The Newtown bee., 1895-03-08
Among the Horsemen.
BLOOD TELLS.

IFRoM THE MIRROR AND FARMER.
 While Rysdyk's Hambletonian has the greatest number of sons that pro- duced speed, or were sires of accelerated speed, in 1894, George Wilkes is first in the prepotency of his get, these being credited with no less than 453 perform CTS, or dams of performers last season, which is simply enormous. He stands champion in this respect. Commenting upon this wonderful record "Griffin" in Turf, Field and Farm says: "This is 8 most impressive showing. Eighty-tWo sires, by one horse, responsible in 8 single season for over 450 performers of standard speed, probably one-tenth of the entire number, for it must be borne in mind that reduced records and dams are included. But while this horse stands at the head there are many other facts in it worthy of attention. The in- evitable hysdyk's Hambletonian has more sons in the table than George Wilkes, but they were not as prolific. It is 45 years since he was foaled and he cannot much longer be prominent factor in the second generation, but in the third he will long lead all others"
 John NJ. Wilkes, by Mambrino Wilkes 33S0, is black roan stallion, years old dam Margy M. by Kent 5560; grand dam Topsey by Darky 325. He is the 3-year-old that won two races at the Woodstock (Vt) fair in September, and directly after his shoes were taken off and he was turned loose in paddock. Last Saturday he was taken up, shod, and given little exercise on the ice. Johnny Moore drove him four quarters :; the third in 27, and the fourth quarter, making one break, he covered in 36 IA seconds. John M. Wilkes is smooth, easy-gaited pacer, and being like John R. Gentry, 2.03 4, and Joe Patchen, } 04, grandson of George Wilkes, his friends are looking for good horse when matured. So far he has had no regular training, and what speed he shows is natural. He stands about 16 hands, and in conformation resembles his handsome sire. He is owned by W. c. Danforth of the Bradlaugh Stock Farm, Barnard, Vt.
 i've are among those who rejoice in the triumphs of the pacer, and we are gratified to see him take his place side by side with the trotter; but even if it were desirable, which it is not, that the crowded out by the pacer, we do not see the remotest probability of such a consummation," says the Kentucky Stock Farm. ssBoth horses and men will have to be created anew before any such results can be reached. The ten dency of the future will be, we think, toward a closer approach to equality between the two varieties of harness performers. There will always be people who prefer the trotter and there will always be those who prefer the pacer. As Nature made both, so she created taste for both in the human mind. Which will eventually be in the ascendant no one can tell, but it is en- tirely safe to predict that neither will ever completely overshadow the other. Neither breeders of the trotter nor of the paces need lose any sleep or suffer and mental perturbation on this ac- count.''
 Spirit of the Hub contains the fol- lowing sensible explanation of Direct um's defeat this season: s'Directum, after the race of Rigby and Nelson, was so sore that he could not step out of his stall Nelson had carried him up the back stretch at a fearful clip. and Hick- ok drove him every step of the way un- til they swung into the stretch for home. There were no reporters loafing about Rigby for twenty four hours after that race, none there to see creep out of his stall, hardly able to get one foot before the other, and crawl to 8 sand bank, where he lay down and rolled over in the sand at least half dozen times. The roll in the sand was a better work for him, and exercised his limbs and body more than half dozen miles jogging would have done. His shoes were pulled off as soon as he had finished the race, and he was sent barefooted to Boston. All this talk about this horse barring Alix, is wrong. With winters rest Salisbury may be able to achieve wonders with him another year, but we do not believe it. The horse shot his bolt last season and will never be able to equal his record again.
 .When Hal Braden was three year old he had an attack of azoturia, the effects of which did not wear of with training and his death last month is said to trace back to the old disease To any one who has ever had any ex- perience with azoturia, ' says The Horseman, lit is great wonder how any horse, after ihaving been stricken with that terrible malady, could ever be put into form for covering mile in ? O4, which Braden did when he forced John R. Gentry out in 2.03 The disease leaves horse very helpless in the hind quarters, and it is long time before he is able to walk with any degree of cer- tainty; the step while convalescing is of the trottering, shaky kind, that makes a man feel sorry foz the brute. It is usually brought about by throwing 8 horse out of acsive work for week or so and keeping up the regular feed, and then taking him out and putting to work again. Perhaps before he has gone | mile at a walk or slow jog he will