The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-26

| vg,ted against Titans of the turf, botn
| rioters ard PAGERS, stunning contact Win
| rome. he has defeated all corners. HIS cha'-
! lenees have been issued broadside 70
] the world, and his championship recoruS
| have all been taken In contested races.
| The fame of his exploits VIII cause us
| name 20 be held as a synonym OF true
greatness apart from the glamour OF royai
ancestry. which Is his birthright Direc-
tun Il q. black stallion, foaled 1889, bren
bv John Green. OF Dublin. Cal. who Sun
owns him, though the racing qualities oi
the horse are controlled by Monroe SAILS
bury. He was sired by Director, 2lJ IA
(son of Director, the brother OF Dexterl'
dam stem Winder. 2:31, dam OF RE
trina, 225 Ia, by Venture, 2:27, grandoai"
by Benefits st. Lawrence. on tne
sire's side, Dlrectum Is bred In sroHs
trotting lines, he receives quite an iniusio'i
OF warm blood through HIS dam, stem stem
Wlnder. by Venture. trotting record z.-''
n practically thoroughbred son OF Nllilaiii
sons Belmont. Back OF this cones W
old-feshioned st. Lawrence strain. wnIe,'
mingled with the plastic blood OF Beii i''i'
n potent factor in California trottlns
pedigrees, seem to have formed d iaiso'
entirely congruous In It's results 49,.
While AK, spoken OF as the SWEEP III
tie daughter OF Patronage, was van
aushed, defeat by such an ANTAGONIST as
Dlrectum meant no disgrace. She dlS-
PLAYED a rare turn Of speed In TINS race
but at no time during the journey was
she able 10 line the pace set by the DidOh
son Of Director. Alix has RECORD Oh
POI "a. made in that memorable IoIs
drawn-out nine-heat race at the "orlu ,
meeting in Chicago in September, Whlcn
she won trotting the deciding neat al
2.003-4. She is a bay mare, foaled In 1873
NV Patronage dull brother 10 Patron
2:14I-4. and Prodgal. 217 ID, dam At
Ianta. by Attorney. son OF Harold, grand
dam by General Hatch, son OF "assips
NJ Clay, Jr., and she out OF mare by
Iowa. thoroughbred son Of imported Glen
coe. Alix. too, receives liberal INFUSION
Of warm blood through both her sire ana
dam. as she is but five years Old ana
carries a race record OF 2:Oi "a. one Is
likely to he in the hunt for highest hon
ors next season. The judges OF the DlreC-
tum-AIix match were David Bonner, OF
New York city; Samuel Mcclellan ana
Mr. II. c. Chamblln, OF this city.
The master Of Whitby farm was In New
York. where he went to attend the Fash
ion Stud farm sale OF trotting stock, and
the honor conferred on him by the offi-
clals OF the Fleetwood Driving Park was
heard OF with pleasure by host OF friends
here.
The dispersal sale of the Fashion Stud
farm trottlng stock took place on Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday OF last
week at J.. G kellogg & Co.'S auction
mart in New York city. one hundred and
fifty-seyen head were disposed Of at
satisfactory prices, which indicate that
the market for trotting stock is assuming
a healthier tone. The highest price OBJ
tanned at the sale was $500 for the brown
stallion Stranger. He was started AT
bid Of 5000. and finally went TO that
prince of buyers. j. H. Shultz, OF Park
vile, L. L. after a lively tussel with }.
w. DAILY, Of Mount Kisco. n. Y. The stall
lion was evidently in active demand. even
though the sale catalogue described him
as having defective sight. AS the son OF
General Washington (by General Knox,
out Of Lady Thorne, 2:1S Ia and the old
time queen Goldsmith Maid, 2l4, he is
one OF the best-known horses in the
country. He was never trained for speed,
but placed in the stud at four years old
and allowed to serve six mares that sea-
son. Though never making large seasons,
and most Of his get having been placed
in the stud without handling, still he has
seventeen in the 2:30 list, five OF them
with records under POO. and these com
prise nearly all Of his get that We're
trained. With the superior class Of mares
to which he was bred at Fashion stud,
and the gilt-edge band which will sur
round him at Parkvine farm, the brown
stallion will likely continue to sire high
class performers for a long while yet,
especially as he is but thirteen years OF
age and just in HIS prime.
The blood Of Stranger has been widely
disseminated, and one of his best sons is
owned by Mr.. II. p. James, Of James
vile, In this State-viz.. the bay colt
Bursar, fun brother TO Broomal 2:l7 II,
ou: of Poesie, by Jay Gould. and she out
or Ruby Allen. dam of opal. 2:23, and
Barney, 2:A 81. BROAD ROCK.