The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-04

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| c,aIr of that city, the four-year-oid
chostrut more. Huntress. by Money
Hunter 2:25 ia, dam by Flyaway tslre
| q, Maud L.. pacing record, 2;3l), grand
dar, said 70 be by Ethan Allen. Huntress
is a mare of much finish and beauty,
with n fair turn Of speed. AS q TWO
vear-old she was given trial In wv
after which she got out Of shape ana mas
moi been trained since. This spring she
dronned a nllly by Whitby. 2:24 IA (son
of Hannis. 2I7 3-D. which afterward
died and then she was bred and is con-
sidered safe In foal 10 Mr.. Nelson's young
! stallion. Origin, by Norfolk, out or Glpsy
Wilkes. by Young Jim.
The following is a description OF an
improved horse stall. the merit Of which
consists In its simplicity, rather than
! otherwise: In the centre or the stall
a large box stall-a pit was dug eighteen
| inches in diameter, and three feet deep.
Into this was put cobble-stones the size
OF a horses foot. until they reached
the TOD. Three large, fiat stones were
added which just filled the top OF the
pit. A wagon load OF ground limestone
was spread around the outer edge of the
| stall. and raked toward the centre, giving
| II a gentle slope 10 this direction. over
| this was spread two inches of yellow
| clay, wei tTaHpeu- ne Stdii, HiiCh
| thus completed, has the appearance OF an
oval dish. and carries all the urine from
either horse or mare to the centre Of
| the stall and into the pit, where 1t grad
ually soaks away In the bottom Of the
| pit, and therefore no bad odor comes
| back into the stable, as is often the
| case where a drain pipe is used to carry
off the urine. Another advantage in this
stall is the shape, which more nearly
fits the horse while laying down, and re-
quires less straw.
Stamboul's mark Of POI IL. by virtue
Of which he is hailed as king OF trotting
stations remains undisputed, notwith-
standing the efforts of Kremlin to again
ascend the stallion throne. The latter
made two attempts during the past week
10 lower his own record Of 2:07 81. but
200 was the best he could do. And 1t is
very likely he will go into winter quar-
ters with his present record. Stamboul
has been peculiarly unfortunate in sOme
respects. but Of late fate has been kind
to the magnificent son of Sultan and
Fleetwing. Now that the season for
record breaking is about over it is almost
certain that he will be led into the sale
ring at New York on the 10Th instant.
king among kings by reason Of his rich
breeding superb individuality and mar
vellous speed.
Avena a two-year-old filly by Palo Alto.
pos 81, recently trotted TO a record OF
2I9 II, and entered that select circle OF
two. yea r-Ods which have gone into the
900 list She is a fast and game flly,
and if she keeps right will probably next
season make a bold bid for championship
honors in the three-year-Old division.
Her sire, the dead monarch Of Palo Alto
Stock Farm, after which he was named,
held a greater sway in the affections of
Governor Stanford than all other horses
at the great stock farm, not excepting
the mighty Elecuoneer, who sired Palo
Alto whose dam, Dame Winnie, was by
Planet, the latter a horse the name OF
whom Is dear TO the heart Of all true
Virginians, bred here in our midst got
by Revenue out of the famous Nina, by
Boston. His blood has been widely dis
seminated throughout the State by
number Of sons and daughters. resulting
in the formation Of tribe OF road and
carriage horses noted for endurance and
fine trotting action. This same Planet
mare Dame Winnie is not only the dam
Of Palo Alto, whose record of 2:0S 81 ele-
waited him to the first place among trOt-
ting stations in 1891, and whose worth
as a sire is evidenced by the performance
%
Winnie) has to her credit in the standard
list Big Inn, 2:23 10, and Gertrude Rus
sell. 2:23 ID. the latter full sister to
Palo Alto, and Paolo "a fve-year-old stall
lion who has taken a record Of 2:28 ga
this season and made himself standard by
performance.
Avena has this season been dividing
honOrs with that other fast twO-year-Old
ID,11 ~
owned by that mammoth establishment.
She is by the half-bred Electioneer stallion
Whips. 2.27 ID, out of a mare by Wood
burn, thoroughbred sen Of Lexington, by
Boston. AVena and Rowena are the only
Pacific Coast twO-year-olds that have
gone into the 2:20 list this season. Roth
are highly charged with thoroughbred
blood, a course Of breeding highly thought
of by Governor Stanford, and from which
some high-class trotters have resulted.
Egwood is at home again, and occupies
a comfortable box stall at Whitby Farm,
in Chesterfield county. He was shipped
direct from the Doble stable at Nash
vile, Tenn. and reached Richmond safely
in charge of his groom. The bay son Of
Egbert and Lucille Blackwood, retains
all of his exquisite finish and beauty, his
coat gistens like satin, and taken alto
gether he shows no effect of the seasons
training. Starting ont with a race record
Of 2:23, he Clipped four and a half sec
conds from that mark the first time he
was asked to do so. He goes into winter
quarters with a mark of 21S IL, which
Mr. Doble thinks he can reduced by sew
eral seconds. Mr.. Chamblin will take
several afternoon airings behind the hand
some bay on the Grove avenue and New
reservoir boulevard while the good
weather lasts, after which the stations
shoes will be pulled off, and he will en-
JOY let up during the winter
Mr.. s. B. Nelson, of this city, has sold
to Mr. O. r. Ford. of Boston, Mass, a
roam pacing gelding by John w. Daniel
(sire OF Little Betz 2;27 10. Also the
beautiful two-year-old flly Triple. by
Three Tips, 2;25 IA. dam Miss Lasster
dam Of Miss Nelson, 2:2S IA at three
years.. Triple and the pacing gelding
have been shipped to wilton Greenway
Havre de Grace. Md. Mr.. Greenway |
has been very successful with his stable
OF trotters this year. and under his able
tuition it is to be hoped that Triple will
prove credit to her dam. Miss Lassiter
Mr.. Nelson still retains the latter and
entertains great hopes Of her future as
a brood mare.
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