The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN.
GREEN UOOD FdHH, WHERE IN
PORTED GRdNDudsTER LICEs.
Henry of Navarro to Race In England
len and Azeima Death of Vatican.

That clever gentleman ana breeder Of
| thoroughbred horses, SIR. y. >. craven,
writes me from Greenwood stock Far y,
| ia Albcmarle county. that his horses arc
all DONG nicely.
The black imported stallion Grandmas-
! ter, thoroughbred son Of Barcaldine ana
Heheimness by Ros.crucian, Is IN the
! pix 81 condition. lie possesses mucn
/ o. the exquisite quality and finish pccLl-
lar 70 his dams iamIy. Bafcalcine -
de' d, but his yslue as sire becomes
I more apparent sun since lis death;
ON TIE turf In England his get have
SHOWN Up in grand form this season.
I 81 Nisto won the Derby. and 81 Lcser
anu Marco the CambrdgesEire stakes
! tfancMasters dam, by Merry Han p
/ Ton, LANDED the Champagne stakes at
I DcLcaster. and was looked upon by many
a. 1eins the best twO-year-old in Eng
/ ItHl- The thoroughbred Wcanlings at
/ Greenwood are an doing well, the most
promising Of the lot Is a chestnut nlly,
] ny IIandinastcr, out Of imported Pleas
uff, lhoush couple Of good ones are
brown hlly By Emperor. out OF Phil
hpe' and a bay colt by imp. The Sailor
Prince, out OF Theckia.
The mares imported Pleasure, by For
iisslnio' out OF Ma Beaute Tneckla, by
IaIth, baltn, out Of Nellie Ransom.
lAiiiippa, by imp. Sir MOdred out OF
Jessie feyton, and Lena, by Pennington,
udin Dy JOnesDOro, are all In fOal to
,tandinastef. Among The recent addi-
ions TO the stud are a fOur-year-Old
mare 10y bothcfation, dam by Nassal, and
ENanSeilnc by imp. Billet. out OF Lady
Grafton, by Fellowcran.
Mi. craven states That he has recently
sold 20 Mf. klnslcy MagOWn. of the
Meadow Brook Hunt, Long Island. a
choice hunter in the chestnut gclding
Freezer. by Shiloh though Topaz, a fun
sister 10 Freezer. is still owned at the
farm. She approaches closely the per-
feet type OF "a 3 ell-Dred weight-carryi
hunter. number Of horses that were
schooled at the farm by Mr. Craven
himself, and sold 10 Northern parties
nave figured prominently I'm the horse
shows this season.
The trotuug geldins Major Buford.
lately the property OF Mr.. j. S. Richard
son. Of New Orleans, IS now owned az
Greenwood. lie is used as a road horse
and IN the lead of q tandem team.
learn from Mr. James Boylan. Of Raj
eigh, y. c.. that he has Joined hands
with Messrs. J. s. Carr. Bcnnenan Cam
oron, the estate Of Maj. Il. :. Tucker,
and other well-knOwn North Carolina
breeders. and VIII open a public stable
for training runners at the Raleigh TX
position grounds.
Mr. Boylan. who Is an enthusiastic
owner ard breeder OF thoroughbred HIM
self VIII act 49, manager These .sen-
tlcmen have secured Jno r. Cook, OF
,Cncy Island. VINO formerly trained for
August Belmont during seven years, ard
for parties in England still longer pc
Rod. Mr.. Cook has ten head a. year
hngs tWC-year-olds, and aged horses in
his string. The large Exposition Duild-
ing Will be used for training purposes
during the winter INC nths.
The Spirit of the Times, In It's issue OF
Nov. pa has the following TO say con-
corning the great race horse Henry OF
Navarro, which viii prove interesting 10
the majority of our readers. His sire,
Knight Of Ellcrslle, was himself great
rs &C. horse, and was bred IN Virginia az
FLcrslie stud by Capt r. j. Hancock.
Later knight 81 Ellersle was sent 10 the
late Major Thomas " boswell. at Bull
field, TO De trained. These gentlemen
afterWard sold the horse for Sl2uJJ.
eff Alr. Belmont decides 90 send Henry
Of Navarro to England, as he lntimated
some chestnut son Of knight OF El1s-
lie and Moss Rose can Dee depended upon
TO maintain the reputation earned abroad
for the American thoroughbred through
the victories Of PriOress, lroquols FOX
hal. ana Parole. In many respects
Henry OF Navarro is the most notable
American horse Of the past decade, pos
sessing speed. courage, ana stamina or
the highest order, De has shown an dblii-
ty 10 Withstand the strain or continuous
Campaigning uncqualled hy amy other
high-Class performer OF recent wears. lie
seems 10 thrive Oh butterfly fought con-
tests that would quickly nnd out the
weak spots in a horse of les, vigorous
and this quality OF hardness
would stand him i'm good stead II he were
sent TO England. He might De beaten,
but If be had the opportunity TO con
TIME racing AGAINST his cOuqucrors the
chances ore that he would ultimately
turn the scales or Che best of tenn
"The horse would have been shipped to
England last week had AIR. Belmont
been able TO secure the services OF Byron
McClcland TO act as trainer ON the otner
side. Last Saturday McClclland stated
that he would bee unable 10 act FOR BIT.
Belmont abroad. Whether or not lirh-
~ Of Navarro viii De sent 10 f.nslind
has not yet been determined. ln4smucl
as he would Doe considered the highest
class representative this country coulq
send abroad. Mr.. Belmont lfouahly Won u
not desire 20 jeopardize his chances 10y
placing him in the hands of strange
Henry Of Navarro has always been
popular with the MASSES OF race-3oers.
Some critics. however. have not been
IS his due. and not till he bad again de-
tested Domino al Shccpshcad lay dur
Ing the past fan meeting would these
latter admit him to be me nndoouD'es
CHAMPION of the American surf. \
bright golden chestnut, with a small star
Inn tine forehead. Nttle white on The
rorouet Of his LETT hind foot are his only
markings Henry of Navarro presents
, picture whom stripped for race. 90
command the admiration of even tYio /
In horse knowledge. To the critical |
student his stout. sturdy, coniormouon |
and powerful symmetrical development !
are sources of meNcr-c ndiuc pleas IRE. !
Possessing sh0rt-counlfd. level back. |
lcnoting wcght-carrN ability h' has
IN abundance Of rree underneath. Ills |
.fri1p is long low and frictiOulcss so |
hat he shouts Dee able 10 go any dis
ancc and negotiate any sort OF going, |
as indeed he has proven his ability TO |
20 in his races here.
ellis race in the Municipal Handicap. I'm
which ha carried fsl mounds and ran the |
distance. ! 81 miles. in 1902. time near inc
.ccOrds made 10y horses with con nara
lively light imncsts was q remarkable
performance Ho finished in that event
FOR him. ON breeding az well as per-
ormance there should De no doubt ~
Henry 81 NaNarra's stamina on both
idcs ne is bred hack % eorf siaNin@
lood. His grand sire to'us was no. "i''a
himself "a f0rr-W'ler. but came from q
mare Fanny Washington, who Wa- one
II the best lrncriirtancc racers or nor
lay. I'm the female line he gets an ll-
usion Of stout Blood also inrousn ms
lam Nos-ro-o running hack into imn"-
late great top crosses. Both his dam
ma scarlet his graui-iam. wore bred
ma owned fv the late August Belmont
% that n seems rafticnlafiN 5plrori,,lle
= Scarlet ehoul0 nnH home 9t fle
nursery stud Henry or Navarro was
.rf.f iu 1881 and was bred ny MT y. n.
am. Henry of Navarro has been ON
ne turf during the seasons Of lsi. 1893.
M lSs5 I'm his two. three and fOur-ye.r-
In forms. and his total WINNINGS to date
each the splendid sum of S2.tTn'
Clsnlca Farm has sold 10 Louis Becker.
'altimore. couple 81 well-bred and
rDmi4ine va3rliug tlli.s, cre a bay. by
'astlc Bell out or Virginia Maid ~
.lcvrenc. out OF Mis-, Phallas bv Phal-
~ pofu 1re rood indir lrally. and