The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25

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49, sIA--zD itants dwell with
70 the corporate limits Of the town which
presents neat comfortable appearance.
1ac principal industry OF the place ana SUI
rounding country Is the manufacture OF raw
cotton into cloth. there being dozen OF
more. miles within raolus or i've m.ies' LiAo
most othor prosperous communities moIo
or iess attention has been from time 10 Hino
devoted 20 breeding aud Rising tho hEhl
tarnsss horse. Melville Chief. record ~.
tv Tatlcr. 2.2G. out OF Lady Simple oy
HAPPY Medium. s;oOd for some years ID
iaif section. and left quite q number 81
colts mostly ont OF mares Oh MUS
or no breeding in thu great
majority of instances. yct IN every instance
fhe rrouuce displayed the trottlng instinct.
The female descendants OF the horSe ~ ell
vile Chief bred 20 the good trotting stallion
lateiv brought 20 Alamance county csnnot
sell do otherwise than show up well AZ no
distant future. The principal mission or
lHs TINES man WAS 70 look over tho
rirh bred trottiag stock recently pur-
chased by such enterpuslng gentlemen as
Messrs J.. BBHOlt and Junlus H. nuI"eh'
TIE Tnas correspondent, under the
ollie Guidance OF Captain James A. lNrTeD-
tine. the efficient aud courteous MAYOR 0I
Turington and one of the most widely
known and popular men in this vtcinlty,
first drove TO Mr. j. Is. Holts AiamShce
Stock Harm 40 Graham, the county SeaV ot
Alamance county, and two niles west u
Burlington. At the head OK A'amauce
BARN Is the chestnut stallion Gregorian,
lssI. fosled $50 by Prince George inTother
70 Dexter Prince sire Of eleven new Z;3t
performers tAis.seasOn.l First dam oettiha
bv Mansfield ont Of dam OF fiec'lOheer'
e.re OF I09 $50 tTotters Second daM bea-
t-ics bv HamblotOuian 10. Gre2orsn WAS
bred by Charles Backman 9t.Stony tord
stock Farm that celebrated nursery which
has turned out so many great performers.
His sire was also bred there, AMI Is very
highly priced by Mir. Backman. lie being lulI
brother % that remarkably successful Cali
fornia sire Dexter Prince. by kentucky Prince
of out Lady Dexter full sister Dexter. liza.
and Dictator (the sire OF Nancy Hanks
dam GregOrial Is good individually. and
his breeding entities him to both trot and
sire trO,ters First dam Bettina by Mans
field has n three year record IN DAB, and with
further handling would have gone on the 23O
list. Ills granddam Beatrice. IS the dam
~ Aisle. 2:29. and full sister TO Straders
Gambletonisn, sire OF fifteen $50 performers.
Ir Holt has lately purchased IN Kentucky
A number OF good gated promising hllies,
which will be given records and then
placed in the stud. partial list of which is
gwen az follows Meadow Lark. bay hlly,
toeled Is. by Macey's Hgmbletonian dam by
Alcalde MarateDa. bay fiily, tOaled 1891 by
MRcey's Hamblo;oniaD dam tantina dam OF
Jean Val Jean, 2:l4) by Alcalde. Ana
gram, bay fly by General Wilkes,
Paichen. Cora Wilkes, bay FLY.
5 dsa By A 9Sl tyS' Turner t bay
fly. foaled in 1891 by jerome Turner,
1l5l4. dam by Aberdeen. &c. All OF the
above are good individually and well bred,
most OF them tracing 10 producing dams.
Mir. Monoy, young man formerly
with ". G. Trance a. Son, Lexington, KY.
has charge of the training department de Is
courteous and attentive 10 visitors and IN
usually we'll posted on pedigress and per
formances Mr.. Holt has started in the
right direction and will FROM time TO tlme
incfeRse MS stock rs occasion demands. II
"a TO be hoped his enterprise may meet with
ample reward.
FASHION BREEDING FARM.
A drive about three miles across the
country from Graham leads TO Big Fails
busy manufacturing site located three miles
north OF Burlington. The leading spirit at
Big iaiis is Juuius II. Harden Esq.. pres-
Geut-treasurer and general manager OF the
Big taile Manufacturing Company.
Having 4 natural tOndness for the trottIng
horse and being possessed or means 70
crafty bis tastes ia that direction Mr..
harden commenced the formation Of the
fashion Breeding Stud Farm by the pur-
chase Of the royalty bred Esperanto. q rich
brown horse fOaled 1889. of commanding
form and appearance Bred at WOODBURY.
Farm. the birthplace of Maud S., Rosa,
Jay -Eye-See, 2:10, and many other turf cole
britos.
His sire, King Wilkes. has Il race record
sc o.O1 - INIT Naeaia bv HripDOli
29s., a great producing dam, and is the
FIRE of Oliver X, olga, Minnie Wilkes, 2:17,
sc.
On the dams side Esperanto is equally
we'll bred. His dam. Esperance. 10 by Har-
old (sire Of Maud =, 2.0ssi, &C. second
dam. FnElewood full sister to Wedgewood,
215. sire OF Fav0uIa, 2:15). by Belmont;
race horses and slres. WoodfOrd MambriDo,
22lt, and Wedgewood, PIE.
hir. Harden becsme so much Impressed
with ESpeTanZns tuture as sire that he
wont to the Allen farm. az Pittsheld. Mass,
and purchased from William Russell Allen,
that prince OF trottiag- horse buyers, Escu-
rial bay colt. fosled 1896. younger brother
OF Esperanza and equally as promising.
Uncas. chestnut stallion, tOaled 1887, by !
Eeueca Chief sire Of Middiesex. 2:24, Schuy- |
Ter. 2:2l. &c dam by Billy Patterson sire |
Of Cal Wood, 2:N4). Oncas Is large,
strong horse. good-ga.ted and promising. |
In Winnie Davis. Norine and Miss Don
nan Mr.. Harden has q trio Of mares by |
Norfolk (son OF NutWood, 2:ls&) dam !
Maud. by Woodbridge Gull brother TO |
Wedgewood. 2:l9). Winnie Davis is nursing |
8 handsome chestnut FLY by Pamico. |
2:l6tz. and bred to Bourbon Baron (son of /
Baron Weeks 2lS. Aorliue il being cam !
poigned this season and considered able |
70 beat $50. Miss Dornan, the youngest of !
the three sisters. is large erowthy two
year-old that will he handled next season.
Essie v is brown mare. foaled 1888 by
John w Daniel sire of Little 3etz 2:27AD !
has this season made record of 2:40 and
trotted trial in 2.55 the same day on
which she made record. IN addition to
those enumerated above Mr. Harden has a
number OF colts and fillies by Psmlico.
9:l0I; Melville Chief. 232; Henry Ward
Beecher. $50. &c. 10 IS TO be hoped that
ashton breeding stud may grow in i'm
portsnce each year and merit share of
success such as the enterprise deserves.
W. j. Q.