The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-27
THE SONS OF ASHLAND WILKES.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
For the benefit of those interested in the
performance of Ashland Wilkes and his
get would like TO say that in 1892 six of
his sons won over Sc, 900 in purses, twenty
one first moneys. eleven second moneys and
five third. John r. Gentry started out as a
green horse and retired with the world
3-year-old pacing record in a RAGS. He was
the winner of six races, never losing heat,
and defeating some of the best fields OF
horses that ever started in a race. Maxey
B, owned by Britenfield of this city, started
as a 2-year-old in thirteen races, winning
eleven firsts aud two seconds. Ashbert, a
3-year old son, while out OF condition and
snort of work, made Atlantic trot the To
peka half mile track in 2914 TO beat him
Bert Oliver manned for A. w. Oliver OF
this city, pronounced by c. w. Williams
TO be faster in his 2-year-old form than
Axtell, was the contestlng horse in race
at Independence, Iowa, beating Wardwell
TWO heats and making him trot the next
three iu fast time. Carroll Wilkes, in tue
2:30 stallion stake at Mexico, No, was d
decided outsider, selling in the pools
for almost nothing, but that did not
prevent him from winning the race in
four heats and making what is generally
known as killing" George Dickson
won a creditabie race over half mile
track in Colorado and was close 10 the
front iD several others. President Wilkes
in 1890 at Elgin, Ill, after heavy stud
season paced secoud to Country Girl in the
1928 class, winning the first and fifth heats
in the fastest time Of the race, every heat
In this race was paced from one to four
seconds faster than the free-for-aN at the
same place At Rockford the next week
he beat his field in the % class, in four
heats, starting two days later in the free
for-all be won the first heat in 2:l91I, the
fourth in 2,23 aud drove Prince Hal and
Dick out in necktie finish the fifth III
2:164. At FreepOrt he won the 2f class in
straight heats at Saltwater, MINI. He
got third money in the IS class pacing in a
dead heat, with Minnie Wilkes in
2:2l and driving the winner out
in the remaining four heats. He
got second money in the free-for-ali
at Minneapolis, forcing j. X. to pace the
second heat in 2:l61S. and E Rosewater.
the winner of the race, to go the third IL
1869. In this heat J. K. was distanced.
The next week Mt Independence, Ia, he
started in the So. coo 2:20 stake, in which he
was thought to stand good chance as he
had shown trial in 2:12, but he fell i'll the
first heat, bursting small blood vessel in
his neck, and was distanced. He was
then retired to the stud.
This colt | think made a phenomenal
showing driven by a green driver, and was
to my personal knowledge ailing with a
bad leg the whole Of that season. These
are about all the sons of Ashland Wilkes
that have received training enough &c
demonstrate what they can do. OF his
! daughters. they as yet have made no re-
markablc showing, but there ara only q
few that have been worked. Murtlce
| Wilkes has half-mile track record OF
| 2:341L, Lena R has one Of 2:3S, Nettle
Wilkes 2:37115, Nellie Wilkes 2:4l, etc. AS
producers of speed they are not old
| enough to make that an evident
fact; but it is reasonable to sup
pose that they will produce speed
in fact it is not supposition, they will
produce trotters, they can't help it If cross
ed with the right strain of blood. Any
body who possesses an Ashland Wilkes
! FLY can consider that he has an ANNA
worth from 500 to $500 increase in valu,
owing to the quality and breeding of hel
dam There are several owued in this city
aud believe Mr.. s. w. Cooper has tbs
! best bred one. Mr.. Farnum has one, +
| NJ DEAN drives one and the editor OF TIT
! EAGLE has one that is the pride of the
family. J. r. McMilIen has one RS slsC
| does Grant Hatfield Gentlemen, | con
! graduate you all. I don't own any, bu
Pm going to have several.
| HORSEMAN.