Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-05

Silent Brook, by Dark Night. Mar
garet Bathgate Cd, b. m.........2.III
Silverthorn, by Alandorf Kirkwood,
Jr, b. h....................
Simmocolon, by Simmons. Caroline,
lie, Oh. M. ............... .2I3M
Simmons by George Wilkes. Bernie,
b. g, 2.I3la and Mary Rachel,
On. m".... .............. ala y
Sir Liss, by Sphinx. Maggie v. br. M. .2.I21S
Smoker, by Wilton. Cathode, oh. g. ...2I31
Steinway, by Strathmore. Katrinka
G., b. M. ................... 2.I4M
Superior, by Egbert. Viometa, b. M. 2 I4A
The Bondsman, by Baron Wilkes.
Grace Bond (2), b. m.............2.I44
Tommy Britton, by Liberty Bell Fan
faron, b. M. ..................2 AMI
Trump, by Adrian Wilkes. Earine,
b. g."................. .2.I44
Welcome, by Arthur Wilkes. lilo Ilo,
b. g.. .................2.I5
Virgins, by Aberdeen. Bessie Brown,
b. M. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .2.I2h
Wildnut, by Woodruff. Fleetwood, b.
M, 2.I44 and Wild Wind, b. h.....2.I21
Wilkesward, by Onward. Kent, oh. 6. 2I2l
The enormous proportion of the blood
of George Wilkes, as will be noticed by
students of such matters in the forego.
ing table, is astonishing. There are 81
sires given, and As are descended from
George Wilkes in the male line.
Writing about out-crosses for Morgan
horses, sturdy defender of the breed
hailing from Springfield, Mass, says:
81 was born in Vermont, and remem-
Der the Morgan and Columbus family of
| horses |
that the Morgan required any infusion
of hot blood or any out-cross for lasting
qualities. | well remember horses that
would weigh from $50 to $50 lbs. that
could road from to IA miles an hour,
and pull ones arms tired to keep them
from running. l remember the last
time that | drove Comet Morgan. He
was 26 years old, weighed S75 lbs, and
drew me in a Concord wagon miles in
10 minutes, and pulled me all the way to
keep him down. He left lots of good
stock in Northern Vermont when bred
to Columbus or Abdallah mares, but when
mated with Messenger or Telescope dams
they were too explosive and hot
headed"
That correspondent is
ga fine old Morgan gentleman,
One of the rale ould stock"
The Fasig-Tipton mid-winter sale at
Madison Square Garden, last week. did
not produce any startling prices, by far
the best being that paid for Admiral
Dewey, bay horse consigned by j.
Malcolm Forbes, of Boston. Great
interest attached to this fellow when he
was foaled in 1898, because he was out
of the ex-Queen of the Turf, Nancy
Hanks, 2.04, by Happy Medium, while
his sire was Bingen, 2.064, by Red
Wilkes. AS three-year- old he justified
his royal breeding by taking record OF
2.14, and there was much speculation as
to what he would bring, but very few
prophesied over $4,000. Starting al
$4,000, it soon TRANSFERRED that there were
three good buyers after the horse, viz
j. NJ. johnson, of Calais, Me-, who bred
Sadie Mac, ALI; Warren A. Bacon, Of
Paris, KY, and o. A. Jones, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, who represented Andrew
WEIGH, of the same city. After s., zoo
had been reached bids were raised 800
at time. Mr.. Bacon bid $500, Mr.
johnson $500, and when Mr.. Jones
said $1,000 the others dropped out
candy" WEIGH, who seems to have
money enough to buy anything now
started in life as a boot black in hi
native city. Now he virtually owns tn,
race-tracks at both Hartford and Gin
cinnati.
regret to notice the recent death o
William H. Fearing in New York city
one of the truest gentlemen and mos
enthusiastic horsemen l ever knew H,
did not breed extensively, but judicious
ly, at his farm at Jobstown, n. j., adj
Joining that of Pierre Lorillard, and i
was from the latter that he bought tn,
brood-mare Sandal, by Jay Could dan
by Imp Moccasin, and she proved fo
him the nucleus Of a really brillian
family, including Mahogany 2.12t, Mis-
Fearing, 2.121, Ixia, 2.1S4, Prince Eng
enc, 2.21t, and Three Feathers, 2.22tt
He enlarged his stud considerably, ant
bred many other good ones, but Sanda
was his peculiar pride. Breeding inter
ests and society have lost nobleman il
William H. Fearing.
The biennial Congress of the Nationa
Trotting association meets next week il
New York city. Many amendments t.
the rule will be acted upon.
GRIFFIN.
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