The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-16
TOUCHING THE TURF.
BABCOCK'S BIG SALE OF BLOOD
60 BEAUTIES YESTERDAY.
Dissertation About Blue Blooslrd
Horscs-Onc OF Mosby's Old Rebels
Gives the Public an Opportunity of APP
,,..t.tiu, Geuuinc Har.e Ilc-h
prcciating Genuine Horse Flesh.

strange to say. these men were not born
about the time such pregnant historical
events were being enacted.
But this j. only one side of the quc,-
ton. and ~ il must hc q singular question
that has but one side. and long lane that
has no turning. there can be- but little mis-
giving. in going back twenty five years.
rc>urr~ctiug some things that really was
done and letting the public be- Informed
thereof.
Very few men in Richmond. that is men
who are familiar with the earlier anti-bcl-
lum DAYS. will fail 10 remember \. g.. Bah
cock. lie j. man Of the most pronounced
opinion. His stand in public matters has al
WAYS been lciicrcd ~ distinctly that "A blind
man could determine his whereabouts.
He was rebel and this word j. used adj
,iscdy. II i exactly an explosive cN-
preston when fitted to Babc0ck. lie he
onged to Mosby's command. and was one
of the select men that composed No,hy
| tonfcderacy
When the tough fight for the supremacy
of the states ended Mr. l,abcock came 10
Richmond. put his hands Ia toll and made
money. He amas>ed competency. bought
u farm about six miles from Richmond and
settled down 10 work a. an old-ia~lioncd
| irgnia farmer
MIR. Babcock's taste led him lo pay cspc-
/
He loved horse, BECAUSE. while IN war.
astrdc of one. he had known how useful
such an animal could be-. His means per /
mittod him 10 indulge his taste. and down |
there on his farm hc cultivated his prefer
cncc for genuine. purc-bloodcd stock. lie |
realized all HAT could Ice expected. ana II i |
moi saving more than can hc warranted |
when the fact j. made known that M all /
probability Mr.. Rahcock had stud of the |
! Il slfl
| known To formal turf circles i'm the state.
Recently Mr. Bahcock made up his mind |
to dispose Of his stock. The sale WAS Joy /
no means enforced. for Mr.. Iabcock'-
means shuts OIL such 4 sentiment. lie /
wanted some one else to take charge Of hi- /
beauties and make their talent tell. CON |
~equontly hc adyert-eda sale of his blooded |
stock for Yesterday.
II was dripping morning. The road io !
RahcOck'~ farm was muddy wet and nasty !
and the bleak wind went shi,oring into all /
who hraNcd il. All the same. however |
eoodlv crowd collected and they all re-
cci,cd hearty welcome. The TnlF~
always ON the look ont had a man there. /
and hc watched the proceedings.
Without di>paragcment tO others. 10 may /
Dee safely asserted that Major T.. Il. 'ook is /
one ot the most plausible and in>idiOu- men !
in the city when hc undertake, Ia present /
the merits of anything for sale. lie has /
kindly face. can talk to grown men in per- /
sua~i,c lingo that j. touching and. while De- /
j. not ~ Young ~ some people who were |
born few wears ago. h6 is 80 chir1ppN and /
nimhlc i'm the use of his tongue that Doe /
makes a bankrupt feel that hc held Foriu- /
natu,' purse.
Mr.. l,ahcock had him to do She talking. |
and be- did il we'll
The horses were brought oui. The wind |
! A 81. ia
spaitcrod it, wet hand ON the spectators. /
bat Major Cook held them. and the sale /
went on honestly went ou-ior Bahcock /
cannot do anything that j. not honest Poor
fellow. he never made himself familiar |
with sNindlc. else Doe had been "a millien-
airc.
The first horse brought oui and pat mp
WAS ~aladu.
Nov. gentlemen" said Major Cook. /
keep Your eve ON the catalogue. We put /
up ~aladin. good name. and our terms are /
cn~y. wish Ia SAY that have made "a
- .cial agreement with Nj. Babc0ck. ~0 far
"a terms are concerned. AZ my earnest -o-
hcitation. am authorized 10 give YOU hci- /
ter terms than perhaps You expected. All /
sums Of SllN cash and for Your special /
benefit can say. that all sums over 500
are cash
>aadin was then paradcd. H. was "a
beauty and his pedigree read: li-M bay |
horse. rs hands inch high. foaled in l~~j. |
Bred 10y \. G.. BObcock. Cedar Lawn. Hem /
rico county. Va. sire fauguicr. son Of llct- |
zelI. lIamhctonian. 10. hy Ry>dyk- Ham |
hlctonan. no.. and fun brother 90 todd !
smiths celebrated tr0ttins sire. Volunteer.
, sim. of ~ Vith records Of 2..n and better. !
he j. al~oa full brother 10 the mo- less dis
tinuli-hcd sire OF troticrS. sentinel. Dam
Belle hy Curle- son Of Revenue. hy inn
ported Trustee. lie brought good price.
hut not li- value.
Next wa, Willie. our Willie" and hc
ran mp i'm the pictures. Here il his stand
ine: BAY horse H. hands D.. inches high.
| foalcd lS~j. sire Fauquirr. son of lletIclI- !
liambcionian 10. boy R>~dyk'~ iiamhio-
ionian. 10. and full brother to Goid-mitll'-
celebrated tr0iting sire. Volunteer. sire at
~ with records of 30 and better; he is also
"A full brother Ia the no less distinguished
sire Of troiters. sentinel Dam Bette. hy
Young kos~uth. son of smiths ko~>uih, hc
10y Long Island Black Hawk.
| The purchaser got a bargain. even ii the
price WAS steep.
"lIcrc we have Maggie Mitchell" shouted
the auctionccr. Maggie did not l0ok like
she was ON her way tO AN evening enter
taimmcmi but her hloodod qualities were too
potent to dWindlc into in-i-nifcancc. and
She was Knocked down az round sum.
Mr. Babcock differs from his old conn
mander in politics. bat he loves his mili-
tar, fame. He. in small token Of esteem.
has colt that he has named Colonel
| M0sb ~" Read his pedigree.
BAY Colt. f0alcd. l>~>. Bred hy \. g..
Hahc0ch. Cedar Lawn. lIenrico county. Va.
Sire Ely-ian. Ahdallah. ll2l. son Of Lakeland
Abdallah. hc 10y Ry-dyk'- Hamhletonian. !
TO- Eksian Ahdallah was iUalod in 1911. /
tine property on Charles :. Dole. E~q., Of
CRYSTAL Lake. ILL.,. and j. entered in
Wallacc'~ Sud Book H. standard bred. |
with the number ll2l. Ills sire Wa-
RN-dNk'~ Ilamhlctonian oui Of In /
chantrc~,. which make him fun brother 60 |
Harold. the sire Of Maud =. 2:ON /. The
dam of Elysian Abdallah j. The mare Ro,in. /
Nellie. by 1assius VI. Clay f~irader~l. !
better known is being the dam of Nlambrino /
Boy. record 2.2Gi %. hc the sire of the great
! ihrcc-Ncar stallion ANtcll record 2.li. III, /
| second dam j. by Bcrihunc. 1865; third dam /
bv Rather. 2OOO: fourth dam 10y imported /
/ spread Eagle. Dam Emma. >ir fauquicr. /
son of lIctzcll's IIambletonian. 10. by /
| kN~dNk's llambletOnian. lu. a full brother /
10 Goldsmith's celebrated tr0tting sire. |
Volunteer. sire Of 2G with records of 2:3o
and better al-oa fun brother i0 the no les |
| distinguished sire Of trOticr-. sentinel.
And thu, the sale went ON. such an oc- |
ca-on ha> not been known for years ~ IT.
| ginia and il is a commentary upon the /
times that horses of golden eildrd strain /
should have been put up and knocked down /
for few paltry thousand dollars right here
where Hanover. ilcnricO. and Chesterfield /
countc, used 10 sling in small fortunes for
good horse flesh. Where are the sons Of the
| Napoleon Of the turf. William r. johnson:
4 good many of the horses were with
drawn. Mr. Babcock prcferrng Ia hold |
them rather than sacrifice them, ana ~ hc
j, able 10 do this. he WAS exactly right.
Death of Mr.. p>hur.
| Mr.. Lewis Ip-hur died Monday afternoon
| at > O'Clock AT Newport News. The cause
of death was typhoid-malaria. from which
he. had been sufferer for some three weeks.
| Mr. -nshnr WIS until a few Nears since u