The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-25
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
eLxxLKI sTocK FARM TINE HOME
or xUTwiT8, HOsUL, &C.
n.h.w,s, X to Chsssworth-Eliersiie
10 Have Another EnEiish sta'"on'
Judge Hughes Buys Frsds.

necessary dUltNfhR
devoted TO breeding and training trotters
are rapidly approaching comp'etoh' Inc
Mace is i'm Henrico county, nly a snort
distance from the city. and years ago
WAS owned and controlled by George d.
.,ennett. now of Goldsboro, y. T., later
by Preston Belvin. and since MS occu
pancy by Joseph Lassiter.
MIR. William Ellison, the heau OF '"s
comnanv which has recently assuHeu
control OF the farm. has Ions been a
student OF pedigrees, and has blended an
feren, strains OF blood with success. Inc
nrincinal stallion at Glenlea Is a pay
horse. Nutwith. 2:29 IL. seven years o,u'
D., Nutwood 2.lS "a. dam Virginia Mald'
hy Gan plrdy. go IL. and next dam
Peach Blossom. by orange Blossom, 20 -
He IL a horse OF high finish ana hne,S
formed. and is bred 10 trot ana sire ~
ters. Mosul.a bay colt. two years oio, 10
bred like Nutwith on the dam > sue ~,
whose paternity is credited 10 the uea"
sultan 224 sire Of the elegant StamDoui'
o.o- 10 virginia Maid transmitted her
compact form 10 Nutwith, but her young
or son. Mosul. has the range ana heien,
n~ac,liar 70 the get OF Sultan. Mosui VIII
serve n few mares and then go INTO
training. as will his half brother, Nut"l,n'
after the completion OF his season III INC
sfud. A colt OF rich breeding. nlen form
and whose name displays tasty honeh,
clature. is a chestnut one-year-old, caheu
Lord Atbel by Athel. brother Of the bril-
liant Arion, 2:O7 "a. dan Miss Phallas, by
Phallas. 213 81. second dam Novel. sister
10 three in 2:20, by Princeps. and third
dam. The Pilot, Junior. mare Bruna,
dam of the Producing sires Woodford
pilot. 2Z3 IL. and Sagerser.
But four brood mares are owned AT
the farm. but they are high class IN
d,vIduals Of positive stamp and wei-breu.
virginia Maid is n bay mare ten years
old. and she has proven her worth as d
PRODUCER in her son, Nutwith. she IS III
fohl to Castle Bell. son OF Ben BOY
21ei-4. and Will be bred to Bourbon
R,ron. son Of Baron Wilkes. 21S. this
season. Peach and Honey. a bay mare
seven years Old. is full sister 10 Virginia
Maid and IL would be difficult TO find
on anv farm a pair OF handsomer matrons
than these two daughters of Sam Purdy.
Peach and Honey is in foal to ST. Vim
cent 213l-4. Miss Phallas is a large bay
mare ten years old, whose breeding Is
given above in the pedigree Of her son.
Lord Athel. She is in foal TO Alcyrene.
son Of Alcyone. and viii be mated this
season with Nutwith. Frosty May. a
welI-preserved. handsome bay mare, sew
enteen years old. is by Joe Downing dam
Lady Tennis dam OF Rinaldo. 2:2O, by
Mambrino Patchen, grandam by Bell
Margan. She is the dam OF the paces.
Halo. 2:Al-2. by Gen. Hancock, and
IS again in foal TO the sire OF the sensa-
tional young PAGER. Victor Malone. Syl-
vania. a bay illy, one year old. by Nut
guard. son Of Nutwood. out Of Peach and
Honey. and a chestnut colt of the same
age by Lord Guy, son Of Guy Wilkes.
out of Virginia Maid. complete Mr.. FL
lison's collection. though the California
bred FLY. Miss Cornelia, a bay two years
old, by Cornelius. dam by Algona, the
sire of Flying Jib, 2:04. and Judge Paul.
a bay gelding five years old, by sam
Purdy. are also being kept at the farm.
Miss Cornelia and Judge Paul are own
ed respectively by Messrs. Robert A.
Greacan and Harry Ferguson. both of
New York city. Mr.. Charles +. Stokes
black mare, Winnie D., by Hannis. heavy
I'm foa! TO Rupee. 211, and her two sons.
a y~earling and a two-year-old, both by
Ouartermaster 2:21 IA, are also enjoying
the freedom Of the paddocks at Glenlea.
while the same privilege is accorded
Mr.. Joseph Lassiter's bay mare. Lady
Hornet and her bay sucking FLY by
Electryon.
The horses at Oak Hill Farm, in
Henrico, have wintered nicely and are
looking well. The bay stallion Electryon.
by Electrotype. out of FINS. by Hamlet.
presents a handsome appearance when
led out. His eye is bright n his
satin-like coat glistens In the sunlight.
Most Of the farm mares are In foal to
him. and will be bred bach this season.
mill oo into frafpfpr
and Mr.. Wright hopes to see him beat
2:30. with proper handling. The flowers.
shrubs. and grass are we'll cared for at
Oak Hill. and the place presents an at
t~ractive appearance.
Benjamin l.. Tut. the developer OF the
sensational colt. William Penn. and who
gave the son OF Santa Claus. II IA, his
champion two-year-old race record OF
2:lS "a. and marked him at 212 S-4 a
year later. has opened a public training
stable at Salem. n. c. Tuft was at one
time associated with Atwood II. Turner.
OF his city. During two seasons they
trained a stable at Belmont Park, Phila-
delphia. and later had possession of the
driving park at Princeton. n. j., after
which they drifted apart. Tuft is stead
fly pursuing his old vocation. while Tur-
ner Yields the gavel at the Southern
Horse Bazaar in this city.
The Kentucky Stock Farm of the 18th
instant has its front page adorned with
a cut of the noted brood mare Lady
Yeiser. by Garrard Chief. dam Jewell.
dam OF the ~well-known ~trotters and pro-
ducing sires Gambetta Wilkes. 219 ID.
The King. 2:2s Ia. n Count Wilkes
Lady Yeiser is owned by G. and c. r..
CecQ, of Danville. Ky. She is the dam Of
Mistake. 2:2s Ia; Galena. 2:2S 1-2. and the
PAGERS Don Pizarro. 214 "a: Don Lorenzo.
2:l7 "a: Lottie Lorine. 216. and Emma r..
dam OF Margeret w. 2:25 Ia. Her daughter
Mistake. 2:29 IL. is the dam Of the good
two-year-old colt. Marion Craig. the prop
erty OF Thomas Anderson. OF this city.
Marion Craig is by Nuthurst. pacing
record 2:12. son OF Nutwood and Enter
prise. by Onward. The pedigree OF Ma
rion Craig bristles with performers and
producers. and later on will he placed in
training, and with age Mr.. Anderson
topes TO see him take a low record.
Barney Demarest will have a strong
stable with which TO commence the cam
paign. The horses will be entered under
the firm name of Barnom e. Bailey. and
the fastest member Of the string by the
record Is the well-known gray gelding,
Charlie C.. 2l5 IA. by Sam Purdy.
Willie Ketcham. Of Brighton. Ontario.
and his trotting dog Doc, are now in
California. Doc was exhibited here at the
State Fair In 1892. and his trotting trials
attracted much attention. Young Ketcham
still has a chip on his shoulder. He chal-
,snges Doc against any pony not over
thirteen hands high In n trial OF speed. or
will give any trotting horse two and a