St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-03-20
CHINAWOOD STOCK
FARM MAKES BIG SALE
0psIOusas Horses Makes Oklahoma Town
aHoms Of Best Bred stock Ii Oklahoma"
h HEAD or FINE HORSE FLESH
0aWard SILVER Boy, Teah, Gay Lena, palsy G
X, Gay Bay, Bonstna Moore and ChiRa-
weed Girl The Horses Seld.

0peIousas is becoming known
throughout the United States as the
home of fine blooded horses, and che
fact chat the Chinawood Stock Farm,
located Just outside Of the corporate
limits Of 0pelousas, recently sold
seven head ii a lump to an Oklahoma
stock breeder shows that st. Landry
horses have attracted the eye Of the
outside world.
The sale was made last week, and
the new owner Of the product Of
Chihawood Stock Farm seems to be
move than wen pleased. The news
al been heralded throughout Okla
oms, and the papers Of that State
are making The incident the subject
of comment.
Beggs. the town where the farm
stocked with 0pelousas horses IS lo-
Gated, is loudly boasting that if is
now the home Of the best bred
stock ii Oklahoma
Dr. Chas. i. Boagni is the owner Of
ghinawOod Stock Farm, and the seven
head be- recently sold, he tells lis, did
Hot depIete his farm BY a long jump.
The horses are all fine ones" said
Mr. Boagni, and MI. Kepley, who
bought them, has d magnificent start
for q successful stock farm
Dr. Boagni this week sold another
horse from his stock farm Ethel
Mack, 2:l7, By Capt. Mack-a regis
tered. home-bred mare, to Miss Bette
Courier, 81 Whiteeagtle, Ia.
The Beggs Independent, published
At Beggs, Oklahoma, speaks as fol-
lows IF The recent purchase Of the
seven head of horses by the Okla
homa man from the Chinawood Stock
Farm:
Beggs is sure to become a noted
point as q home at high bred trotting
and pacing horses. Two weeks ago
James X. Kepley and Charles Al Post
purchased seven head Of registered
horses from The noted Chinawood
Stock Farm, Of 0pelousas. La, which
u the largest stock farm ID that
state. This stock makes Beggs the
home Of che best bred stock in Okla
homa.
Mr. Kepley's stock farm will Be
known as the Onward Silver Boy
Stock Farm, and will have at the
head of It Onward Silver Boy, register
Eo. 41771, which Il the best bred
stallion ID the state, he being d son
Of Onward Silver, record 2:05H,
which was the worlds record for a
stallion for d three heat ii a winning
race, and who che Russian govern
mont paid S24,500 for to put at the
head Of the Russian stud. He sired
13 colts that have taken race records
from 2:07 10 2:30, including Spanish
Queen. 207, who George Estabrook,
Of Denver, paid $12,5o0 and she won
s28 ll3 30 ID stakes for her owner
Ii 1908, and IS expected to take a
record of 2s04, or better this season.
Onward Silver Boys dam IS Black
Agate, 2:29A, who il expected To
race N 2:12 or better this season.
She i a daughter Of Patehen Wilkes,
2:29M, who is the grandsire Of the
great Dan Patch, 1:55.
The next one of note is the grand
race mare Teah 2:1I4, By Wilkes
wood. 1876. son Of Nutwood, 2:18A,
sire Of 164 ii 2::a0 d better, inelud-
ing Allawood, 204H and Arion. 2O7A
holde b the worlds record for his
age and bid for $l25,000, which is
tEe highest price paid for 4 harness
horse. Teah IS the second fastest
mare in Oklahoma.
The next On the Farm IS Gay Lena,
(3l, 2:i4A, which record she took as
i three year old and was the third
fastest three year old that year.
She IS 3 daughter Of Black Wilkes,
record 2:28. sire Of Winslow Wilkes,
record 2O9A. Gay Lena's second
dam il Patsy. BIZ Alexander 4. sher-
man. 1852, sire Of the dam Of Van
zandt, record 2:09, which she took
when Ia years old, and is the worlds
record for her age.