The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
HOLLYWOOD Place THE LARGEST
TRUCK FARM IN YIRGfNfA.
Mr.. Gvathmey's Trotters-Littis Betf'
2:23 Ia Sent to the Court OF huPee
sale OF starbeiie-KeosntF oais.

Ten years ago and what - III" A''O"'
as the town OF Cape Charles Va had
no existence. In December. 1881 the soulh-
arn terminus OF the New York. Philadei-
ob,a and Norfolk railroad was compIeted
p.'I~ ,ho aret train run through. Then
BEGAN the formation of Cape tharles.
,,'btoh has grown into busy place OF
2o0 inhabitants Situated In the lower
mart Of Northampton county, and border
inc on the Chesapeake bay. the shipping
,ocii,,ies Of the town, both by ran anu
,ator are unusually good. ana great
>,,,a,,,,ios Of vegetables produced on the
80 noar nv are sent North. The morn
To- to,,o,,ing the Pendleton Brothers
IL 90 trotters. mentioned in these COL
-. ,oe, Sunday. | took steamer ~
n-orfoll and. after a run OF thiot hVu'"
acroes the bay. landed at cape MAJ re-
and then drive out to HOLLYWOOD -
en- en-, ~, tho late W. J.. Scott. OF EIle'
"a etul owned by his estate zap
a. o,-,s Browne is the agent ana
manager Of the place. The larIh 'o"
,,rteos . q0o acres Of land, LOO OF whlGh
are in cultivation, and the rehlai''''' -
hard wood forests and groves. or,,
Whichever direction you turn 'ne AZ
NJ master hand is apparent, anu Va
regularity and precision OF andH' ,h
details charm your sight nv
managers. an array OF laoorers aplI
ing a small army in the busy season anu
0ftv mules and horses are required 20
do the work on the place. Oap'din
Browne is a practical man, yet at Inc
same time both science and theory al
brought 10 bear, experiments tried anu
results carefully noted and preserved Io'
future reference. The sale Of farm pro-
ducts have heretofore averaged ABOUT
sci 900 per annum. though, as may ne
inferred. the expense Of conduclhE SUI SUI
. large establishment is enormous Ec'
at the close OF each year far margin
of profit is found to exist
The potato crop promises an aDuh-
dant yield this season. as II proved ldS'
wear. when 1000 barrels were maIheteu'
&C wore 2OOD0 barrels Of kale. But 10
form a clar idea of the thorough system
and grand scale upon which the farm
is rim. and upon paying basis too you
must 60 over the broad acres IN person
and calculate for yourself The farm was
n source Of pleasure 10 Mr.. Scott during
bis lifetime and the dead congressman
was wont 10 dwell with pride on the
splendd producing capacity OF Hoily-
wood place. ~
Mr. scott was a great fancier OF the
running horse. and his reputation as an
owner. breeder. and turiman eN'enueu
all over the country. ana II was NJ
that the famous Algeria stable or runners
was brought and wlntered at the 0'o9V
of each seasons campaign.
The immense barn, in whose sp dCiou'
boxes such grand performers as panqer,,
Torso. Chaos. Bolero. Paradox anu -
others Of note found rest ana shel'el
stands silent and deserted. whlle inc
mic track adjoining is red with the Dlos-
CONS 81 German clover, which covers 10
s,rface though the white-Washed lehOcS
o,circling If and timer s-stand S'li Ie
main East Of the latter structure i "
0old of fine bluegrass sod, covering Sc!
ri acres. As we strolled over the HeiI
Cartain Browne remarked that hlmseH
and Mr. Scott had quite discussion
some wears back as TO whether 'no -
at hollywood Place would produce SuCn
oro,ytb 81 was confident that
you'd =" said the Captain, "but Mr.. Sco''
,assed away ere the force OF my O'diir
was asserted ..-oo,,-
,rbo Cbesapeake Agricultural AsSocla-
ton holds its annual fair on a par nv, ~
tho farm leased for the purpoSe. ~
aseooia,ion has q good half-miie track
q commands a splendid water We" ol
Tho Chesapeake bay, extending out as tdr
as the eve can reach. Large OF stature
Genial and knd-hearted is captain
prowne. a fluent talker. an interesting
u,riter and fond Of his calling. a chdI
with him makes YOU feel that tarpler
life has many charms foreign 10 lhe
existence Of the toiler in cities J dount
IL any one resident OF the whole EASTER
shore of Virginia has a fund OF known
edee concerning the horse stock OF tAdt
section so complete and interesting IN
its details as that possessed by 'ap''""
Browne More than a score OF years
ago he owned the bay mare sue re! loH'
by Railie Peyton. dam by Imported ' az
entine. and in 1874 she foaled Tor MN
The bay stallion Pembroke, by flihHCo'
In 1877 he purchased from CoIohel JON"
A. McCaul the bay horse Orion pro'hcr
Of Planet. Exchequer and Ninette all
ont of Rostons distinguished daughter,
Nina. Later Orion passed TO DR.. j. Penn
broke Thorn. of Baltimore. Captain
Browne receiving in exchange the gray
mare Katy Didn't. by Pimlico, out OF
Lady Kate. by Engineer and 500 addl-
tional. Later Katy Didn't passed 10 MI
charles Sharp. of Norfolk. and is now III
the stud of Judge r. W. Hughes al
Abingdon, Va.
A recent purchase Of Captain BroWnt
IS the imported hackney stallion The
Duke. blue roam. by Silver star l.oi.
dam Lady Fanny. by Rob Roy. lie Is d
horse of great substance, standing hIteeh
and a half hands and weighing eleven
hundred pounds. His temper is fine ana
he is a prompt, stylish driver, that can
draw weight and step right along ana
do ii cheerfuly. Taffeta, a brown mare,
four years old. thoroughbred daughter OF
Sensation and Ann. by imported Billet,
and she out Of Asteroids daughter Iii,
whose son Almonarch, trotting record
2:243- got the dam Of the wondertul
three year-od Fantasy. 2:0S 81 was bred
this season TO The Duke. as were the
handsome bay mares Kapio and Lnah
NJ. full sisters. eight and nine years old.
by Bajardo, out Of Lady Grace, by Walk
er Morril.
Blanche F, 2:3S Il, gray mare, ten
years old. by Walker Morril. dam Grace.
by Gray Morgan, t. a mare Of high
nervous organization. whose record does
not represent her speed limit. She was
bred this season to Bursar. the three
year-old brother Of Broomal. 215. son
of Stranger. and Brooch. by Jay Could.
2:2l - Happy Tie. a bay fily. Of pleas
ing conformation and high finish. and one
year old by Happy Russell, 2:2l ii. rae
ing, out Of Blanche +. is bred right and
should learn TO trot fast. Lena Mayo. a
bay FLY. two years old, by Frank Mayo,
brother Of Mabel Flood. 2l9. pacing. dam
a.fA h.r a I'D af a sC1