House and Garden 
Denmark blood in the horses of his breeding. 
This Adr. Johnson is not doing because he fears 
the Denmarks have defective sight. This idea 
of Adr. Johnson’s is news to me, and to pretty nearly 
all the other Kentuckians to whom I have spoken on 
the sLihiect. While I do not believe the Denmark 
strain will add anything to the value of “ddarrison 
Chief” and “Indian Chief” colts as harness horses 
I do believe most sincerely that it is of priceless 
value to the horses bred for the saddle. It gives 
lightness of gait without detracting from the sub¬ 
stance; but the Denmark breeders have probably 
done harm to their type in the effort to get park hacks. 
As a result of Adr. Johnson’s breeding we present 
a picture of “Golden King,” 15 hands 3 inches in 
height a sorrel stallion of beautiful shade, flaxen mane, 
star and snip and one white hind foot. Adr. Alat S. 
Cohen of Lexington, says of him: “Absolutely with¬ 
out a peer in conformation, action and breeding.” 
And if Adr. Cohen does not know 1 should like to 
know who does. 
1 he tabulation is not carried out far enough to 
show “ Indian Chief’s” breeding. He was a Adorgan, 
being sired by Blood’s “ Black Hawk” a great grand¬ 
son of “ Justin Adorgan” through “Sherman Ador¬ 
gan” and Vermont “ Black Hawk.” In the pedigree 
of “ Indian Queen,” “Golden King’s” dam, it will be 
noticed that there is a Hambletonian cross. I do 
not object to this instance as it comes through 
r Kins, 
(Wil- 
•son's) 
■219(i 
f Harrison 
Chief, 
I ItiOfi 
L Dam . 
Parson’s 
Abdallah 
^Well's 
Dam 
f\\ej 
Yellow 
, .. . J .Jacket 
I Virginia 
^ Mare 
f Red 
I cloud, 
I 2197 
Indian 
Queen, 
29,52 
'Indian 
Chief. 
1718' 
Dam of 
^Wilson’s 
King 
Parson's 
Abdallah 
Dam , 
, Well’s 
Yellow 
I Jacket 
Virginia 
L Mare 
f Gov. 
Wilkes . 
Dam. 
• -1 
f Geo. 
I Wilkes I Indian 
I I Chief, 1718 
-I Daisy 
Burns. . 
(show 
mare) 
I Dam. 
( Wliirl- 
- wind. . 
f 
I Bird (un- 
I defeated 
I sliow 
t mare) 
I Indian 
Chief, 
1718 
Dam bv 
Red- 
mon’s 
Valentine 
Grey Mes¬ 
senger. . - 
L Nell 
Tucker’s 
Messen¬ 
ger. 
Galatin 
Diomede 
Julia, by 
Meade’s 
Celar 
“George Wilkes” whose dam in all likelihood was a 
“Clay” or a “Adorgan.” d he above is “Golden 
King’s” breeding. 
Adrs. Gerken’s Retirement 
T^IIK h orse shows in the large Eastern cities will 
lose in Adrs. John Gerken’s retirement from 
the game one of their chief attractions. Early in Alay 
Adrs. Gerken sold all of her show horses at auc¬ 
tion and they 
brought prices 
that were not 
at all c o m - 
Ill e n s u r a t e 
with their 
value a n d 
a c h i e V e m e n t s 
on the tan-bark; 
indeed some of 
them may be 
said to have 
been give n 
a w ay. It is 
quite true that 
horses “keyed- 
up” to horse 
show form are not admirable for road use and are 
likely in ordinary work to lose much of the style 
which made them successf ul in the ring. Why Adrs. 
Gerken retires I do not know. It has been whis¬ 
pered that she has become infatuated with auto- 
mobiling and has lost her interest in horses. I do 
not believe all of that statement, d hat she may like 
automobiling is quite possible; but that she should 
no longer care for horses seems preposterous. If this 
preposterous 
suggestion be 
founded in fact 
then this is the 
saddest blow 
the horse bas re¬ 
ceived from the 
bad smelling 
devil wagon. 
Adrs. Gerken 
bas long been 
acknowledged 
as the most 
accomplished 
whip and rider 
among Amer¬ 
ican w' o m e n; 
indeed she is in a class by herself. In the show ring 
she has won more than one thousand ribbons. Among 
these have been included about everything worth hav¬ 
ing. Ady idea is that she is giving up the game 
because there are no more worlds to conquer. 
Mrs. john Gerken’s Famous Team “ Newsboy ” and “ Shopgirl.” Now tlie property 
of Mr. Ricliard P. McCjiann, Lancaster, Pa. 
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