The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-03-14
Standard Bred Stallion.
Latest Purchase of the Beacon
Supply Company in the Way Of
Horse Flesh-An Animal that
Will Delight the Eye Of Lovers
of Fine Horses.

The Beacon Supply Company have
purchased standard bred stallion
upon whose possession the commun-
ity as we'll as the owners are to be
congratulated. He is an aristocrat
among horses-the descendant of q
family of famous horses-in whose
veins the best blood flows. He is reg
lstered in the American Pedigree
Register as Cbeswold 1858, along
with a family tree that would delight
the most enthusiastic lover of gene
alogy. He is a Wilkes Hambletonian,
sired by Ashland Wilkes, 2291; dam
the Goldmine by Allie Wilkes, 1878;
grandam sister to Sweetness by Vol
unteer, SO, etc
As stated above this horse comes
down through long line of famous
horses representing the very best
blood among horses. There is no
finer strain than the Wilkes family
which has produced some of the
greatest trotters in the country.
Ashland Wilkes, father of Cheswold
3957S, had record f2:17A and was
the father of 113 in the $50 class
and 10 in the 2:1O list. Allie Wilkes
father of Cheswold's mother had a
record of PA, while several OF his
get established records of2:14k, PIP,
2:O6 and 2:O4k.
Cheswold 3957S is chestnut horse
Is hands ~ inches high, we'll mus
cledsymmetrically formed and weighs
1000, though not fat. He was foal-
| nd Nav & 1000
be s years old next May. He was
bred by William Steele of Berwyn,
Pa, but for some time has been
owned by J. F. Wall of Phoenixville,
Pa, from whom the Beacon Supply
Company bought him. He is thor
oughly well broke, kind, gentle and
easily handled, can be driven any
where by anybody, and is altogether
such a horse as lovers OF nice horses
must be glad to see brought to the
county.
Upon the occasion of his being
shipped away from his home town
where he seems to have been a favor.
lite among the people the Phoenixville
Daily Republican said this:
In a car well filled with straw and made
as comfortable as possible, Cheswold, J
F. Wallis chestnut stallion which was
sold to the Beacon Supply Company O
Henderson, n. c., recently for 81 900
began his journey to his new home last
evening. His chestnut colored coat had
been groomed, until it shone, and as
he pranced up Bridge street on his way
to the Pennsylvania Railroads freight
depot, his beauty attracted much at
tention. To his head halter was tied a
card on which appeared the followin :
"My name is Cheswold. | am standard
berd and registered. My number is 3957S
My sire's name was Ashland Wilkes, 2:
Tx. | have 113 brothers and sisters il
the 2:3O list, ten in of them are in the 2
10 list, including John r. Gentry, 2:OOk
My mother was by Allie Wilkes, 81 3; Ono
dam by Volunteer, 50; 3rd dam by Ed
ward Everett, 81; 4th dam by Harry
Clay, 40.
Il have a good disposition, have al
ways occupied stall 16xS feet and was
never tied in it. was always allowed
to run loose until would be harnessed
| fear nothing on the road or in the sta
BILE but a whip. | am very fond of suga
and always look forit when harnessed o
embarrassed. | hope | will receive a
good treatment in my new home as
had in my old home, and this wish j
shared by my last owner, Jacol
T. Wall"