The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-19

| quality and finish. ..o
| In sight of Thornneid. Is fairvieW, "a
| home OF MIR. l.. +. Scales. The hospltali-
| Nv extended YOU here Is as generous 1n
kindly as OF yore. but the trotter H.. 49,,
| been for the most part superseded =,
Jersey cattle. which yield the master
Fair View, satisfactory returns. tnousn
his fancy for the light harness n,ed
fingers yet. The band OF tfot'ins a
animals has been reduced 10 ~ some
dozen head, but among the dau si OF
good individuals. including uaus, ,,ed
King Aimont 2:&l IA Frlhce %>'i'i'
jacket, and other sires'
This seasons performances OF tne o pdy
mare. Miss Nelson. 20, T,re,nia-bred
,rotters hut stamps her as race pei
former OF positive ine,i,' chou, Nm so
IL Is true that she dld not SNOW , ~
veil inst after starting out, pelhg DENIM
80, ,Dnncv twice, but that was On nan
III, III .,acks not suited 10 her and TO winch
she seems TO have an aversion. .Ine
So, IN Grand Circuit battles. pie
s.,e n the best horses in her class, she
20 arnply atoned for the lack OF FORM
exhibited by her earlier In the season
STARTING in June. at Tifiin, o., she low
cred her record quarter OF seSoiu'
| getting a new mark OF 2.l' Ii, ana VIII
1e,n,, second money In iive heat race;
| Her next start was on the hair mile
! track at Bay City, Mich. where she was
shut out in the rrst neat on accou.' enc
Diu a. Mae redeemed herself by winning
the free-for-all, and shutting OUT her o,''s
opponent in the race in the thlrd neat;
! journeyiug on to Toledo, the man hIlIc
,rocL ala not suit her and she caught
| the flag in the first heat ,,.ot. cre
The following week at Detroit she
made a gallant fight in the 2:lS Grass cor,
J uosed of a field Of ten. being JUST oea 49,
| Ont Inv Alar in the second heat, uine
| Ola 10 In this race Miss Nelson "a9 1
| behind the money. but gave prO.ise -
| greater deeds which was soon Itt ti act
AT Cleveland, on july Zith, tulS 10
| dauehter of Norfolk, scored up among d
| field of fourteen starters In the z'l' Glass;
| pufseSGH. ,,o,,., nick nv
| st. Cloud, in 2l5; but the mex , IN,
| baats and the race were Miss NeISoh
in LI7, 2l1 "a. 2;lS. the time VI COW tme her.
| ond heat being new marx ~ mis-
Behind the Virginia preu MAJ Htec,,rnodore
race were such cracks as Commooo.tne
IaSe Judge Austin. Edith r., and 9TH
ers.
Az Buffalo. on August 9Th, Miss Nelson
again appeared as a starter In inc
class for a purse of 5000, In when t.eis
S,ara ton starters The first heat MISS
Nelson forced out Aunt Denial Dy iia,
ola Patchen in 2.IZ "a. but came pStrnc
won the second in 2l3 IA, when saee
her second money In the IaDe, me last
going TO j. NJ De- WIN "V'
three heats. ., ,,,oco che
Three days later at the same place sIie
started in the 218 class, purse $a'o0v; an
won in straight heats, time 10 Il, -'io -,
2:l3l-2. tieing her previous RECORD Ii 1pn
ON the 9Th instant in second iea, U.S.
Miss Nelson's engagements Tor ~ We c,ass
mainder of the season are IN tne 81 $3.50
nj ,hicago; the Charter OAK, suaIai'e 80
stake for 2lS trotters at Haru0ro'
Lleetwood Park New YORK, IN the -
class: at Lexington. KY, IN the lra ~ 0S1.
vania stake. for 2:lj class, purse So',VVr
and AT Nashville. in the $o'VV' STAKE io'
ny Mis- nelson was bred by Preston Bel
,,r - this city. She was sired by Nor
folk 1870 dam Miss Lasslter' ni,d
hronght here from the West, ana rePuttetS
20 he a daughter of American cay whlch
version of her breeding has never peeh
established. ,,,.. 20 Norfolk
was not handled but in her two-year ON
fnrno was broken and in the hanus VI
William Bass showed an eighth III hlile-
teen seconds. ~, r,rohorne
In the fall of that year Mr.. Lang t he
Putney, of this city was at'aaci TrI,,a ~ and
offsred Mr. Belvin $500 for her, Whlch was
refused. his price being 800 $780,, ross
Early in 1892 she was taken up ana b 's''
began working her LOT speeu "'''
IN March MIR. Putney purchased her
for $500, and placed her IN tne h1 nile
Of Mike Berger, VINO in ur9 9gs w" very soon
after which Mr.. Putney sold her 10 . d.
MIR Putney parted with her reluctant
ly at that figure, Simply, o iOr i"e his en-
tire attention. After passing 70 Me-
Nelson, her name was chanse1 u MiSh5
Nelson. and In the ma nan cdrssoi Ia cam
palgn and retired TO winter quarters
with mark Of 2:?S "a. >, cola
In January, 1898. Mr.. Nelson no,n - a
one-half interest in her TO Mr.. Allen -.
Donnan, for 1900, yearling cot, ny
Norfolk, and one-half interest IN a
two year geldng by Allmambrino. ,
Two weeks later Mr.. Donnan secured
Mr.. Nelson's interest in the mare for
500. giving In addition the Baron Wilkes
gelding Centerville. that cost him 500.
Summed up the mare cost her present
owner cash outlay Of S2.l50.
In her four year old form she was
campaigned by Joseph station again, Tor
whom she won several races ana got |
mark of PIT Ia. at Philadelphia, in July. |
station always claimed that Miss Nelson |
could show bursts of extreme speed as !
in her record mile at Philadelphia, she |
trotted the first quarter officially umedf
in 1914 IA Late last fall the mare was |
sent 10 Richard Curtis. Who wintered |
her at Lexington, Ky, and her career |
this season. In the hands Of that bril- |
liant young reinsman, has already been
set forth.
Mr.. II. C. Chamblin has sold to Mr..
II. S. Bradley. Manchester. Va, a bay |
mare. 4, by Norfolk $500 dam Nanaline
dam of the beautiful bay filly May |
Handy, row owned by Mr.. William |
Cruit. Liver col England.
Mr.. James c. Smith has sold to Mr.. +. |
A. Saunders. Jr., bay tilly 3, by Too
dies, Jr., 1921, dam by Overstreet Wilkes. |
Mr. Chas. u. Stokes, is summering at
the Allegheny Hotel Goshen, Va, with |
his family but during his absence his
brown colt, Human. 2, by Quartermaster,
2:2l IA out OF Winnie D., sister OF WHIT
by 2IS Ia, by Hannis is stepping merri-
~ over the Gieniea farm. half mile
track w G.. Bryan recently drove the
colt a mile in 2:3i. without skip in the
presence OF William A. Walker, William
Ellison. and others. Human continues
TO improve, and Bryan thinks he can
drive him in 2:S0 or better before the
close Of the season.
The recent Brighton Beach running
meeting furnished considerable sport In
which some good horses took part.
Among the winners during the closing
days Of the new Brighton Beach running
meeting, were Charad, 5. by Imported
Charaxus. dam Ada Belle by Eolus, f.
Gebhards bay colt Solitaire. bred at Bull
field by Heimdal out of General Augustus
Clason's chestnut filly Stonenelie, 3, by
Stonehenge, out OF Nell. In a race won
by Charter son of Charaxus, and Ada
Belle. Robert Bradley's chestnut gelding
Clarus. finished second and later his
chestnut mare Panway, S, by Panique.