The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

proposition before him. Although on hi,
back never TO get up again, without q
dollar In the world. and the horse ever
mortgaged, poor Ingraham. bit by tn,
tarantula OF imitation. turned down the
offer which meant ease and comfort Il
himself and his for the rest Of their lives
Ingraham has since died, and the legacy
which he left 10 his family, and on which
| he had built great hopes has so depre-
ciated In value that hardly a dollar VIII
the estate realize. Pathetic as was his
| experience. IL carried with IL lesson full
OF force 20 horse breeders II they VIII
take II. and the breeding history OF all
stock is strewn with just such examples.
Mr.. Doble's axiom, THE time 10 sell Is
when you have buyer" contains the
essence Of all experience. and the breeder
| that follows Il with unalterable allegi-
ance will find that the balance at the end
| OF each year Is on the right side OF the
/ ledger. There Is money In breeding
horses but IL must be conducted on the
| same business lines as govern other com
mercial affairs"
| Mr.. Samuel McMilan's sale OF trotting
/ stock at keystone Farm. Calverton juno
| ton. Va, took place on the 18th instant.
! While no large prices were realized, the
average was fair for the class OF stock
offered. Mr. Mcmillan is president OF the
New York Driving Club. at Fleetwood
Park. He conducts his breeding establish
ment In Virginia. rather for the recreation
II affords than otherwise. Partial details
follow:
Bay colt foaled May II, 1893 sire Heles-
s e.. da" Nellie Price, Julius Pitcher
Bay FLY. foaled June II. 1893. sire
Hellespont. dam Nancy Strap; Mr. Blue,
s6.
Bay colt, foaled May "a. 1898. sire
Hellespont. dam Bell Walter; Andrew
Loe. SIS.
Bay FLY. standard. foaled June 10. 1893
sire Heiespont, dam Stevenson; L. +.
Nelson, s53
Bay colt. standard. foaled May q. 1898,
sire Hellespont, dam Maggie Mitchell;
John Pitcher. 500
Bay colt standard foaled May Q. 1893,
sire Hellespont. dam Virginia Maid; w.
A. Thompson $50.
Bay colt foaled May II. 1879. sire Helles-
pont, dam Lizzie May; w. A. Thompson,
s122
Bay colt. foaled May Q. 1893. sire Helles-
pont. dam Flora, by Peter Simple; John
T. Rexey. go.
Bay colt. foaled May IS, 1893, sire Helles-
pont. dam a thoroughbred; II. Hutton,
Bay colt. foaled August IL. 1892, by
Houghton Medium, dam Jennie, breeding
untraced; John +. Rexey, SIS.
Bay gelding, foaled April 81. 1892 by
Houghton Medium, dam Angelina, breed
ing untraced; l. Keith. sH.
Bay gelding foaled 1892. by Hellespont,
dam Sophia Dahlman: DR.. c. S. Carter,
500
Bay geldlng. foaled June "a. 1892. by
Houghton Medium. dam Bet, breeding
untraced; Flynn. s32
oil hxsT
Medium, dam untraced: II. Hutton, 800
Bay gelding, standard. foaled June IS,
1892, sire Hellespont dam Maggie Mitchell;
DIR. e. Brown, s53.
Bay gelding. standard. foaled April 4.
1892, sire Hellespont, dam Lizzie May;
Mr.. Bradley. of New York, 800.
Bay fily. standard. foaled May 10. 1892.
sire Hellespont. dam Brodie; w. H.
Gaines. SCI.
pent, dam Nellie Price; w. II. Gaines,
Bay colt, foaled May 49, 1892. sire Helles-
pont. dam Bell Walter; Mr.. Bradley, New
York, SIS.
Bay hlly. standard, foaled April II, 1891,
sire Hellespont, dam Clayrma; S. p. Mel
son. Sl65.
Chestnut filly. standard. foaled June 10,
1891, sire Melburn, dam Maggie Mitchell;
Mr.. Thompson. New York. $50.
Bay gelding foaled June 2, 1891. sire
Melburn, dam Nellie Crayton; J. b. Flynn,
sS7.
Bay colt. one year old, by Houghton
Medium, dam untraced; Samuel Pollard, |
So
Nellie Price, bay mare. foaled 1881. |
registered. sire Kentucky Prince. dam |
Nellie clay; Samuel Pollard. S25.
Bashful. bay mare, foaled 1887, standard |
and registered. sire Kentucky Wilkes. |
dam Lady Moore. 2:25; Judge Smith, $40. |
Clayrma, brown mare, standard and |
registered. foaled 1884. sire Harry Clay,
dam Lottie; c. X. Lake. $500.
Maggie Mitchell, bay mare, foaled 1885.
standard and registered. sire Leland, dam
Fanny Clay; w. c. Marshall. s1S1.
But two strictly thoroughbred stations
have two or more trotters with records
of 2@ and better TO their credit, viz: Ex-
,hequer. sire Of Lucille 2:21; and Rigolette,
,;22 and Aaron Pennington. sire Of Bee
"a II; Gypsy Girl. 2:22: and Harry Pen
lngton, 2:2l ID. Exchequer was foaled in
$50. and got by Revenue out OF Nina, by
Boston, and like his breeder, Major
Thomas w. boswell. has gone the way or
I'll earthly things. Aaron Pennington was |
oaled in 1871 and Is still alive in Missouri.
where he Is noted for imparting trotting
iction TO a greater number of his get
nan any Other thoroughbred sire. He is
" Tipperary dem by imported Albion.
'ipperary is by Ringgold. son OF Boston.
he blood OF Boston enters into the pedi-
rees CT some great light-harness rer-
ormers, including Sunol, Maud S., Jay
eye See. Direct. and others.
The Mambrino Chief mare, Lady Alice,
las a producing daughter in Miss Alice
am Of Arguile that took trotting record
Z 2& IA this season. Lady Alice is also
he dam Of the Whtby Farm stallion.
Norfolk, sire Of Miss Nelson, 2:l7 II. Nor
Inc, 2;3l, and others.
Alvin the big son OF Orpheus. reduced
is record to 2:l1 this season. and did not
in race. The chestnut stallion lacked
one Of his 'old-time courage, but simply
let company too fast for him.
BROAD ROCK.
WHEN HE DID.