Wilcox, J.M. [horse owner]

Defender, Record 2:26 [advertising brochure for trotting stallion]; Defender, Record 2.26, son of the great George Wilkes 2.22 will make the season of 1885 at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

N.p. Evening-Leader Steam Printing House, n.d. [1884?]. First edition. Soft cover. 18p, 2 ills. Stitched binding, possibly removed from a bound volume. Stiching is secure. Good (covers smudged and stained, especially along spine; old chewed spots along stitching on back cover; small stain on title page). Item #15885

Description of Defender and his lineage; texts on the Hambletonians, Black Hawk Family, and Thoroughbred blood in his family; texts on Defender himself ("his success in the show ring" and his short, "criediable" racing career); several testimonials. Also a short statement on "The Need of the Hour" for dual-purpose track and road horses.. Much of the brochure focuses on his sire, George Wilkes. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate.

Price: $25.00