natural advantages il
the world for raising horses, and eastern
breeders are beginning to find that faci
| out.
| have before me catalogue of the com
bined breeders sale to be held at Blzck's
barn. Wichita, March 2ist, and 22nd
under the management of II. G. Toier.
The catalogue contains eighty head OF
the best bred stock ever offered at public
sale in Kansas. Over thirty head are
yearlings. all representing the most
fashionable blood OF the day. There are
number of stations with and withou.
mares IN foal To the lover OF the fine
horse the catalogue is especially interest
ing aud will mention few OF the gilt
edge animals ramed.
No. Bike Woodruff S4S3 is bay stall
lion by Sealskin Wilkes 2:291S. Dam by
Almont Pilot, second dam by c. NJ. Clay jr.
No. -, third dam by Brown Be!Ifounder.
Record of this fellow is as good rs his
breeding, he is dandy.
No 15-Miss Gay bay FLY by Idol
Wilkes. Dam bv Post Boy, is richly bred
and has three great brood mares as her
ancestry.
No. 7-Roan Romp II by Treasure 2:1SL
who got his record over the Wichita track
in 1891
No 75-Kansas Russell 2:40 oh. horse by
Che sire Of Turk who trooted last fall over
our track in 2:1710. This colt is four years
old aud ought TO tror il 2:25 this year.
No. 81 is the bay colt Merrick Diver,
full! brother to the sensational year-old
John r Gentry. 2:l254 l have seen all of
Dame Woods colts (She has had four,
this fellow is the third one) I honestly
think Merrick Diver Is the best one of the
lot.
On page 49, 1 was somewhat surprised
to find that coed colt Wilkecho owned by
my friend j. Z. Mcmillan. Wilkecho is
bay horse 1924 hands high, sired by Ash
land Wilkes. He has two year record Of
ISL and is the most promising prospect
for a ,rotter in this sale. The man who
buys him can win him out in one season
for | look for him to trot in 2:35 this year.
/ notice the Toler stock farm has con-
signed its entire yearling crop. the get of
Ashland Wilkes and Forward These
cannot be beat any where as regard size,
looks aud breeding and when it comes to
racing, the get of Ashland Wilkes have
demonstrated that they are money win
ners.
The first one that catches my eye is
Major Hood, by Ashland, dam by Madrid,
second dam by Mambrino Champion.
third dam by C. NJ. Clay, Jr, No. %.
W hat better blood does man want than
this? He gets the Wilkes, the Clay and
the MambrIn cross in this pedigree. 1t
is questionable No IS; is Astra, full
sister to Bert Oliver (2:254)
No. SO. Leafet, full sister to Ashbert,
2:54sl.
No. 43, Thomas F. Van Malta by For
ward, dam by Ashland Wilkes, second
dam by Young Jim etc. This colt has
three crosses to George Wilkes, the great
est son of Hambletonian No TO-
NO AZ, Wichita Eagle by Forward; first
dsm Patchen Wilkes Maid, by
Pttchen Wilkes (2:29), second dam
Daisy B. dam Of Ashland Wilkes, 2:l71.)
by Administrator. third dam by Imp.
knight St. George, fourth dam by Pilot,
Jr. This breeding will please any student
Of pedigrees. and the colt is fine individ-
ual and trotter and has name that is
His dam, Patchen Wilkes Maid,
Is half-sister to Ashland Wilkes This
is her first colt She will be trained this
season and is expected to trot very fast.
There are lot OF other good ones that
would like to mention, but lack Of space
forbidS. These Combination sales are q
great thing for this city, as they bring
many strangers here. / am informed by
Mr. Toler that he receives letters by every
mail from Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado,
and even Dakota. asking for
catalogues. Ell CAPTAIN.