The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-24

.,ock farms are 10 be found oil over 'ne
State many Of which are yearly son that
ont horses. both runners ana fV.'o ~,
90 Inning we'll earned fame Tor tneH-
selves. their owners, and virginia
GREAT VIRGINIA Two-YEAR-oLp.
parbsns the proudest representative OF
the running class Is that worthy son
100, s,re MorelIo. who added new lustre 20
his r,cent victories by winning the two-year-
old race At Brighton Friday. A feW iorA
paper describes his triumph "a fei,ows:
THAT grand colt Morello gave the QUITO 1
n taste OF his form in the second race: Inc
bio fAllOy Was al odds on favorite Tor the
t,.o-vear.old race. although he was carrying
f9f hounds aud conoeding thirty pounds TO
many OF mis- competitors. Fitzpatrick had
the mount. and when Mr. Rowe dropped
tho Gag the speedy and light-weighted MAJ
guerite shot 10 the front and opened gap
Of seven or eight lengths IN the run
70 the turn. Moreilo in fifth or sixth place.
and pocketed At the beginning OF the
npper turn Fitz found al opening, and the
way Morello left tho field and overhanleo
Marguerite wss appalling. Halfway home
he had the flly beaten and coming on won
LaudIly In the very fast time OF l;OI74.
Marguerite was second and brookdale thiTo.
Morello ran the quarter around inc upper
turn In 23l< seconds and after tbs race
Fitzpstriok was wild over the son of kolus
What two-year old will beat him for the
Futurityy' was q common query yesterday.
FAMOUS VIRGINIA TROTrER DEAD.
IN the death of Palo Alto, which occurred
at the farm of Senator stanford hisI owner;
Thursday psssss SWAY the Tnost celebrated
trottsr bearing Virginia blood.
Palo Alto was bay horse. foslod IN 1882.
and bv right OF his record, 205s4. was tho
unguestioned king OF trOtting stations HIS
record. indeed has never been surpassed
/ except by Sunol 2:0sa. though 10 10 the
came as that Of Maud ;. he was regarded
| as one OF the most valuable horses IN the
| world, and his owner held him beyond
price He was bred by Senator othndiord
| and was by the great FleetIopeer aud out OF
| Dame Winnie. a thoroughbred daughter OF
| Planet Asa race hOrse he was distinguish
! ed for his gamensss as much IA Tor ms won
| derfui speed, and at the stud he promised
/ to be q grand success. His colts are III
| young. but already indicate That ne was COS
! tinod for the highest honors as progent,i,tSor
| but for his uptimely death. His loss Will De
regarded by breeders and horsemen gener-
| ally as O national calamity.
phIY WANTS c. ". JOHNSTON.
| ] N. Brown Il Co.. Of Fort Worth, Texas
! has given the refusal OF their great unbeaten
! two-year-o,d brown colt, y. ". Johnston.
! full brother 10 Huron by Iroquois, Bru-
nette by Bonnie Scotland, to Starter Shen-
! dan. who wes acting for Marcus DAILY. the
Montana millionaire. The price is $50, 600,
[ which is the highest price ever set upon a
! Western twO-y ear-old.
( The great colt is a Futurity candidate.
| and this is one Of the principal reasons Why
Daily desires to add him TO bis great stable.
! Ii is thought the great colt Will surely
/ change hands tomorrow. as the pTioe naked
! lie not out of line with his showing thus lar
on the turf and his future prospects.
| Al ACCA STOCK FARs,
| Aoca stock farm has now in training
| tweuty-four horses and colts They arc pro
| pairing heir premier. Wilkes stallion, Wilkes,
| No. " I2S, son OF Jay Bird,sir of the cbau.-
| pion Allerton record, 2Os11 .es Their entry 10
| the Virginia State stallion race 70 be trotted
at the Exposition this fall. This stallion IL
| showing a great deal of speed, having gone
| An eighth in seventeen seconds ZIG gait,
quarter az 2:26 gait, Three lips,
| tho winner OF the stallion race
last year. will be campeigned
in the Eastern circuit thus fall. Acca has
shown the fastest quarter on tho farm this
wear having gone quarter IN 35t5 seconds.
| lie ms repeatedly gone in So and 81 seconds.
They expect to place him IN the $3.50 list
this year.
ZFLLA p. AND BLsoTRToN.
1 /0llh b.. tnc CLhUlpiOh bhb-1 vi
| lsst wear. is eiung up in good form, having
trotted mile in 294,4, last quarter IN 81
seconds. She will be started in oil the i'm
uortant three-year old stakes Of the Eastern
| circuit. EiectryOn, No 1924. grandson Oh
| the famous ElectiOneer. IS working remark
ably we'll. having gone mile In 2.45. and rs
| q three-year-o is considered one OF the
most promising horses on the tarm- lie Is
one OF the handsomest horses Of his
/ -. L. Ctoia haipy a Yfob mAhnQanV bAV
no white standing slxteen hands al the
runp and fifteen and three-quarter hands al
the withors
Among the FLIES ir training especially
noted one, handsome yearling FLY, Ellen
Caskie, sired by Wills. This Is the most
remarkable flly Of her age that | have ever
soon. She can easily speed ALSO gait, and
should be sure winner OF the Yeerhng race
this fall. Her action is nearly perfect, Goine
with that easy. frictionless gait that vii
some day carry her very last
PINE STALLION.
II Willis. her sire, will average his get az
good as this one he will prove himself on,
of tho foremost sires of this country. His
weenlings. as seen in the paddock, are the
best shaped, best formed and muscled that
] have seen this season. Another very
beautiful hlly WAS 1ippie, swo years, sireJ
by Three Tips dam Lassiter, dam o.
lrma. This FLY was sent hal
AT a 2:bo gate this spring. and then turned
out She will be taken up the list OF Angus
and be prepared for the two year-old fal
races One Of the handsomest three year
old FLIES / have seen this season il
Lila. sired by Egwood. record 2.23
out of Hoge granddaughter Of Nam
fine Ally She beat the great Sim
mons colt last year as a two-year- old
taking a record OF 3:05l5. Her fastest mil,
this season was ,. 20. but she has gone hnif
mile repeatedly In LIS, 2:36 gait.
There are so many horses and 30 much L
be seen at Acca stock farm. with their hal
mile miniature and cindsr tracks, beautiful
grassy paddocks training barns, blacksmith
shops, 10. that more extended nccoun
will be deferred for some future article.
BRIgF NOTES ABOUT BoRsEs.
The produce of Captain FoIhall A. Dain
gerfeldS dead fayorite. Sam Purdy. 2:2OI
continue pushing 10 the front. His son. th
bay gelding Calhoun, made a record O
2:2s1S at Baltimore recently.
That astute Judge Of trotters, James c
Smith. of this city. has purchased of II. c
Chamblin, Whitby stock farm. Cheste,
field county. the bay yearling colt by Bour
bon Baron son of Baron Wuke, 2:1s); dan
Maud by Woodbridge Quil brother O
WedgewOod 2l9). second dam by Snau
thoroughbred. Dir. Smith bias placed IN
! youngster in training and will start him o
the stake for yearling trotters at the Ia
position races this fall. This early In th
season be offers 10 match him against An
yearling owned in Virginia.
| William A. Walker ESQ of this city ha