Breeder and sportsman . SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1882. SUBSCRIPTIONFIVE DOLLAItS A MAMBRINO WILKES—Owned by Irvin Ayres, Oakland, California. Our old friend, Charles J. Foster, editor of the New YorkSportsman has never wavered in his allegiance to the notedstallion who was the sire of the subject of the present illus-tration. From the time when he first made his acquaintance—and that was a long time ago, nntil he went the way of allhorses, he was ready to take up the cudgels in his had predicted a glorious career, when a foal he was nour-ished on cows milk with a
Breeder and sportsman . SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1882. SUBSCRIPTIONFIVE DOLLAItS A MAMBRINO WILKES—Owned by Irvin Ayres, Oakland, California. Our old friend, Charles J. Foster, editor of the New YorkSportsman has never wavered in his allegiance to the notedstallion who was the sire of the subject of the present illus-tration. From the time when he first made his acquaintance—and that was a long time ago, nntil he went the way of allhorses, he was ready to take up the cudgels in his had predicted a glorious career, when a foal he was nour-ished on cows milk with a dash of old rani to give it flavor,and gloriously the colt fulfilled the promises. He was theforemost trotting stallion of his day, and after giving dueweight to the circumstances attending his life, it can be safe-ly said that he ought to rank with the best of any day. George Wilkes, first called Robert J. Fillingham, was bredby Harry Felter, Newburgh, N. Y. He was foaled in 1856; I by Rysdyks Hambletonian, his dam Dolly Spanker, by Hen-ry Clay, his second dam by Bakers Highlander. His trott
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