The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-12-22
! EADVOCATE.


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mong the trotters. Azote is the
ling money winning gel ling Of The
we'd, with sl3, 1876 TO his credit.
Dr. Day says that he can find a
fe3ly sale ii England, France and
A#iria for all the trotters he can
sio Alto, 2 :0s4, sired forty four
fc$ !, the oldest Of which is a years,
6iy4 Of which have records from 2:l6f
90 $40.
The get Of Onward won $45, l56 the
past season. OF this amount the g.
year-oId daughter :Beuzetta, 2:l2a.
won s22,sS0
Bourbon Wilkes has thirteen sons
and daughters that have trotted in
standard time this year, aud ten of
them have gone in 2 20 or Better
M f. McHenry will soon take into
!, training from II. G.. Stoner's farm a
Hl sister to Oakland Baron,l 2:l44,
Rnd full sister to Rubenste:n, 2:0S.
The Comptroller of New York
State has prepared statement which
shows that the different racing organ
5zations paid into the treasury $l40,-
600 in 1894.
AT sale of trotting stock at Brad
ford, England, twenty head averaged
$3.50 per head. The highest price
paid was $3.50, and was paid for the
American stallion Gracious by AL
mont.
Gil Curry' 3 threa-year-old colt Rel
Bud, notwithstanding his rather hard
campaign this year, hast been retired
without pimple or blenish, aud
with record of 2:141. tits said
that the colt will not be raced next
lswcar.
D At the last moment M. E. Me-
S7Ienry decided not to go to California
3bFith Monroe Salisbury and G. J..
HamIin, and the horses OF his string
are in winter quarters at Freeport,
Illinois. He is wintering fifty-eignt
head. Dick Benson is with him as
second trainer.
An exchange says that John r..
Gentry, 2-03a, will probably be at Il g
head of a stud in Lexington next year.
PC would no doubt prove fitting SUBJ
.stitute for his famous grandsire Rid
3Wilkes, who will leave the Blue
srass for his New York home some
lime early in 1895. We hope the re-
bort is true.
81 The fact that the names OF the b, y
Hers of the well-hred horses sold DUR
4 ing the recent New York sales were
largely new to horsemen is evidence
that the interest in light harness
horses is still 81 rAading. As long as
new men are continually entering the
ranks OF ownership there is no danger
ri q collapse in the breeding interest.
NE lliam Russell Allen, owner OF
nlin, 2:073, says he is afraid
iderable time must elapse before
4 horse can stand training again.
Min was going faster than ever
= ks preparatory work for the STALL
race at Boston, but in one of the
Est keying-up miles he severely
gstrained the suspensary ligan ent of
near hind leg.
The latest addition to the breed 'ng
ranks in Kentucky is Mr.. j. + Gallo
way, of Louisville. Some time since
this gentleman bought the fast horse
Regal Wilkes, 2:ll8 At the recent
Sharpe sale he bought lot OF brood
mares and other stock, and it is un-
derstood that he will go into the bust
ness in earnest. Regal Wilkes will be
at the head of his stud.
The high stopper, Devils Deputy,
that carried off first prize in his class
at the New York and Chicago Horse
Shows, and sold for the best price at
the recent sale of actors and Hack
neys at New York, is a standard bred
trotter, and has record of 2 al. He
was sired by son of Red Wilkes, and
his dam is by Mambrino King.
Seems like Wilkes Mambrino cross is
good for winner in almost every line.
Another case where the "No. 49,