The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-24
TROTTING AND PACING GOSSIP.
Remarkable Showing OF the wilkes Family
Among the winners at Detroit.

An analysis Of the blood lines Of the winners at
Detroit's Grand Circuit meeting last week gives
a line on the growing prestige OF the family
founded by George wilkes OF the eighteen
horses that landed first money during the six
days, no less than eight are lineal descendants
In the direct male line of the great son OF Ham
bletonian and Dolly Spanken. Among the
~trotters. five winners are Of the Wilkes family
as against one representative OF the Electioneer
tribe and three representatives OF the Man,
brine Chief tribe; two OF the three In the latter
class being descendants Of Mambrno King Lady
Geraldine. 2;lix. the big winnos Of the meeting
Is closely inbred to George Wilkes and also to
Mambrino Chief through Mambrino Patchen,
tho sire Of Mambrino King. Dainty DaIo.
2I3A, winner Of the Hotel Cadillac Stake. Is
likewise closely Inbred TO Eph Simmons's old
time ~favorite, being by Wilton. a son of George
Wilkes. out Of Summie Lee, by Bourbon Wilkes,
another son Of George Wilkes Onward, the
son Of George Wilkes is credited with two win
ners; Cornelia Belle. 2i8, winner OF the 2lo race
and Oracle Onward. 2.ioJ.. winner Of the con-
ISOLATION race In the NJ. and NJ. stake. Eight
horses won money in the main race and the
consolation. Every one that was placed In the
main race IL a Wilkes. and the first three horses
10 the consolation are OF the same, family. a
truly remarkable showing Ter The tribe,
are found TO be OF tho Wilkes family; namely
James H.. 2l2,. by Conflict, a son Of Madrid,
by George Wilkes; LADY itReT, 2iV.. by Dan
Wilkes: and William Me, 2O51l, by Alcymont,
son Of Alryone. The other six winners are u
various families. though three Of the .number
%tonian. and all save Sidney Pointer, 2llL.,
are trotting-bred PAGERS, Bonnie Direct, 2i2rr,,
TRACES 70 hambie,oniap through Direct. Dire?tor
Aiexsndors kbdalah,' 81 HambletoTnia1n ~
Kettle 9. 2S7h, Is BY Egg Hot a son Of e.
rspresshtatiys d, the Mapbrino thiei family
Ei,ilSt, the son Of Mambrino Chief. Wills Pussy
fHsnmlHSiyy.. f ihroa;sS s0 esb 20 the BY Sye ssra on He mo son
Of General Washington, by General Knox. BY
Vermont Hero, BY sherman Black Hawk.
! arS Sps % 2 Hectic 5es Ti,n ne e b RaSSsr' appears to carry
week sSui IN sr tSis STATE %ss' *. 's tst sssS d.ys' m nST sn,s
Of on the Port Jeryis br!v,ns Park ASSOCIATION
With a good llst!. Of entries Tie horses Of i't the
Central New York Circuit are due at Kirk Park.
Syracuse, Another meeting is on at Newark.
y. Y, and still another has been announced for
Glovcrsville. with a race between John X. Gem
try. 20olS. and Joe Patchen. 20lH. as a feature.
With so many other meetings bidding for the
horses, the regular classes at GloyersTlle failed
10 Ali. The bug race between the PAGERS Will
take place on Thursday, however. Ere, Pa,
in the Lake Erie Circuit; Des MONIES. Iowa, In
the Great Western Circuit. and Holyoke. Mas,
In the New England Circuit, are other notable
meetings this week.
Tho Hudson River Driving Park Assocla-
ton. OF which Horatlo n. Balm Is the Score
tary, has announced a four days trotting meet
ing to be held AZ the Poushkeepsle mile track,
beginning Aug. 7. Entries will close next
Friday. The classes are for 2l2. All, 223,
22s and 25 %trotters, and for 2i3, 2ls, 225
and ?io PAGERS. with an open race for both
~trotters and PAGERS.
Secretary c.. NJ. Jewett OF the New England
Breeders Association announces for the Grand
Circuit meeting at Readville Park near Boston
the follow ing purse races. TO close on Saturday,
Aug II: 2Os, 2 10, 2.l2, 2l4. 2l7 and 20 classes,
%trotting. aud the 2O4. zoe, 2Os, 2lO. PIP, ana
and Az classes, pacing. The three fast races
for, %trotters and the four fast ones for PAGERS
will DO at nile heats. two In three. while The
other classes are for three-in-ive contests.
Strangely enough. the purses for the shorter
races are q 800 each. while those for the three
in-fve races are LEGO each. The Boston mApt-
ing is scheduled for the week beginning Mon
day. Aug. ~,