The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-09
HOMES OF FAST HORSES.
IANLxN'S YILLAGk FARM ASDSOEE
OF Is GRBxT RACERS.
AL Offspring OF Great Sircs-Eccords of
Robert j., 2:o5 "a; Fantasy, 200 ID,
and Others.


Cicero ] Hamlin. the millionaire grape
agar n srufacturer. who lives in Buna
10. and is proprietor OF the Nillcge STOCK
Farm at East Aurora. That farm Is now
the home OF such great troitirg sircs
as Chimes. Mambrino KIng. Almont IT,
end others OF almost equal melt. Two
OF the flyers owned by Mr.. iIamlin are
confidently expected to iring the world :
mile record down - two minutes. These
two are Robert J. PAGER. 20, - anu
Fantasy trotter 2.0h ~. AIt thcr star
Representative OF tho farm Is Nlghu y
Gale. who holds the three nile world g
thu.c-yCar-old race record OF 2.H b. ana
in addition there are two otner worlh
records held by Niiacc farin ',i' ~
The double team record Of 2l2. made 10y
Belle Hamlin and Globe, the other Is the
trfphoate team record Of IA, maze ny
Belle Iianliu. Glcbc ana Justna; .,,,
Mr. Hnmlin established rhc NlIiaEc
Farm as long ago as mo. ana u. VIZ
6 wears ola t1en lie passed thc thre"-
score and ten limit before he reached
the height Of his ambition In MAKING
ais stables the most famous in tho coun-
Try for breeding harness racers ana plgn
class roadster. Ia 1876, wren ne was
20 he began his business career by keep
Ing a general store at East Aurora. Tic
went 10 Buffalo zen years later ana maze
fortune in the dr. goods business.
Now ne Is one Of the grape sugar kings
1000 mon. lie carries his = years as
lightly as II thoy were only half as many
and ne loves hOnse flesh more than miser
loves gold His beautiful home on Della
ware avenue. In this city. contains what
Is said 20 be one Of the most valuable
libraries OF horse literature in the world
The Hamlin brain. however, Is appar-
entity stored with more horse lore than
all the stud books I'm the Hamlin library.
a friend of his asserts that Mr.. Ham
lin would sit down and chat with Mcp-
histo himself IL ne thought the Prince
OF Darkness knew anything about horses
and breeding.
The greatest FOps Of the greatest sireS
among race horses can be depended on 10
produce the greatest results. He has
been working on this theory for more
than a quarter of n century. and Is now
20 confident Of the outcome that he has
no hesitation IN making predictions, ,oo,
lie says: while my prediction OF 1871
That there were then on Village Farm
youngsters that would score lower marks
In contested races than had heretofore
been made by any trotter living or dead,
has been verified already | believe IT
this time N will bear repeating. and
that its intent may he transferred I"
the present period, for believe now. as
] did then. that there are youngsters AZ
Village Farm who Will set opposite their
names the lowest marks ever made IN
contested races" The consequence Of
Mr.. Hamln = wisdom I'm breeding has
been that his Village Farm stock has
improved step by step from generation
10 generation. and the average Of i'm
provcment has been so rapid as 20 as
tonish horsemen.
The greatest sires Of Village Farm are
Nanbrino King. Chimes ard Almont
Jr. OF these. Chimes stands pre-eminent
as the only troting sire VINO at the age
Of nine years. has lad nine 2:2) perfor-
mers 10 his credit Mambrino King
acknowledged 10 be the haDdsomest
horse In the world, and whose only RI
val as stallion is Chimes, has a great
er number of his offspring in the 2.3o
Hat H.. sl..., I.faf Of
Mambrino Patchen combined. He added
seven new members to his family Of go
performers last year. He was sired two
winners OF the Charter oak $4,000
Stakes, Almonf. Jr likewise overshad-
ows ali other sires of the great Almont
family. his $3.50 list numbering twenty
records OF 2:eo or better. The most noto-
BILE Of them ia Belle Hamln, 212 "a.
The Wilkes family Is also represented
by the most promising member OF that
line. He IS Americus. who made n mile
at Lexington. Ky. in 2:l5 IA when two
years old. His owner recently said Of
Iningle his blood with that of Chimes.
Mambrino King and AlmOnt Jr., and
trust 70 Providence for The results"
Fantasy The famous Chimes FLY, Is
years old and has achieved "A reputa-
ton unequalled by any FLY Of her years.
She is probably the most favored by
nature OF the Village Farm four-year,
olds. for she has "A superb physique and
an excellent constitution. 1'hif big
daughter of Chimes won her record Of
2:S34 as thrce-year-old at Nashville
Ing records for three-year-Olds at either
gait pacing or trotting.
She trotted mile on the Hamilton,
Ont, track on July 2 OF this year in 21O
and at Saginaw Mich. on July 70. she
trotted another exhibition mile I'm . %.
She, was laid ny at Detroit and Cleye-
She is being saved for the Southern
tracks Fantasy IL worked carefully.
and her cleveTnCss I'm turning a half mile
on the Buffalo track the other day. I'm
1:02 10 indicates the form she is I'm.
Hal Pointer lt24 10 and Robert J. 2'05
3D. are the star PAGERS Of the Hamin
stables. The first NAMED is having a rest
this season. but his successor Is loading
the Village Farm with honors. He won
his record as three-vear- old at Lex
tngton, Ky. last fall and has been beat
Ing everything but his OWN record so far
this summer. He made short work OF
Mascot eco In match race the first
week of the Buffalo meeting aud there
is every probability that he will lay the
feet this fall.
Fantasy IS daughter Of Chimes and |
Nightingale was sired by Mambrino
A'monarch PA 80. second dam So
phia by Almont, Jr.. sire, of Belle Ham |
In t2l2SA? Nightinngsie,s dam was
MnneqgS Maid BY Wo9ds hSmOl 6a
Geraldine by Jay could ia Easton |
one Of the fastest four-year~olds In the |
Grand Circuit this season, was bred at |
Village Farms He is a beautiful bay |
gelding by Chimes out of dam by Nam !
brine King.
Sixty-six (2l51-D is another scion of |
the Chimes nobility. His dam was Jer- |
sey Lily by Hambletonian Downing, and |
ne Is regarded as coming sensational |
performer. Be0tue Chimes. one Of the !
handsomest hnlies that ever wore a |
trotting plate; Chide. bay hlly by |
Chimes. dam Maud by Bourbon Wilkes, |
Charming Chimes, a black colt by |
all figuring i'm the Grand Circuit of 1891
These are only few OF the well bred !
youngsters of both sexes which have !,
first seen the light of day at Village |
Farm.
nightingale is one of the greatest trot-
tiers living She is nine years old. and |
her turf career dates from 1889 when,
as a threc-year-old. she won record Of !
OF royal sire-but she was destined for
a more brilliant career later on. She !
lowered her mark To 2.29l-2 WREN four
years old and trotted "A mile the follow
Ing year in 20 IA. In 1891 she won q
long list OF victories. including the $4,000
Charter oak stakes at Hartford; Conn.
That race was won only after nine
heat battle. In which nightingale proved
herself To be one of the gamest race
horses living besides gaining the honor
In 1892 she was driven to beat the two
mile record of 4:lS held by Fanny
Witherspoon since 1856, and she succeed
ed. lowering the mark to iS3 IA. At
90 reduce the three record Of 7.2l -.
held by Huntress for twenty years
Nightingale clipped off nearly half a
minute. lowering the record 10 G55 IL
Che lost her two mile record 10 the Indian
~ Mon Greenlandcr last fall. but she
.,ul n his the three mile record She IL |