WALNUT HALL AND CRUICKSTON PARK 



lost the first and second heats to Zephyr In 2.08, 

 2.09I, and the third heat to Anglola In 2.10J. In 

 the fourth heat she took the lead at the start and 

 held It until the latter part of the mile, when she 

 staggered and fell dead. Miss Wilks witnessed the 

 tragedy which had saddened thousands of hearts, 

 and the driver, Harry Stinson, blamed himself for 

 asking the game mare to continue In the race after 

 she had shown evidences of physical weakness. An 

 autopsy showed that the heart was not sound. Sadie 

 Mac was one of the most perfect trotters ever foaled, 

 and all who read the news of her thrilling end were 

 moved to expressions of regret. 



Katherine L., who won the tyro for three-year- 

 olds at Boston, August 23, 1905, is a bay filly of 

 excellent conformation and good disposition, by Lib- 

 erty Chimes (son of Chimes and Gleam by Dic- 

 tator), dam GIsmonde by Gregory the Great, 2.23I; 

 second dam Kathleen F. by Wilkes Boy, 2.24^, and 

 third dam Betty Mac, 2.29, by Abdallah Mambrlno. 



In October, 1906, Miss Wilks won the two-year- 

 old division of the Kentucky Futurity with Kentucky 

 Todd, son of Todd and Paronella, best time 2.14I. 

 Miss Wilks has won many prizes in horse-show com- 

 petitions, and has made. In a remarkably short time, 

 Cruickston the foremost trotting-horse breeding es- 

 tablishment of Canada. 



Hill-and-dale Farm Is at Mamaroneck, N. Y., and 

 Is what might be termed a gem of a place. Mr. W. 

 B. Dickerman stuck to Bellini, 2.13^, when some of 



