The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
ThOTTHRS IN FRAMING At GLEN
LEA sTOCK FARM.
Miss Nelson Doing We'll in Kentucky-Mr.
Fairfax Sells Lord Loudoup-Miss
"oodford PAGES Under EGO.

." A"'' anu Nllnam Bryan hopes
10 hnd several horses now in his string
IN the 2:D list before the season ends.
recent addition TO the stable is the
handsome brown mare, Venturita, by
Idoi Gift. out OF Star Maid, by Jupiter
AodaiIah, owned by Mr.. Thomas y.
stokes. Her full brother, Currlto. has
marx OF 2:Al IA. and Star Maid is also
the dam Of Clayton. PIG, one Of the best
ali-rcund horses In the country. Ventu-
rita Is herself good gated and promising,
ana Mr.. Stokes hopes TO see the brown
mare make her dam a triple producer or
standard speed
Another member Of the string that
Bryan thinks will trot fast is the nice
brown mare, Bonnie Belle owned by Mr..
or Belle, dam Of BranchwOod, 10, pac-
ms, ana has trotted a trial this season
In 2:'1 IT, Mr.. Charles Campbells bay
eeiding, King William by Woodbum
Hambletonian. has stepped an easy half
IN LII II, ana his Improvement CONTINUES.
Inc three year-Old brown nily, Albane,
by Ioodlcs, Jr., out Of Lady harrington,
by Walker Mcrrill. IS very promising and
likely TO go fast. he Tvs O-year-oid brown
colt, Human, by Quartermaster, IN II,
out Of Winnie -, sister Of hitby, 2lS IL,
pacing. has filed out and improved very
much, and Bryan likes his way OF going.
The bay stallion Nutwith. 2:29h. takes
10 his work with relish. and should cut
his record down considerable this season.
Mosul brown colt two years old, by
Sultan, 2:24, out OF Nutwlth's dam, Viz
ginia maid, was going finely and with
little work gave promise OF making
trotter. but threw out a splint, and had
TO be let zip with IN his work. Lord
Athel, chestnut colt. one year old. by
Athel. brother Of 4. Arion, 2.072., dam
lice IN q.
gated and promises 70 trot fast, though
an unnamed chestnut colt OF like age
by Lord Guy, out Of Virginia Mid. is
equally as promising and more highly
finished. a bay illy. one year old, by
Nutguard dam Peach and Honey, by
Sam Purdy, completes the list OF year
lings In the string
In the brood-mare paddocks. Virginia
Maid. the handsome daughter OF sam
Purdy. was nursing a shapely bay nlly,
fOalcd on May Goth. by Castle Bell, son
OF the Inflated Bell Boy. .2l9H and was
bred this season TO Bourbon Baron. son
of Baron wilkes. 21s. Peach and Honey.
fun sister OF Virginia Maid. has a shape
ly bay colt by ST. Vincent, 213i4. and was
bred to Wills. son Of Jay Bird Frosty
May by Joe Downing. dam Lady Tennis.
ling filly by General Hancock. and was
bred 10 Mosul. Lady Tennis is the dam
Of Rinaldo. 227. and Frosty May is the
dam Of Halo, 2:2i. pacing, The biz
Day mare, MISS IndIaHt DN f@ghlldNt
shapely chestnut hlly by Alcyrene, and
was bred to Nutwith.
Mr.. Joseph Lasslter's string = horses
occupy snug quarters at Glenlea. and
are given their work over the farm
track. Mr.. L2ssiter's string is I'm charge
of Richard German. who does training
and driving though at times NJ las
sitter handles the reins himself when
work outs arc given. The b ack stalliln
General Eastwood, 2.30. by simmons.
2$ dam Nelly Grant, was given mile
In &c IL seconds, finishing easy. THIS
horse is a natural PAGER and can 60 fast
at that gait also. The bay mare. Laura
See, by Norfolk, out Of sally Hornet.
by Champ Ferguson. Is fast improving
and stepped an easy half in l:lS last
week The bay stallion. Llectryon b.
Eectrotype. dam FINS, by Hamlet, own
I'd by Mr.. John Wright, has shown marx,
ed improvement this season, and Will
prove Dir. Lassiter's assertion that he
is a trotter. Mr.. German drove him an
easy mile last week IN 2.33. going Tie
latter half In lt
Robert Ransom, brown horse by cam
BETA. dam by c. VI. Clay, Jr. has
Just finished his stud season and been
placed in training. Mr.. Lasster Is S)nn-
dent that the handsome brown son OF
Gambetta. VIII beat 2.3O this sea. on. HIS
colts are showing up well and give cyl
dence Of making trOtters.
T'ne brown filly Lottie Coleman ca b.
Lecturer. son OF Elecuoneer, dam by
Wnkeshaie, brother 20 Mss Alice, @.l@ Il
Is owned by W. Q. Reed. OF oxford. y.
c. She Is sood-gaited and promising, and
looks like n trotter.
Cannon, q blown geldng, three years
old, By Robert Ransom, dam by brennan.
thoroughbred son II Orion. IS fast i'm
proving and e. likely 10 beat 2.9D when
older BIS full sister. one year younger.
q also in SIR Germans hands They are
both owned by Mr. c. d. LatNs. The half
mile track at Gleniea has been gotten
In elegant shape and is almost as smooth
90 n Billiard table The shade Of the oak
grove near the training stables Is tempt
ing and Just the place for cooling out
horses after track woiT
learn from Mr.. W. ". Reavis. OF Hen
derson. y. c.. that he has engaged NJ. y.
McIarmOn, Of riltOnsville, OHIO, 70 tram
his horses this season; He Is working
Madge. chestnut mare, by Harold G.; n.
". Bcecher. Jr.. gray stallion, by p. W.
Beecher: Sam Tilden, gray gelding, by
Roanoke. and others.
Mr. Keavis gray horse, Henry ward
Beecher, is making q season at Tarboro,
~ c.. and his other stallion, Broad Rock.
by Hetzers Hambletonian. Is doing stud
duty in Mecklenburg county, Va
Mr.. c. z. Tranum's handsome brown
mare. Najy. by Castleman, son OF Wood
ford Mambvino. dam by Godiolus, second
dam by HetzeIs HnmbletoHian. Is en-
joytng the freedom OF n paddock at
Whitby farm. Najy has shapey bay
colt By Egwood. 2IS13 and has been
bred back 70 the handsome bay son OF
/ learn from DR.. A. c. Jones. of New
port News, that he IS having his bay fily
Hebc four years Old. by Noifolk. dam,
Mary Lee, By Flaco, son OF Trojan,
Hello vas bred by Mr.. Williamson Tai
ley. Of this city. who then owned her
dam. Mary Lee. an elegant brown mare
n At could pull read way az a merry
clip She IS now owned by Mr.. Frank
Nalle, Of Orarge county, Va, and in her
day was one Of tho best known road
mares in Richmond. Professional duties
consume most OF Or. jones time, but his
fancy for the trCtter is strong and all
that pertains 10 the liGht-harness horse
interests him.
Reports from Lexington. ky, bring the
information that Miss Nelson, 2.i1l2, IS
i'm fine shape and taking to her work
with a relish. Richard Curtis recently
drove her mile in 2:17. and She did II
they think the fast daughter of Norfolk
will make it warm for some Of them
even in the free for all divisions this
fan. The gray geldng Charley G..
2:l5i4, by Sam Purdy. holds the record
for Virginia bred trotters and the gray
stallion Marendes, 2:l1A, by Walker
Morrill,. stands at the head Of Virginia
bred PAGERS though neither have ever
shown the flights of speed that Miss
Nelson has. as in her record mile at
Philadelphia last year Joseph Stain
drove her the first quarter In 30A sec
onds, going to the half in 1904.
Thousands Of those who attended the
State Exposition in 1855 and Witnessed
the performances OF the Buffalo Bnl COM
will remember the splordid feats