The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-16
sILKWoOD IS FOR SALE
Mr.. WiIletts Has Determined to Retire
From Racing
His Wife Is Opposed to His Staying on the
Turf and He Wants to
Please Her

As long as Silkwood, the handsome
black stallion, is the property of W. M.
Willetts of Santa Ana, he will never
race again.
Mr.. Willetts, who is past seventy years
of age, married young wife not so very
long ago, and she is greatly opposed to
her husband taking any further part in
turf contests. Sh5 wants him to dispose
of all his racing stock and retire from the
horse business altogether. Mr.. Willetts
has so far humored his wife as to accede
to her first but he declines to sell his
horses at a sacrifice.
This determination on the part OF Silk
woods owner takes from the California
turf one of the most phenomenal horses
in America Tht black fellow is now
eight years DID, and has never been real
ly fitted for hard, bruising race. yet he
holds record of 2:07 ID, and has a flight
of speed that is excelled by no harness
horse in America.
A good many horsemen have been anx-
lous to lease Silkwood's racing qualities.
Salisbury wanted to take him East this
year. but could come to no arrangement
with his owner. With the training and
would give him, and Andy Mcdowell.
than whom there is no more clever, driver
of sidewheeIers. to handle the reins. SILK
wood would have come mighty close to the
two-minute mark. -, ,,,ltathl,.- ;,,,. =. ~,
Then Ottinger tried to get his racing
qualities. He offered $500 for him after
June LIST, and afterward 5000; but the old
man wouldn' t let him 60. Silkwood is
for sale. but his owner wants altogether
too high price. He thinks the black
stallion should fetch $25, 600, while that is
far in excess of what norsemen are willing
to pay. 1t is probable that he would find
a purchaser easily enough, should about
ought to be worth that as race horse.
So far Silkwood's progeny has failed to
do anything to establish his value as
sire. This may be owing to the fact that
they have not been handled by the right
sort of men; but if Mr.. Willetts could
could transmit his speed and level going
traits, his stallion would be worth great
deal more money.
The prices realized at the sale of Palo
Alto horses which took place at the race
track on Thursday, were unusually good.
the sale OF last year was obtained. The
following are the horses sold and the
prices:
Bay tilly La Rosa, by Wildnut. ]. H.
Sayler, Providence, R. I. Mr.. Sayler is
the owner of the sire of Symboleer the
tWo-year-Olu PAGER CnaC maze race record
last year of 2:11.
Bay tilly Jessmere, by Electricity. D. F.
Donegan, Los Angeles, $l55
Chestnut tilly Queen Louise, by Lang
ton. T. H. Reynolds, Los Angeles, $l95.
Bay gelding Edison, by Electricity. J.
W. Griffin, Los Angeles, $500 non-ne
Bay gelding Pontine, by Piedmont.
Charles Springer Los Angeles, $146.,
Bay tilly Visea, by Electricity. g. W.
Baker, Los Angeles S115,
Bay colt Arlington. by Wildnut. J. W.
Paulson, Palo Alto, $195.
Bay tilly Estel, by Azmoor. @. H. How
ard Los Angeles, $3.50.
Bay filly Arlotto, by Azmoar. v. Ponet,
Los Angeles, $780,
Chestnut gelding Bueno, by Piedmont.
]. w. Young, Los Angeles, $3.50.
The star prices of the sale were obtained
for the pair of beautifully matched bay
geldings, Pesato and Peso by Good Gift
and Whips. Mrs. Severance paid. $675
for them.