The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-16

heritance OF both style and speed, Rei,
brown mare by Rienzi. Is nursing a bay
flly by Prince Belmont, and Cora. by
Robert Medium, 2:29 IL. watches with
anxious care a bay FLY by Nutrock, son
Of Norfolk. sire OF the queenly Miss Mel
son, 2:l7i- The Messrs. Rowe have ac-
compiished grand results as breeders OF
Jersey cattle and the same energy and
foresight brought 10 bear on breeding
trotting horses should bring them fame as
well.
An important sale OF trotting stock Will
be held a Burlington, n. c.. on the Nth
instant. when the horses belonging 10 the
Fashion Breeding Stud will lie disposed OF
at auction. In the collection are such
horses az Melville Chief. sire OF Clipper,
2:29 IA; Bscurial. by King wilkes. dam
by Harold: Uncas. 2:3i H. by Seneca
Chief; the fast mare Norline, 2:3l. trial
as. by Norfolk, sire Of Miss Nelson.
2l7 IL; Essie ~. 2:31 IL. by John w.
Daniel; the promising two-year-old FLY
Lynn b., by Macey's Hambletonian;
Amanda Martin. by Aparka, 2:22. Miss
Donnan. full sister 10 Norine. by Norfolk.
and number OF others. The sale Is rem
dered peremptory on account Of bust
ness reverses Of the founder Of the es-
tablishment Mr.. Junius II. Harden. and
renders the sale worthy OF attention.
The Cllnch Valley Agricultural and
Breeders Association has been reorgan-
lied at Tazewell, Va. with the following
gentlemen IS officers: Samuel Walton,
president: X. II. Henry, vice-president;
III. +. Britain. treasurer: James OKeefe,
secretary. The directors OF the asso-
citation are as follows: Robert NJ. Law
son. Henry G. Stuart, Joseph 5. Gillespie,
Samuel J. Thompson, John c. st. Clair,
II. G.. Mccall and j. Saunders Gillespie.
At a recent meeting II was decided to
hold a fair in September, commencing
on the 9Th and continuing through the
week. at which liberal purses will be
offered for both harness and running
races.
Miranda, the sixth foal OF Green Noun
tain Maid, dam Of Electioneer, was re-
Gently struck by lightning and killed at
Highland Farm. Dubuque, Iowa, where
she was being bred this season TO Nut
wood. 2:1S "a. She was a chestnut mare
foaled in 1892 full sister 10 Prospero. 2:20;
Dame Trot. 2:22; Elaine, 22O; Mansfield
2.26: Antonio. 2:2S "a: Elisha, 2:2S 3-4;
Elina, 2:2s. and Lancelot. 2:23. Miranda,
after being placed in the brood mare
ranks, was taken up and given a record
OF 2.31, though she trotted much faster
I'm private. A yearling chestnut colt, by
Nutwood. out Of her, escaped injury
though with her at the time. Miranda
was bred and owned by Charles Book
man. Of Stony Ford Stud, Orange county
n. Y. Mr.. Bockman valued her at slo,-
Oo0
couple Of races were trotted on the
4th over the track OF the Rockingham
| County Agricultural Society at Harri~
sonburg Va The attendance was large
| and the contests interesting. The half
| mile track was heavy and the time made
was consequently slow. The first race
| for purse Of SIS. three-minute class,
| had four entries. Fannie B.. by Sam
| Purdy took the first and fifth heats in
| 25s and 2:59. George G. took the second
| and third in 300 and 2:59, while Fleet
captured the fourth, sixth and seventh.
| which gave him the race. The second
race. for a purse of $40. for four-year-old
trotters. had FIVE entries, three OF them
| by Sam Purdy and the fourth by son
| OF Captain Daingerneld's dead favorite.
! Six heats were required 10 decide the
| race, the last three going 10 Ida G, en-.
| hlly, by Sam Purdy, owned by DR.. ID. ID.
| Carter. of Woodstock. who has In her a
| young mare Of much promise that is
| liable 10 parallel the achievements or
| Charlie G.
The societys track will soon be put in
| first-class condition and placed on par
| with any course in the State The trot-
| ting horse interest in Rockingham county
| is fast increasing. Sam Purdy stood there
| for many years and left much valuable
| stock A movement Is now on foot to
establish a breeding farm at Harrison
burg. with a capital stock OF S25. 900,
and II Is said that the projectors Of the
enterprise have met with much encour-
| agement.
| Captain J. II. McGavock. Fort Chiswell
! Stud Farm, Max Meadows, Wythe county,
| Va. sends me a list Of foals dropped
| this season Vexation, by Wilful, out Of
| MayF1ullhnch, by Eolus. and Lizzie NJ,
| by Eous. out Of Susie Fuller. by War
| Dance. foaled colts by imported The ia
cobite. Question. by Monday or Shannon,
| dropped a FLY by Prince James; Mary
| Ellis. by Lelaps, dropped filly by The
| Jacoblte: Victoria, by Burnham. dropped
a colt by Bocacio.; Engineers daughter,
Dewdrop, died. after foaling a colt by The
Jacobite. though the colt is alive and
doing well. Activity and Calliopsis. full
sisters by Burnham (son of Bonnie Scot
land, out of Gammacita. by John Morgan,
did not prove in foal All OF Captain Nc
Gavock's mares have been bred this sea-
son 10 The Jacobite, except his daughter,
the well-known gray mare. Jacqueline,
out Of Dew Drop. and she was mated
with imported Water Level. The premier
OF the Fort Chiswell Stud IS imported
The Jacobite, chestnut horse. foaled 1873.
bred by Her Majesty at the Royal Pad
docks, Hampton Court. England. The
Jacobite was imported in 1884 by Mr.. j.
A. Harvey. He was sired by Prince
Charlie (son of Blair Athol and Eastern
Princess), one OF the fastest horses Eng
land evr produced, and in his day prince
OF the T. Y. c. He was imported 10 this
country by d. Swigart OF Kentucky, and
lived but few years afterward. though
prior 10 his death he got the
mighty race horse Salvador. Seno-
rita, Princess Bowling. &c. The
Jacoblte's dam. a daughter Of Or
lando, by Tombstone and Volley by Vol
tairc. son OF Blackjack. Captain MEGA
vocks horse has attracted considerable
attention as a sire. and, with the flight of
time, his fame will be sure to increase.
He has 10 his credit Artillery, Chiswell,
Ella. Consolation, Jim Mclaughlin. JAG
queline and other winners.
At this time the attention OF all
fanciers OF the thoroughbred throughout
the country rests on the mighty three
year-old Morelo, who was king of the
two-year-old division in 1892, and by his
performances this season has rendered
himself a peer among three-year-olds.
The sensation of the day at Chicago was
the defeat OF the great son Of Eolus.
who carried ia pounds, by the light