The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-19
BULLFIELD STABLES.
MAJOR THOMAS D0SWELL'S THO
ROrGHBRED HORSES
4 PLEASANT Day At HIS HOME
STEAD
rnEHoRsrs ruAT MADE GOOD srEEi
A Special Train Prom Richmond Crack
ing Jokes and Having "A Good Time
Generally at the Majors Hos
pitahle Home.

Yesterday morning about 100 gentle
men boarded % special train at Elba Sta.
ton AT half-past Q O'Clock and proceeded
10 "Bullheld." I'm Hanover county, the
hospitable homestead of Major Thoma.
W. boswell, 20 attend the trial races OF
the thoroughbred hooicd running
horses for which this stable is so famous
The train consisted of three passenger
and one baggage car Among the gen
tlemen were Major f. + d. Myers COL
Palmer yice-preSident of The Atlantic
Coast Line Mr. H. b. Owen. Dr. G.. W.
p Brock. Col. G. OBJ. COwardin. Mr.. G.
y. Lanehorne. Mr.. Powhatan l.. Dupuy
Mr.. Willie Archer, Capt Charles Hardy
asd his brother, of Norfolk, who wert
accompanied by large number of gen
tlemen from that city, Mr.. Fontainc
Dewitt ail the members OF the Iucka-
hoe Club, and many others.
The gentleman had what is known in
Virginia free aud easy time They
were not hampered by rules of etiquette.
They saw all that was 10 be seen, cracked
Jokes, had "a good time, and particularly
saw what they were invited TO see-tht
trial races.
The following horses ran
OF Mr.. +. W D0swclrs stables-Mai-
denhair. five years old, Cousignee three
years old, Fauslna, two years old, Ur.
banna, two years old, Edmonia, three
years old
OF Mr.. r Bernard DOswells stables
Seedtick. five years old, Parihen0n, four
Z d 4. Q "a. n IlI
Cherry. three wears old. Long Time
three years old; Major Tom, two years
Old
The track was quite heavy, in consc
mence of the recent rains, but the time
made by the horses was very good and
entirely satisfactory.
The above-named horses of both sta
bics will leave the training-course 90
morrow, and will be taken to Washing
ingiOn, where they viii face the start iH
Washington ON next w cdnesday the 2ith
an the meeting of the National Jockey
Club. The meeting will last ten days
Subsequent 90 that the two stables will
be taken 20 Baltimore, thence 90 New
York, Saratoga and the other race
courses during the summer, and Will re-
turn to Virginia in October Probably
some of the horses may be sold in the
meantime. a. il seldom. if ever happens
that "Bullield fails to develop stock
that all lovers OF fast horses are not
anxious TO buy
After the trials of speed the guests
were invited TO taste of Major boswell S
hospitality. To those who know what q
virginia dinner is when presided over by
Ia Virginia gentleman il is needless to
describe it. TO those who don't know il
would be cruel 10 tell what il is. All
that could be found in or out of market
was served in that manner which John
Dabney, the caterer, alone knows how 10
DO. In honor of the Tnckahoe Club,
who held their meeting at Bullheld, yes
terday, the centre table was adorned
with a pillow and a wheclbarrow made OF
cut flowers by Mrs. boswell and her
daughters.
On the farm are number of yearlings
and quite number Of colts dropped this
wear The brood mares are of the best
stock. The sires are Ming Bolt, by Lex
ington, dam imported Ethan Lass !;
Heindel, by imported Mortimer dam
the great race mare Nandalite
The special train, returning, reached
thecity at o'clock p VI.
TUCKAHoE CLUB.
The Tuckahoe Club held their monthly
meeting yesterday at Major Doswelrs
farm, Bulfeld. The question discussed
was "What Breed of Horses Should
Farmers Raise The regular paper ON
the topic was read by Captain Frank
Guy, of Falls plantation, Chesterfield
county.