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and shape and will doubtless bring a

and shape and will doubtless bring a
long price when sold. A yearling by
I.ookaway;. dam by Goldbeater, is an
other one that is credit to any stable.
This colt is rich chestnut in color and
of good size and appearance. A two
year-old chestnut by Purist Wilkes:
dam by Viking, is snappy looking one
and will doubtless make good horse.
Then he has two year-old bay colt by
Purist Wilkes, the dam of which is
untraced. This colt is of good shane
and size and has lots of promise in him.
A two year-old grey colt by Pnrist
Wilkes out of Wilkes mare is anotb'
Ell good one. Then he has four brood
mares, one Of them with a mark of %
All of them are in foal to Purist Wilkes
and Mr.. Shibles is looking forward to
some more good colts. Mr.. Shibles
surely has an exceptionally fine string
of colts and one that any man has a
good right to be proud of.
Mr.. II. f. Staples, junior partner of
the firm of Isaac Staples & Son, the
we'll known Brooks carriage and sleigh
makers, has few fine ones. The star
of his stable is perhaps a three-year old
bay gelding by Donum 2.16 "a; dam by
Henry Wilkes. This colt is Is IL hands
high and weighs 900 pounds. He is
quite fast, in fact very fast, goes at the
pace and is considered by some of the
best judges of Brooks to be able to
beat 2.3O now. He is surely snappy
going one and will make some one 60
very fast to beat him if he is raced next
year. This colt, besides his speed, is
very level headed, great factor in a
race horse; nothing affects him when
he is going, he simply gets down and
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one is two-year old chestnut gelding
by Alcazar; dam by Taunton. This
colt is not in very good shape now as
he met with an accident this summer
but he is recovering all right now and
will undoubtedly make fine horse.
They also have brood mare by Henry
Wilkes that is good one. She is in foal
to Taunton. The one that he feels the
most proud of, and he has right to-
is weanling by Columbo, dam by
Pure Wilkes; second dam Vermont
mare that was one of the greatest of
roadsters and one that for many years
held the worlds record for fifty miles.
This little fellow is good bay in color,
large for his age, and as straight and
smooth as any one could ask. He has a
fine intelligent head and is as bright as
a new dollar. He goes at the trot and
is good actor This little fellow I'M
doubtedly has a great future in store
for him for he is one of the highest
bred and he has the shape and appear
ance of a famous one even now. Men
who have seen his grandsire, Bingen,
2.07, say this colt is a reproduction in
miniature of the old horse Mr. Staples
and his father have handled many good
ones in times past, but they consider
the three year-old and the weanling
about the best prospects that they have
ever owned. Like Mr.. Huxford, the
horse business with them is onlyIa side
issue, but they like good one and
plan to have few all the time
Mr. w. 0. Webb of Troy is perhaps
the leading horseman of that town.
He has been in the business for num-
Der of years land in that time has
owned some fine ones, but says that he
thinks he has the best string now that
he ever had. His string is headed by
the fine stallion Stanley The horse
is beautiful bay in color with black
points; he was foaled in 1887, stands IS
hands high and weighs 1885 pounds.
He was by Purist, 27441; dam by
Harbinger; second dam by Royal
Tanner by General Knox. Purist is a
full brother to Pure Wilkes, 2.17 -, by
Red Wilkes, sire of 10 in the list.
This horse goes at the trot, is a
smooth and easy going fellow and
needs only to be trained to develop
the speed his breeding entities him
to. He can now go along very fast
and has no other idea than the trot.
This horse is very handsome and in
telligent looking animal, kind and safe.
Mr.. Webb says that he believes that
woman could drive him anywhere
should agree with Mr.. Webb. This
horse has got some good colts, both
in size, shape and color. Mr.. Webb
himself has some good ones, not the
least of which is a weanling by Stan
ley. This is a handsome filly, beau
tlfui bay in color, and straight headed
and thoroughly stylish. She goes at
the trot and has good gait and action
He also has weanling by Stanley; dam
by Claude Nelson. This filly is also
bay in color, very large for her age and
a bright, snappy going little animal.
nv etioo Has Il lIlltS- y tdl-Olu my ny
Frank Hampton; dam by son of Gen
eral Knox. This tilly is good bay in
color stands about 1913 hands high and
weighs 1850 pounds. She is of good
build and looks like good one. She is
in foal to Stanley. Then he has four
year-old by Claude Nelson; dam by a
son of General Knox. She is bay in
color, stands 1873 hands high and
weighs 1850. She is a good driver, has
fine gait and looks to us as though if
trained she would be fast. She is now
in foal to Stanley. Then he has an old
brood mare that is the foundation of
his stock: She was by Royal Tanner, a
son of General Knox and has been one
OF the best ever known. Mr.. Webb
has surely good stable full of horses
and besides their appearance they are
of fine breeding and show it in their
faces. They are as intelligent and fine
looking lot of horses as we have seen
for some time.
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