The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-22
CHESTNUT ELL STUD FARM.
A Herald Correspondents Visit 20 Erdcn.
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CHESTNUT Hill, PHILADELPHIA, Feb 20, 1873.
The loveliest suburb Of Philadelphia is undoubt-
edly Chestnut HILL In all my travels through tins
magnificent State have yet to see Its equal In
beauty OF landscape and landscape gardening.
Happy indeed should be the lucky dweller In this
beautiful spot. surrounded as he IL by all the ap-
pliances Of wealth and carsssed by Natures sweet
est smiles Prom Chestnut Hill proper the view
over the surrounding country Is truly magnificent.
The paternal acres OF the descendants Of the
Penns; the ripping streams that water the rolling
country the numberless varieties Of shade and or
namental trees and the waving meadows in June
make up picture OF rural beauty that ID not often
equalled even in
n.a PICTURESQUE AMERICA.
might dwell for an hour over the pastoral beau
ties OF the spot. but my theme this occasion is q
more practical one, but none the less interesting
to lovers Of that most noble animal.
Walking down Chestnut street the other day
met Aristides WEIGH, proprietor Of
THE BENNINGTON STUD FARM,
near this place. never meet WEIGH without ask
ing about Flora Temple, for he, you viii remember,
Is Foras owner.
"0h, she's WELL" he replied to my interrogatory.
''Why don't you come out and see herr" or course
promised to CO. and l went on the fifty minutes
past four p. M. train from Ninth and Green streets
on Saturday last BY SIX O'Clock I had received
very cordial show dyer" from ''Puser Welchn In
person, and had sat me down in the sitting room
by blazing wood fire to exchange
the latest intelligence on the al-absorb-
ing topic 80 near Mr.. WEIGHS heayt
He had just received intelligence from
Mr.. Cottrell, in Mobile, that Lyttleton, his hope
and pride among his racing stations, had been
permanently ruined for racing purposes while ex-
ercisng a few days previous. The letter was very
brief. 1t said the noble stallion had given way in
one Of his fore legs, at the etock joint This was
all: 1t was quite enough. Mr.. Welchs home was
| formerly known as
ERDENHEIA, OR HAPPY HOME.
The SHOWS and chilling blasts OF Winter have
robbed the place Of half its Beauties but a prac-
tised eye can easily see what 1t must be In Sum-
mer, Spring and Fail. An old, roomy, family man.
sion, on level plateau, surrounded by UNI.
brageous OAKS and many varieties OF cedars, deep
stream OF pure water just back OF the house. wend-
ing its way to the SchuylkIL The large stone and
frame barns and stables are 400 feet from the
house, on ground slightly elevated above the gar
den and drained toward the south. Here are the
CRACK STATIONS AND BROOD MARES,
first among which IS the peerless imported Lean
ington. Leamingtons record is too well known
In the sporting circles OF England and America to
require any notice at my hands AS the stable boy
stripped the blanket from this truly noble animal
and led him from the stall into the light could but
exclaim, al have never seen horse till this day."
Never have seen anything in the brute creation
King among kings-the first of his species. His
color seems to be rather rich purple as he stands
IN the stall when brought into the light It is a
dark brown. Sleek lOng-bodied, clean, faultless
limbs, unshOd; head erect and eyes OF fire. the
smoke OF his nostrils bore on its wings the breath
ings Of his majestic nativity. bennington is now
nineteen years old, and apparently good for seven
or eight years more OF life. N 4f-tt
Another fine stallion is Rysdyk, a bay horse OF
great promise, fine action and the sire OF two
other very promising colts.
There are number of other fine stations in Mr..
WEIGHS stud but none OF national reputation, save
LyttetOn, referred to above. fi
FLORA TEMPLE
10 now twenty-eight years old, and the dam OF
three fine cots-the first, horse coming four
years old; the others Milestone by bennington,
the other by Rysdyk noticed one of these dllies
with the same marks that distinguished Pantaloon,
an evidence that some or LeamingtOn's colts are
breeding back. Flora looks very well, and is be-
heved now to be in foal. Her back has sunk some-
what, but her eye has lost none OF It's brightness,
nor has her soul been tanned by years. Mr.. Bonner
and Mr.. Bruce have been thinking Of purchasing
Flora Tor some time past In fact, one of them did
make arrangements to come for her last week; but
she fell in the field, and, in attempting to recover
herself spralned her ankle. She will probably re-
main with Mr.. WEIGH the balance OF her days.
Maggie B. b. Will be remembered as famous
Kentucky racer; but she, like great many OF
them, gave way in her fetlock joint and her racing
| days are over.
for Miss Maggie B. Beck. daughter Of the Ken
lucky Congressman OF that name. One Of the
Clays was very much in love with Miss Beck, and
named his mare III her honor. Clay's alleged Pc
culiar habits led Miss Beck's parents to oppose his
suit, and she married q nephew Of Corc0ran, the
Washington banker. Two weeks after her mar
rage she died. SO It will be seen that a sort OF
mOurnful interest attaches to this famous flyer.
Maggie b. B. 10 the dam OF fine sorrel colt by
Leamlngton. This colt also has the characteristics
of PanualoOn.
Maiden is beautiful bay mare, with good record,
having won the Travers' Stakes at saratoga In
1895. She is the dam Of a largebOned, brown colt,
by bennington, named James A.
Lady ;.E,. Duke Is wen known nyer now In mr.
In these stables to-day is out OF Lady Duke, by
bennington. Lady Duke also gave birth to q fine
chestnut colt last Sunday night, sired by Leaning
ton.
Among Mr.. WEIGHS fine brood mares, all well
known, are Stolen Kisses. Lurline, Lady Sherrerd
and Sallie BOune, sister to LOngfellows dam.
Carrie Atherton and Morlachi, famous running
mares are also In Mr.. Welch's stables.
The dam Of LOngfellOw (Nantura) and Lida the
dam OF Enquirer, are now en- route to Chestnut
Hill II the representations OF horse wise people
some running horses in the next three Years that
will 'ast0nish the Jews" Can any hing be sug-
gested that will beat the get OF such horse as
bennington and Nantura, and bennington and
LdaY
The Parsons Mare is a fine blooded mare from
South Carolina, sent here by a south Carolina
promising brown colt Is the result Of the syndicate
Mr.. WEIGH has entered Tor the Jerome Park
1874 two splendid two-year-od FLIES, sired by
bennington. The one. Lady Bruce, brown, with
closer resemblance to her sire, so lar as she has
developed, than any horse in the stables. The
ce and White hind ee very graceful and re-
ported by "NOah," her Keeper as mare Of ex-
traordinary promise.
There are probably one hundred horses mares
and FLIES in Mr.. Wech's stud many OF them OF
great promise and none that is not far above me-
diocrity.
My stay at Mr.. welch's lasted until Monday
morning. AS 1t raned all OF Sunday we were
obliged TO keep the house, and you may believe
improved the opportunity to brush up my knowl-
edge OF horse nesh much OF which had lost since
Orange county and parted company:
The ten minutes past nine A. M. train from
Chestnut Hill, on Monday last, found me on board
evolving In my inner consciousness the pedigrees
OF all the horses had known, the incessant chat
ter OF the brokers ali around me occasionally
ing me to conclude that Dexter was the son OF
Commodore Vanderbilt, and worth SIX and 2I7h
and buyer go with privilege Of calling In his ped-
gree In favor Of Pennsylvania at 59,4.
HORSE NOTES.
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