The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-16
HEIMDAL
(from photograph taken at the Exposition

HYIMDAL
0rom photograph taken at the Exposition
The above cut represents the elegantly
bred chestnut stallion Heimdal. foaled 1882,
bred by p. Lorillard. Rancocas stud farm.
Jobstown. n. j.; sired By imported Nor
timer out of tho great race mare Nandailte
bv Vandal. the best son of the immortal
Glencoe. He was purchased by the late
Major Thomas w. boswell from his breeder
and owner. Mr.. Lorillard. He IS magnlh-
cent specimen Of the thoroughbred horse
standing full sixteen and half hands
high. very handsome and elegantly finished.
He was exhibited at the State Exposition
during the past week. and captured tho
blue ribbon as the beet thorough oreu star
lion on the ground. His opportunities as a
stock horse have been limited, and but
three of his get have been trained. of which
Verbena and Hiram have earned winning
brackets. while Hexperns has run close up
in GOOD company Eemdal's rich breed
ipe and superb individuality entitle him TO
a high position in the breeding ranks. III
tho success attained by him already with
such limited opportunities be An indication
OF the future. then his prospect for ranking
high as sire of race horses is bright indeed.
Sunol. 20sH. has been taken South with
Charles Marvin's string of trotters. II
right the fast daughter OF Electioneer and
Waxv will be sent against time over the
splendid tracks at Nashville and Columbia
Tenn. Marvin thinks at the time Goyerno
Stanford timed her quarter In 2s73 Sc
conds If she had been hitched to a pneu-
matte tired Sulky her time for the halt mile
would have been 80 second. III the ex-
queen stays right Marvin says there is no
telling how fast she will trot mile to the
new style of sulky.
The granddam of the four year-old stall
lion MOauette. z: 10 who is considered In the
hunt for the stallion record. was imported
Australian. The dam OF the bav geldlng,
Ryland T.. 21lA. IS by INVERSION, thor
oughbred son OF Lexington. The Lexlng-
ton and Australian crosses on the dams
side play quite a prominent part IN the
production of trotters OF extreme speed.
L. Banks Holt Esq. OF Graham, \: c..
has purchased from NJ J. Hendrick, Union
Springs, n. T.. the following trotters: Lady
Cramor, bay mare by fremont. 2:2S15, sire
of Junemont. 21D. first dam by Champion,
500. granddam by Mambrino Columbus,
third dam by Edwin Forrest, AZ, fourth
dam thoroughbred, in foal to Kaiser.
2;2s%. sou of George Wilkes. 2:22. Bay
colt foaed 1883 by Charley b.. 2:25 dam
Lady Cramer by fremont. 2:2817. DC. Mar
ka. brown FLY, foaled 1899, by Charley b..
2;25. dam 10y Gideon. Las. grand dam by
Winthrop Morrill,, 1913.
Charles Marvin recently drove Arion
2.10SI (at two years old and sold to j. NAL
comb Forbes. of Boston, for S125, 1000, over
the Cleveland track a mile in 2:1618, and
from the way the high priced son of Elec-
tioreer and Manette is going it is almost
certain that he will beat Sunols three-year-
old mark of 2:l01s.
Flying Jib was out for constitutional at
Terre Haute on the opening day Of the meet
ing and stepped a wonderful half. which
George Starr, who WAS driving him. caught
in 1OI. while the majority of the rail-brds
got it In 100 fat. The last eighth was paced
at very dizzy gait-l3A secords-a l:50
rate for the mile.
The suit of Mr.. A. j. Ford. Of this city.
against his son. b. w. Ford. of Lexington,
KY, for the possession OF Castleton Stock
Farm. now occupied by the latter. has been
decided. Messrs. Thornton and Kerr. who
represented young Ford. had no trouble
in finding verdict for their client. This
decision places him in entire and undis-
puted possession of Castleton, and he will
continue the breeding of high-bred trot-
tiers at that widely-known establishment.
the home of Trevilian. 2:lS, the great three
year-old son of Young Jim and Miss Nit
fridge, by Gambetta and band Of richly
bred brood mares.
In the death of A. II. Moore's great mare
Evangeline. the trotting turf has lost one of
its most brilliant and promising performers
Ia her two-y ear-old form she made quite a
successful campaign and closed the season
with record OF 2:2oA. During the season
of 1891 she again demonstrated her superb
ority by winning series of hard fought
contests and finishing up with a record OF
2:1919. Her record OF 2:1l%, made this year
in the fifth heat OF race. is the fastest f.th
heat ever trotted by n four-year-old.
Among the many very distinguished per-
formers of the year she was one of the most
distinguished.
Her breeding WAS first class. sired by
Director, All dam by Red Wilkes. second
dam by Edwin Forrest. This u great race
horse pedigree uniting as it does the blood
lines of the sire OF Direct. 2:06, and Margaret
S.. 2:121s. with those of the sire OF that
splendid campaigner. Prince Wilkes, 2:1494;
Ralph Wilkes, lat two years, &c. Evan
geline cost Mr. Moore sl9, 600 last February,
but at the time of her dew twice that sum
would scarcely have pure led her.
The Arms Palace Horse Car Company
transport Government cavalry horses to
Chicago for the Worlds Fair dedicatory
ceremonies.
The closing-out sale of the thoroughbred
horses belonging TO the SpendthriIt Stock
Farm at Lexington, n.y., took place at that
city on September 10Th. The sixteen year
ola chestnut stallion Spendthrift, by I'm
ported Australian. brought Sl3.500. I'M
ported kapanga, brown mare. by Victorius.
was knocked down to Milton Young. of
Lexington, for -, $50. Several other grandly
bred mares were disposed Of. and. AS rule,
good prices were obtained. Thirty-four
head were sold, the total sales amounting to
s54. $50.
Cheyenne. by Eutbourne. ont OF Jean
nette by Messenger Duroc. won a great race
at Terre Haute Ind, September 18th. cap-
turing the third. fourth aud fifth heats of a
fvo-heat race, his time being 2141+. ASA.
2:l5. The gray stallion is race horse of hign
oalibre. Though handicapped With sightless
eyes. he responds TO the touch OF young
John Dickerson's master hand with an intel
ligenoe approaching human.
Nutbourne, the dead brother Of that great
est living sire. Nutwood. 2:I5sl. himself
trotted trial IN 226 before bis DEATH and
his get are proving his worth as q sire.
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Score another 2.2O performer for Flsc-
tioneer in Expedition. brown colt. three
years old, out of Lady Russell. the full sis
ter of Maud 81. 2:0Ss. recently started at
Versailles. KY. and reduced his record to
2:l9ss. He is owned by A. j. Alexander.
Woodburn Farm, Kentucky. whore he was
bred
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