The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-23
HORSES And HORSEMEN.
EsVood The First Virginia Stallion to
Enter The 2.20 List.
MARGRLVE, HAROLD and DICTATOR.
Sam Purdy, 2:2O LIZ. and Norfolk Head
tho List Of Virginia Trotting Street.-The
AIamancs Fair Trotting Meeting.

known as California Patchen), he by George
M. Patchen. 2:231i. the greatest stallion OF
his day. Sam Purdy was great race horse
himself. His record Of 220]1 was made in
1876 and during his turf career thirty win
ming heats in 2:3O and better we're placed TO
his credit. His son. Three Tips. out of
Virginia Girl, by Hstzcl Hambletonan.
was first under the wire three times in the
stallion race and placed the 2:27 class to his
credit also during the same week at the re-
cent Exposition meeting. reducing his re-
! cord four and three-quarter seconds In the
sixth heat of race and landing the seventh
heat in the same time, 2:25H.
The gray gelding Strontina. out OF Madge.
! by ZerKle Engineer. began the season with
record Of 2:25l. which he hos cut down to
2:l9,l and proved himself race horse.
| Charlie c., 2:l9H, recently trotted the best
| race of his life at the Baltimore meeting.
| though by the performance he only sus-
tanned his well-earned reputation az slayer
| and campaigner. Captain Daingerheld's
| dead fayorite hns gained additional honors
this year from the fact that his sons and
| daughters continue TO enter the 2:3O list:
| Three new ones havs gone IN thus tar and
| more are liable 10 enter before the season
| closes. His list that have gone into the
| charmed circle thus far are the bay pacing
| horse J. s. L., 2:2sl4, the bay mare Lady
| Passmore. 2:25l4.
While Calhoun. bay gelding. has also
made himself standard by scoring mark OF
2.2Ss. and recently trOtted well-authenti-
| Gated trial of 2:19 at Baltimore. and If he
keen. right. with more experience, he will
| develop into q campaigneT OF theiree Tor oil
calibre. The foregoing remarkably good
! exhibit stands 10 Sam Purdy's credit IN
spite OF the poorest of opport unites. Du-
| ring the last few years some good mares
were sent TO his embrace. The produce
will be almost certain 10 show up In first
class style at no distant future and their
career will be watched with more than Ord-
nary interest.
While Sam Purdv stands at the head Of
Virginia trotting sres that may be clasSed
as the older division. the position being
measured by the performances of his chill
dren Oh different trotting tracks, the fair
minded observer must concede that Norfolk,
the handsome chestnut son OF Nutwood,
2:Iss4 and Lady Alice. by MambrinO Chief,
holds the ascendancy among the young slres
of the State. FOaled as late Us 1884, at the
early age of eight years he has entered the
list of producing sires by the performance
of bis three-y ear-old daughter. Miss Nelson.
2:28ll, who shares with Little Betz the
honor of being the best three-year old the
State has produced.
MY. joseph T. DkdiOu, VIM Auo hii'Ch
Miss Nelson in oil of her races. has great
faith IN the young mares future and be-
lieyes she will be a likely candidate for 2;20
honors next season and his opinion Is shared
by others capable of passing judgment in
such matters.
Another daughter. the chestnut marc Nor
line. four years old, out OF Maud, by Wood
bridge full brother to Wedgewood. 2.l9),
owned by MIR. Junius HI. Harden. Big Falls,
n. c., recently started in two races during
the same week at the Alamance Fair held
at Burlington, \. c., winning both in
straight heats. trotting third heat IN 1882,
her present record. made on slow half
mile track. When she strides a fair mile
track her owner believes that mark better
than $50 will be we'll within her capacity.
Miss Nelson ana Norline, with the couple
of two year-olds. Laura and Wood Bee who
won first and second in their class week be-
fore last constitute about all OF Norfolk's
get that have started in races-a very cred
table showing when it is considered that
his opportunities in the stud have been
limited.
Mr.. Junius II. Harden, of Big Falls. n
c.. writes that the recent trotting meeting
held at Burlington. n. c.. under the auspices
OF the Almanac Fair Association. proved
great attraction, and was the most success
iul affair of the kind ever held in that sec
ton.
In the yearling class. half mile heats, two
starters showed up in MARTINA. by Maceys
Hambletonian out Fhniena the dam OF Jean
Vatican. 2:l4), owned by l.. Banks Holt.
Esq. of Graham, and Lynn b. by Maceys
Hamhletonian. dam by Mambrino Patchen.
owned by Fashion breeding stud. Lynn Is.
won in two straight heats. Time. l5l and
lac.
In the three old class, mile heats, best two
in three. the entries were J.. Banks Hollis
chestnut stallion. Gregorian. by Prince
George, dam Bettina by Mansfield; Junius
ii. Hardlns brown stallion Esperanza. by
King Wilkes, dam Espcrence, by Harold;
Cock Robin, chestnut gelding. by Franklin
Chief, owned by Black Brothers, Raleigh,
n g.; St. Elmo, brown GeldinG. owned by
Joel Kinney, New Berne. n. &. The race
was won by Gregorian in straight heats
(time 2.471t. 2;44). EsperanZa taking second
money. The three-mInute class brought
out five starters as follows
Norline. chestnut mare. entered by j. II,
Hardin: Alsmance Chief. entered by George
Il. Stokhard Graham, n. c.; Black Jack.
entered by Captain Is. 7. Williamson.
Raleigh. Norline by Norfolk, out of Maud,
by Woodbridge. was first under the wire
three times, in 242, 2:44ls and PAT.
In the 235 class the four-yoar-old mares
Essc n, owned by j. H. Hardin. and Alice
Burlcw. owned by l.. b. Holt. scored up for
the word. Four heats were trotted. the
race going TO Alice Burlew by Charlie b..
2;25. The time was 2:3l. 2:3l, Pa The
first heat went to Essie n, and the time 2:31
constitutes her present record. She is 10y
John W. Daniel (sire of Little BetZ. 2:274).
and was formerly owned by S. Is. Nelson, of
Richmond
A number of other races were trotted off
during the week. but tho last and most i'm
portant contest of the meeting was the ESQ
class with three starters as follows:
j. II. Hardens chestnut mare Norline. by
Norfolk. dam by Woodbridge: George ID.
Benefits brown horse Brave Boy by Aber-
deem, dam by Dictator. and Mr.. Ross Black
Jack. The first two heats Norline won
without much effort. but the third heat
was horse race from wire to wire. The
brown son of Aberdeen went after Norfolk's
chestnut daughter In "A manner character
stic Of his tribe. but the young mare was
equal 10 the occasion, outfOoting AIr.
Bennetts stallion and finished the mile
in 232.
She starts this week at Durham, ". c., and
will very likely enter the $50 class list. Mr..
Harden owns two full sisters TO her in Win
ME Davis and Miss Donnan. Winnie Davis
dropped fine filly by Pamlico. 216s4.
during the past spring. and was bred to
Bourbon Baron (son of Baron Wilkes. 2:lS,
and Aradue. by George Wilkes. Miss Dom
nan will be handled next spring in her three
year-eld form. and is expected 10 show up
well. The success of the meeting was ex-
ceedingly gratifying to its projectors. and it
augurs we'll for the trotting interests OF
Aamance county influential residents of
which have paid much attention to the in
PRODUCTION of high class stock. both stations
and brood mares. and such generous expen-
dlture OF time and money to perfect the
OBJECTS sought for will in time certainly pro-