The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-07

Il &-1s are the friendly
brushes for supremacy. Mr. w. >. forpes
takes his airings alternately behind FIJI
gree. very handsome chestnut, daush'.l
! of Mam5rino Dudley 2:ly 81, anu LIZ %
bv Ejectloneer, and Il nice pole team
| made I'D by the chestnut stallion hodiiohe
| Jr., and chestnut geldins Prince, po'',
! sons OF Roanoke. Messrs Johh T. anu
| John X Branch, father ana son. o"i
ana drive a number Of good ones all OF
their own breeding. These gentlemen are
| using for pleasure purposes at present
| the large handsome chestnut mare NOR
| folk Relic. and the brown mares Benny
| Rclle and Louise; the two former are ny
Norfolk and the latter by woodruff
Hambletonian, the trio are all out OF
Relic dam OF Branchwood 20 paclhs'
Mr. Fred r.. Scott, Jr., Is sun ur"ins
Shamrock, a rangy stylish cneslhu'' 81"
of Roanoke. that can brush Il lofty chP
with ease. Mr.. CHARLES i. stokes is often
seen out behind a well-inished. handsome
brown colt OF his own breeding, called
Human. by the elegant show horse
o,,arte-rnoster 2:2f Ii, out of Winnie D.,
a daughter Of Hannis 2l7 81 Mr.. Alien
y. Donnan. has charming road mare
I'm Zilla i 2:20, the small brown daughter
of Woodburn Hambletonian.
Mr. Langhorne Putney has in Lalah
a bav daughter Of Woodburn Hamoleton
dam by Hampton, son of Lexington,
mare Of high finish and style, and able
TO hold her own in brush with the
best here. Mr. +. Nj. Parker, Jr., mas
renewed health and infinite pleasure III
occasional afternoon airings, behind
stylish brown daughter of Bajardo ana
Eve, by Walker Morrill, Mr.. Joseph
Lasstiter has a charming road horse IN
his handsome brown stallion, Robert Kan
som by Gambetto. which he sometimes
drives double with the black stallion
Eastwood. 30 by Simmons. }. >.
Sutherland uses for road work the
chestnut stallion Rebel, by Norfolk. out
of Gippy Patterson. by Messenger Diroc.
s. Is. Nelson is driving the two-year-old
chestnut colt Pmlico, by Pamlico, 21O u.
and three year-old black filly. By Nutal-
wood son OF Nutwood. while with the
big bay stallion PItsqisle. by Norfolk
out Of MamDrine, by Mambrno King, he
brushes down the road at a lightning
clip. -. j.. Kline uses for pleasure
purposes a couple Of pacing mares; one
a gray, called Lady Ryan, by Malachite,
son Of Woodford Mambrina, and the
other a brown Of untraced breeding
Either Of them can go at merry clip
J. w. Sales drives a roadster or super
lative merit in the noted black stallion
Temple Bar, 2I7 ga, whose gray son
Iron Bar, 2:3j is also a model road horse.
William A. Walker, who has owned so
many good horses from time TO time.
has a number Of well-bred ones in his
stable. Mr.. Walker is a master in the
art of getting up a road team, and his
rigs are always characterized by ex-
IRENE neatnoss. and good taste. He is
now using for pleasure purposes the
chestnut stallion Colonel Hicks by c. +.
Clay 21S, dam Birdie Hicks, by Robert
McGregor, 2l7 H. and the bay mare
Eggretta, by Egbert dam, by Donerail.
son of Lexington. Mr.. John McCauley
enjoys brush as Of yore. The we'll
known chestnut gelding Stonecutter. that
has been in his stable for twenty years
past, is yet i'm active service, and can
draw a wagon a lively clip, either in
single harness or hooked to the pole
with the handsome gray mare Miss Fin
ney by Gray Eagle son of Walker Nor
rill James c. Smith, the guardian Of
the Toodles' tribe Of trotters. still retains
his place among Richmond roadriders,
and guides his charge through the thick
est Of the fray, with the same bold fear
less dash of former years. Mr.. Smith Is
now driving ToOdles, Jr, and other horses
on the road. In addition 10 those mem
toned the Bennett Brothers. and a num-
Der of others keep high-class. light-har-
ness horses, and find both pleasureand re-
newal Of health in the exhilarating sport
of driving well-tralned road and trotting
horses.
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recent communication from Col. r. J.
Reynolds, OF Winston, y. C., states that
his horses are all in good shape and doing
well. Large commercial interests consume
most OF Colonel Reynolds time and his
breeding establishment is conducted rather
as a relief from business cares than other
wise. The pride OF the farm is a bay
yearling colt by simmons 2:2S, out of
Mamie Woods 300, by Weeds HANDLE
tonian. The yourgster Is bred 20 trot,
and viii receive careful tuition in the
school OF development. Sutton IS a bay
colt taree years old by Sultan 2:2i, dam
Magic Prescott dam of Maggie Sultan
2:3O. by Jim Monroe. and she out OF the
Ameri, an Clay mare Laura Logan dam or
st. Valentine ZIG 81, and Judge Haws
2.2i. This colt too Is well bred and prOm-
Using and Colonel REYNOLDS hopes some
day TO see him take n low record Mary
Prescott is a bay mare by Simmons out
Of Mollie p. by Longwood. Carrie Payne
Is bay nly by Petoskey. son of George
Wilkes, ana AhuOnette, also a bay filly
Is by sultan, out of a daughter Of Petos-
key The trio are all handsome well
finished and good individuals. and bred
well enough for honors both on the track
ana IN the stud. Cccorf echee 4 bav stal.
lion foaled 1881. by Melville Chief 2:s2.
dam Beck Collins. 10y Woodburn Hamble-
tonian. Is also kept at the farm A recent
purchase is the imported German Coach
stallion Young Ma.adCr. lie is a rich
dapple bay fcaled 1859, sixteen lands high
and weighing 100 pounds This horse
Is very handsome stylish, and symmetrical
In FORM Colonel Rey holds has selected
number OF mares especially for mating
win Young Matador and is confident
that tbs result viii be highly satisfactory.
Should the experiment prove a. success
why, then. the introduction of such a borsa
VIII be OF material benefit TO that section
As road and pleasure team Colonel Rev
nolds drives Mary Prescott to the noIa
with Mervi!l.a bay gelding by Sultan, and
the PAIR make prompt cheerful team that
can speed a lively clip
DIR. w. j. Hawkins. one or RaIeish's most
highly esteemed and prominent citizens
reports that interest I'm high class horses
poth running and trotting-bred is on the in
crease In the Capitol city OF North Caro-
INA. Dr.. Hawkins informs me thar HE
Sophs STATION meadow View Is in fine
condition and doing well.
He is rich bay four vears o,d ,.osso..
'ns soou INDIVIDUALITY and plenty OF sub
stance and bred I'm wel-deo,ed ,ro,,,n,,
lines being by jolly Friar (son ~ WI.
nam l.. and Mother Lumps). dam Morning
fose, by Melville Chief 2.32. grand dam
evening Rose. dam of the producing. sire
pe'ractor 2:25. DR. Hawkins has been