The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-11
WILKES BREWER, 2:05A

II Is usual Ipr man mile Track rot
tcrs TO attract national attention be-
fore they turn for the word on the
nile courses. There has been a few
of them, however, as was shown by
the splendid series OF races between
Kenyon W, Maron Reaper. ana Joe
! Bowers on the Illinois tracks in 1911
and which eliminated in a desper-
ale five heat contest at Ottawa. where
Joe Bowers after winning two heats
IN gee IA and All "A was beaten
by Kenyon w, in 2:os 8 4. 2:l4,
baron Reaper forcing him ont in each
of the deciding heats After this
race the ombination was broken UP
through John +. Dodge purchasing
Joe Bowers and taking him east.
Kenyon w, however. went TO meet
other rivals, Fair Maiden and Baron
Reaper being the only ones to show
II front of him during the balance
OF the season.
In 1915, he late Fred Jau1ison ap
peared on the double ovals with an
other sample of splendid racing ma
erial called wilkes Brewer. She
was a dark chestnut with flashy
white marklngs{ that had been raced
during her three and four year old
form with only fair success. -Four
first out OF twelve starts was all Thar
had been placed to her credit. while
she trotted third to Ames Aibingen in
L2:le at Lexington In 1915. wilkes
Brewer passed into Jamison's stable
ishortiy after this race ard she receiv-
ed the same kind Of Il wintering as
Single q, was favored with last year,
when he was relegated from one that
appeared have reached his limit to
ia champion.
Jamison's method Of training and
under it won eleven races Off the
reel, although for a time at Lima
! Ohio 1t looked as though Ernest hae
taken her measure with Ina Jay. Or
/ that pleasant July afternoon, lima JAY
won Two heats in 2.i21-4 anC
2.o9 IL Stanford being second IL
one and The Acme In the other. Or
the third trip. Wilkes Brewer came
through in from, in 2:0S la with lms
! Jay in the place, Also after w. }
Leyburn finished second to her in
2:l2 ia on The next trip. lima Jay
again took w the battle and forced
! Wilkes Brewer out in 2:0s "a, q
worlds record for fiftsl heat on c
/ half mile track. No one ever saw
/ trolling race Ike This GA TWO Lar
course and later on when the dauns
: less daughter OF Nutwood Wilkes ap
peared on the Orange Counly Circuit
she had every th4ng her own way anG
won her series at MCnroe, Goshen
and M4ddletown III nine heats, thu
fastest being finished in 2;0s IA.
! During The past two years. tn
activities of Wilkes Brewer have beer
limited to the nile tracks, except ii
two events. Sickness put a crlnp il
hex career In 1877 but last year sh
won five out Of eleven Starts and re
duced her record TO 2.o5 IA, wher
she defeated Mack torbes. BlancL,
Carter, Lotto Watls, and eight other
al North Randall. This Performance,
! also dropped Eer into Tho 2;ss CLASS
where she VIII appear with The frs
flight trotters in 1919.
While Wilkes Brewer IS an Obi,
product, she is one OF the mos
peculiarly bred trotters now befor,
the public, Like the old champions
Maud y and jay t.ye See. she Ia.
out ono cross of Irotting blood ui
The side of her dam Mary Bales,
mar that became conspicuous u few
years ago by producing the pace
Xontb I ever, 2.04 Ii Montjoy III,
sire ~ Mary Bales, WAS bred in Maine
lie was got by Gene.al Wlthers, a sol
of Almont and Bloom by Ashland
and out of the thoroughbred mar
Clvilla by imported Margrave. Moil,
j., the dam of Mary Bales. was also go
by gallopcr. her src being Waller
81 son Of imported Hurrah and Queer
OF Clubs by. imported Bonnie Scot
land. Notwithstanding this unusna
Inheritance, " AXES Brewer is pur,
gated trotter with perfect racirt
manners and in many respects re
sernbies Hazel Wilkes, which John
a. Goldsmith raced in the early nine
/ ties and which was like Wilkes
! Brewers sire got by Guy Wilkes.
+ wilkes Brewers card shows tina
during the past five years she ha.
s,arted In 10. 1.-TWO races OF which
lBae won twen one, WAS second il
one, third in ntne fourth in one ant
unplaced in tea. She has also sue.
ceeded in reducing her record each
season. Starting OFF with thre.
year old record of 2:17 ga made in s
fourth heat at Sidney, Ohio, she re.
duced 1t to 2:l7 Ia when she won a
/ Bowling Green. In her four year ole
form. Her five year old record o.
2:GS Ia was made at Lima. while n!
"A six year old she wen in 2:07 Ia a.
Columbu and last year In 2,o6 la a.
North Randall.