The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN.
BoHEMIIy At BISTORJC CHATS
uoRfH ON THE JAMES.
uiss Nelson Gets a New Mark and Myrtle
Takes Record of 2:a9 In BsrIIn-Death
winnifred, Dam .of Myrtle.


An historic place Is Chatsworth Farm
an the James, three miles below lIch'
,nond The land was granted the Kan
dOlphs by the crown or England, IN th'
sixteenth century and remained IN INC
uossesslon of the family till the death oil
| Mr. William B. Randolph, about eighteen
The place now one Of the largest dairy
farms In the state, extends along the
river bank for a mile anu hah ana me
| rich meadow lands are well set In grass
| 1t IS now owned by Mr. X. -. Chdnln,
| ana hundreds Of me cattle ana hOrs,a
| find susteuance ON the abundant returns
| yielded by the broad acres, winch num-
| Der J11. About 80 head OF cattle are
kept on the farm over Two thirds OF Which
are mich COWS. mostly Jerseys and hOl-
stems. The preference is given the Iat
ter as Mr. Cnafin. thinks they are neal
thier and less disposed 60 attacks OF ll-
bcrculosis than the former and II 10 ms
intention 10 gradually weed out the en-
! tire herd of Jerseys.
Heretofore the largest yield ol milk per
day from the ChatswoTtD he9I Ada Hot
exceeded 40 gallons. but the hNinn1i %
COWS viii be increased and the daily pro-
duct made to reach 800 gallons
While cattle by the hundred browse on
| the rich pastures at Chat5wOrth, horses
| claim q share Of attention also. bone
| milan. thoroughbred son or Ten broe H.
! and Oleander. by Tipperary, has been
! performing stud duty on the place this
! season and all Of the farm mares nave
! been bred 20 him. The bay STATION ls
owned by Judge Robert W. Hu-nes ana
! Mr.. A. l.. BOulWare. and his services
| were leased by Mr.. Chaun, during the
! season 1ust closed. He is a very handsome
horse and Mr.. Kerrick has hin in superb
condition. bohemian, was on the tuFi I'VE
| success iVe seasons ana started IN 80
races 4 trio of thoroughbred mares are
owned at the farm. stella. bay. 10, 10y
Powhatan, son Of ADD 81 Kadcr' dam 80.
taire by Commodore. dropped pay coIt
I'm the spring by Inspector. Thoroughbred
son % General Picket. by Revenue ia ~
ChatsWOTth, a chestnut, 10, by bdlEctll
out Of Varina Davis. by JEFF Davis. foaled
mares and Mary c., wei hnisAe1 Day
nlly three years old by Prosper. son Of
imp. bennington. dam Lady ChatsWoFth,
we're bred to bohemian. An instance OF
rather unique breeding is seen in hand
some we'll finished hay hlly three 4r1fs
old by the trotting sire EeWood, lisa
dam Nelly Diomed, by Brennan, second
dam Miss Boston, by Manclestcr son
Hetzcls Hawbletonian, the brother OF
the great trotting sire Volunteer. third
dam Hathaway by Bed Eye, son OF los
ton, and fourth dam BOsiOna, The famous
daughter Of Boston. Nelly DiOmfi~ q nice
chestnut mare. ten years old and her dam
Miss Boston, q bay mare liteen years ola,
are stll owned at the farm and were
both bred 10y Alr. Chaiiln. queen. q chest
nut mare twelve years old. 10y KING BOT,
and Miss Milan, bay by Milan. are also
Kept FOR bI0GH mares; an Gi'' l. ..i.1I
my ny ~ 4oiN; "' ri' 49,. .,ri
ih thr ia,i Vi, '','-f N"t t..t'ii0 So 7,,,'.,
when bat eiclteeu months old. y chest
tut SeiimE TWO years oii i,N L5"V"I -.1'
out OF Nelly Dlpmt4' ~ i,i'liI4",i ''
well hnished ana sHoHt IHlN' ~
speed The bay stallion Inspector 10y
General ilckel, Hlauf r,r5'IFs w.. . -,,
lNn at the farm ana tI7"' ol A-7 7e' are
oWnel on l"e Il"',y, ..,.....,. C.--f 60,
lac Day -tlIInt 49,. va" I,. t,t,
years Ola hN MllaH' o"t Oh A"tF N"',
paddock. lie is o"Ael 10y MI. ""iH r.
'Aaliin, who uses MN unlet tne Sa'iiy
and If the gelding keeps rsht he slo"iI
show mp well IN the gentleman S races al
the Exposition meeting this fan.
.,..
started i'm field OF eleven at Tifin, ONO,
taking second money in five heat race
and lowering her record IN the hfst neat
which she won. she Wa dItNeh hH I'i.n-
ard curtis IN whose sldnle 9he was u"i'-
I'd and prepared Tor me race. ,..
Miss Nelson, is a rlcn pay ln color auoul
fifteen hands and an lnch hsh. HNe was
bred by Preston Bclyn, OF ms clly,
foaled lS~g and sired by NoIloiN' "Y'"
Gam MISS LasSiltI' - d ,.'lr' ~ 5.i,t
ia the hdi-o Oh J3.gp'l1 ~. ~" ' lH ' w.
more @tPtelHi'Dvl ~, 80 ,, 7''
VVIN OK -.-,3 IN d ,'. - IL ,.,. ,,.,s
III nrI louI ,1' 3IH lD' ~ ~ S,t,n ,,'i
dI90 ti~iI'st "''i t..o eL,. ttottsj
al hild"'lliii'' jug ~ i''', go " +rt~t
10 record % - =, W. ,, lil.7 ,,,.' 49,.
money il a. Hciu OIL IN "'' " '. s,. H,
fastest neat OF me race. hei louI !tai
oIu IcCVIt oI - -i ,r ,..,, oh 80
.'dl ot u hlil I n. ~ -. - No.. ,..r
- J a., i' e-,or,- Nv vear Odds
"r,1nraJ ~ rbis state
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