Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-17
MORE HORSE TALK.
LAST WORDS ABOUT The VIRGINIA
SACE-HORsE POTOMAC.
Long Island Races In tsio--What Potomac
mid in His Old Age In
Kentucky.
10 g,e Editors ofae Turf, Fie'd and Farm
ADNaDoN. Va, August /. 1890.


roNo-TsIASD RACES IN 1910.
have fallen by chance upon an interest
inc letter which WAS written in 1910 by
British army officer serving in Canada, but
onav visit % New York. who was well up IN
turf knowledge. The letter was not pub
hshed until 1882, and find II IN number
Of the old English Sporting Magdinefof that
year. The writer says:
Having letter ~ Introduction 70 VII. ko'le,
ssp1rIug chAfAc' or OF New lork. aconl aule
Bio o. = farm which 10 had 10 Lons lsisn y :.
at.ut fvauty miles disihni. whore ne h,p. nls
moe i.rm.foase In . donendlI situation was
shown some very good brOof-inares OF aiHetoh'
descriptions: two thoroughbrc1S Drown oy
naranoi, anl a chestnut ny koYaisi' son % Isl
train They wrro botb ont oi Virginia mares
derived from some 81 our best hlo0d--FlL' Dra'
goo, Uu1k8rd. blOmei. Tickle iouy' shAi T.
&C.. but ! Ola not taso down ther eAaci pe1l-
grnes Tho Bafonet marc wa ~ reclng-ilAe an
aulnlsi 49, sou could look a. Ihcy we're Ia i0si
90 expedition hy Pegasus uuf 90 = -uNe'
ave bad iutoudo1 ronrnirg 90 Ne" tofk 'o =
lsta diunor, but mo air oi loug isihhd i"'
agreed ~ vol with mo HAT @ Dali became IN
-.-atlee aud We stopped a. a small tavern, what
81 England We should call helgo hie-hoAsc.
H.rc also The landlord was "a character as a
sportsman, having been We ies1 o"heI o, "a
Ncsseure-, y tou of Mambriuo, ana who hsl
lea behind him numerous progeny ana NcIi-
deserves tame. Tho old horse had dicd year
previous, but to had con OF hls out OF ~ ~
fr4ush imported rhorOughbrc mar" -!
Cousgsr, nor dam by heurcI', VINO va
vs-y strong, powerful horse uoa ,ig
: ItIo snur IN TIE head bn1 u, =;
tlu seeking what 40 might acF1lr Me "ei" ~, ~,
tfers VA rrtfIus bus pork AMI pprgies lho
latter "a. made olt o. ho nsn Vh.I ~. -
with consigned 20 the pan. j" l' ~ 49, s
we'll - , can should c'1 ,',.o S.,,s.r ~
whether 10 vac mat unrlFHu' rA". q %, =,
tn.tr own g.,.inr-.. or Dnth. Rue" uoi, but ~
She t.uo thought tIcm iAe U's' H'H ''V'
81 ,l,nsssed the races ~ Newmarket court
house. D. L. on Han rfIl Plains NoWHeFkst ~
about sixteen miles from rev oIh ~ th' u' ~.
% ito risius, one OF ono Aps' .Dn'l1s 80
ua.ksO naturally clear gfonnns IN VIC liOu'
At.Hat t.u,a 10 consisted nuiI ~ tho Courthouse
fsrfe, WcI-huui rrirs ouu1ing ior we lu ,s
sud ORA 70 ceuuiy purpotns, ana itW rDnt'' -
houses. me principal oi Hfirh "a. iaVrIu' "
place con DO bet CT cai' l'atel ior ih.o- ene
uau.ue-grCgu1: bur. as utusi on over = hfIl.a'
they IaI ffaEcl rlf clfchS chhDiy ulID
round. whrr5 30 requires uo ghost 70 lnieII. ny
-.. "a ..ri-irfaI Win surh matters tuat horse
never can boo put o. tis fuu eAcrl"h' b"lhs
sIunrs on ITO turn, tho rlu-lu oven beihb Vn
b, -,rorrn fn,ro vas avery fair sum 81 money
O.. boz rlr for an oaca OF three days, % was soon
a--ertal1eI we mIrht expect out Liuo spoiI
Tr.rs were fust two " Kings 90 hcnuord M.
j. %. Bond, from fhiaieiph one Of INC prlnei-
I'll Amtr.ca1 turnt.s of She day, aud Major
..Ies. ~ oyster Bay. in ne lslhui' VINO was
INFORMED was p. ft~HiAuf 40 "'' "fi"l az '.'
..r-vfU wore o bring anything % he pos
v- H.rl's horaos were 81 tho Inn under me are
% II.tUef. "a lOra-hlrCmau, "u0 uhI been r.
e'rma...y brought up ~ htIiletsm, ana VINO
fe,iau TON eui traiuing stables a 10" miles
lt, fr.t DAVIS raoe was for a purse q $50,
vi. a brought Co no scratch Mr. bou1 nay
l.r-e Bright fhubls, ~ Mc-sehFeI, .tn. ny
oregon. 49,. nro years oil, rode bY a lad of Tue
Lars ~ Dutte who, having been brought ny
r.-- NdI.cham ty Hughes, Io-luvty cnuld
ritf. rnl Mgi1r 'oloss Fray marc NiH'i uhui-
o.. whose u. iirraF Has was not Introduced 10
.lt.r Coles. could not ASCERTAIN. Inc morse
a Snowy. strong allnal. fnyu4ilu- moro OF th'
LulIer il HIpearaucc-"ss iu up-lop cohll'i'h
soil tlrleI ult iu hil pai u. 4lAt5. mo lu"it'
-f.TIug moro ~ tle racUf. was 200 hlEn' oDih%
urt.r tr~ a.. pieces % regular yokol, 90 fll-
Gan Is child who could just flt am nom ,h'
Ono consequence WAS inaf bright ih"ous' ilNV
hi. uame-saso iumiuary, would brook no conpe-
luuu Ru1 ifft most uuEHHAnt} no 4ti u"hi7o'
~ t0.a ll.I b., q, How luW shc could. There was
some good t-as betting 300 small sums 70 we
utter ruin apparently "i some ot ln' isiaN.,lr'
WHO se-rleI o. hold the gal amt Major iuNalnef-
alba Ius distance was fuug miles VOur vines
round. hests. She re'e dead slow.
"Nerf day.-rtsrt e ~ $50, Mr. Bond g bay geld
frg gl.ft.r.uy Pun Do, heoi, uhl M2llr CORES
grav mare sister t0 MIXERS DRnscl, four years
gd. Hero tho islanders were coch-sute' anu
Che Oystcr-Bay lads iu particular determine On
shnuI. tue distance throo miles, meats. thls
80 something like race, but totucs IlllNs
brought Oh soldier lu each heat nrsi, ~ a heal
tu mo n-st, au1 length 90 tie second. lie was
avery neat racing CHOKING horse.
"IIiri usy.-furse OF t2Jp' Mr. bohas pay
hors. Telescope by Potomac NTginiah' h'lo-
grtler ycry handsome and iu exec lent tonll-
Son. dsfa1coi b., another gray Of the Major q, in
she 1rsj lr.t two miles,.
"Tf-rs was d very good ordinary each day az
tie tavern. where. DO $40 company VAS not very
collect, fhcy wsfo 20 least quito inouenriVe ID
tleir conduct: they we're All wei hofsed,
vtsthnr riding or driving. one in particular
f.. HrH
England would have brought any price from ms
~ rlOrIlnary figure Hui action We tal
i.fmeIa party ot half dozen, and We went
rarr evening Co.. hockaway, p small NilhGe ON
So sound celebrated as q bathing place, where
v- PASSED our tlme pleasantly, drinking excel
lou. clamIaguo ind playing billiards"
! need not apologize for the length of
U.s.ytfact from so far and Intelligent a
writer 10 IS of historic interest ami Sly
f.erce. Was the strong horse. ugly and
spur Iu the head and neck ~ that old Ab-
dahl IN. rou of Messenger, who was SIRE OF
Ir.t.L Uambletouian, and progentor
~ tae most famous Of tho great family
.. American trUtt.r8y The letter gives ms
rr. introduction Oh Young Miilcr's Damsel,
.a.f-..t.- of American Eclipse, who was
l Iurt. slu of doomed. Her dam the
elder l.I.r- ilU sci. through THIS son be-
sa.rOue % tleuu.t noted matrOus ot the
American Etul-Hu.k. 10 seems That,
OBS bright fUu.us, ihe horse who had hdd
t.rrr. good luck ,i beating SIR Archy
a. Ml.N..-r.U CITY $50 the only race sir
AI,hs ever lH-t. tut lost while stIll suffer
ir. from tHe effects ut dlstempcr. Mr.
Bonds trainer was brought up az Middle
Ilu. . Yorkshire. England, where Mr..
Croft ,.e great trainer aud turiunan, held
ftat i.~ ualF years Nr. Bonds trainer,
f.l tla stab. of NlIdleL8m, was sure
i1 lupar' to bus horses every advantage
that experience and SSH could BRING 10
thor $50. and young Ailler's Damsel lost
fI. lTfI- reputation from the beating
winch Nr Bonds trainer and Jockey gave
ler rather than that secOnd-rate son OF
huE Bright fAWbus.
roIoMAC's COLT DISTANCES THE FIELD.
But what chiefly caught my eve in this
English officers letter was the race of Po-
tlmlc's son Telescope. 10 was the way OF
pot1macs colts and hlliCs not merely 70
beat their competitors. but 20 distance
tls.u. frequent Instances OF which are TO be
met with IN the mDagre records OF that
cag. thereby filing the EdgaTs Of their
day with much anger. 10 was the way, 1t
was the habit, OF this great -re'5 offspring
T. initiate his own habit when on the turf
Of ALWAYS beating and often dlstanclng tho
runners with which they were matched.
During the war If lsl2-I5 and the sub
ae0ueat years OF severe financial depression.
ratIng was IN q very LONG, dark night. Sir
Archy remained ina Virginia ready TO entor
up.u that wonderful career In the stud
which gave hlm "a reputation az great as
t.at uf any horse before or since IN Eng
land or America. Potomac had LETT Nir-
e.n.a and gone TO Georgia, where he was
lost iu 0bscurity for ten years BY some
chance he was brought II suppose about
l-U. aged about seyeutceu) % Kentucky.
where hc made few ss4.ous IN the last
years of his life. What did he do there
ml he there "injure the breed Of race
horses Ia al eminent degrect'
roroMAc's RECORD Is KENTUCEY.
] shall let a correspondent Of tho Turf
Frf and Farm, signing himself Irobor.
and dating from Blnnsyllle. Miss, on Do
comber &, 1889. answer. tlls letter was
published iu the TWf, Field, ard Farm IN
January last. but, though dated before not
ultl after my own defence OF Potomac
blood had appeared III your columns. OF
course / could not have seen ~, and knew
not of its existence. Treb0r. 50 lar from
attempting 20 yindicute Potomacs pedi-