Breeder and sportsman . n this line, and the Livermore valley horsethat is a stranger to him is a very recent regret that the Breeder and Sportsman repre-sentative could not be present on this occasion andreturn thanks for the kind invitation sent this office. The appearance of the stallion Nutwood Wilkes2:16% is the subject of much comment at will be 21 years old on Monday, the 22d inst., butnot one person in a dozen would guess him at overten years of age from his appearance. As evidenceof this we submit the accompanying reproducionfrom a photograph of this stall
Breeder and sportsman . n this line, and the Livermore valley horsethat is a stranger to him is a very recent regret that the Breeder and Sportsman repre-sentative could not be present on this occasion andreturn thanks for the kind invitation sent this office. The appearance of the stallion Nutwood Wilkes2:16% is the subject of much comment at will be 21 years old on Monday, the 22d inst., butnot one person in a dozen would guess him at overten years of age from his appearance. As evidenceof this we submit the accompanying reproducionfrom a photograph of this stallion taken at Pleasan-ton last Saturday. If there is a handsomer stud inthe country we should like to know his name, andthat there is a better made one we do not and gameness, as well as great natural speedare qualities he imparts to his offspring, and these,with vigorous old age and longevity are the quali-ties most desired in horses. Last year was a greatyear for the descendants of this great son of Guy. NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16/2 Wilkes and Lida W. by Nutwood. His son Copa deOro took a record of 2:03% and was one of the bestmoney winners of the year. His son Nearest had anew representative in the 2:05 list in Highfiy 2:04%.His daughter Trix had a new representative in thesame exclusive list in Mona Wilkes 2:03%. An-other daughter, Oniska, is the dam of San Francisco2:07%, said to he the most likely candidate for cham-pion trotting stallion honors now on the turf. Hisson, Lord Alwin, sired Ella M. R. 2:16%, the fastesttwo-year-old trotter on the Pacific Coast last above record was never approached by anystallion, living or dead. Bonnie Antrim 2:24% has improved in looks greatlysince his two-year-old form. Henry Helman is gettinghim ready for his three-year-old stake engagementsand the colt certainly looks to be in fine shape tobegin work on. Perhaps the fact that Mr. McBride,his owner, took personal care of the colt all winterpartially accounts for the appe
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