The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-10

Mr.. Jewett, OF the Famous Jewett Horse
Farm, Says That This County Cannot be
Surpassed EqualIed Anywhere for
the Horses 1t Puts Out-Grass. Air and
Water That Made Patchen wilkes. John
r. Gentry, AIlakan and Ashland Wilkes
be Kept Up.
A Wichita man now in New York
writes 70 the Eagle:
THE recent sale of the Jewett trot-
ting stock, in Madison Square Garden.
New York, pretty clearly indicates that
Sedgwick county is the banner county
of the United States for breeding trot-
ting stock. Some of the stock from the
Jewett farm sold at this sale. brought
the top prices obtained since the panic
of 's3.
'Patchen Wilkes brought s10.O25. yet
that was less than half his real value.
Five sons of Patchen Wilkes-Henricho.
Bonnie Boy, Fayora. Pearlo and Jaco-
sold at an average price OF Sits and
probably no horse in the country has
ever had five sons sold. in such times as
tanned for these five. Several of the
yearlings sold al this sale brought from
s21O to $3.50; and two-year-olds brought
from $3.50 TO $3.50. The entire lot sold at
an average of $40 each. The most of
this stock was raised in Sedgwick
county.
John r. Gentry, 2:o3&. the champion
pacing stallion. brought $500. Mr..
Jewett expressed himself as we'll salts
fed with the prices obtained. although
Patchen Wilkes was undoubtedly a
great bargain for his purchaser. He
was bid off by Frank Bowerman for W.
E. D. Stokes, the proprietor OF the Hofr-
man House, New York City. who is part
owner of a stock farm in Kentucky.
This stock farm is hereafter TO be
known as the Patchen Wilkes Stock
Farm John r. Gentry was bought by
William Simpson. New York City. and
will be sent to his stock farm at Cuba. q"
JEWETT ON SEDGwICK.
Bonnie Boy was secured by c. F.
Emroy OF Cleveland. Ohio, who also bid
so, 900 on Patchen Wilkes Bonnie Boy
has since been sold at a big advance 10
a Buffalo syndicate, who esteem this
horse so highly that they have decided
to locate him near Buffalo for breeding
purposes. He is considered one Of the
great sires of the times and some OF his
stock sold for big prices, although he is
under size.
Il held brief conversation with Mr.
Jewett while he was in New York at
tending the sale. He is very confident
that Sedgwick county is one of the
most desirable places in the world for
breeding trotting stock. He says the
altitude is over 1900 feet above sea level.
the air is pure, and most excellent for
giving great lung power 10 trottinS
horses, a great requisite 10 their success
as race horses. The atmosphere is dry
and its ozone gives great strength TO
lung tissue. The climate is also SUCH
that horses do not have to be confined
III stables very much during the winter.
but out In the pasture lots where they
always have fresh air. The dryness OF
the atmosphere in that locality adds
greatly TO its value for raising race
horses. The prairie grass grown in that
region, Mr.. Jewett thinks, is far super
ior to timothy or clover, either for pas
ture or meadow, for horses or cattle.
The oats raised there are also of an ex-
cellent quality and make strong bone
and muscle.
Another matter Of much value in
the fall-sOwn wheat and rye affords
nice green feed for young colts and
brood mares during the winter and
spring and the wheat is better. one year
with another. for being thus pastured.
FINEST OF WATER.
"The water found there cannot be ex-
celled for stock in any country. Mr..
Jewett sunk a we'll on his ranch and
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of water at 10 10 20 feet; but his wells
were bored and tubed down TO 40 to so
feet when they struck an inexhaustible
supply. He had the water in all these
wells analysed and the chemists say
there is no better water found in the
world for stock raising purposes.
The fact that two OF the champion
race horses Of the world, Joe Patchen
and John r. Gentry, and several others
of the get of Patchen Wilkes and Ash
land Wilkes, were raised in that region
furnishes proof that Mr.. Jewett's views
are correct on this matter. Ii will be A
loss TO have this great breeding ranch
closed just at this time. Mr.. Jewett.
however, is a man OF great wealth and
feels that at his age It is time for him
TO get relief from so much care and re-
spOnsibility. and hence he has sold on:
all his stock and proposes 10 travel
abroad and also look this country over
and take things easy in the future
"Patchen Wilkes Is undoubtedly one
of the most valuable trotting stations in
the world and il nothing befalls him, ne
is destined 10 make a record that sur
passes any yet made. as a sire Of fas;
and successful race horses.
The Toler Stock Farm in North
&c -r Aekl
217Iz. sire OF John Z. Gentry. 2.034., the
greatest pacing stallion Of the age. Ash
land Wilkes. considering his opportun-
tiles. is making a wonderful record as
a sire. Give him the same chances that
his sire Red Wilkes has had. and he
would undoubtedly surpass that great
horse as a sire Of race horses. II he IL
kept in Sedgwick county he viii add
greatly 70 the reputation OF that region
for raising fss and game race horses.
ALLAKAN Is GREAT.
''The Alton Stock Farm at Goddard,
also has in Allakan. a stallion that dur
ing the summer OF 1855. demonstrated
the fact that he has race horse qualities
that are as good as the best Of them
He is a son Of Sultan. the sire OF SIAM
boul, 2.071z, and Saladin, 2.05.. being
the trotting stallion record and the pac-
ing race record OF 1893. Sultan is also
the sire OF thirty-fOur others In the 20
list. some OF which have very low rec
oTds.
"Allakan's dam was Betty Bismarck.
by Victor Won Bismarck. a brother AMI
blood 81 EIect!oneer. Bismarck - the
sire % Edgemsrk, Eli. and thirty-sevea
others N the go liSt. Allskan's breed
ing IL similar 70 that % -. Bell and
other fosis OF Beautiful Bells. By Elsc-
:ioneer. In 1894, St Bell had the largss,
list OF 20 trotiers reported N WsliAce's
Year Book
"A.lakan was in training little over
four months last summer on the Wich-
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