The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-02

Royal Swelrs sire is Bow Bells. 2:leY one Of the
most famous OF the Electionesr Beautiful Bells group
OF great slres- Royal Swells dam IS Rachel, 2OSt.
fastest daughter of Baron Wilkes, 21S, the noted
iuturity branch OF the great George Wilkes family
Rachel was great race mare when on the turf never
having been unpaced In her engagements Since be-
ing retired TO the stud she has produced Great Spirit
2I14 and Peace Commissioner, 2.25k Rachels
dam was Willie Wilkes, 22S the greatest producing
daughter OF George Wilkes, 2:22 and ACKNOWLEDGING
few peers as speed producer in all the history OF
breeding. Willie Wilkes is the dam OF Rachel (4)
2OSa; Great Heart, 2l2s; Bowery Boy. 2:16E;
Bowery Belle. 2:1SA; Deluge 2:194, and Aspirator
224s Her son, Great Heart, 2l2H, sired Namo,
2O9l, and fifteen other standard bred performers.
Another son, Noodsprite, sired Hal Frey 2.09h and
five Others 4 third son, Governor Buckner, who
showed phenomenal speed as colt and doubtless
would have been one of Willie Wilkes fastest per-
formers had not 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 10y; King Crys-
tai 2:l4A. and five Others with standard records
Willie Wilkes dam is Sally Southworth a daugb-
ter OF the emperor OF brood mare sires, Mambrtno
Patchen. and Sally Southworth is the dam OF Chat
terton 2lS sire Of six trotters with records better
than 2:3O. while her daughter Baronne. produced
Beilo, 224A, record made last year. Sally South
worth was out OF Puss Pral (dam of Lottie Prall
2:2S'.; Lady Stout, 2:29; Black Diamond, 2:f94;
and dam also Of five 230 sres) by Mark Tine SON Of
Berthune. thoroughbred.
A recapitulation shows in ROYAL Sweli's ancestral
tree the names of such famous speed progenltors
Bow Bells, Electioneer, Hambet0nian 10, Baron
Wilkes, George Wilkes. Mambrno Patchen Nam
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Beautiful Bells, dam OF eleven, and eight producing
sons; Willie Wilkes, dam OF SIX, three producing
and two producing daughters; Green Mountain Maid,
dam OF nine and four producing sons; Minnehaha,
dam Of eight and six producing sons Belle Pstehen,
dam OF two snd one producing son; Sally Chorster.
dam OF two and one producing son; Puss Prall dam
OF three and i've producing some, and Rachel dam Of
two at twelve years OF age Where this pedigree
be improved2
Royal Swell Is a horse that elves up" to
his breeding ia conformation, style and gait per-
feet disposition and extreme speed. being pure gait
ed trOtter-a rich mahogany bay, show horss
all over with bead as fine though ehiseled by
sculptor and proud, crested neck He has the bold,
round, full action that distinguishes ell great sirss.
and lot OF natural speed.
No more iashiOnably bred stallion lives, and be
promises 20 live up to his inheritance.
Royal SwelPs get have fine sire, OF show horse
type and full OF trot He leaves grand ioals In
the East that VIII soon bring him into prominencea
a sire, and bis daughters should make good brood
mares money VIII buy.
No young stallion In America onsrs greater proba-
bility of becoming q famous sire.