The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-30

..r.I business man, bat Stln the phnan-
tr...t whose transformations acts Of
cauy have caused his name to be re-
yeri Though reclining on an invalia's
cI.a tac master OF Cedar Lawn received
or IlIty With welcome cordial as OF
,or and ior "a brief space lost the sense
.fpan While slipping "a toast from Grace
prlEs silver cup OF 1874. which passed
around tle circle The bay daughter OF
rs.l-l and Ninetto sleeps beneath the
f.at tlresque Encrsic, where Eolus
lG6s O.st and from his loins sprung
irl.... son, piablo. the Suburban win
rer OF I Captain fabcOck treasures
With lingering affection the memory OF
Grace Darling. and highly prizes her
daughter also known as Grace Darling.
b. Gle trDtuug sire, Hotzers Handle
tgaa. whose daughter during successive
years bias been bred 20 Sam Purdy. 20 II,
omar rasha. son Of Sultan. and last year
vas bred 10 Nutwith, 2:29 IL, as was
DR. daughter. Storm Queen. by Sam
Irly. Both Grace Darling and Storm
queen are &C Dalngerfeld Stock Farm.
81 Cllpeper where NutWith and Omar
Iasha reign as companions in the stud
Jm0ng the horses az Cedar Lawn are
Iauquier. handsome bay stallion. foaled
On ls79. ~ HetzeIs Hambletonian; Mag
G9 Mitchell. a broodlike chestnut mare,
foacd I'm 1S3 by Fauquier, dam Belle.
ty Curles son Of Revenue: n four-year-
Old chestnut FLY by Elysian Abdallah.
ont OF Belle: Emma and Ride. a very
handsome pair Of bay mares, full sisters,
foaled 1851 and 1852. are by Fauquier, out
u Belle; Emma has a sucking bay colt
BY Willis, son OF Jay Bird while Ride
has a nice bay yearling FLY by the same
sire. and both mares have been bred back.
The best-known horse on the farm is the
bay geidlng Little Dick. by Ethan Allen.
10 Ia The aged son Of the stallion
king OF 1850 is now I'm his thirty-third
year. but in perfect health and sim able
% brush down the road at a merry clip.
He was purchased from DR.. Waters. Of
brooklyn, IN 1867 by Captain Babcock,
and has been IN constant use since that
tine as O road and pleasure horse with
out ever having been sick a day. Pos
eessing that longevity peculiar 70 the
Morgan tribe. Little Dick would present
90 a casual observer the appearance Of
g. well-preserved horse in the teens; albeit
IFS knees are badly bowed. though his
eye retains the FIRE Of youth.
1fr. Joseph Lassiter's stations, Robert
Ransom. by Gambetta. ana Ia shwood by
Simmons. were given a work ont in COM
rany over his half-mile track on Tues
day afternoon. G. a. Pussy drove Ran
com. while Mr. Lassiter held the ribbons
over the f0ur-year-old scion Of the Wilkes
Family. The pair We're sent two heats,
tho first OF which went 70 Ransom In
fo fat, the black son Of Simmons taking
the next in 2.35. Eastwood has trotted a
half in 1.1s1-2 this season, and Keeps on
Improving. as does his stud companion,
Robert Ransom. All the horses I'm Mr..
Pusey's string are doing well. Little Betz,
al - has rounded 10. and Pusey hopes
20 DO good work with her this fall Elec-
frvon. q big bay stallion. by Elecuotype.
out OF FINS by Hamlet. the property OF
an John Wright. IS steadily improving,
and n he Keeps on viii beat 2:5O this sea-
con. Laura. a three-year-old bay FLY by
Norfolk out " sally Hornet, by Champ
Ferguson. has gone an easy mile In 2;4S.
laura won The ycariing stake for trotters
at the State Fair meeting Of 1891 and
landed the two-year-old class for her
owner at tho State Exposition last fan,
and this season she is booked TO enter
the 2.3o list.
Hfr. John Branch's handsome siX-year-
old chestnut mare Norfolk Belle. whose
name indicates her breeding. viz. by
Norfolk, out Of Belle dam OF Branch
wood. 2.G, pacing trotted a trial in
track. driven by William Bass Her fun
sister, Bonny Belle. year younger. also
@ memy-r OF Bass string, Is doing well
and considered quite promising.
Air. w. III. Nelson Of Manchester. has
placed his three-year-0ld bay colt, Eg-
wood Jr. by Egwood. 21S1-2. out Of
Bale by Daniel Lambert. I'm the training
stable Of Joseph station at the Exposition
track.
Among the old guard Of Richmond
ioadltes S. MIR. John McCauley owner
of the weil-kncwn chestnut gelding Stone
cuttcSWho Is row "a his twenty-third ycac
though vigorous and well preserved The
ola Celdiug was purchased IN 1874 and
hHrnessed 20 a light wagon, and has
brought the flush OF pleasure TO his
owners check ia many a victorious
brush down the road. During the past
winter Mr. McCauley purchased from
Mr William ". Brauer the nice five
year-old gray mare Miss Finney trial
ki, by Gray Eagle. son OF Walker Nor
il which he uses FOR road purposes
also both I'm single harness and hooked
90 the pole With Stonecutter.
A neat compliment was recently ten
d0red the virginia trotting queen, Miss
Nelson. 217 H. by J. II. Dickerson &
Co., harness manufacturers, OF this city,
iu ths shape OF pair OF silver rosettes
with her name in sunk enameled letters.
During a recent stroll through the es-
tablishment OF Messrs Dickerson l was
shown Lumber OF novelties in horse
goods. and found the concern wen
equipped 20 furnish any article required
f.r either the trotter PAGER or runner.
An elegant set Of double harness had
been turned out for Mr. William A.
Walker. while a model Of neatness IN
Us shape of a single set was in store
iar that Well known roa1its and horse
ia1cer. Mr. w. S. Forbes, owner OF
A,lts Beno Stock Farm.
The brown mare. Roanoke Maid. 2.22 Ia
V Roanoke dam Laura breeding Jod
tlceu was driven a trial az Fleet. I'm
Diving Park. on the the 10th inf 1912
81 rotung the final quarteagain on
Seconds She was worked Gats in 2.22
Le zi. and trotted thrgd took her re-
~ and 2H Roanoke second heat OF a
t.f- of z.2 IA In t'Norris n. at Wash
81 Neat race, volume II. 1891. driven by
... on -. g., imore. and owend by Mr..
a.. or 4nan. % this city owner OF
,.-" h.0n Ella h. and others. Roa-
'o Hid was fOaled in 1852. and bred
'l william a. Walker. who al that
"e owned her SIRE Roanoke and kept
%" Tor service here. Mr. Walker dis
20" or her 10 the late Joseph b. Davis.
I DO Do turn sold her 20 Mr.. Donnan. from
pose hands she passed 20 Mr.. A. b.
"aiNmey, OF New York city. but for
" one OF RichmOnd's best known and !
at enthusiastic rOadites Laura
pc dam Of Roanoke Maid. was
Tor time by that ac- ,