The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-02

w Ql---ull-L View STOCK ldi III,
~zEa Rockingham coun-
~. y. G.. Mr.. Bethel has Accomplished
wonders in the advancement OF u We - -
t;no borsc interest in his section. lie mas
been the principal factor IN the est,ioiian
mcnt of the Reidsyille Driving Park' ana am,
owns greater amount Of STOCK III ule
company than any other single party IN III
teres;ed in the enterprise Inc 1Il,lns
nart has been leased for a term OF years
bv Mr.. Bethel and J.. 3. Holt, Esd pro-
prietor of the .Alamance STOCK iarnl' "
Graham. y. c. (Mr Holt and his st Zoo,
were mentioned in the columns OF me
rT,nos IN a nrcyious articleD Under the
auspices Of these gentlemen 10 ehorl WIZ
he SHARED 10 make the enterprise sue
cess The track will measure iuil lnle,
and will be built on the regulation pat
torn. with the turns carefully thrown up
II will be both safe and fast. As soon as
fully completed and in working 0rder
membership in the National 1rOttlng AS
ISOLATION will be secured, under whose
strong arm Of protection a powerful ana
will be found in suppressng the 1raudu-
lent ringer. in which Mr.. Bethel deserves
esperial mention. he having done good
work i'm showing up that class OF maraud-
ers. who are menace to the breeder and
honest sport.
The splendid roads in the vicinity of
Reidsviie. and it's mild climate must
prove great attraction for wlnterlng
horses. as they can be logged throughout
the entire winter, the sandy character OF
the soil preventing any accumulation OF
mud. in few hours after hard ram
the track can be used to good adYah-
tage.
After spending a night at the hOspitable
city home of the master of Meadow View
farm. the writer, in charge Of his host,
was given a delightful drive of about nj
teen miles through the country before
reaching Meadow View farm, the home or
jolly r'riar. that elegantly bred son OF
William l.. (sire Of AXtell, 2:12, Emperor
Wilkes, 2:20 "a. &c), and Mother
Jumps dam of Jumps, 2i21, etc., by
Pearsall, second dam Lady Irwin,
ny Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Jolly
Friar is bay horse bred by
vidually he is as good as his breeding,
which is frst-closS His sire, William
J.. is by George Wilkes, dam Lady Dunn
dam Of Guy Wilkes, 2:15 IL III Mahdi,
2:2S IA. by Mambrino Patcben, second
dam Lady Bunker dam Of Joe Bunker
2:19 Ia, by Seeley's American Star. VIII
liam l.. is a fast horse. and VIII TINS year
probably take a record of I'D or better
lie is the sire of the phenomenal AXtell,
~, dt lHree !ttIS. lIHpciVl W Hh,''
2:20 81 &c. and full brother to the
mighty Guy Wilkes. great race horse.
and az a trOttng sire ranking second to
no horse in the world. He heads the list
as n sire for newcomers TO the 80 list Tor
1892. fourteen of his get having entered
the charmed circle this season. including
the two great fOur-yearOld mares. Muta
Wilkes, 2:14 IA, and Hulda Wilkes,
214 "a, which with Hazel Wilkes,
214 81 and the two PAGERS, Rupee,
Ola "a, and Allanah, 2:14 give him five
with records under 2:15, a distinction
that can be claimed for no other horse in
the world And this wonderful showing
Is made at the age of thirteen years
Mother Jumps. the dam of Jolly F'riar
ranks very high in the great brOOd-mare
list. Her reputation would be secure if
il rested on Lumps alone, whose capacity
as a race-h0rse when put to the test was
amply proven. In the stud he has been
very successful, having twelve in the $50
list four of whom are in the 2:2O list.
The younger brothers Of Jumps. Bet
terton and Monte Cristo all by George
Wilkes, 2:22 each have representatives
in the $50 list and gave promise Of be-
coming great sires. Jolly Friar himself
was very promising and gave evidence
Of abundant speed. but was injured rs
a three-year-old, which incapacitated him
for track work. That he will uphold
the reputation of his family in the stud
there is but little doubt, having in his
harem such elegantly bred mares as
Lnette, do 81, brown mare foaled
1880, by Lumps, 2:21, dam Lady X,
30, by General George III. Thomas.
Drucilla gray mare, foaled 1874. by Bel
mont. Dam Dahlia dam of 3 in 2:30
list ganddam OF SOlOng. 2:13 Il Her
yearling FLY by Jolly Friar is prize.
Maud Anyett, brown mare, foaled
1856, by Mambrino Boy, 2:26 81 Gin
Burners Baby, by West Egbert,
90 IL, dam Gin Burner (dam OF 3 in
2;3O list. Jeanette H., bay mare, foaled
1854, by Lyle Wilkes, dam Siverheels,
dam Of Abel. 2:24 IA, Nimont L., etc).
Edith Bethel, bay mare, foaled 1856,
by Barney Wilkes, dam by Bostick's Al
mont, 2:29, second dam Ashland Kate,
2:20 1-2, by Ashland Chief. In addi-
ton to the above there are number of
other mares all good individuals and
tracing TO producing dams by such sircs
as Barney Wilkes, Guyon, Prince Bel
mont, Jolly Friar, Melville Chief, 2:32,
etc, etc.
Mr. Bethel has in training eighteen
horses. all in good shape and going well.
The training department is under the
able care of Mr. Silas Smith, who under
stands his business and is not TO be
caught mapping when pedigrees and per-
formances are being discussed. Whit
suntide, black hlly, foaled 1889, by
Jolly Friar, dam Maud Amyett, by
Mambrino Boy, is very promising and
goOd-gaited.
Jolly Maud, hay FLY, foaled 1891,
by Jolly Friar, dam Maud Amyett, by
Mambrino Boy, is Il beauty. She has
an elegant head, is g0od-gated and acts
like a tr0tter. Sunny South, a bay colt.
one year old and full brother to Jolly
Friar. has trOtted an easy quarter in Is
seconds soon after being broken. He is
good-gaited, promising and very highly
esteemed by Mr.. Bethel.
Clipper, chestnut stallion, foaled
1891 by Melville Chief 49, out of
mare of untraced breeding. is Il good
individual, handsome and stylish. With
further handling he Will enter the 2:3O
list Uncle Dan. brown colt. foaled
1899 by Jolly Friar, dam by Red
Jacket, is considered quite trOtter and
will show mp later on.
Jolly Tar, bay colt. foaled 1889, by
Jolly Friar. dam by Blackwood, has been
sold TO Southern parties for $1,000.
Elkin Boy, bay colt foaled 1891. by
Jolly Friar, dam Mambrino Girl 2:3O,
by Victor Won Bismarck, is "a fine in
dividual, very handsome and promising.
There are number OF others equally
as promising as the above. which will
be mentioned ut some future time.
Mr.. Bethel is a close student of pedi-
grees and performances. He keeps abreast
OF the time IN all matters pertaining to
the trotting horse and while a firm adj
yocate of producing blood lines. he IN
sists that an animal shall have individual
excellence AS well