The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-14

r.r,arkah,e speed. This inbred scion OF
.ha yyukes family has already shown a
e.l0 gait. and the belief Is expressed by
those who have seen him take his work
that ne will prove as fast as that other
phenomenal grandson OF MI. summons Ola
horse-viz., Victor Mazzone' oy 'enerai
Hancock.
rh. Turf Field and Farm Issue or the
6tb instant says that known blood Is bet
ter in a trotting foundation than I'M
known blood. and the purer the blood
tho better. The trotting families are
growing more intense every year and he
Who wishes TO breed trotters with uni
formity will stick to them. IL IL great
satisfaction. however. to know that at the
foundation OF these potent famlnes 'nere
runs blood as stout and old as that which
made Boston. Lexington, Planet ana Aus
tralian great.
Tho LIST Of stakes opened by the North
western Trotting Horse Breeders Asso-
citation has been extensively patronized.
and closed with a superb list OF entries.
Tho meeting to be given by the Associa-
ton will take place during September at
Washington Park track, at Chicago, while
the Worlds Fair is I'm progress, and visi-
TORS from many lands Will enjoy the
splendid carnival OF harness racing. One
OF the greatest attractions will be the
decision Of the $4,000 Columbian EXPOSE
tion stake. whose entry list contains the
grandest collection of fast performers ever
brought together In one race. They are
as follows: Belle Vara, 2:0S "a: Alix,
2.I0: Belle Archer, PIP "a; Greenleaf,
21O 10. Ryland T.. 2:11 Ia Globe, 2:14 "a;
Nightingale. 2.f3 IL; Magnolia. PIP IL;
Directum. oil IA: Martha Wilkes, POS,
and the big Canadian stallion Alvin,
213 IA. Belle Vara, the first named Of
this brilliant aggregation OF great race
performers, got her mark in a hot con-
test after being chased under the wire
by cracks Of free for all calibre, such as
Walter T., Matte H., st. Vincent and
others. She was sired by Vatican. 2:29 IL.
whose full brother WOODBURY. HANDLE
tonian is owned near this city, while
Alvin. the last named among the entries
TO the Columbian Exposition stake.
game, courageous campaigner and dan
gerous competitor In any company was
sired by Orpheus, who was formerly
owned and driven on the road by Mr..
w. II. Stith, Of Richmond
Mr.. r. Y. Hardin writes me from
Lexington, Ky, that his mare, Josie
Sellers, by Mambrino Time. out OF Punch,
my Mambrunello has dropped bay hlly,
by Norval, 214 "a, Colonel r. 7. Pep
per's great son OF Electioneer. The genial
representative OF Clarks Horse Review
is TO be congratulated on the ownership
Of youngster possessing such a rlch
lineage OF performing and producing
blood. Linnett 2:29 IA, and Susette,
2:2S IA are both by onward, 2:20 IA, out
of Josie Sellers, and the daughter OF
Mambrino Time will be bred back TO that
potent son Of George Wilkes. Mr.. Hardin
expresses himself as much pleased with
his recent visit TO the city, and may at
tend our State Fair trotting meeting this
fall.
Among he well-bred horses in training
at Mr.. Joseph Lassiters farm, near this
city, the training being done by Mr.. c.
A. Susee. Is the handsome bay stallion
Electryon, formerly owned by Mr. Pres
ton Belvin, Of this city, and now the
property Of John Wright, Esq. Electryon
il bv Electrotype (son of Electioneer).
dam FINS. by Hamlet. grand dam Sal
dam of Coaster. 2:26 IL. and grand dam
OF Marlowe, 215. pacing, by Canada
Chief. FINS and her three-year-old
daughter. Whitby Belle. a full sister or
Mr.. Wright's young stallion, are poth
owned at Whitby Farm, and have this
season been bred to Norfolk, son OF
Nutwood.
1t Is reported that Mr.. p. w. Ford has
about completed arrangements Tor the
lease OF Ford's Hotel, in this city. and
will shortly remove here. In the even; OF
his doing so Mr. Ford Will bring his fine
collection of richly-bred trotting stock
TO this State, among the lot being the
great colt Trevilian, 21S. one 81 the crack
three-year-olds of last season; Cedric
the Saxon, Belmeade, Wexford. Castle
Bell and other well-kuown trotters, owned
at beautiful Castleton Farm.
Messrs. James O'Keefe & Sons, Of Ta'e-
well, Va. have the following horses in
training: Ruhard Croker. by George Die
tator dam by son Of Dictator.
Maggis Nc. by Alcyone. dam Sarah
Bernhard by King Wilkes.
Park Oberliu. b. Aparka, dam by ODER
lin. erand-dam by William Rysdyk
Lou Arthur, by Albert G., dam by son
of Almcnt.
Maggie Hartman, by Fred Wilkes, dam
by son of George Wilkes.
Mindun Belle, by a thoroughbred sire,
dam Iota May. by Mambrino Foster.
Molly Dorothy. by Electrotype, dam
Tempest, by Antar.
Notes on Runners.
Frank Van Ness has been reinstated
by the American Trotting Association
after remaining under the ban of expul-
sion for years past. AS the rulings in
such matters of the two trotting asso-
Citations are recognized by the running
horse associations. Van Ness will here
after be allowed TO start Morelo over
all tracks except those governed by the
rulings Of the board of conrtol, which
include the Brooklyn Jockey Club. the
Sheepshead Bay. Monmouth Park and
Morris Park courses, all in the vicinity
OF New York city.
The six-year-old horse. Kingmaker. by
Warwick, dam sister to Jim Douglas,
that was so badly injured not long since
as TO be almost useless, has been put
out of the way by bullet, which ended
his intense sufferings. Dan HONG pre-
scented the horse TO Robert Bradley, OF
this State, who thought he could patch
him w.
The following thoroughbred foals have
been recently dropped at Captain r. ].
Hancock's Ellerslie Stud Farm. Overton,
Va:
May %. bay flly; marks. blaze face
and off hind pastern white; by Eolus, dam
Meta, by imported Billet. Mare bred
back.
May 3D. chestnut colt. mark. blaze face;
by imported Charaxus; dam Ninone, by
Eolus. Mare bred back.
May Attn. bay flly: marks. star and near