The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-18

Royal swells sire Is Bow Bells 219k. one Of the
most famous Of the Electionesr Beautiful Bells group
OF great sires. Royal Swells dam Is Rachel 9:OSk.
fastest daughter of Baron Wilkes 2:1S the noted
futurty" branch OF the great George Wilkes family
Rachel was great race mare when the turf never
having been unpaeed IN her engagements. Since be
ing retired To the stud she has produced Great Spirit
21l4, and Peace Commissioner, 2.25A Rachels
dam Willie Wilkes, 2:2S the greatest producing
daughter OF George Wilkes, 2:22, aud acknowledging
lew peers a speed producer in all the history OF
breeding. Willie Wilkes is the dam OF Rachel (4)
2:OSA; Great Heart. 2:l2k Bowery Boy, 2:15k;
Bowery Belle, 21S4; Deluge, 2:19h and Aspirator,
224s Her son, Great Heart 2.12H. sired Namo,
2O94, and fifteen other standard bred performers.
Another son, Woodsprite sired Hal Frey 2.09k and
i've Others. A third son, Governor Buckner who
showed phenomenal speed as a colt and doubtless
would have been OF Willie Wilkes fastest per-
formers had not an attack of distemper thrown him
out OF training Is the sire OF three performers which
took records last year. Finally Willie Wilkes daugh-
ter, Crystal, produced Cut Glass. 2lOK; King Crys-
tai. 2;l4i.. and five Others with standard records
Willie Wilkes dam is Sally Southworth, a daugh-
ter OF the emperor of brood mare sires Mambrino
Patchen. and Sally Southworth is the dam OF Chat
terton PTS sire OF six trotters with records better
than 2:3O. while her daughter Baronne, produced
Bello. 2:24A, record made last year. Sally South
worth out oi Puss Prall (dam OF Lottie Prall,
2:2S4; Lady Stout, 2:29; Black Diamond, 2:29k;
and dam also of five 230 siresl by Mark Time son OF
Berthune, thoroughbred.
A recaptulation shows in Royal Swells ancestral
tree the names of such famous speed progenitors IS
Bow Bells, EiectiOneer, Hambietonian 10, Baron
Wilkes. George Wilkes. Mambrino Patehen. Man,
Beautiful Bells. dam Of eleven, and eight producing
sons; Willie Wilkes, dam of six, three producing sons
and two producing daughters; Green Mountain Maid.
dam OF nine and fOur producing sons; Ainnehahas
dam of eight and six producing sons; Belle Patchen.
dam Of two and producing son; Sally Chorister.
dam of two and one producing son; Puss Prs dam
of three and five producing sons, ard Rachel esz OF
two at twelve years OF age. Where this pedigree
be improved?
Royal Swell is a horse that Lives up 70
his breeding In conformation, style and gait per-
feet disposition and extreme speed. being gait
ed trotter-a rich mahogany bay. q chow hcrso
all over. with head fine though chiseled By q
sculptor and proud crested neck. he has the bold.
round. full action that distinguishes ell great sire<
and lot of natural speed.
No more fashonably bred stallion lives and he
promises to live up TO his inheritancs.
Royal Swelps get have fine size, OF show-horss
type and full of trot he leaves some grand foals In
the Fast that viii soon bring him into promlnsnce a.
q sire, and his daughters should make good brood
mares as money VIII buy.
No young stallion in America offers ersstsrproha~
bility OF becoming a famous sire.