The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-03-28
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DoN'Ts

DON'TS.
Don't says as horseman, when one
enquiries of your neighbor's horse; 81
think he is little off, - unless you know
it positively to be so,
Don't say that Budd Crook can't pace
in g 1871, when he can pace in 2.
Don't say to one enquiring for u horse
that John Kitzmiller are not of the very
best for they are, and those who purchase
what he offers will be pleased
Don't say that the Canton Trotting as
ISOLATION will not be II success, for 1t will
be IL you say good word and help the
long wanted enterprise along.
Dont's say to n man to buy q sulky of
some manufacturers away from Canton
when the Dexter Wagon company mgakes
the best.
Don't inspect a mans horse who Is will
ling and has paid the price for him, and
90 away and wink both eyes and say
something mean about him. Instead, say
good word, even il you are little jeal-
Gus of the mans purchase.
Don't say to your visiting friends that
your neighbor needs Watching because
he has purchased beautiful fast horse, or
has raised one which he Is delighted with,
and everybody looks at 1t on the street,
because you don't enjoy driving and you
think your bank account will not allow
you to buy one.
KETCHAM'S PAIR.
Some time ago George II. Ketcham Of
Toledo received an order for team that
could beat 2. 20, from Walter Winans, the
well known hCrscman of Brighton, Eng
| After considerable trouble Mr. Kctcham
| selected Don Lowell, 2.14f, the horse
which John Span bought at the New
! York sale last November and which he
| later on sold to John f. Madden, Lexing-
| ton, Ky, and the eight-year-old mare Egg
/ Nogg, 2.25, by Egbcrt, dam Lucille Black
wood, by BlackwOOd. The pair have been
accepted by Mr. Winans and they will be
shipped to England next week. V. H.
| Ketcham and Superintendent Murnen, of
| the Ketcham farm, will accompany them.
RALPH WILKES DEAD.
| A dispatch from Lancaster Mass, says
| that the famous stallion Ralph Wilkes
owned by Col John Il. and Bayard
/ Thayer, died here today. The Thayer
brothers had refused s75, 900 for him.
| Ralph Wilkes had remarkable record,
except i'm one instance winning every
| thing he ever started for. He was foaled
/ in Kentucky six years ago and was bred
| by DIR. W. +. Galbrcath, of Lexington,
Ky. He was sold for $40, 900 when but
| two years old, to John +. Thayer and at
that time had record of 2.lS on high
wheels. When three years of age he made
an exhibition mile in 2.l319, and last fall
he lowered his record to 2.O6A, at Nash
vile, Tenn. The stallion was sired by
/ Red Wilkes, son of George Wilkes. His
dam was Mary Mays, by Mambrino
Patchen, a son Of Mambrino Chief
A GOOD ONE PURCHASED.
That good race horse, Knightmarc,
/ 2.1216, which Willis Laird, of Mansfield,
/ so successfully campaigncd last year, has
been bought by Frank Herdic of Will
| Transport, Pa. She is seven years old, by
Sir Knight, out of Lady Austin, dam Of
Ray Jackson. 2.29A, by EnOvy, and last
year won five races, and was unplaced but
/ twice in ten starts
/ STRING BOUGHT AT ALLIANCE.
| :. b. Crane, Findlay, has bought the fol-
| lowing horses from ID. II. Tweal, Alliance
/ Hadeen, by Nugget, dam by Atlantic
| Blace by Elbertie, dam by Pompadour
| Ida A, by Hylas dam by Major Winfield
Jr "a twO-year-old, by Pompadour, out
of Maud Wilson, sister to Harry Cardinal,
2.27A three year-old flly, by son of
| Pilot Medium, dam Maud Wilson; IA
three -year-old gelding by Pompadour out
of the dam of Gray Bayard, 2.2424 two
year-old filly, by Frantic, dam Hadeen
by Nugget; yearling filly, by Pompa-
dour dam Ida A, by Hylas; IA yearling
colt, by G. /. Martin, dam Hetty James,
and yearling colt by Pompadour, dam
Blaze, by Elbertie
THE DRIVING CIRCUIT
As the result of "A call issued by A. NJ
McCarty, secretary Of the Canton Driving
Park company circuit, which should
be very strong in Ohio, was organized
Representatives of associations at Rock
port, New Philadelphia and Canton We're
present and the following dates were Sc
lected Rockport, June Is to 20; Can
| ton, June 25 to 27; Youngstown, July 2
| to 4. As New Philadelphia and Dover
had joined issues and decided upon meet
| ing which would conflict with Youngs-
town. il is not believed the Philadelphia
Dover associations will join, but Warren
and Akron will become members. The
officers of the circuit are James b. Ken
nedy, Of Youngstown, president and A.
Nj. McCarty, secretary