Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13

not very competent baslv@, Dht 'lc A'n'Hs
effort winch sometimes supplies the place
| OF ability will be used 20 keep the stock.
az least approximately, at its standard OF
VI IL The opinion Of korsemen. however.
In e,,,te OF Mrs. Claws expressions OF self
depreciation. that tie fine stock IN the
Ashland farm is in the hands OF one VINO
understands II.
Mrs. John Stiuer, Of Detroit, - q woman
often spoken Of "a a proof Of womnn'e Mt
ness TO own and manage and breed irottlug
horses. She is very pretty woman Of
small erect figure. with far COMPLEXION,
fair hair, and bright blue eyes. She came
by her love Of trotting horses through her
husband. who ~ Che secretary OF the
American Association OF IrOtting-hoTsc
Brcedcra. Mrs Stjner has n farm 90 IN:
dianepOlis which she visits frequeniiy,and
where she personally raises good many
fine trofters. II was she who FIRST brought
the great PAGER Mestmon;, whose record IS
2.13Si, 90 the front. She owned WestDonb
and rode and drove him. She camo to be-
iieve be had speed somewhere III hlin.
and set about developing ~ with fufcesS
which enabled Der to sell lin ior q great
price.
IL is naturally the bluegrass region
which has produced she largest number OF
/ lannon's hOrsewOuen. One oil tho best
/ known. after Mrs Clay. - Mrs. Rhode Pat
| terson, Of Lexington. 1t was the oeat h 81
| a husband ia her case. ~ IN MIS-. Clay s.,
/ that sent her into the business OF morse
| breedinp. Her husband made his repu,a-
| tiou as the man who brought out Belle
/ Brassield, who trOttCd IN 20, when tnat
vGs famous record, and who aiterward
| was secretary II the Home Driving PARK
OF Pittsburgh, Pc. They werc
Pittsburgh family. lived there always
until Mr. Patterson's death. when
Mrs. Patterson went TO Lexington and
bepaf 70 raise trottors. She now owns
GOOD farm near The city, and rs dong
large business. 4 colt she raised IRON
Belle Brassfeld recently sold for 5000 at
one of Roses seics. she IS tho sole hcad
and brains of her stock farm. Ter son
Rhode IS gTOwing up under her care, ana
promises TO become q good hOrsemah III
time. She now is intrustIDg the training
of the horse 60 him, while she looks par
ticularlv after the breeding and the gene
rel and business management OF the Iafih.
One Of her horses is the PAGER Gasseuler'
who made 2:15 as q four-year-Oid. MIS-.
Patterson is making money. .,,
Mrs Augustus Sharpe - ideht.ned Wl1I
The Shady-Sidc Farm. three miles from
! louisville. THIS is o prosperous Stock
farm, where fine tTOtters are bred. u ha5
m annex of 93j acres on the IaVloTsVllle
road. also near louisville, and puts out
voluminous catalogue Of stock each year.
Augustus Sharpe. Che manager ana pro-
prlotur, Is making fortune oUt oi MS
| business. Ms. Sharpe docs not appear az
interested IL is we'll known, however,
! that she j. % thorough hOrsewoman and
contributes largely TO the success OF ne
| farm. So enthusiastic - she that
she accompanies her husband around
the circuits when their best horses are
racing When their GToenlander, WHO
holds a stallion record 81 2;i9i, was beaten
at Cleveland recently. Mrs. Sparpo burst
into an uncomfortable fit Of weeping ana
had to be conducted from the grand-stand.
The occurrence made 10 snail sensation,
since she is q tall and handsome blonde
whose striking appearance had previously
attracted widespread attention. since
then she has visited New York with he
husband ahd seen Grccnlander win ri the
Driving-Club races.
Miss Mamie Smith, Of Lexington, Ky. IS
generally spoken OBJ as ono of the luchle5l
women having 10 DO with trottnE horses.
She was the sole owner OF Red Wilkes, the
| famous son Of George Wilkes. She sold .
| half interest in him 20 {. VI. france for
| 9l2. 800 several years ago, The understand
| ING being that SIR France was TO manage
| Rcd wilkes in stud. Mi-S Smiths income
| from the famous s.alhOn's Studies has
exceeded $1,000 year since.
| ThCurb the women who nave gone INTO
raising trotting stock are few end lar be-
| tween the far 0erO'ees Of the last horse
and the light carriage are many. They arc
| little heard of, probably fOr the reason
| that fashion has turned its b9ck on the
| trotting-hoTse. The ladies who drive,
moreover. ore generally not seekers Tor no.
| toricty, md they take theIr pleasure IN a
quiet and unGs-uinug way. " one wants
to see them for himself, let him 90 to
Central Park i'm tie early forenoon and take
II seat 10y q pglmcWal driveway. II
Is generally too crowded for women
| To venture out in the afternoon,
| yot some do. and steer their turn
! outs through the throng Of carriages of
every sort with great sE.u. Manager l.. l..
| Curtis. OF the Winfield stables IN Fifty
eighth street. whore considerable number
! OF ladies kccpthoir horses. says that driving
| is becoming more popularWlth ladies every
| dav. Women love fine horses ana last
| horses. he says, and love TO own item.
| There are many women oil sian0lng IN the
| city who take great interest IN their horses.
| inquire about them every day, and give
personal directions as - their keep and
| care. Mr.. Curtis Is another one Of those
who believe that women are perfectly able
physically 90 manage thoroughbreds.
The carriage most used by women IN the
| Park and suburbs is the phacton, r.g1ed
| either SINGLE or double. Inns Is quiet ana
uuasSumiup. and. with ton raised. projects
! fine fair driver from impairment gaze rom
sides and back. The insmOuably proper
/ THING in Dh4ttCns Is an extremely heavy
vehicle which requires two strong horses.
| put the enthusiasts snap Their fingers at
! fashion and purchase Us light q ph0ctOn a.
Is made. and this. behind "a single horse or
pair, is the carriage you most often sec
driven hy ladies IN the Park. And very
often the expert VIII PICK out some remark
! ably fine horses hitched TO these modest
carriages.
! But tho women who love fast horses do
| not always coninc themselves 90 phac-
| tons. There rs one young woman OF
| striking beauty. who Is seen every day III
| the Park. but IS known 10y none who drive
there, whose ouh t y, from the horse
! lovers siaudpmnt, comp! etc. she elilcr
drives pair ot browns which can pnii q
WAGON g mile in 2. 40. or a single hay horse,
| which is the admiration of every horse
lover who secs hm. She bGs black phac-
( ton rs "a matter Ot course. when She uses
| either single or double, but She frequently
| drives IN the afternoon IN on AIRY road
wagon OF light wood. with EgAt leather
! finishings and brass guard. 4 girl who
report SAWS is her SISTER usually accom-
| panies her, ard a terrier ~ generally
! hid away In the turnout somewhere. when
/
! gold-trimmcd Siiyegs cutter which can
! hardly exceed siXtY-iiye pounds ia weight.
| No day Is too Icfny or snowy OK hOt or cold
! Tor this young woman 20 take her SPIN.
| She is always accompanied by some one.
| She drives for jho pleasure ot tls DIVE,
| and ol pleasant day Wiz spccdun Seventh
! avenue. over tho Dr age and often 10 and
beyond lonkcls Her turnout. with IT'S
| fine horses, OF course attracts 20 cad Of IL
tention. bat she never LOOKS 10 right or
| lett or notices people size meets except To
turn out of their way. Report has ii That
! she lives IN Madison dyenpo near the Park,
| aud Is the daughter Of "a weli-knoWa buh-
| ucs--man.
There is a lady who lives in The Navarro
! flats, whose husband was defeated candA-
, date in reconsideration. who lsscen nearly
every day drvinginthe Park. Her daughter
| usually accompanies der. Another lad, f. the
wife ot a banker. who lives IN Sixty second
street near Fifth avenue. drives pair OF
| eObs to an Engiish Z cart oy6ry morning.
A rcd-wheeled road wagon behind a
pair Of cobs is Looked Tor every morn
| Ing by the ha5itucs Of the Park drives.
/ Tho lady who handles the rClus knows