The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

TLexington's articuiated bones may be
seen In the Smithsonian institution. and.
not many feet away. may also be seen
the articuiated skeleton OF Henry Clay s.
founder of the Clay family Of trotters
Virginia Maids last foai. Virginia Lass.
is owned in WASHINGTON. the property Of
Mr.. Denis j. Mccarthy She is the
mother Of two promising foalss both nj
lies, one a yearIIng, by Alto Dewey, and
the other suckling. by Alto Bell
That Joe Patchen II horse. who won
the classic Chamber Of Commerce
5000 stake at Detroit on Tuesday last In
such an impressive way. promises to
have everything his own way the pres
ent racing season In his class. II Is
highly probable that his miles Tuesday
In 2os IA. 2:o4 IA. and EOS Il. were mere
ly workouts for him.. 1t is whispered
that he can pace a mile better than a
minute. II forced to do so. and can make
Vernon Mckinney. Branham Baughman.
and c. The Limit stretch their necks TO
head him any part of mile. Winnipeg
Mckenzie. his owner. deserves a piece Of
good luck. The Canadian Scotchman
paid early last season S35,oo0 for the ia
nous Penisa Maid, 2;o4 Ia and she had
hardly become accustomed to her new
thigh bone. Others OF the stable fell sick
or went wrong In other respects, and
Mckenzie was practically compelled to
suspend operations.
And. while on this subject the question
is pertinent from what source does Joe
Patchen. 2:o2 Il. sire OF Dan Patch, l:55,
and Joe Patchen II. 2:o51 Ia. derive his
power to produce extreme speed? Joe
Patchen, 2:021-4. Is the son OF Patchen
Wilkes. 2:2s 1-2, and Josephine Young.
2:9 IA. the last named by Star of the
West. an Iowa sire. and whose dam, we
believe. was by Morgan horse. Patch
en- Wilkes, 2:29 IL, was a son of George
Wilkes. 2:22.' and out Of q mare by Mann
brfno Patchen. This Is our recollection
of his pedigree. The sire of Star of the
West was Bashan IS, by Long Island
Blackhawk. a son of Andrew Jackson.
sire. also. OF Henry Clay 5, founder of
the Clay family
1t is now nineteen years since We las,
saw Josephine Young. a rugged-Iooking
l5.s hands black mare. then owned at
Cloverdale Stock Farm, A. H Moore,
PROPRIETOR. Had she not been pointed out
| as the dam Of Joe Patchen. 2:oeA. then
growing into national fame, she would
not have attracted special attention. She
did not show the quality Of Nancy Lee.
| dam of Nancy Hanks. 2:04 nor OF Mary
Marshall 2:l2. dam OF Nathan Strauss
2:G3A. all owned by Mr.. Moore. nor the
| high breeding of the dam of Alix. 2:03at
that we saw later on at Rochester, n. Y
Nevertheless Josephine Young contributed
| something-possiblya an excellent vitality
| toward the greatness OF Joe Patchen, a,
fast and game race horse. and con-
| tributed her mite (whether small or large)
| toward the power he possessed to trans
nit the extreme speed he inherited
Fatchen Wilkes. 2:s9Ia. the sire of Joe
Patchen. was an Indifferent race horse.
| But his sire. George wilkes. was a race
horse of a high type for his day and a.
enduring as granite. or he would have
succumbed TO the harsh treatment In
iicted upon him long before he wa:
taken to Kentucky to found a family
Of race horses the like of which the world
has never seen. Doubtless, too, the
Mambrino Patchen blood received
1 through his dam (Which blood was 70 q
large degree derived from thoroughbred
rourcesD gave Patchen Wilkes the power
Of endurance and speed transmission
Joe Patchen. 2:02l4, was early in his rae
ing career called the Iron horse" and
| this wearing quality must have beer
/ largely derived from George Wilkes anC
his thoroughbred ancestors, who coult
trace their lineage to American Eclipse
the son Of Duroc, and Miller's Damsel, b,
/ Imported Messenger. He who would cor
! rectly measure cause and effect mus
delve deep below the surface Of things.
1
| Murphy landed the NJ. & NJ. will
Queenworthy Wednesday last at Detroit
as we predicted he was likely to do, II
The Herald OF last Monday; but, accord
4 ing to reports, had not an easy Job o
IL. Bierne Holt. Dave Halle. The Wan
derer and Aroma Mckinney, each in
turn were chasers out IN a desperate
fve-heat contest, and nothing. probably
but Murphy's superior craftsmanship woi
him the victory Owing to a heavy tract
the time was slow in the great classic
Murphy OF 1872 is not quite the Murph,
of the past three seasons OF Grand Cir
cult racing Accidents in the sulky las
i year and the present one have severel.
affected his nerves and sapped his vital
Iity and energy. Driving in a hardly
contested race takes a good deal out o
the most rugged of men. Murphy pos
sesses all the steely qualities of the 1risl
race-a race that for generations has fe'
| on plain fare. lived the simple life, an
yet leads all other races In athleti'
sports.
Murphy is as slender as a billiard cue
and is not much broader at the shoul
ders than he is at the hips. HIS bod
is supported by legs Of the spider pat
tern, and he measures from the sole
of his feet to the top Of his Uranium
over six feet The ordinary sulhy Is b
some inches too short for his legs, anc
when he Is seated in it. he sits in awk
tward pose, with legs doubled ana nj
shoulders bowed. Like Geers, he drive
with his hands and not with the whi
and a loud voice, and. also like Geers
has the subtle means OF communication
his enormous energy, determination an
electric force through the reins to tn
Ianimal in front OF him. 1t VIII be no
ticed In glancing through the summarize
lof WEDNESDAYS events that the Walnu
Halls were very much In evidence. I'M
will interest our old and much-esteeme
friend. DIR. j. E. Sansbury, who Is
present tutoring a son of that illustriou
sire Of trotters.
i WASHINGTON horses did not ngure
prominently In the summaries at WI
mington. Del. Thursday last. as wa
hoped would be the case. Alcyne Oh
best. winning second money in the ri
Ipace. She possibly might have improve