Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-15
THE WILI<E S- MORGAN CROSS.

The Wilkes Morgan cross * not new
thing" in light harness road and race
horse breeding. but it is something which
too seldom gets fun credit for what It *
worm. There can ID. no doubt as to the
harness speed element in the Wilkes
flnily. aud there is just as little room
tor doubt as to the finish. good -headcd-
Hess aud endurance in the Morgan fami-
w Naturally. then, the cross ought to
be a good one. Pages of space would be
necessary in cnumcratiug all of the noted
celebrities of the turf and show ring
which carried tho Wilkes Morgan cross.
Every branch oi III" Wilkes family pos
sesses speed transmits speed, and the
same is true of the Morgan family as to
individual excellence and endurance; and,
to bo sure, tho Morgan family also pos
scsSos Il very marked .pccd element, aui
hence it is that tho Wilkes Morgan cross
is strikingly successful. The Wilkes
family does not lack stamina-cnduranc
but the Morgan family is especially
noted for this quality and for individual
excellence As to the success of the
cross the editor of the American Horse
Breeder very APPLY writes:
The successful speed sires Baron
Wilkes, 2:lS, Gambetta Wilkes, ~" It,
and Wilton, 219 IL, We're all by George
Wilkes, and from dams that had Nor
yan inheritance. Sweet Marie. 2;0i -
WAS bred in similar lines, and 50 was
Calico Tex 90, ZAP 81, the sire OF liver
ton, 2:0l IL. BUMPS, wagon record
2:U2 II, the fastest of the set of Baron
Wilkes. 2:S. was from Queen Ethel,
whose second dam was by Stockbridgc
Chief Il son of Vermont Black Hawk,
and Rubinsten. 2:Gi. the fastest entire
son Of Baron Wilkes, WAS from Ollitlpd
Il mare inbred to Ethan Allen. 80 -
the best son of Vermont Black Hawk
through Daniel Lambert, the most sue
cessful speed producing son of Ethan Al
len.
Rubinstcln also inucrits two other
strains from Vermont Black Hawk, one
through the great brood marc Fanny
Jackson tho other through the great
brood marc, Jenny, Darrell 200 IT, that
holds tho worlds champion pacing roc
ord for mares, was by the Wilkes stall
lion, Alexander. 2:2o IL, aud from mare
that traces directly in the patcrnal lire
to Vermont Slack Hawk
The same is true of grand old Joe
Iatcheu a:0l IA. sire of tho world :
champion, Dan Patch, 1:ij Ii and J. j..
Audubon, 9:l9 sire of the wonderfully
fast and game stallion, Audubon Boy,
l:j9 Ia: the fastest descendant OF Alcyone,
2:227, was bred in similar lines. The dam
dam of Major Delmar, l;59 "a, was by
| Autograph PIG IL whose SIRE Alcantra,
2:23, was by George Wilkes, 2:22. The
dam of Autograph, 2:l6 IL, was by Ken
lucky Clay and from daughter of
Pradlord's Telegraph, he by Vermont
Slack Hawk.
For more than quarter of century
the writer has advised the owners OF
good mares of Morgan descent to mato
them with the best Hambletonian stall
| lions within their reach. Such mares
seem to mel; better with stations of the
| George Wilkes branch that that of any
other. 1t Is not improbable that this
may be due to the fact that Telegraph,
| the second dam of George Wilkes, was
of Morgan descent. 1t matters little ia
| the average breeder. however, what the
cause may he. for it is results that he is
| after. and the results of that line Of
breeding have, as already shown, been
highly successful in producing race-win-
ming, record breaking speed. Many of tho
lauimals bred in those lines also possess
IhcautY, style and superior road qualities
traits for which tho genuine Morgaus
Have always been noted, Western Horse.
man.