The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-30
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
nR. BERRIYGroE's CAPITOL STOCK
JYFAIRFA1 COUNTY
Jno. n. Gentry, the Coming Champion OF
Paesr.--s,, Saviour Brought Back
Facilitating at 1T Assph, Va.

Weather unusually miId until after
Christmas Day. bright sunshine and good
footing. have made it possible for trottlnS
horse trainers I'm this Vicinity 10 continue
road work much longer than Ordinary
Az Acca Farm william Bass Is jogging
ten or twelve head ranging from year
lings TO aged horses. In his stables are
three Of Woodburu Hambletonians get,
viz: The bay facing geldlng bIancnwoou'
2.5, the bay mare Lana Anderson'
2:29 Ia. and tho brown mare llIla b.
2:3O IL, each Of them out OF mares of I'M
known breeding. Branchwood is in good
shape and has all OF his former turn OF
speed. while Zilla b. is faster than at
any time previous. An eighth in Il sec
onds-a 2I6 clip-a few days since. Bass
says, was well within her capacity. She
is a road mare OF rare excellence. as Is
IaIla Anderson. The latter has been
benefited by a course OF blisters and
has been running out in a paddock since
the Exposition trottinS meeting IN Octo-
ber when she won the go class ana got
ner present record Of l:29 II. Next season
IL Is probable she YIN be taken UP
and driven On the road by her owner.
The brown stallion Clandon. 2:3i 5-f, Is
pounding TO rapidly. Bass gave him his
head for an eighth az a mile a few DAYS
ago and he stepped the distance in IS
seconds. II Is the present intention to
send him TO Richard curtis, at Lexington,
Ky. IN the spring.
Willis Maid, wel-inished bay my,
foaicd iSa. is stoutly built. and when
| shown IN halter stcps of like trotter.
She is by Willis. 2:3i "a. out Of Miss La
| sitter. The latter IS the dam of MISS
| Nelson. PIP 81. by NortoIk. mat Ut. D.
rho ara
| and the greatest Of the second genera
ton Of NutwoOds.
brown colt foaled 1873 by Quarternas-
| ter. 2;2f II. dam Minnie. a superb road
mare of untraccd breeding; SIS owned by
Mr. John Kerr Branch The youngster is
vell-erown and handsome, and gives
promise OF making q uotter and road
horse.
Bass Is also handling few well-form-
Cd trottlng bred colts and hilies. and
| out of the lot he hopes 10 find trotter
approaching Miss Nelson's calibre. The
after hc broke as ye1rlng and she
remaiued in mis- stable until three years
| Old.
Mr.. Joseph Iassiter is driving tho black
| stallion General Eastwood. 20. by sim
mons. on the road. lie viii winter him
| carefully and next season this stoutly-
built son Of Simmons that has quite a
| turn ~ speed. should he keep right will
make n race horse. $. Il. n. .
raugy handsome bay gelding by Jay
| Bird. dam Punch Bowl by Jumps. and
! she or of the producing mare Amiabiii
| Is Is bred right for a campHigner and
! with handling is likely to make one
| Laura See. Il bay mare by Norfolk, dam
| ~any Hornet. by Champ Ferguson, got
| 900 Los afUr "a Ia
! n0t gotten of her mark would have been
| much lower. Lottie Coleman. brown
! mare by Lecturer dam by Wilkesdale, "A
| uay colt by Egwood. DIS -. out Of sally
| Hornet aud Blanche bay mare 10y
| black Wilkes dam by Billy Green com
| p.etes the list OF Mr.. lassters horses mt
! his city stables, but at mis- country home
| lie has the big brown stallion Robert
| Ransom, 2.29 81, by Gambetta, dam Black
! Maria by G. VI. clay. Jr., -. This horse
| y ,Iean and sound. not pimple on him.
| AZ night he Is housed in q roomy box
| stan and during the day he is allowed
the freedom OF Il paddock.
| Eir. j.. i. uerringtou we'll known IN
| mo trotting horse world as manager OF
J tine poug.ilsCepais D;ttl Park, New York
| has purchased q place in Virginia. and
| started the Capitol Stock Farm. The
| establishment Is located IN fdlfIdA Couu-
| ~ about twelve miles from Washington.
| On the farm will be bred trottng horses,
Jersey cattle, Berkshire pigs, bronze tug
| Kcys, peIin ducks and mastin dogs.
| Among the trotting-bred animals ara such
| good ones az Daisy EyeOrisht. 2.T tdan
| or Havilah. 2:g Ia. by kirkwood "a
| Favorita by Fayorite Wilkes. pa l.
dam. Love Krot. by Smuggier, 2:l5 Il
| second dam Molly Whltefoot, dam OF
| Croxie 2I9 81; King oprasuc, PIP, ana
| Frrnk Champ. 2:l6 ii, Lady Alexandra
| bay FLY, foaIcd 1894, by Aristides, 2:3 -
dam Daisy Eyebright. ~, and Capito
| queen, bag FLY foalcd 1891 by Fdyoritt
Wilkes. 2:25 IL, dam Kate g., 2:lJ - by
! Abdallah Wilkes. Mr.. Harrington has
| maragc, TO look after affairs at the
| Capitol Farm and the enterprise forms a
| source OF pleasant anticipation for future
years.
The Rider and Driver has issued a bean
| Hml Christmas number. in three colors
| It's frontispiecc. in olive green, is a spirit
| ed picture showing several trotters speed
| ing over the snow on the new speedWa!