The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-09

A. Navigation Com !
panys boats |
rim down the James river, en- /
l f8r North Bend Stock Farm. the !
80 Mr. Thomas NJ. Hewitt, In Charles /
Z county. We were fortunate enough /
,'|,st.h on its first regular trip the |
-,-,rt new steamer POcahOntas. and !
~. time aboard passed pleasantly |
.rrn whether seated in the beauti- !
I'd ,,foon. furnished in white and gold.
Vb furniture 90 correspond or viewing
b.. historic home leads and other scenes
.-, the river sides from the forward
nt where q delicious breeze stirred.
Arriving az Wcyanoke wharf. we were
. hv the master OF North Bend in n
...t fran. and soon whrled 10 the home
~ WfIfbv Miss Thompson. AnRelus and
.,ra- good horses whore we we're extend
n ffaf hospitality synonymous with old
vi--ria homes The training depart
,nent az the farm Is under the supervis-
BON u Mr.. William Hewitt son OF the
,r,,rietor The younger Hewitt has that
f..f and vim. combined with good judy
mont which has landed him a share
~ che money IN many hot contests In
,shlrh he placed credtable marks on a
number Of horses. an evidence OF his
skin being with the bay gelding Yorker
two years ago. The unsexed son OF
Frank Ellis came into his hands, after
being handled without success during
e.voral seasons by parties In Hartford,
Now York and Philadelphia. Out OF ten
starts during the campaign or 1871.
Yorker. with young Hewitt ia the sulkeV
took first money in seven races. and was
second ln three others.
Tho horses I'm the training stable at
Sorth Eend are all IN fine condition and
doing well. Whitby. 2.2i IL. pacing. chest
mot stallion. 10y Tannis dam by Black
Hawk Tclirse. I saw 90 mile over the
Cve-cighths OF a mile track In 2:Z1 the
latter half I'm III. finishing the last
quarter IN "a II seconds. while fat and
fuef NJ the close Of a stud season. Miss
Thompson. 2.&1-4. the handsome brown
daughter o. Toodles. Jr, and Primrose.
vas sent two easy miles in 2:3i IL
and 2.33. finishing the last quarter Of the
faster mile in 41-2 seconds. Probably
fhe gem II the collection. age considered,
is A. gelus. chestnut geldng, two years
I'D. by Wmtby out OF daughter OF
Brennan Thoroughbred son Of Orion. The
y1unester IS far from concert pitch, still
Ie $50 an easy mile I'm 243; latter half In
10 going the last eighth in IS seconds
PA gait. lie IS entered at Cape
Charles. Elkton and Dover IN the two
yeir-oid stakes. Billy Bowiegs, a bay
yearling colt, by Shawnee. dam by Mil
Boy IS considered very promising. while
Candan, a st0uty built three year-old
hy Blacks Hambletonian, is trotting fast
and steadily doing better. a bay colt,
foaitd 1891, hy Overstreet Wilkes, dam
Laura, by Dauntless. r. receiving light
work. Daimont. a big chestnut stallion.
ly AlChemst, son Of AlmOnt. IS a PAGER.
and can step right along Mr. Hewitt
hopes 10 give him n fast mark this sea-
son. Ban wilkes. a black gelding, foaled
1880. by Defender, 226 dam by Motion,
20. is good gated and quite promising.
a recent addition to the string Is East
light. a magnificent brown stallion Of
grand size and style that gives promise
N making a fast horse. Eastllght is four
years old and is owned by c. d. Noel. Of
uanviIe got by Starlight dam by Vol
urteer
Rclbrino. n chestnut colt. foaled 1891,
by Red Cedar dam Aldine. by Mambrino
Ab1aUah. Is "a big, rangy. handsome two
yo1r-1id and. harnessed 20 a road cart,
in "a drive OF miles across the country
] found him q model road horse. though
quite q baby in years. In the brood pare
rald0cks. Winnifred, by Brennan. out OF
..H.ou Ham OF Roy. 2:30 by Curles. was
nursing n bay colt by Phalanx, and was
bred this season TO Whitby. Country
Girl. bay mare by MIL Boy, had q bay
colt by Robert Ransom and was mated
with Whtby, while Pearl Tyler by Dis
pute. Winoua by Harold Allen Zelie De
leean hv Allmambrino. and Armorel by
Harold Allen. have all been bred to Whit
by. Hilda Wellington, a handsome chest
uat mare. 10y Lord Wellington (son OF
CuyleD out Of Hilda, by Mambrino Abb
dalah son of Mambrino Patchen, lost a
chestnut colt In the spring by Clan Alpine
son Of Aberdeen. ana was also bred to
Whitby
Mr.. IT, c.. Chanblin. whitby Stock
Farm Richmond. Va. has sold 10 w.
M Hago0d. Of South Carolina, the bay
yearl.ng colt Broad Rock. by Norfolk,
sire 0f Miss Nelson. 2l7 -; Norline. 2'3l,
&C.. dam Gypsy Wilkes. by Young Jim,
Handlam by American Clay. This colt
IS good individually; very handsome and
pure gated. got by a producing son Of
NutWoo3. 21S 49,. out OF mare that
took first premium for best trotting brood
mare az the State Exposition Of 1891, and
AGAIN capturing the sweepstakes premium
for best trotung brood mare and two Of
her produce at the State Fair Of 1892.
ln Broad Rock Mr.. Hagood has secured
"a colt OF much promise. descending from
both producing blood.
Quite a gathering was present on the
fourth al the Exposition Grounds to
witness trotting match between
JoseDh Iassiter's black stallion Dash
wood and John SeabriRhts bay mare
Nelly -. The stallion, driven by c. A.
pusce. took the FIRST and second heats
n PAS and 2:n IL, then Nelly D., driven
Dy william Bass. went TO the front in
the third heat and landed first under the
wire I'm PA 10 The fourth and fastest
lsat OF the race was won by Eastwood
iu OBS. Eastwood. the winner. is
black stallion foaled 1889, and bred IN
Kentucky by his present owner Mr..
Joseph Lassiter, OF this city. sired by
Simmons. 2.2S. son OF Georee wilkes.
Dam Nellie an elegant gray mare ~ un-
traced breeding thar trotted "a trial IN
23 IT, Eastwood was fat end iu no
condition for a race Of broken heats. yet
he grew better. and his fourth heat IN
-, was "a surprise 10 every one on the
grounds with proper handling he VIII
Increase the already long 2.SQ list " his
sire This season. Nelly d.. who took
fhrd heat. is "A handsome bay tily foaicd
l7 by T00dles. Jr.. dam by komney
She Us "a very promising and likely can
oidale for 2.3O honors.
Captain y. Z. Williamson, the we'll
known breeder OF trotting horses al RAJ
.e.rh, g. c.. kindly sends me an account
~ the races which he saw az Burlington.
y. C.. on the 4th instant. The entries 20
fhe frec-fOr-all trot were: l.. Banks
Nuits bay mare Alice BurIcw 2.27 ID