The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
q a yTsIT 10 MR. MARTINS FARMrN
ALBEMARLE COUNTY,"
Hackneys Mt Giendower stock Fa,me-MA
Belle, by Imp Charaxus. Broken Down.
Dir. Walkers Purchase of Rob Lee.


and probably q mile and a half beyond
and our party reached Falrvlew the home
Of Mr. Thomas S. Martin. S. ted be-
hind a team made up OF bay mare 10y
Sam Purdy geo. IL aud a brown daughter
Of Eolus gotten before the Monarch OF
Ellersiie stud acquired fame as a sire Of
noted performance and the distance be-
tween the station and the farm, where
imported Nater Level son OF Isonomy
and Water Lily holds court, seems very
short Passing through ii neatly kept
lawn. the confines OF which are marked
by welI-trimmed hedges OF Usage orange,
then grove OF sturdy oaks under whose
shade hammocks swing and you enter the
comfortable residence built by Mr.. Mar
tins father forty years ago. Exceedingly
entertaining II Is 20 discuss pedigrees and
blood lines with the master OF Fairyiew,
who apart from his practice OF law finds
recreation and profit IN breeding thor
oughbTel horses. that under the guardi-
an care Of Mr.. Frank Hall, the farm
manager. are an IN q thriving condition.
The colts are kept IN practical common
sense manner and Mr.. Hall hopes 90
have them compare favorably In size and
appearance with the offerings Of other
farms at the annual sales of l69i
In the brood mare division. the list IL
headed by Nina a handsome brown,
foaied 1873 by Sultan(son Of Reyenue) out
of Rose 10y Planet, and she out OF Sweet
Briar by Red Eye. Tn spite of her twenty
years. the daughter Of Sultan IS well pro-
served and bears age well. Nina is the
dam Of tho winners Medoc Nilus and
Ninotte by Eolus and Character by inn
ported CharaXus. She proved barren this
spring 20 Prosper aud was bred % i'm
ported Water Level.
Ninette rs a brown mare seven years
old by EOlus ont OF Nina. She dropped a
bay nlly IN the spring by Prosper and
was mated with Water Level
kitty clover, four years old, also a
brown and in appearance very much like
her half sister Ninette was nursing a
Chestnut colt by Prosper and thought 10
Ice ln foal again by imported Walter Level.
May. a nice chestnut mare. three years
Old bv the dead Mont DOT ous OF Nina
was ths season bred for the flrst time 10
Water Level
Edmonia IS n chestnut seven years old
by Eous out OF sun Maid by Abdel
Kader second dam Sunbeam by imported
bennington. third dam Ecliptic by Inn
ported Ecliptic and she out of the famous
old Nina by Boston. Edmonla gave birth 10
a chestnut colt by Hemdal IN the spring.
after which she was wooed and won by
Water Level.
A bay mare faoled 1855 bearing the
beautiful name of Isis. got BY imported
Kyrlo DAILY out OF Irene by Leinster, IL
also owned on the farm. Isis IS followed
by q shapcly bay colt dropped on April
3rd which has a double paternity, being
either by Prosper or a trottlng bred stall
lion. known as Young wilkes.
4 marc highly priced by MI Martin Is
stray Lossea. a five year old ches nut
daughter Of Wandcrcr and imported Don
caster Lass 10y D0ncaster. Stray Lass
dropped bay fly by Prosper and mated
with Water Level. who also served Car
rouade. % bay foaied in 1855 by Gunnar out
of Annie S. by Uncle VIC and Adven-
turess also bay one year younger by
Volurno out of leradve0ture by imported
Buckden The imported horse Water
Level. to whom aii ~ the Foif-yiew rraros
were bred this season. IS owned joinuy by
Mr. Martin and W J. Ficklin, Of Char
l0ttesWlle. where the stallion Is kept az
present. Messrs. Martin and Fichlin pur-
chased Water Level az the Tattersans
Auction sale IN New York last fall.
Vile. have begun the formation OF q stud
Of thoroughbred horses. which will be
increased as these gentleman see m.
In 1872 they hre 4 20 Prosper tson ~ i'm
ported bennington and Emily Fuller by
imported Eclipse then owned by Hin
shelwood and Garrod. After the dissolution
% that firm Mr. Hinshelwood took the
horse 10 Kentucky last spring where he
stu remains on account " limited limo,
I did not meet Afesfr1 Pitts and D0Tier
or get 10 see their stocks which is kept ont
of town. However Mr.. Martin kindly fur
nished me- a. list OF brood mares owned by
them. a. follows:
panseuse. bay mare foaled 1881 by I'm
ported Glen Lyon dam waitress by
Vandal.
Avrn. chestnut mare foaled 1881 hyBren-
nan dam Emile 10y Logan grand dam
Ariel by imported Glencoe.
Norrna. chestnut mare fooled 1881 by
Trafudal dam Anvil by Brennan.
Csrina. bay mare f0aled 1880 by Helm
AL dam Gem by Duke 81 Magenta.
Teannctte. bay mare foaled 1851 by
Northumberland (s0n OfLcXingtoW dam
Last Hope by Asteroid
All of the above mares were bred this
season 10 imported Water Level while
Potrella a chestnut mare Ten years OLD hy
Jonesb0ro ont or Austilla by imported
Australian was mated with Prosper
During "A brief VISIT % GlendOwer stock
Farm. which Is located about two miles
out from ScOttsvlle and devoted 70 breed
ing and training hackneys ! was shown n
portion OF the stock by Mr.. W. Gordon
Merrfck. the manager az the establish
ment. Imported Proprietor, a handsome
brown stallion SIX years old by Excelsior
dam Brown Bess by the Gentleman was
shown 10 halter. The imported four-year-
old stallion Hopeful 0D by HopefuldD
and Of Lady Florence by Great Shot was
IN New York making stud season. Lady
Gleudgwer. a very handsome ycarllng
chestnut fly by EnthorD Performer.
dam Phoebe by Sunbeam was also shown
m halter Lady Glond0wer WAS a prize
winner at tho Philadelphia horse show last
erring. Her dam Phoebe was ia Yer
mont where she was sent this season and
bred 10 Dr. WeDbs Natchless Of Lon
d4eboro. formerly owned by Mr. Henry
Fafrfax OF Ioud0un County virginia
Kearsarge. a brown colt foaied 1872 by
Grand Fashion dam Lady Connaught ~
Connagght was imported az his dams side,
and she was bred this season % MAJ.
Caesatts. Cadet. as vas the two-year-old
brown niIy Coquette. superb and sultana'
a couple OF twO-year~old nlies, both
browns. were M Youngstown, Ohio, where
they were bred 90 MIR. John A Logan.
IFS Bonfire. Godlva, a roam fllly three
years old By Connaught dam Lady Gwen
dolen by Daneget had also been mated
with A-atchless OF LOndeshoro
The stables 40 GleudOWer are models
Of neatness and comfort. having been built
for that purpose % which they are appro-
priated. Breeding hackneys Il rath.t
NV RESTITUTION IN this state but SIR. Nor
y,ok A. convinced that the products OF his
establishment Will compare fay0rabiy
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