The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-28

been shipped TO Baltimore where the
former win start IN the Pimlico stake Tor
2:N trotters next week Mr. Drewry re-
ports an increasing demand for high
class horse flesh In those sections which
he visited.
Mr.. Charles p. Stokes Of this city, has
sold t. James \. Potts, Esq, or Morrl-
sonvime H.. his fine farm, Gould Hill.
The place was AT one time owned by the
late John -. Davis. who spent large sums
improving the place. The farm is well
adapted to stock raising, ana VIII De
used bv Mr.. Potts. who will bring from
Illinois a number OF well-bred trotting
horses. Including stations, brood mares,
colts. matched teams and roadsters.
7 enioved the pleasure Of chat few
DAYS since with Judge Robert w. Hughes
at his Headquarters in THIS city. me
Judge IS n profound student Of the breed
irQ problcu and ranks high as an au-
th0rty on all matters pertaining 70 the
thoroughbred horse, and Conversations
with him on that subject are not only
entertaining but OF positive value TO one
whose fancy extends I'm a like direction
on this occasion. a hasty search Tor sew
eral 2ediereos through the pages OF MS
private stud book aroused a strong desire
for the leisure inspection OF a work as
nlat.ipc, tho fouch of a master hand, and
replete with rare sketches ana notes
many Of them to be derived from no other
source As matter OF pleasure ana re-
creation Judge Hughes maintains smali
but select stud Of thoroughbreds at MS
farm near Abingdon, at the head OF when
is the richly bred bay horse Pardon, foaled
1888. by Emperor (son Of Enquirer), dam
Petition. by granddam Pera, by Imported
bennington. and she out Of the famous
Maggie b. y. dam Of Iroquois), by I'm
ported Australian. one of the brood
mares Of which the Judge is especially
fond is the chestnut mare Lucy Yates
foaled 1916. by Lothair (son Of PlaneO, out
of Flora by Consul also a son Of Planet.
Lucy Yates. formerly known as Chance,
was used for years as a saddler by Mr..
| Powhatan Il. Dupuy, Of this city, who
/ before dispOsing OF her TO Judge Hughes
/ bred her 10 the trotting sire Carlos, the
! result being a colt which was gelded and
! broken to harness. In 1891 Lucy Yates
/ fOaled the chestnut FLY Lashorn, by I'm
/ ported The JacObite; the following spring
| came a chestnut colt by Marshall, while
| this spring she dropped a chestnut FLY by
! Garrick. ana has been bred TO Pardon.
| Lothian, the sire of Lucy Yates. was
| chestnut horse bred by ID. Y. Sale, Of
Essex county, Va, and sired by Planet,
dam by Shaheen, a natural barb, i'm
/ ported by Hon William BoLlware, Of
/ kfTg William county. The horse was
purchased i'm 1874 or 1916 for that gentle
man by Mr.. DabEey Carr. Of Virginia,
who was Minister to Constantinople
other mares owned by Judge Hughes are
ST. Mary, bay mare, foaled in 1885, by
( imported Highlander, dam by Vauxhall;
GOldie ~. bay mare. foaled in 1856, by
/ Millrer out of Vrenetta by Votigeur;
Willy Nilly gray mare, foaled in 1885, by
Lord Gordon. dam Kate Didn't, by PIN
leo, son Of Donerail.
In a recent issue of the Chicago Horse
man the following sketch appears in its
| editorial columns from the pen of that
accomplished turf writer, Mr.. Leslie +.
Macleod who was at that time associate
editor of Wallace's monthly Nearly five
years ago. on a bright Sunday afternoon,
when the Virginia sky was blue and the
leaves turning gold and red under the
genial autumn sun i'm q smoking-room on a
farm near Richmond, a gray-moustached
| geutleman's eyes lighted up when from
| bracket he raised, for the view Of his
| guests. a silver cup that had been won
| years and years ago by Grace Darling,
| daughter of JOnesbOro. That year Diablo
| had shown high form as a two-year-old
and the silver cup that his dam had won
/ had an added value and interest. Captain
! Babcock. The owner Of the cup. sold
/ Grace Darling 10 Mr.. Hancock, VINO owned
/ Eolus. and bred from Grace and the sire
/ of Eola and Gurus the colt piablo. who
/ won The Brooklyn Handicap on Monday
| last. and with fresh pride the owner or
! the silver cup may now show 10 the visi-
tor yAo enjoys his hospitality the trophy
that Grace Darling won when all the
/ world was younger than IL is to-day.
In company with Mr. Il. A. Saunders.
Jr.. 1 drove out 10 Captain Babcock's
beautiful country home a few afternoons
since and read aloud in his presence Mr..
| Macleod's sketch, with its neat touch Of
| sentiment Though stretched on bed
of pain the Captain ordered the trophy
of Grace Darling's proves TO be shown
us. a handsome silver cup presented by
the State Agricultural Society. which
| bore the following inscription: won by
| A. @. BabcOck's illy Grace Darling, single
dash of one mile for three-year- at
Fair grounds, october Il, 1874 time 1855;
ridden by II. Gilman" Don't forget TO add
that IL was a gentlemans race, and she
carried 1913 pounds, said the invalid with
his eyes sparkling as Of yore when In the
possession Of robust health. and the
superb physique OF splendid manhood.
Grace Darling was bred by Major Thomas
w. boswell, who sold her TO Captain Bah
cock. from whom she passed TO the master
Of Ellerslie Stud Farm. where her life
was brought TO close after nourshing a
distinguished brood from the loins Of the
great sire EOlus.
Events Of the past week again prove
the superiority of Eolus, Charaxus and
The Jacobite as sires. Diablo started in
the Parkway Handicap at one mile and
a sixteenth, on Monday at Gravesend. and
finished second TO Banquet with Hume
third. AS these three horses were con-
testants in the Brooklyn Handicap, won
by DiablO, a good race was looked for, and
the crowd was not disappointed in the
result though IL was generally conceded
that the son of Eolus should have won
but for a foul by Banquet, who crossed
his path on the journey home.
On Tuesday. at the same place. in
selling race for a purse Of 81 900 at six
furiongs. Hamme by Charaxus. got
second money. while Robert Bradley's
iron horse Bitten finished second to
Reckon in a handicap for an ages at a
mile and sixteenth. On the same day
at Gloucester William Garth's chestnut
colt. Artillery by The Jacobite. finished a
length behind the old bay geldng Toano.
who secured first money.
Wednesday afternoon Charles. I'm the
stable OF Bernard boswell. got first money
on q hve-furiong dash at Gravesend.
while The second went 10 Calando. by
Eolus. out of Calashley Phaeton. on
tho oorna dqV MOrello 1ookinrv fret c1,ee