The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23

<,,tv niunson. by General Benton. -, re
is etoutiv made and quite speeuy' ','
record is 2.D IL, but When r,nks Of
easily beat Z20. and enter tne IL Il, l.
a1nndard speed for trooters' I|iS 81
-, ms mare four wears olu " ~.
go. I'LL dam BY White Mountain, rag als
a bay colt by Happy Russei tha' S'0''N
learn TO 30 fdtt. ,yt..,,,.,c1 Del..
Az Green sold the gray mare ileSlpg
Mav. by Happy Russell, Jam DIV 10" -
Moran when three years old' Gnu 80
Mccoy claims her 10 De one OF Tue 80. ia9
est trctters ne ever c. 9@iIed' ph,Isdclphia,
me bay mare Elsie Russell. record z'So'
rs Happy Russell. -. ,,,d drives
some good ou,s also. he has , We 0r,s
ractna marc Lady Avon. by ANohinOIc -
mat nc drove "A trial IA 2.l9 TX ilst 10
mtr over half-mile track. rms n,a,0 ~
ugtoaiV but she has tltit ~ -
speed. and Mr.. SlemmeT claims " ia
driven her an eighth IN hItttffH -, itannv
\ gtay nlly one year oIu ~ ii"IP3,
partner ont of Lady Avon, IS shdpely anu
handsome and her future - ISsdIuJ,u 81
very promising Victor 49,, - r,,s.
nut colt three years ola by iiaPpy NUS
eeu ouf Of Flora Morgan, by sherman
Morgan Jr.. 2:2g: is "A natural PAGER ana
likely to 80 very fast at that gait
$3.50"
From Marydel TO Dover. Del" It IS
tr9ctivo country and over smooth roadS.
,The Avonmore mares made the journey az
IN, rate Of ten miles an hour' ann hhlSh-
al I'm GOOD shape. The principal owner
and breeder OF tfottef" at I(oseI J., - r.,
George A. Miiington, proprietor OF tue
Capitol Hotel, and president OF the AEIi-
cultural Society of Delaware, which holdS
annual fairs and trotting meetings.
FairView Park, near the city. MI Nh
ungtOn has over forty mead OF trollIilS
stock from WcanliuSS TO aged horses:
At his city stables Mir. Millington mas,
among others the brown stallion Behelac-
ton, nine years Old, by General Benton,
dam Gretchen by Yorktown. and she out
of Ashcat, sister TO Ajax, 2:29. Beneiac-
ton is horse of massive build, stand
ing seventeen hands high, but he IS good
gated, and bred I'm strong trottlnS mes
Albertson, a chestnut colt three years
old. is by Albert w, 2:2D dam Victoria
by Echo. second dam Lady Scully, dam Of
Nanderlyn, 2:2l. He IS good-gaited and
bred for campdigncr. hammock d
black colt one year old. IS by Stranger,
dam Hazel dam Of HaZedcll, 2:25 by Jay
Could, 2:2l L.; second dam Western CHI,
III.
MAY Bee. record 22j. n brown mare
four years old and Happy G., bay
nlly year Younger are full sisters TO the
fast mare Happy Bee, 2Ij 3-4, by HAPPY
Vic. Wood. record 2:36; is a bay FLY
two years old, OF elegant finish and fine
conformation. She is by Cornelius son
Of Nutwood dam Victorine, by Western,
and she out of Lady Scully dam of VAN
deTlyn.
A brown FLY one year old is a full sis
ter TO the fast mare LISA, 2:l6 "a, owned
by Holt and Scott, Graham, n. G. She
is daughter OF Patchen Wilkes out of
Lady Shaw by Rochester.
Bonnie Rose is a black FLY two years
old by Patchen Wilkes. dam Gossip dam
of Don Wilkes, PA 80 by Tattler, 2.z6,
second dam the great producing mare
Jessie Pepper by Mambrno Chief. There
is rich material to select from in the
Capitol Hotel stables, ana Mr.. Milling
ton is an intelligent student OF the breed
ing problem.
Mr.. A. s. Craven writes me from Green
wood. Va. that his stud Of thoroughbred
horses are all in fine shape and doing
well. Imported GrandmasteT the Gle
CANT son Of BarcOldinc and Geheimness
dock during the day and taken up at
night. His stud season viii commence
IL February. GTd1dmaster is a horse
of rare finish, and one Of the handeomest
stations i'm the land. while his breeding
Is On a par with his indi .dualty. I'M
ported Pleasure by FOntissimO, dam Ma
Beaute, is in foal to Grandmaster; Fee,
by Red Bud, dam imported Cockade, by
Cucumber, is in foal 70 imp. Water Level
Phillppa. by imp. Darebin. dam Bessie
Poyton is in foal to Cholula and Theckla
by Baden-Raden, dam Nellie Ransom, IS
in foal to Sensational. Theckla ana Phi
Hppa were purchased in New York last
fan at =. LOrillard's sale Mr.. Craven
is breeding on shares with Mr.. Blair
Boiling the brown mare Lena, by Farm
ington, dam by JOnesboro. She was bred
to Grandmaster, and appears 10 be in
foal. Lena Is not strictly thoroughbred
but her produce should make superior sad
diers and hunters.
The Christmas number OF the Horse Re
view Is out and very handsome publicd-
tion II is, replete with current news and
valuable statistical matter. a number
OF special articles By Well-knoWn turf
writers form a pleasing feature Of this
issue. which should be i'm the hands Of
every breeder and fancer Of the light
harness horse. BROAD ROCK.