The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02
MISS NELSON WINS IN FAST TIME.
Branchwood Reduces His Record-Entries
to the Exposition Races.

The celebrity attached to Virginia in
olden times as the home of the thorough
bred horse, in whom public interest waned
for a time consequent on the disturbances
of civil war. again shines forth with in
creased brilliancy, rendered so by thu
mighty deeds on the the greatest race TRACKS
of the Western world of such horses as
Eole. Eolist, St. Saviour. Knight OF Ellers-
lie FuruH Eolian, Elkwood. Eon. DiablO.
Vigilant, Russell and Morello lthe two-y year
old champion of the year and the peer OF
any colt in this country all sons OF the
great Eolus, who was by imported Leaning
ton, out of Fanny Washington by Revenue,
second dam Sarah Washington by Garri-
sons Zingaren, third dam Stella by Con-
tention both Zingaren and Contention
were sons of Sir Archy, the best son OF the
immortal Imported Diomed out of Imported
Castarira by Rockingham. The sterling
blood of EOlus Is breeding on his son St.
Saviour, doing stud duty IN far-of California,
who is proving his worth as sire. while his
daughters TO the embrace or that
good rece-horse and winner in England,
Imported Charsxus, are throwing first-elass
performers such as Charade Lester. Ham
mic Mabeile &c
Other thoroughbred sires are doing stud
duty in different parts of the State, such a.
Heimda By Imported Mortimer, out OF the
great race mare Yandalete. by Nandal, the
best son OF imported Glencoe; Prosper.
by imported bennington. out OF Emily Full
Ter by Imported Eclipse. second dam Oleata,
by Lexington.
While thoroughbred colts bred and reared
within our borders are winning tame on the
great tracks of the North and West our
trOtters are being sent out to battle tor
glory also. During the past week the bay
Ice Aol,s 81 = Iy.lff in,
the $50 class, trOttng purse $500, and won
III three straight heats-time, 2:3l5l. 2:2S15.
2:30- defeating a field of ten. among them
the bay stallion Great Stakes. by Billy
Thornhlll, owned In North Carolina and
WHO has been winning his races previous TO
this without any difficulty. In the auction
pools for the first heat Great Stakes sold for
go, Miss Nelson SIT. field IS. Second
heat Miss Nelson $40. field Sl6. Third
heat Miss Nelson S25, field ~.
The winner, Miss Mel on, is a handsome
bay mare OF much finish and quality.
Bred ut Acca stock farm. foaled in 1889,
sired by Norfolk, dam said to he by Amerl-
can Clay. The Baltimore sun IN It's account
of the race. spoke of the young mare ns
three-y ear-Old prodigy and good judges
consider her present mark of 1894 as no
measure OF her speed. Her present owner.
Mr.. Samuel Is. Nelson, Of this city, pur-
horne Putney, Esq, who obtained her dur
ing the past spring from her breeder, Mr..
Preston beiyin. She is tue first or her
sre's produce TO place him in the list of
producing sires. And no Is the youngest
sire ever owned in Virginia to have one Of
his get enter the 2:30 list AT the early age OF
eight years. Norfolk the sire of Miss Mel
son, IS chestnut horse sixteen hands nigh.
toaied IN 1894 10y AutwoOd. 2.1Ss4 (the
greatest living sire, dam Lady Alice the
dam OF kysdyk Chief. 2:31). by Mambrino
Chief. lie was purchased as a yeerlIng
from his breeder, j. q. McFerran, of Louis
vile. n.y.. by his present owner,
IL. Y. Cnamoiin. ESQ.,, who installed him as
the premier sire at Whitby stock farm in
his two-year-old form. He has number of
colts out OF weil-bred mares. many OF which
are very promising for speed.
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The interest IN the trotting horse in North
Carolina continues TO increase. Mr.. j. w.
Seay, OF hoidsyIlie. owner OF the brown stall
non hing jewel, reports that the Nurse has
made gooi season, number of wcll-bred
mares having been sent TO his embrace
Ming Jewell IS rich brown horse, fOaled
l'e6, by King Rene tsire fugue. 2:ly14,
frlnce EDWARD. 20. aud fourteen others in
ESQ llst), dam Jewell by Giil's Vermont
hing Rene. as a show horse, a trotter aud
sire OK trotters has amply proven his worth.
While Jewel IL the dam of Ganbetta
wilkes. z:2-5s sire of fourteen IN the 2:3O
list at eleven years old; The King, 229i$.
sire OF Limestone. 2l94: Ferfons, 2:25. &c:
Count wilkes, sire of Georgette. z:29. dc.
hing jewel inherits much of the great
unlsh and beauty OF his siro and dam and