Lovers of the Horse 



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There ure over a liuiidred horses in this equine paradise, and Miss Wilks is known 

 to every one of them personally. She is a rare judge of harness horses and is a 

 fearless di'iver. 



Some of her favorites are: her beautiful mare. Lady Cresceus, daughter of the 

 champion stallion Cresceus, 2.02|; her world's champion team, Rhea W. and Easter 

 Bell; Katherine L., a beautiful mare by Liberty Chimes; Oro Lambert, a level- 

 headed youngster of rare ability; Kentucky Todd, three-year-old, record S.OSf, by'l'od; 

 Mograzia, beautiful level-gaited National Show champion trotter, by Moko. and the 

 famous primer stallion, Oro Wilks. 



^Nliss Wilks was unfortuiuite in her racing stables in the early })art of 1906. Al- 

 though she sent out a string of good horses in the spring, bad luck seemed to pursue 

 her, and, one by one, her horses met with misfortune, until it began to look as if the 

 Cruickston Farm would for that year be crowded out of racing records altogether. 



Miss Wilks has indomitable pluck, however, anfl notwithstanding her j)ersistent 

 reverses she went on with her training of Kentucky Todd and entered him for the 

 fall meeting at Lexington, where his phenomenal combination of speed and staying 

 power won for him the enviable title of champion two-year-old trotter of America. 

 As if this were not enough to redecMU the staliles. Mr. Wetherill, who manages the 

 breeding farm, won more prizes with his exhibits at the Canadian National Exhil)i- 

 tion, Toronto, than were ever before captured by a single exhibitor, not only in 

 the show ring, but also in the speed department, while at the famous exhibition in 

 Madison S(|uare Gardens he won three firsts and a championship, Mograzia fairly 

 carrying all before him. The same story has been repeated since with other horses, 

 the show-ring successes in 1907 and 1908 more than comparing favorably with those 

 achieved in other years. 



Miss Wilks owns more standard-bred horses than any lady in America or Europe. 



A I'AiK ui' -Miss Wilks' Stanuakd Bkeds 



