The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-14

hay gcding Charlie. &c IL. by son OF AL
mont 10 Alr ". y. Lewis, Milton. y.
bay nlly foaled 1891. by Fayotte
wilkes, son OF Getige Wilkes. To Mir.
u W. Day. OF oxford the bay mare
,lsua. foaled IN 1855, by Spring Hill.
..ou Of Dictator and the Burch mare.
5sm Of Rosaiind). dam Lizzie j.. by Black
God Adama was formerly owned by
pr. Jud r. Wood, Of Richmond. who used
fer for road work. and stNl retains a fine
fly out OF her by Egwocd. 2lS ID. Mr..
Hardin las taken an active part in
te development OF the trotter for
number OK years. lie has. during several
ssasons. owned and trottcd q stable or
horses at the Virginia and North Carolina
MEETINGS. He gave the bay geding Char-
fe his mark OF 2.5 II in . winning race
,t Raleigh last fan. AZ Captain - j.
vrunalnson's 1899 combination sale OF
.rottng stock, he purchased the Day
mare Little Nellie, foaied 1889 by Jerome
T5s- 9lsl-2 dam Nellie, 2.50. by Green's
usmblctonian. and later disposed OF her
:, colonel Bennehan Cameron. who mated
aer In 1893 with the great race stallion
krcmlin. 2734. that stood at 500.
Mr. Hardin Is now using FOR road and
rrsaeire purposes the bloOd-like ana
trhiv-fnlshed chestnut mare Maggie
ltatlins. daughter OF Melville Chief.
son Of Taitler. 2:26 This marc hooked
20 urie by the side of Nr. i. G. McGown's
frrdeome bay stallion. Tom, 2:3s ] 2,
ais5 by Melville Chief. but out Of Minna,
nr surptcr. thoroughbred son OF Butcher,
make a fast and elegant team.
SIR. William Eliyaon. OF this city. has
parchascd OF the wcll-kncwn trainer ana
diver John ShiliuElaw, New York, the
by marc. Frosty May, foaled 1871 ny
Toe Downing. sen OF Edwin torrcst' cam
m
ne elegant finish and style peculiar TO
,he Edwin Forrest and Mambrino Patch
I'm families. She VIII bc bred this season
fo MIR. Euysons young stallion. Nutwith,
e11l-2 (son OF NutwOOd and virginia
Maid. by Sam Purdy. 2.2O IN, himself
a horse OF rare beauty and finish. Mr..
IIys0n has a youngster OF rich breeding
Son tho yoarling chestnut colt Lord Athel'
ie Afhcl. dam Miss phallas by Phallas,
ei88A. granddam, Novel. sister 10 Ro-
nance. Farce and GuyOn. all by Princeps,
rcxt dam Roma. by Golddust, and out OF
fhe PILOT. Jr., mare Bruna dan Of the pro-
d.clnc sires Woodf0rd Pilot 2.S2 l-e, and
Sacereter Sfr Ellyson purchased Miss
phafas al one Of i. G. kellogg & Cos.
sales IN New York. IN the spring of 1877.
and sent her TO that prominent breeding
estahl shment in New Jersey, known
as Round Top Farm. owned by Mr. +.
I
The daughter Of phallas was mated with
Athel at fee Of $500. and in the spring
~ 1893 dropped the colt now known as
1ri Athel in whose pedigree performing
ana producing lines cluster thickly. Athel,
rf0se name in AnglO-SaxOn signifies no
Ne IS young stallion Of rare breeding.
He IS q full brother TO the marvelously
fast Arion, 2.07 81 by Electi0neer, cat OF
Manette. by Nutwood, that trotted in
l.fT md
the late Governor Stanford, his breeder
for $4,000 Lord Athel has been reserved
for the stud. lie will be developed in
due course OF time and given a record.
alr. Charles J.. Stokes black mare
Winnie ID. by Hannis, Ply 81. out or
Maud l.. dam OF Whtby, 21S L. has
been sent home from the North She has
shapely brown yearling colt by Quarter
master POI IA Winnie ID. % again In foal
20 Rupee. record 2Il. pacing, the elegant
ly bred son OF Guy Wilkes 2I5 IA, and
Sable Hayward. dam Of silva, 2I5 "a, and
others.
An exchange gays: IT IS nonsense
90 urdervalue horse simply be-
caus. he has reached the age Of
ten years. If at that age n horse is
sound and free from Objectionable habits
he IS a safer purchase than one at five
years old. The older horse is less liable
10 sudden and acute attacks OF disease
such as collie, etc. If sound and all right
at ten. the average horse is good for as
many more years of reasonable service
81 properly cared for.
A weli-kepi. attractive country place
Is Oak Hill, in Henrco county, near this
city. The farm IS owned and occupied by
Mr. John Wright who does business in
Richmond, and drives daily TO and from
the city. The master of Oak Hill has
become enthused with the breeding prob
lem and has turned his attention 10
raising trotters and light-harness horses.
Electryon is the stallion TO whom Mr.
Wright pins his faith. He Is a rich. dark
bay. and quite a handsome horse, row
I've years old, about sixteen hands high,
and possessing rather more substance than
IS usually seen in the Electioneer family
lie Is by the producing sire ElectrOtype
son OF Electioneer and Addle. dam OF
Woodruff, PIG IL. and Mannon. 2:2l), dam
Finis, by Hamlet, and she out OF Sal,
dam OF Coaster. 2:26 ii. Electryon was
!n the trailing stable of Mr. Joseph
Iassiter last year for a short time, and
that gentleman, whose judgment on such
matters Is sound, was confident that the
son OF Electrotype could beat 2:S0 with
further handling. Mr.. Wright has brood
mares by Strader's CasSius NJ. clay,
Junior. Woodburn, Hambletonian, Eau
ouler and other sires. There are also a
number OF colts and nllies at the farm by
Norfolk. Robert Ransom, Wilnut (son
" Norfolk. etc.
NJ. William A. Walker. OF this city,
has sold 10 Mr.. Joseph Lasster the
ssven-year-old bay mare, Egretta. by
Lgbert dam Miranda. by Donerail, son
% Lexington, granddam by Mambi1no
Chief Egretta is a very highly finished
mare. stylish and speedy. Mr.. Lassiter
has mated her with a bay filly three years
3D. Robert Ransom. dam by Sam PGrdy,
granddam by Hughes Edwin Forrest.
Tie pair IS well matched and make
Charming pole team.
The well-known black stallion Temple
Bar, 2l7 81, that was sent here nom
lexington, Ky, last fall and made a
season. has wintered WELL and IS in fine
condition. Temple Bars owner con-
templates sending him 10 Connecticut 10
Perform stud duties during the present
Year
Mr l.. Banks Holt. OF Graham, North
Carolina. has purchased from i. ID.
sp0oiswood, Harrodsburg, Kentucky a
brood mare by Jay Bird. dam by Honest
Allen. I'm foal 20 Norval. PA "a. also bay
h.ly one year old out of his mare, by c. T..
Clay. 2l8.
John Splan, who trained and gave re-
70 81 n IahnSQn y.lf Ii