The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-23
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
A TRIP no THE EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE,
The Pedigree Of Fancy, Grand Dam OF
John X, Gentry. C''-~pion Pacing stall
i,on-No.o. r.csa Greenwood.

took a record OF 30 al Philadelphia
october 3, 1873, IS giyon as untraced III
the Year Book. hut recent Investigations
prove that she was sired by horse can
ed Winton, out OF the Mathew Clark marc.
breeding unknown. The breeding u
Fancy attracted but little attention uh'i'
the present season. when her daushle'
pamewood loomcd up az the dam o. tue
brilliant performer John X. "e""S'
2nS "a, holder OF the pacing stallion rec
ord. John K. Gentry IS OWH"n ~ -n' -
Mr. Edward 3. Emory Of CentresI,,,,cc,. "a, 81
Graham y. c.. ana az Inc I'l"'9' ". W
those gentlemen | undertook 70 aSc'I 'd'i''
II possible. the breeding OF Fahcy, ,or
In the search Tor evidence N'9 i"i
tunate ia securing the perSohil diu Va
Mr. t,d,vard n. Etnory. OF CentreVlle, Md,
who is a well -knoWu breeder OF HvtVta
and owner OF Poplar Grove ! AZ Ia, ~,
nome OF Happy Russell. MI. Euioi W.
raised in that section, ana haS a." - - n
mat region. our drive by private on
Yeyance covered quite an EXTENDED lSiI -.
tory, embracing Marydel, ND; NhhoW
Grove, Camden, wyoming ana ''o'''
Del and intermediate points. h.
Fancy WAS bred by James FRAZER. VIZ
then lived near Willow Grove buL Iate1
resided at Dover. where ne dled 49, ~, 80
wear ago. From Mir. Frazier the ma
developed her speed and soid hvI 80
George FitZWater Philadelphia iVni
the latter she passed to Colonel LouGe"
Snowden. Philadelphia; thence - WI
.Iohn s. Clark New BrunswiGk, y. .
MIR. Clark bred Fancy 10 NeasvMGisgItt''
..ig and got .Da1newood. now distinguish
ca as the dam of John X. "ehtrE t,,..,t.,,,,
At the time OF service TO the Mdlnt
Clark mare Winton was owned by JONI
BeiI. who resided near Willow Grove anu
used the horse i'm his business, as CoIlstd-
bic and county collector. MI I,tl' WY
IS an aged man, now lives near OaIhueii,
aud being seen in person, nIofiheu US
that of Winton's breeding he kne" noth-
ing erSreUt that he was SAID 70 nave
been sired by d horse called JOhn Wlnloh,
owned by Gus. Logan, Jones Nech' NtuI
lion to Levi Sapp. OF WtnOw Grove, VINO
sold the stallion to Mr.. Bel. Both Gus
Logan and Levi Sapp are now uedu' -.
WiDton was rangy, rather iegsy brown
horse of medium size, food-sdlled dI 1iC
trot, but with no developed speed re
was not regularly kept in the stbd. ne,
allowed to serve neghbOrS mares AT 4
service fee OF five dollars. In the cas- y!
Fancys dam, Mr.. Bell informed us Vhat
he received wood in exchange 10 tne
value of about three dollars. tahcy
dam was a large, handsome chestnut
mare. purchased about 1903 by George y
Aiillington, of Dover, from Maine" Nidih'
OF Denton Nd. The latter did not clam
Prom Mr.. Mnlngton she passed to
James Frazier. VINO got three toals from
.ner by Wlnton, viz. Fancy, ana anoiher
'dlly, that died early. also a colt that
was gelded, and considered even more
promising than Fancy, but got injured.
The publication of the above may eHcit
additional information, though 1t IS more
than probable that in the future Fancy
pedigree will be given as by Wlnton'
dam the Mathew Clark mare, breeding
untraced.
Beard a Chester River Line steamer,
which leaves the Light-street wharf. Bal
iimore, at 1870 \. NJ, and il Is Well past
J Don when you reach the town OF centre
Vile, Nd. From there to Poplar Grove
FarIn, Mr.. Edward b. Emorys ancestral
home. The distance is but sis miles over
smooth roads. Successive generations Of
the Emory family have held sway al the
ola place, and III" present master of
Poplar Grove is the firm of his line The
farm mansion Is quaint, and its style Of
architecture smackS Of that which pr
vailed half a century or more past, and
additions have been made from time 10
time suggestive of varied tastes. The
grounds are well kept ard grassy lawns,
dotted here and there with tail pines, oak
ard hickory. while holly. spruce, fir, ar
Dor vitae; lockwood and others of the
evergreen variety flourish. At the close
of an afternoon stroll through the pad
docks and stables, you SO indoors, and
ind 1t bright and CHEEKY. Oak and hiCk-
oTy logs are piled high on the andlrons
in the large, old-fashioned fireplace IN
the library. The flames sparkle and east
their shadows in the twilight, and a gen
erous warmth adds comfort to the scene,
evening Verges into midnight, and when
your head touches upon the pillow re-
freshing sleep follows.
Mr.. Emory is a college-bro man. and
recteS many pleasant "reminiscences OF
ms four-yearS course at the University
of Virginia. He breeds and develops his
own horses. and the intelligence of
trained intellect is associated with an in
nate love for the pursuit. The principal
stallion at Poplar Grove is the brown
horse Happy Russell, by MambIino Rus
sell, dam Odd Stocking by Happy Medium,
and she out OF the County House mare,
dam of Nettie, 2:lS. Happy Russell Is
ten years old and holds a pacing record
of 2:2l IL. lie was purchased at two
years old at one OF Col. Il. G. Stoner'
sales in Kentucky, and brought TO Pop
lar Grove. which has since been his home
me price paid for him was $3.50. but in
1871, when seven years old, $2J,W0 was
refused for the son of Mambrino Russell,
Tor the reason that his earning capacity
I'm the stud was commensurate with
much larger sum, as during that same
year l& mares were bred TO him, and his
service fee was 800. The brown stallion
has SightlesS eyes due. probably TO eX-
ccssive taxation OF his provocative powers
but he possesses size, substance and pow
er. with limited opportunities. ne has
become known to fame as a sire of speed,
and his reputation Is OF the enduring
KIND. His get trot early and train on 10
race horse capacity. Happy Bee, 10 81
Happy Lady, 215 -; Happy Minnie,
2:l7 l-2 and others are living examples Of
ms potency as a sire.
Anteean, brown stallion four wears
old, by Anteeo, PIG II, dam Bertha, by
Great Hopes. was bred by Mr.. Emory and
reserved Tor the stud. lie scored rec
ord OF 2:35 this season but during a race
81 his work. lie is horse Of medium
size. with plenty of finish and power, ana
next season he should trOt 10 low
record. Apteedu Will be bred TO daugh-
tiers OF Happy Russell, and Mr.. Emory
Believes the cross will be successful one.
The list OF brood mares at Poplar Grove
Is not a long one, but they are good indi-
Ntduals. ana bred In tCOttlng lines AmOnc
those mateu with Happy Russell We're
Bertha, a bay eight years ola by Great
Hopes. dam NJ squitO by Belmont. Der
ina is the dam OF Anteean, 80; Dorinda
bay by King Rene, dam by Harold; Dal-
gcn. n chestnut four years old by Nut
guard, dam MO2cn, sister to Scotia,
~ IA. and Nelly Rose. 2:25 Ia: KOrin. a
bay three years OiI by Sea King. dam by
PEGS Idol, kegata,. bay hiiy two years
old by Regal Wilkes, I'll 81. dam Wood
ford Queen, 10y Amont. and Fragrance
a brown my three years old by Eros,
- "a, uam AmaNlIis, thorOus hbrcu
daughter OF Grinstead.
Kitty Russell, bay mare six years Old
by Happy Russell out OF Kitty Puss dam
OF Cyclops, 2:2l. ana Granddam Of Happy
Lady, 9:l6 IL. and Happy George; 222,
Is in foal 10 Anteean.
Among the stations formerly owned by
Mr.. Henry were CyClops. 2:27, BeltCn
s:l7 IL. pacing, and AVonmore. 200 IA
lie bred. developed and drove Happy
Bee and Happy Lady 10 two-year-old
records respectively OF 2:29 IA and 2:2S
and sold them at that age, receiving
5000 for the former from John j. Glib