The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-29
TO THE BREEDERS OF HOLMES
AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.


Copper Co, with headquarters at Bos
ton, to inquire of his sensational greer
horse, purchased by his buyer recently
with which he cleaned out everything
in Boston. / have just received let
ter from Mr.. w. A. S. Chrimes, Boston
who answered my letter to Mr. Bige
low, and enclosed therein letter re
garding his horse "Mapleson," as fol
lows:
Rutland, VT, March /, 1906.
"Mr. w. A. S. Chrimes, Boston, Mass
"Dear Sir-I am in receipt of youl
favor of the 2sth of February contain
ing letter from Progress Stud Farm,
asking about Mr.. A. s, Bigelow's recent
purchase of the dark bay geldine
known as 'Mapleson' by Messenger
Wilkes.
"Mapleson' was bred at Mapl,
Grove Farm, Auburn, Me. His sire IL
Messenger Wilkes 2:23, by that good
sire Red Wilkes
Messenger Wilkes is not only the
sire of race horses, but his get have
been Blue Ribbon winners in the New
York Horse Show. spent two days
at one time trying to buy Messenger
Wilkes, and offered Briggs 4 Son $ls,
900 for him.
"The dam of Mapleson' was the
noted brood mare Modieska,' by Red
wood, son of Belmont No. Ga.
Modjeska' is the dam of 'Mordica,
2:20A, Grenadier,' 2:26A, and fou'
Others with records right at 2:30 and
trials better than 2:20. Her produce
have been so fearless and valuable Al
roadsters they have not been raced.
''The second dam of 'Mapleson' Ii
Duchess by Brown Harry, son OF
'Thurstons Black Hawk
"Duehess' not only produced Mod
ieska' with two in the list and foul
were that could 60 in, but she produced
Susie Prescott dam OF Topeka,
2;23A, and the dam of Gail 2:1sA
and Friday 2:2TA. She is also th'
dam of two more producing daughters
and one producing son.
Mapleson' is full brother te
'Mordica,' 2:20A, Grenadier, 2:26A.
"Yours truly,
"R. w. GOODRICH"
This communication is, of course
most interesting to me, as | have al
ways had implicit faith in Messenger
Wilkes as a sire of big bodied, high
going show horse trotters that trot in
their heads, and have the best of dis
position and all that goes to make al
ideal show and gentleman's road horse
Than all that, they come to theil
speed rapidly and did exceedingly wei
for the limited opportunities of theiI
time in that Northern section.
Messenger Wilkes is now doing stut
duty in Mississippi, but he left high
class lot of brood mares in this sec
ton. In fact, some of his daughters
are now among the selected lot at thu
government experiment station at For
Collins, Col, and they are looked upol
as just the type sought to breed higl
going trotting bred coach horses from
I am particularly interested in the ge
of Messenger Wilkes out of Swiger
mares. Swigert was our old tim
trotting coach horse sire, who mad'
light harness horse raising profitable il
this section. In fact, his daughter
proved wonderful lot, useful and or
namental, fast and fearless roadsters
1t is of interest that the great broot
mare and dam of show horses, old Bel
dina, by Mambrino Chief, figures prom
inently in the pedigree of MessengeI
Wilkes, as well as Swigert-the latte
being her son, while Abdallah Pilot, ou
of Beldina, was the sire of Messenge1
Chief, the noted Kentucky show hors'
and show horse sire, who produced th'
great brood mare, Rena G., the dam o.
Messenger Wilkes. The dam of Mess
enger Chief is also the second dam o.
the great speed sire, Mckinney, 2:1iA
who now stands at $500 service fee
and who reminds one in general con
formation of himself and get mor'
than a little of the Messenger Wilkes
characteristics in appearance, gait anC
disposition.
Too many sires of this type cannot
be secured for any breeding section
and confidently expect that Messen
ger Wilkes will leave his imprint IL
unmistakable form upon the future
horse stock of the South, giving bone
substance, gait, disposition and show
horse type, which makes breeding prof
liable under all conditions.
While an offer of $4,000 looks higi
for sire in the State Of Maine, with
but limited breeding opportunities, il
must be remembered that Messenge
Wilkes get always sold for the higl
dollar. His inyincible son, Dash, Mr.
}. Wiedmer's champion Madison
Square Garden show horse, and tn
great show team, Spray and Berkshire
by Messenger Wilkes, kept the latter
name prominently in the lime light fo