Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
BLUEGRASS REGION.
The American Mecca Section Of The
: HoTse-LeIin6 Public.
HENRY or NAVARRO The KING.
Other Noted Thoroughbreds. Stations,
Trotters, and Brood-olarss ct Famous
Kentucky Stock.Earms.

of the horse-loving public Is seen on al
sides. Everybody talks horse; the pr!nct
nal shops are named for the great horses
or these the most recently opened Is the
SWEETEST cafe In town, The Navarro; ever
the mugs in the BARRIERS shops have
horses painted on them. The Hobbies Of
the hotels vie with the drawing-rooms
for the handsomest or latest paintings
OF the recent stake-winners. My first
visit was to the track to look over Byron
McCIellands string OF three. headed by
Henry OF Navarro. and felt like crying
Navarro is king! Long live Navarro"
There Is no more perfect picture of the
American thoroughbred than Henry OF
Navarro. the greatest 3-year-old Of the
years. He is chestnut, with star In FORE
head Just large enough to brighten his
intelligent face; l5.3 and perfectly proper
toned; nice. clean. bony head; eyes as
bright as an eagles; long. graceful neck
perfect shoulders, and grand loin. IL he
has fault, he Is u trihe light from the
loin 10 the Hank; but he Is as pleasing
10 the eye as he has been to the pockets
OF his hackers
Next in Mr.. McCiellands string is that
good 2-year-old, The Commoner. winner
OF the McGrathianna-S Stud Stakes etc. He.
too, Is chestnut about 1853, and a good
looking colt, not unlike Henry Of Navarro.
but lacks some of his finish
BREEDING STABLES.
FROM the running track l drove TO
Castieton," the magnificent breeding
estate or Messrs. j. Il. and f. p. Keene.
Inc -FOUR stations In use at the farm
are imp kailicrates, Tournament, Choir
ister' ana 81. Leonards. Kallicrates is
rlch, dark chestnut OF wonderful SUBJ
stance lie Is by Hermit out of Isabel.
Dy Piebean. Tournament is a brown
morse, very strong. and great horse
In breeding and individuality. He is by
Sir Modred. out OF Play thing, by Alarm.
Chorister is by F'alsetto, out of Add,e
C., by King Alfonso. second dam, the
dam or Spendthrift, Fellowcraft, ETC.. etc
Both a. a race-horse and individually
L fancy tournament most. He was a
good race-horse. At the close OF his
S-year-old form he had won over SOS. go
in stakes and purses. and was a consist
ent campaigner. He cost the Messrs
keene $500 at public auction, but was
not much of a success after their owner
ship. He was badly used up, and should
probably never have faced a starter again,
as he surely was never just right, though
when he struck a soft track he ran away
from a good field at Saratoga. l believe
the farm expects great things of the
Hermit horse. Kallicrates, and I think
they probably like him best OF the great
stations.
A GRAND LOT.
The broodmares are the grandest lot
have ever inspected. a large number OF
them recent importations, and are by
such sires as Hermit, Speculum, KIsber,
Robert the Devil, Bender, Rayon dor,
Petrarch, ST. Gatien. Mortimer ST. ST.
mon, Macgregor, Lowiand Chief, Prince
Charlie, GalopO, ETC., etc. In fact, nearly
all the great sires In the known world
are represented. and these mares are now
In foal TO such horses as Common. Sheen.
Galopin. Surefoot. Oberon, Goldhnch,
Gervas, Pepper and Salt, Royal Hampton,
Tenny, Tea Tray. Imp. Candlemas, Fal-
setto, ETC., etc, besides Spendthrift. Tour
nament, Kallicrates, Himyar, Hanover.
etc. To my mind the first I'm the lot of
imported mares are Edtha own sister
TO Melton, winner OF the English Derby,
and st. Ledger, Lizzie. and Princess
Islra; OF the native mares. Blue Grass
Belle and Ella T., dam Of Tea Tray,
Banquet. etc. All turfmen will remem-
Der the two-mile dead heat between Judge
Morrow and Blue Grass Belle, and how
easily she ran away from him In the
run off.
IN TRAINING.
or the horses in training that have
come down for a rest Is the wonderfully
speedy Hyderabad for which Mr. keene
paid his trainer, Albert Cooper. $4,000
cash when n two-year-old, and he Is
grand looking three-year-old, and / pre-
diet that with the winters rest he Will
be as full of run as ever. and will not
have lost any OF his old-time speed,
which promises 10 make him famous.
The farm has just sent up as fine lot
of yearlings as ever arrived In New York,
and the weanllngs are a grand lot-thirty
eight in number While 1t is hard to Sc
lect, think / like especially bay colt
out Of Ella r., by st. Blais. Another
grand-looking colt is the chestnut by the
farms stallion. Kallicrates, out Of Para
dox. Then there Is the chestnut FLY by
Spendthrift, out OF Vivid by Speculum,
racy- looking, and will probably be in the
oaks" the English racing event for g.
year-old files.
MODEL, FARM.
Woodburn, Woodford county, Ky, is
another model breeding establishment.
and here may be seen both trotters and
thoroughbreds The thoroughbred stations
in service are Falsetto, sire OF such great
race-horses as Dewdrop. Fordham. Ru-
pert. etc, ETC.. and King Alfonso. sire OF
Foxhail. Fonso, Joe Cotton, etc. Foxhail
no ha a
ever sent abroad. sporting the white
with blue spots CHE Keene colors). He
won the Czarowitch, Cambrtdgeshire.
and Grand Prix, OF Paris. In the pad
docks are some great brood-mares. and
the sale OF Woodburn yearllngs is always
n matter OF much interest to the turfmen
of America, though the prices realized in
1894 were hardly In keeping with the
prestige Of this truly-great farm.
ELMENDORF.
About six miles from Lexington Is stu
ateI Elmendorf. the breeding establish
ment OF G. j. Enright. The name OF
Elmendorf is connected with the brightest
pages OF American turf history, for four
Of the greatest race horses that ever
sported silk Grst saw the light OF day
at this historic farm. They were Hindoo,
fremont. Salvador. and F'lrenzI.
The stations in service now are i'm
ported Candiemas. Teuton. and imported
Pursebearer. all in good condition and
grand individuals. Imported Candlemas
Is at the head OF the stud and in both
and breeding he Is good
enough to hold the position OF honor He
IL by Hermit out of the dam Of St.
Blaise. He has a dozen or more foals at
Elmendorf, and that they do him justice
Is sufficient praise. One of the grandest
lilies / have seen In Kentucky Is his filly
out of F'lorio by Virgil.
The brood mares are all In fine condl-
ton. and grand lot they are. So Elmen-
dorf should be as famous In the future as
L has been in the past.
GREATEST OF FARMS.
McGrathlana Stud Is on the Newtown
pike about three miles from Lexington,
and is the property OF Milton Young, Esq.
known as "Miit. Young" In
and stable accommodations this
8 one Of the greatest farms have seen.
rhe stations are Onondaga, sire or DIR.
Rice; Locohatchee. Ambulance. Oregon,
Etc., etc. or Onondaga as a sire. / have
heard such men as w. b. Jennings and
!. T.. Madden say they had never owned |
! colt sired by him that was not race |
,orse and his yearlings always command
Inc prices. Hanover Is probably the king |
zee Of the stud, and Is kept Us private |
sallion, and well he deserves the exalted |
position. In 1894. twenty-one 2-year-olds |
" Hanover faced the starter, and nineteen |
sturned with the brackets OF winners. |
4a Is q horse of grand size. form, and |
,erfect digposition. Macduif Is a powerful /