The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-11

fDsS @ ~ field county and
In %JNV about eight miles
-'", c.-. : }s----&,S-A mond and not
more than one-halfa mile from the charming
village of Bon Air. q station on the hich,
mond and Danville railroad. The totAl
area of the farm comprises 400 acres tne
Greater part OF which ia in high state OF cur,
tvAtiOn, with all necessary outouholnRs anu
very handsome residence fitted Hp WIN al
modern cOnvenionces. The resluehoo 10 10
r.ted on an elevated spot, ahording gIanu
v'ew OF the country for miles around. The
rroperty was ACQUIRED by the present pro-
victor some years ago from Garter w.
E-auch. ESQ. who purchased the place from
Nr sol Haas. Ii is a delghtiul summer res
t3ence and Is used as SUCH oy MI. fOlDeS
and MS family. who find health giving pro
,ertes in the pure. bracing atmospheric.
Horses thrive well as shown by the nne
,onecuiar development and lung power OF
chose brought up on the pastures OF Monte
Relic. For pleasure. rather than proht, Mr.
Forhes has from time 10 time made wise Sc.
Lotions from good strains OF uOtthR oloou
l., the brood mare line. He has also dis
,-.ve5 excellent judgment and forethouRht
an mating has mares with the most approved
49, ENC bred stations within his reach. AS
ND fe expected from such course very
s.ts.act rv results have been obtained. A
var. since the collection was begun by
.L. ,rroha.e of Filligree. chestnut mare,
f-sfo4 1855 bred by b. +, Tracy d Son,
N'r.hleud stock Farm. New York, sired by
N.F-.ro Dudley. 2:l954; first dam Electa
lI.o,ioreer. second dam Lady Nodine
p~s3,k's Ham bletOnian; third dam Mont
'.,~,srv Maid trial 2;22) by Suley's Ameri-
'"T mare IS an extra fine individual,
.l,,. and STYLISH. As two year-Old
,r.s .ute speedy but got of and has not
b,ar framed since. OF she would doubtless
b.yaasfel 90 Aer sire's increasing 2:3O list
TI-- blood lines are composed OF the best
e'eueut. & be found on the stud book.
He- s,re Nambuno Dudley, in addition to
I.rer0rd of 2.l9'4. is the sire Of i've trot-
fers ,r the charmed cTclethe 230 list
I.lI-ree receives through her dam Eleota an
mansion Of the magic blood Of klectioneer,
tre sire II lOj $50 performers TO uato.
and whose get has held the best records for
al secs. including the 2:0SA of the recently
den sed Queen SunOl Whose owner. Robert
Bonner. viii make a bold effort TO regain
lertltle before the year 1892 dies OUT, and
tgo champion stallion record of 2:05% held
bv the dead Palo Alto. Her second dam.
Lady Nodue. was by kysdyks Hambleton-
ian out Of Montgomery Maid by Suiey 8
American Star. golden CROSS from whlch
resulted many of tine greatest performers
both trOtters and PAGERS, ever toaled. fllll-
gree is nursing Mary Bratton, beautiful
chestnut lilly by Norfolk. and has been bred
90 kgwood, 2:23.
LADY Dudley, by Norfolk (son Of Nut
wood. 2lssD. out OF Filligree by Nam brlno
Dudley. 2.lgtl. is a chestnut FLY two years
broken this spring, and with limited hand-
ling trOtted q trial IN 8.ll. She IS handsome
and stylish and individually as good as her
breeding: is very highly priced by her owner.
who anticipates bright future IN store Tor
her. Lady Motion is chestnut mare toaled
l-.5 by Motion. 2:29 (sOn of Daniel Lam
bert. dam by FoCts Black Hawk with suck
ling colt by Egwood. 2:23, and bred back.
Our fancy chestnut FLY, fOaled 1891 by
EgwOOd. 2:23 dam Lady Motion. by Mouob'
2.29. son of Daniel Lambert, very hand-
some. combining the beauty and finish OF
her sire with the style and finish OF the
Daniel Lambert family. Monte Belle MAID
brown FLY. fOaled 1890. by Norfolk, dam
Nannaline, by Sam Purdy. 2zO5s. very
promising. was broken the past spring and
gave evidence of making trotter. Her
dam, Nannaline, was fast before being
placed in the breeding ranks. She 10 dam
OF the fast yearllng hlly, May Handy. by
EgwoOd, owned by W, W. Brauer. Esq, OF
Richmond. In addition 10 the above two
pairs of handsome bay coach horses DO
duty alternately before the family carriage.
while q very stylish. well-furnished pair OF
chesnuts by Roanoke sire of Roanoke
Maid, 2:22, 6c.) serve the master OF Mon
70 Belo as road team
Not long since Mr.. Robert Bonner offered
10 give a check for $4,000 to the owner or
party controlling the first horse to trot q
mile in 2.O5. Budd DOble only missed re-
ceivDg Mr.. BOnner's money one-tourth OF q
second when Nancy Hanks trotted IN 2:Oo14
on August 3lst. IL would seem that the IN
comparable daughter of Happy Medium and
Nancy Lee, 10y Dictator, has cinch on that
check of Mr.. BOnner's sure. from the
sneed shown ia public by that other great
mare in Budd Doble's stable. Martha
Wilkes. Dos. by AlcyOne. 2:29, out OF Ella.
by Clark Chief II Is not improbable that
tie fast daughter of AlcvOne. guided by the
master hand of DOble. may herself reel oil
q mile ia 2.O5. as IN addition TO ner record
of los Martha Wilkes, on August goth, beat
the mighty stallion Alvin, 2:l319, IN three
straight heats the time being PIP, 2lO and
zoos. the time of the last heat being
the fastest ever trotted IN race.
AZ the beginning Of the present season
Mr. Robert Bonner owned the fastest tIot-
Ter I'M the world in sunOl, pos and the
second fastest IN Maud s.. POSE. The re-
cent performances of Nancy Hanks in
oO5I. and Martha Wilkes in 2.0S place Mr..
Bouner's mares third and fourth on tho list.
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The s1O5 900 Axtell son of William
j.. and Lou by Mambrino Boy, who trotted
in 2.l2a AT three years old and proclaimed
himself king Of tTOttlng stations, has en-
tered the list of producing sires by the per-
f0rmance of his twO-yeer-old daughter,
Elloree who made a record Of 2:26, which
she is liable 10 materially reduce before
snow flies In the same race a three-year-
old record Of 2:2l$l was taken by Nassar, Il
t0n OF Vatican. 2:29A the latter q full
brother 10 Woodburn Hambetonian, owned
a. Grantisnd farm, HenrlcO county
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The Fish mare. the granddam Of Major
W.. r. Bachelors celebrated trOtting stall
Son. PamhcO, 2.l654 already in the list of
Great brood mares. has been further hon
CIel by tho performance OF her son. the
black stallion Orwell, who recently trotted
TO- record Of 2.21 Orweils full sister
Blackstone Bell. went into the $50 list some
TINE since with a mark OF Z:2s12. MAJOR
bachelors great horse springs from a line
of performing and producing ancestors
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Mr. Langhorne PutDey has sold to >. b;
Nelson the very promising three-year-old
Day FLY by Norfolk. She will etart as MISS
Nelson 10 the 2.50class AZ Eaton, Md, on next
tuesday aud is expected 10 give good
accout of herself. as s&e has shown con-
siderable speed with limited handing.
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Mr. A. F. Donnan. of this city, has sold