The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-15

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xsa@1.A usually m ! d spell
(tsS prevailing IN March
kfnvsSk had stimulated them
'.% - 10 60 ahead in earn
81 &c since then but little has peeh
done bevond slow jogging for the san
% exerc,ec Al the Exposition Grouhus
.roc, Iosenh station has some PROMISING
ones In his string. and so mas - -.
pusev. though Little Betz, 20 L. wv
fastest member of Puseys string, na9
heen sent North. and will be bred ms
49,, Near nv nj the Acca Farm.
y,uIta,, Pass has quite q NUMBER OF
trotters and PAGERS in HIS stable whirh
are DOING well. though being given bnt
little work. At the Gleniea Farm ".
q BRYAN. who recently assumed cnarse
Of affairs. IS busy getting thihss 40
shane prior TO the commencement -
active preparation Of his horses as -
Richard German, who has quar- 20 CO.
at Glenlea. and will train Joseph h'iSs'
ter's string over the same track
over ON the Chesterfield side OF the
ran,es river the frosts have nipped lhe
grass and deadened the peach ana appie
blossoms ut Whiby, but the tra'nin.
stables on the farm keep Mr.. Pomeroy
busy and his horses are jogse1 on me
road daily. A couple OF recent auti-
tons 10 his string are GolGess' peau,i-
fui chestnut FLY three years oiu' Dy
r,rwood. 21s1-2. owned by Mr.. Thomas
~ Hntzhimer of this city, and Lady
Dudley. a rangy. handsome chestnut my
four wears old. by Norfolk out Of FIJI
cree by Mambrino Dudley. 2lJ 81, me
rronertv of Mr. w. S. Forbes, Monte heiip
Stock Farm Judging from the present
outlook the season gives promise Oh pe'-o
n b,sv one. and TO doubt but that a num-
hor Of horses now in the framing s'ap.o'
mentioned above viii he credlten 10 ne
recognized speed lists OF their sireS DV
fore the end OF the year.
The following interesting account OIL
Tho trottinc stock owned on the eastern
eho~e Of Virginia has been sent me rom
Cene Charles by that well-known student
~ tho breeding problem. Captain Otis
4 Rrov-ne who has been an owner Az"
breeder OF good horses FOR years past;
.orhe depressed condition Of financial
affairs does not stop the farmer breeders
of this section from striving 10 nave 'ilD
host The list Of horses given beloW
shows the class of stock that Is De'"s
propagated on the pen.nsular;
"rbe Wilkes family is represented by
tna voung stallion Powell, son Of WICK
life and Poesie. by Jay Gould, ana
Windom. by Red Wilkes. dam KATE
white Inv Blood Chief. Powell is owned
nv II p. James, and Window IS the
property OF DR.. J. w. Kellam ana others.
Tlectioneer has representatives 10 happS
Nick. son OF Albert W. 2:2l. Gam by
Hambletonian 90. owned by Mr.. W. =.
Fitchett. and Bendce, roam morse, d.
General Benton. dam Daisy ID, DIV tiec-
tioneer. the property Of Floyd Brothers
Who also have the black stallion Lee
Cuvler son Of Cuyler. and Fanny Leland
bv Leland. Major Whitehead has repre-
senfatives Of the Morgan tribe in de-
scendants of Ethan Allen and Sherman
Morgan. 2sef. The Morrill, tribe rep
resented by such sons OF that good sire
Walker Morrill, 25jj7 as John W. Danlei'
Modoc. Marendes. 217 II. Sir Lancelot,
I.ightfoot Haledon. Ham Disston' ana
GRAY EAGLE: the latte traces TO sam
Patch. from whom the Toodles family
spring and twice to Bailie Beyton,
thoroughbred son Of Andrew.
The great campagners, Goldsmith
Maid. pa and Lady Thorne. 2:lS il, nave
an united descendant in II. Il. James bay
colt Bursar. full brother 10 broomai,
2:15. by Stranger. dam Brooch, by Jay
Gould. 2:2l IL. The great producing dam
| Old Dolly dam Of Director. 211 IL. On
ward. 2:yj IA and O. Thorndalo, 2:22. is
represented by Mr. 4. y. James Onward.
Jr. The blood of Happy Medium
| and Mambrino Russell is being trans
mlted by Mr.. McAllister's Lucky Rus
| sell.
salem, owned by Mr. II. L. Upshur. at
| Eastvillc. is by Iroquois. son Of Indiaman,
| by Belmont dam Fernwood. by Lance
| wood, son OF Hambetonian uV. Slgnet.
! 2:26 Ii, by Hambietonian Pilot, out of
Linda. by Soult. owned by i. T. Scott.
| al Bridgetown, is doing good service in
! the stud. Stratton, a fine three year-old
Ill u4.., 4 l,tr 81
| Volunteer, dam Hyson. by Heptason, is
| owned by ". -. Wilson. at Cape Charles.
| The Hackney tribe Is also represented
| in the imported stallion The Duke, owned
! by myself. and kept at Hollywood Place
| He is a horse of immense power and
| substance with the best of legs and
| feet. lie traces to the same line from
which sprung imported Beilfounder. So.
English Hackney stud book. that sired
the dam Of Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
Il expect high results from the blood o.
The Duke, crossed on The trOtting bred
mares of the Eastern shore. most Of
which trace 10 a rich thoroughbred an
cestry. from which they derive an infu-
| sion Of the warm blood of Washington.
| son of Timoeon. Logan, and inbred Sir
| Archy, sid Hammett. Garrison's Din
| ganee. and his son Harry Percy, CornmO-
! doro and Financier. boih sons of Boston.
| ont OF Resale S0mmers. the dam II
Revenue. Sebastopol. by Tally-ho, Ports
| mouth by imported LuzbOrOugh. out Of
| Polly Peacham. by john richards This
horse beat the great Boston, in race
| Of two mile heats. lie sired the dam Of
| the trotter Nildair. 2.23. Bale PeytoD.
| by Adnrew. dam Pocahontas. by Amerl-
| can ECLIPSE. second dam Graytan. by
Mambrino. son of imp. Messenger. was
one OF the handsomest horses ever
saw. in addition 10 being q high class
race horse. lie made strong impress
| SION on the stock owned in this section
| These horses and their descendants were
| the pr0gcnitors OF the stock Of horses
! owned on the Peninsular prior TO the
war, and since that event boswell b.
! Planet. Pmlico. by Donerail. son OF Lex
/ ington, Orion, By Revenue, out OF tho
| famous Nina, by Boston
| The Baron, by NauNnan son Of I.exina.
ton, and other thoroughbred sires have
been crossed on the strains OF tro.tirsr
| blood tisrt mentioned in this commune
| ton, and the combination has producad
rare class Of harness horses and
enabled the Eastern Shore 10 take the
lead OF Other sections OF the State IN that
direction. The breeders Of this section are
suilicient judges Of horsefesh 10 be fun,
aware OF the fact THAI there has boen no
oFer-prcduciion Of the best which 6ud
| sa'e III spite or financial troubles The nre-
Vaiilng depression will no doub. limit the
! number Of inferior 49,