The Washington herald., 1914-02-01
TROTTER
and PAGER

II SodAAgs o. 1EN 10 efAkeo ICf ih8A
week IN August Hon. Lee Ofrut. of
Rockville, has been elected president of
the fair board Of directors. Mr.. ofYut
Is an energetic. enterprising business
| man. He is an enthusiastic light harness
horseman. and his associates on the
board are men to his liking and of his
caliber. The conditions Of the stakes are
clear and LIBERAL Men of moderate
means win not be opposed by the finan-
cial conditions. N. ]. Ward. the stake
holder, is a man OF high standing in this
community and financially responsible.
The mistakes OF Judgment in 1913 will
be eliminated OF course, as the training
season advances and the colts begin to
show form, rivalry will increase between
colt owners. II is proper that II should.
for no real sportsman wants to witness
a spiritless contest. No colt entered can
possibly finish behind the flag, and
weight also Is waived The unhappy con-
tentions of the fall of 1913. over whether
the flag shall be UP or down. viii be
avoided. The vanity of an individual to
see his colt distance its field will be
eliminated The personal modification
an owner feels when his colt Is tagged,
will be avoided Every nominator has
five days grace in which to meet his
dues, saving the final payment Of SO on
the day Of the race.
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1t will be found. in looking over the list
OF the four best two-year-olds of 1913,
that Peter the Great sired just one-half
OF them and those two-Peter Yolo and
Lady Misunderstanding all the rest in
racing qualities and speed combined.
Ranking third is J. Malcolm Forbes, who
was represented by the bay FLY Alma
Forbes. Prince Mckinney sired the
fourth in the list of two-year-olds-
Princess Media 1t will also be found.
when one scans the bloodlines of these
precocious youngsters. that the blood of
George Wilkes plays star part In the
dams Of each. and. in one case. through
a male descendant
For instance. Nervoio Belle. dam OF
Peter Volo. was he PAGER. Nervolo.
2'o4 IA. son Of Colbert, 2:o7 IL, by On
ward. Nervoio Bellies dam was a daugh-
tar of Bettertou. a son of George Wilkes |
Lady Wanetka's dam was Baron Lassie. |
by Baron wilkes. The blood of George
Wilkes figures again in the material !
pedigree Of Alma Forbes. for. while her |
dam. Alma Vista. was by Direct her
second dam was by Baron Wilkes \
Princess Media, fourth In the galaxy Of \
treat two-year-olds Of 1913. is an inbred |
Wilkes. Prince Mckinney. her sire, Is a |
son Of Mckinney and Princess Nelda's I
dam 10 by Axworthy.
In the three-year-old division of Grand |
Circuit colt trotters of 1919 we find Peter |
the Great represented only by his two
sons. Peter O'Donna, sire OF Don Che
nault. and Grey Petrus, sire of Peter
Johnston. which serves to emphasize the
power Of Peter the Great to sire early
speed through his sons. Don Chenault
carries Wilkes blood through sire and
dam, for Peter O'Donna's dam was by
Betterton and Chenault's. dam was BY
Baron Wilkes Grey Petrus. sire OF Peter
Johnston, had for dam daughter of
Onward. while Peter Johnston's dam was
} granddaughter Of Axworthy rakirl
INTO consideration the handicaps he la
bored under. the greatest racing colt of
Peter Valo. Lady wanetka. nor Don
chenault. I. seems to US the honor
Ihould 60 to the blind colt Etawah,
':W IL. who. though siGhtless and I'll,
Ought In every race he was In to the
ast inch Of the mile and closed the sea-
'on with, q. no to his credit 4
80 80 I,
Although son Of Al Stanley. a son Of
Todd. by Bingen. II was Wilkes blood In
III Seihs, comblneo with that or Elec-
ioneer through his sire and maternal an
'estors, that carried the heroic colt to
he wire In his hsart-breakins miles Al
3tanley's dam was an inbred wilkes
ctawah's dam an inbred Electioneer,
With the blood, Of old Nutwood running
Ike mighty current through his veins
and materially. John Boeen-
hott. Bean Rock Ala. has the honor Of
'rseding Etawah. and r. q. Jones. Of I
dsmphiA Tenn. the honor Of being his !
resent owner. Ia
Tho third In the three-year-old trot- {
Ing division 10 Barbara Overton. by
abb. son Of Bingen. and whose dam
J double Wilkes From these few ex- {
nipples Of early speed. breeders mayiI
raw their conclusions, and buyers Of II
oft trottsrs nay wen learn wisdom. II
} easy to figure what lines Of blood are
reducing what one needs The wilkes !
nd Eiectionesr blood wears like grants
> the years come and 70, II backed by
10 blood Of Aambino -Pstehin, Nutwood
nd Of earlier sires such as American Q
~ Hs1kx CAY. and ysrmoht Black J