RECOLLECTIONS OF MEN AND HORSES 



Lockheart, 2.08^; Electrlx by Electioneer, out of 

 Lady Russell, sister of Maud S. ; Helen T., sister 

 of Arion, 2.07!; Franchise by Electioneer, out of 

 Nutula, sister of Nutwood; Red Cherry, 2.14^ (by 

 Red Wilkes, out of Madam Herr by Mambrino 

 Patchen) ; Rachel, 2.08J (by Baron Wilkes, out 

 of Willie Wilkes by George Wilkes) ; Elloree, 2.08^ 

 (by Axtell, out of Flora McGregor by Robert Mc- 

 Gregor) ; Extasy, 2.1 il, by Baron Wilkes, out of 

 Ethelwyn by Harold; Emily, 2. 11 (by Prince 

 Regent, 2.i6i, out of Barbara by Kentucky Prince) ; 

 Rosy Morn (dam of Boreal, 2.15!), by Alcantara, 

 out of Noontide, 2.20^, by Harold, and Welcome 

 Bunker by Mambrino King, out of Lady Bunker, 

 dam of Guy Wilkes. The death of Marcus Daly 

 led to the dispersal of the famous breeding stud, 

 and the sale was the feature of the auction, which 

 followed the November, 1901, horse show in Madi- 

 son Square Garden. 



Marcus Daly helped Montana before the world 

 by demonstrating that its grass and climate were 

 favorable to the growth of the highest types of do- 

 mestic animals, and that the lung expansion which 

 attended growth in open pastures was such as to sus- 

 tain inherited speed. Before the establishment of 

 Bitter Root Farm, the popular impression was that 

 Montana might grow indifferent cattle, but not race 

 horses of high class. When a clear-sighted man who 

 has given years of thought and thousands of dollars 

 to the collection of a stud representing the highest de- 



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