The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-14

Nfeu may re haIG 20 Do m0I-uAde. Almost
80 far back as history goes horses have been
linked with the progress of mankind and as
onward rolled the ages the bond between
horse and owner has been strengthened.
Achilles immortal steeds played an
important part so the Trojan war Here
history furnishes US the first instance of
fast horses and perhaps their best record was
made when they dragged the dead body Of
Hector the fallen hero OF Troy. into their
masters camp.
The mighty march Of Invention has limit
ed bis usefulness 81 a great extent. he is
no longer the beast OF burden that he was
before science furnished Us with better and
more rapid means of transportation. which
has transformed him into source of enter
talnment and luxury. A comparison of
che modern and ancient horse will show
that he has gradually evolved into "a
combination of nerves. Intelligence and
trained musC,e that has but a family like
ness 90 bis early progenitors. 10 cannot
oe claimed that chance has given him that
peculiar build that slenderness and light
ness which enables him % soar like the
eagle ia his flight Iurimen who ia the
days gone by possessed the same desire 20
triumph and eXcell and whose blood boiled
as their colors would fly past the post in
honorable strife studied sire and dam with
she one thought % improve.
Aud when once the perfect offspring was
welcomed no wonder be was treated with
such care and consideration. Royalty itself
not even their own precious human infant,
were the objects OF more tender sollcltude
The strict attention given 90 the race horse
boy modern men was not equaiied boy That
which the ancient Greeks gave % their
own bodily training, hence be Is marvel Of
physical perfection.
And after all this you may say, Where IS
the justfcationI Why, when lac has been
groomod and tested. hls PAGES tried, he is
put upon the race-track. where his beauty
and grace and sw,ftness please the sight
and thrill the pulses of the applaudiug
thousands of to-day AS only the mortal COM
bats Of gladiatOrs could produce IN the dark
days of living Greece.
The present season promises 60 add
greatly O. the fame of Virginia horses, both
runners and trotters. The sons and daugh-
ters of the dead Sam Purdy, Z:Z0l5 are WIN
ming money ON the circuit tracks, while the
set OF Walker Aorrel L40, owned ln Acco-
mac county. are showing up well also.
lie has five in the 2.50 list with records
ranging from Z2. of Molly Morrill, 60
Zl7-. of the grey pacing stallion Marende.
His son, John w. Daniel, sired Little betz,
2.Z1i up 90 the present time The best three
year-Old trOtter bred In this state, while
Gray Eagle another son Of Walker Morreu,
sired the fast gray mare Miss Fanny, owned
by vs.. w. Branch of this city
The big brown gelding Vortex. 10y Walker
N0rreN formerly owned by John @. Small.
of this city. who gave him % record of Z.23 a
81 Baltimore on May 18Th last. is now own
Ell in New York city and being driven
double 10 is said the pair make q grand
pole team with speed enough to beat 2.5O
Mambrino Boy 226l, by Mambrino
Tatchen ont of Nellie Cammeyer, by Cas-
d q I... .H..r q I.a.
three fastest trOtters ever gotten by any
hcrse-Allerton. 2O9' king OF living stall
l.ins). AIteI. 2.I2 a. three years. and sold
tor 3l05, 000. aud New y Ork Central, 2.l554.
Nellie Cammeyer Is also the dam
# the black stallion Elysien
Abdallah. by Lakeland Abdalah
,full brother 20 Harold. sire of Maud S.,
l.OssJ. Elvsian Abdaliah WAS formerly
owned by bIr George r. Crawford, OF TINS
city, who sold him % a syndicate OF farmers
ln King William county, where be is now
kept number of his colts are owned In
this vicinity Manbrino Boy, 2:Z6fl men
toned above, sired the uuo gray mare
Nerva K known here as Plunkettl. form
erlv owned bv Mr.. II. r. Taylor of this city,
who trOtted mere in a number of races on
the Fair Grounds track Merva X. made a
record of 2.274 after leaving here and was
considered capable of trottlng close TO z.2O.
+Fs
record is that of the old mare Nora Lee
who recently trotted 20 record ZZJte.
Size was f0aled in 1874 aud sired by Wood
ford NlambrinO. 2.2lts, dam Young FOston
dam of NOltare. z.zO4) 10y Mambrluo
Chief
She was never regularly trained and from
fLe ages of five 20 seventeen was not mar
Messed. i'm the mean time producing eleven
f0als bv such sires as Cuyler. George
Wilkes. Nutw0Od Artillery. Dictator and
Baron Wilkes. 2.lS. } bis season, not
being IN fOal, she was taken mp
and driven for exercise ana showing unmls-
taxable speed was sent 20 Carl .. Burr OF
Cafuee f.. TO be handled for a
record. On July 25th she scored mark OF
229l driver weighing Z2l pounds ana
eulky ~ pounds, yet the elghteen-y ear-oid
mare trOtted the heat ia grand style. one
is owned by Mr. W. B. Dukerman, OF New
York city. who has three OF her foals oy
Dictator, Artillery ana baron NhAo9' 30
the GET of the latter being the fine tw0-year-
old BAY FLY Csrmenclta. Nora Lee also
produced bv NutwOOd the bay colt Sylvan,
1.97l/ he being nearly related to Mr. VII
liam Elksons fine stallion Nutwltu' VINO
was sired by NutwOod out OF an orange
blossom mare.
The great trotting stallion Sultan. PA
died at Oynthiana. KY, on the AN instant
closely following the deoeaae OF ms owner
Mr W Ia. Wilson. the Cele Drated TOtuhS-
horse breeder. Sultan was bred and deyel-
oped bv J.. j Rose. of California. ia 1856
Nr Wilson came 20 this city to induce Mr.
n q Chamblin OF Whitby Stock farm, TO
5oin him Ina the purchase OF Sultan, aud
nat gentleman declining the horse wss
r.urchgsed in conjunction with other par
go As stock horse no proved a great
rpocess string. among others, the pne-
ro,nenal stallion STEAMBOAT, oil, that sold TOT
F50 400. AZ the close OF 1891 sultan had 70
bis credit twenty-four 2. 80 trottersand PAGERS
v,,tb a record OF 2.2OJ4 He Was horse OF
,rer6 Sc stvle and hnish with the best OF
feet aud legs. Virginia DreeoeIs may 80
gratulate themselves on having ia ther
midst ono of bis best sons IN tne SHANNON
Amer Pasha. owned by William tHisoh' ana
Kept al Daugerfeld stock farm Ia OulpePeI
county.
Fgbert seems 70 bring out some great per
former each season. His son. Temple baL
came out last year and made marx OIL
RITZ. proving himself one OF the Ramest
stations that ever struck track Winhlns
race after race on the grand circuit ms
career being nothing short OF sensational
when be was ruled on the track on account
of crooked work concocted BY his owner and
raiser.
This season Expert Prince. big sixteen
hand horse closely resembling his famous re-
latiye Temple Bar. comes out and PAGES
quarter ia 81 4 seconds without taking u long
breath. later takes record Of 2.1354 ia a
race and is liable 20 reduce that mark still
furfheY