Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-16


trotters to 2.0S3-4, and the following
year lowered the record for four-year-
old trotting FLIES to 206, inherited four
crosses of Vermont Black Hawk blood
from her dam, one through Hamln's
Almont Jr. (2.26), and three through
Hamlin Patchin 3519. The dam of the
latter was by Addison, a son of Yer
mont Black Hawk; second dam by
Sherman Black Hawk LAP, another son
of Vermont Black Hawk, and third dam
Belle of Saratoga (2.29), daughter OF
Vermont Black Hawk 5. The Abbot,
that lowered the worlds champion trot-
King (2.201-4), and his second dam was
Nettie Murphy, by Hamlin Patchen
3519, giving The Abbot three crosses of
the blood of Vermont Blawk Hawk 5.
General Watts, that holds the worlds
champion three-yearold trotting record
| q. 3D. inherited strain of Vermont
Black Hawk blood through the dam of
his sire, Axworthy (3) (2.151-2); and
also a strain from the Woodbury. Nor
gan branch of the Morgan family,
through the dam of Wilton e. 191-4),
the sire of General Watts second dam.
The Vermont Black Hawk cross is
even more conspicuous in the pedigrees
of fast PAGERS than in champion trot-
tiers. Grand old Joe Patchen (2;0l 1-4),
sire of the worlds champion PAGER Dan
Patch Q.55 LAY, was from a daughter
of Joe Young (2lS), and the latter was
by Star of the West (226 1-2), he was
by Jackson's Flying Cloud 1874, a son of
Vermont Black Hawk ]. ]. Audubon
e. 49,, the sire of Audubon Boy
Il. SO 1-4), Mana Audubon (2083-Q,
and Miss Rita COS 3-4), was by Alcy-
one (2:27, and his dam was Dolly Pome-
roy, by Highland Grey (2.2S). The lat
ter was by Darkey S25, and he by
Rounds Horse, a son of Vermont
Black Hawk.
Darrell o. 1-4), that holds the world S
pacing record for mares, was by
Alexander (22O1-2), son of Alcantara
(2.23). Her dam was by Holabird 5
Ethan Allen 474 son of Ethan Allen
OPS 1-2), by Vermont Black Hawk 5.
Next to Darrell 600 LAY, the fastest
pacing mare yet produced, by the rec
ords, is The Broncho 600 3-4. Her
sire was Stormcliffe (2.13 1-2), by Wick
life 1920, and Wickliffe was by George
Wilkes (2.22). The dam of Stormcliffe
i g. 13 12), sire of The Broncho e. 90 80
was by Happy Medium 400; second dam
by Black Oscar, son of George M.
Patchen (22 l-2), and third dam by
Bells Black Hawk. The latter was by
Thurston's Young Black Hawk, a sor
of Vermont Black Hawk 5.
Westmont, the first horse to pace sc
fast a mile as POI ga with running
mate, was by Almont 80, and his dan
was by Cottril Morgan, son of Yer
mont Black-Hawk 5. The first PAGER tt
make so fast record as 2.03 IA tC
wagon was Bumps COB l-4). His sire
E was Baron Wilkes els, and the thirC
. dam of Baron Wilkes was by Blood!
Black Hawk, a son of Vermont Black
;, Hawk s. The third dam of Bumps
. (203 IA was by Stockbridge Chief, ;
son of Vermont Black Hawk, which
gave Bumps (2O3 l-4 two crosses o
E Black Hawk blood.
q The Morgan strain has nicked remark
O ably we'll with that of George Wilkes
This is especially true of the Sherman
. Morgan branch of the family. Severa
n, of the most noted sons of George vii
q kes inherited Morgan blood from thei
4 dams. Red Wilkes is credited with
9 greater number of Standard record des
:, cendants, in the first and second genera
6 tons, than any other son of Georg
6 Wilkes. The second dam of Red Wi
l, kes was by Red Jacket, a son of Come
(also known as Billy Root, and he b
% Sherman Morgan. The dam of Re
\ Jacket was also said to be by Sherma
Morgan.
Baron Wilkes (21S) is the progenito
~ of greater number of futurity winner
"a than any other son of George Wilke
~ and, as already stated, his third dal
ID was by Blood's Black Hawk, son {
i. Vermont Black Hawk. Moko, one
30 the best sons of Baron Wilkes, as
20 progenitor of futurity winners, is
nj full brother of Bumps (2.03 La, hem
his third dam was by Stockbridge Chic
A son of Vermont Black Hawk 5. Gar
- BETA Wilkes g. 10 la, the first hor
y to sire as many as 200 standard pc
~ formers, is from Jewel, that is a dire
Of descendant in the paternal line of We
80 mont Black Hawk.
~ The dam of Kentucky Wilk
or (2.2l la, was by Red Jacket, sire
- the second dam of Red Wilkes. Prin
Cd Wilkes 2. IA 3-4) and Phil Thomps