The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-23

Ccuntersign. by Eolus mare bred to
imported Charaxus. March 2eth. stella
C., chestnut Ally, star near hind foot,
white, by Jim Gray and Nelly Glennon,
by Hyder AL mare bred TO Jim Gray.
April Sd, Leonidas. chestnut colt large
star and snip near front portion, and
both hind legs white. by Jim Gray, dam
Nigilette. by Eolus. mare bred TO Jim
Gray.
At Colonel II. J. IIancock's Ellerslie
Stud Farm on April I'd was foaled
chestnut colt with blaze and both hind
ankles white by imported CharaHus. dam
Cantoy. by Eolus. mare bred to imported
Charaxus. and on April Sth n chestnut
filly with blaze face and four white
less. by Eolus, dam Calash by imported
Phaeton, mare bred TO Eolus.
April Sth, at Ellersie Stud Farm. the
property OF Governor Odin Bowie. OF
Baltimore. chestnut colt. blaze face and
off front portion, white. by imported
Charaxus dam Stratlne, by Stratford,
mare bred to imported Charaxus.
A recent law passed by the Legislature
Of North Carolina renders IL fine OF
$500 and six months in jail on any one
detected in ringing horse In that state.
The passage of the law has been hailed
with pleasure by breeders throughout the
North state, where the frequent vista
tons in years past of the ringer has been
menace TO the breeding interest
The gray gclding Charlie c., 2I9 IL
by Sam Purdy, 2:2O IL. dam by Davis
O'Maiiey, is in the string or Barney
Demorest. at the Pimico Driving PARK
Baltimore. and is expected TO lower ms
record this season. Charlie c., was bred
by Winfield Leggett, OF Harrisonpurg' va,
his dam was a small gray mare having
no pretenslon to speed, and was hacked
about for years in a livery stable.
Among the horses in the string OF
Thomas Grady. at Belmont PARK, Phlla-
deiphia. is Edgar w. trial 2:2S IL ny
Manchester dam Ella Madden. 20 "a
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Edgar WIS
full brother to the bay marc Nernette
2.23 ga. formerly owned by S. 4. Tanner
who wintered her along with her sire
and other trotters for several years at
| the old Schoocraft stables, near this city
Mr.. Tanner purchased Manchester from
Major Joseph Walker, Of Chesterfield
county. and stood him for years around
| this city and at Philadelphia. lie was
| foaled In 1872 sired by Hetzels HANDLE
tonian out Of Roberta. by Revenue. The
| horse gave evidence Of possessing abund-
ant speed and showed very fast quarters,
but could never be gotten in shape to
trot fast mile. He died at Philadelphia
| In 1889 His best representative in this
| section is the handsome gray mare Lady
/ Belle, out Of Kitsy. by +. +. V, that
was handled by Mr.. Tanner as q two
| year-Oid. and considered very promising.
| Since that time she has been used as a
road mare She is owned by Mr.. Joseph
! Bryan at Laburnum. and has been bred
| Z, no NbifhN Farm stallion
Egwood. 21S IL.
The bay gelding McAlister by Racks
! Hambletonian. formerly owned by ). q.
Nelson. OF this city, has been entered
! by A. II. Tyson, of Chester, Ia. In the
| s. 900 guaranteed stake for trotters eligi-
bic 10 the 2:25 class at the Rochester
! Grand Circuit meeting on August l1th 10
18th. McAlister took his record of 2:2i IA
in the first heat of the 2:27 class otrotted
at the State Exposition Meeting last fall.
Miss Thompson trotted into tie same
notch I'm the second heat. which went to
her credit, as did the third heat In 2:2f'
when McAlister came back and cap
! tufed the fourth in 2:27; also in the fifth
| Three Tips. ey Sam Purdy, finished
first in 2:2O fat. when the race was
carried over to the following day on ac-
count Of d3.krcss. when the chestnut
sor Of Sam PURIFY ana Virginia Girl, by
| Hetzel's Hambletonian, won the sixth
and seventh heats in ::25 IA each, which
| gave him first money. the second going
TO the unsexed son OF Blacks HANDLE
tonian. who will probably chip several
seconds off his record again this season.
81 tic annual me-t'ag Of the National
Saddle Horse Breeders Association, held
at Louisville. Ky, on The 4th Instant,
Mr.. A. VI. Bowman. of Salem, Va, was
chosen State vice-president for this sea-
son. Mr. Bowman is bro Ter OF + gh
| class saddle horses. and owns the fine
stallion McDiamond, the mares Ruth
| Woodford, Grace Woodford and Rose
| Woodford. daughters of Rob Roy, by
| Denmark. the nted saddle and show horse
progenitor. The popularity of the saddle
horse is constantly on the increase, anc
well bred. highly-fnished representatives
Of tho tribe are much sought after, meet
ing with ready sale at remunerativf
prices 1t is gratifying TO learn that con
siderable attention is being given to the
propagation Of the breed in this state
through the best representatives, to b'
obtaifed in Kentucky.
An exchange says that Nancy Hanks
name has gone around the world from
Naska's frozen land to midas cora
strand" aud further. a good missionar!
in the interior Of India recently wrot
TO some young people in Terre Haute. AM
said he knew they must be in favor o
nrogress. as they lived where Name!
Hanks made her record.
John Mackey. Jr.. son Of the manage
at j. g. Higgins famous Ranch
Del Paso, died suddenly on Mare
2gth at San Francisco, Calltorma
Young Mackey was talented write
on the thoroughbred horse under IN
nom de plume Of Salvador. At the I'm
Of his death he was on the reportorla
staff Of the san Francisco Call HIS ag
was twenty-four years.
Major p. 2. Johnston, Of Lexington
Ky. the president Of the Nationa! Irol
ting Association, has purchased the sta
lion King Clay, sire of Clay King, 22I 81
Clavmore. OBS u: Miss Ida, 2:25 81
Oucen clay. 2:29 IL. Clay is a brow
horse. foaled 1880. by Harry Clay Z'Z
dam Modesty, 2:2s u. by Tom Wonde
granddam Welrs Star dam or Artillery
2.2l 1-0, by American Star. A gran
daughter of the Wells Star, produced IN
brown stallion Palanx, by Phallas
2:l3 "a. owned by L. II. Cox q Bro
Bermuda Hundred. Va.
Mr.. J. D. Chamberlayne, of Baltimor'
writes me that he has received regis
tration certificate from the America
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