The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-06
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
p1oMrsrNG YOUNGSTERS IN TRAIN
ING 4TMR. CdRR'S FARM.
ri,a,vw,pks PAGES n Half In 90 and Mr..
Mariner Buys Her Gretna Green SOLO,
Iron Barto Trot at Lexington.

Tho lawns and paddocks at occonee-
o,cc Farm. rear II 'llshoro. n. G., snow
no sign OF the drought which mas neen
60 nlainlv felt I'm Virginia. The yicid OF
hav and grain on the place has been pien-
tlful and the barns and sraIaries are
well filled. In the big cattle barn a cholCe
he'd of Jerseys IS kept. and improved
h-ecds Of hogs and sheep are reared on
the farm also \ new training barn mas
been built and Mr.. Arrasmith is work
ing some promising youngsters for speed
over the half-milc farm track. lie mas
In Eufoula c. a throe.year-old daughter
of Pamlico. and Gladys. sister TO Nllkos
Bee. 227 - by Alcantara. a My OF I'M
usual promise. She is ri0h Day ."
color ard highly finished
Arrasmith has driven her nan thls
season in ,0l and given her head Tor
quarter The daughter of Pamlico mas
done the distance IN 81 seconds. EufaWa
G was bred BY W. l.. Bachelor, FORMER
owner OF Parlico, and sold TO Mr.. carr
as a wcanling.
Peacock chestnut gelding. by Robert
Medium. out Of Nelly Bly, by MelVl'ie
chief. trotted to a record Of z'2 - AZ
Naysville. KY. in August Tut ne mas
done mile in 2.22 IL.
lie is handsome and won-hnished ana
lie young owner. Mr.. Julian > carr Ji'
win use him as a road horse.
Tuxedo. a chestnut colt two years old'
nv Pamlico. out of Maud Morgan, trot-
ting mare Of uutraccd breeding mas
abundance Of nerve force and Is lkely
10 make a trotter. "a
Pslmot.ca. a bay FLY two years old'
nv Pamlico. out Of Ncttic. by Robert
Medium. is a fine individual, but rough
gated.
Among the ycarlings in training are
L. y c.. a chestnut colt, by krenin,
e.07 "a out Of Consolation. by Norfolk
Marie Reed a chestnut iily by the same
sire and out of Magnolia, sister to Con-
ISOLATION: and Mamie Parrish, bay My
by Lancolot. out Of Gladys, by Alcantar|
The farm mares were bred to nigh
class sircs this season. Nashu {. by
Panlico. out Of Kentucky May. by Ken
iucl.y Prince WAS mated with summons,
Dearest By Madrid. and octave, by
Princeton. with Alcantara.
Magnolia. bv Norfolk. was lTed 10 on
ward. while ner full sister Consolation
was sent to Baronct. 21l -. as was
Belle Lattimcr. by Melville Chief DE
1islc. by Norval. and Skylark, by Jay
Bird. were sent to the court of Gam
BETA Wilkes. while Trouble. sister TO
Gene. 30 and Bonnie, dam of Belle Fer
guson. and King Bird were kept at home
and bred to Zeta Psi. two-year-old son
o. NoryaL
Mr.. George VI. Harden. Jr.. of Durham,
y. c. has purchased of W. i. Bachelor
Raleigh. \. G., the bay mare Gretna
Green, six years Old and fun sister to
Mairimony 2:23 II. by Aberdeen. He
Will start her in some races this fall
She has shown trials under 2:30 at the
trOt.
From William II. Osborne. OF Green
sboro. y. G. Mr.. Hardin has purchased the
chestnut mare Lady Mills, by Chosroes
dam by Othelo In addition TO Gretna
Green and Lady Mills. Mr.. Harden has
In training the bay gelding William -
by Elevator. dam by Volunteer Star; the
bay mare Maggie Medium, by Robert Me
dunn. dam uniTaced and the bay mare
Mamie IL, by Mimic. dam by Denver
Wilkes.
Allen Merrncld won the 900 class, trot-
ting. at Cumberland. Nd. on "Wednesday,
with the bay stallion Little Tobe by
Pamlico, in straight heats. Time 2:25 Ii.
40 Ii. 222 IL. Second money in the
race went to r. NJ. Hewitts brown mare
Miss Thompson. 20 -
ON the same day Mr.. Hewitt got two
other second moneys with Billy Bowlegs,
hy Shawnee, In the 3-year-Old class. and
with Nhithy BIS IA, in the 2.l7 class,
pacing.
The bay mare Nellie ID. 21S L. by
Toodles Jr. that was sold last spring
by : Il. Nelson to W. J. Shepherd. Of
Shcpherdstown. w. Va, is rounding
TO again She is being trained and driven
by Robert +. Mcgirnis. of Baltimore
She made fair showing in her race at
Pmlico. though she did not get a piece
OF the money. She will be started at the
meetings. To be held at HagerstOwn and
Frederick. Nd. and then taken to North
Carolina and started at Raleigh and
Reidsyiue. after which she Will be taken
to the Macon and Montgomery meetings.
Mcginnis had the great young mare Pen
elope. 2l2 81. 10y McEwen. out this sea-
son. and her untimely death at Cleveland
was a source OF deep regret TO him. He
thinks well of the daughter Of Toodles,
Jr and Will enter her quite extensively
IN stake races during 1896
] saw John Mariner. Of Norfolk at the
Pimlico meeting last week. and he cy-
presses himself as being pretty well sat
isfed with the seasons campaign of his
horses. Mr.. Mariners string has been
trained and driven 10y that very capable
driver T.. :. Clayton. He had some very
speedy horses in his stable. but most OF
them were hot-headed and uncertain act
Ors: still Clayton won some good races
and placed new records upon some of the
horses.
Prince Purdy dcveoped into quite a
good canpaigner. won some clever races,
and reduced ms record from 2J0 IL TO
2l5 u. lie is by Hayelok out OF Cora
by sam purdy.
The bay gelding Ray Line trotted to
record OF 2:2N -. the black mare Allen
dora. by Stenway. got a pacing record
of Ell Ia. while the erratio bay gelding
Boston reduced his mark from 2:26 Il TO
a.2l IA la "A winning race.
Clayton also drove TO their records Lit
tie Gritty. 2.I IL. by Granny and the
chestnut stallion liannis blossom. 2.23l-i.
by Hannis. owned by Harry Brooks. of
Baltimore.
Mr.. Mariner is also the moving spirit
In building and establishing the new
driving park near Norfolk. which is now
about finished. on the grounds which
are complete and well arranged, IS n
lrst-class half-mile track over which
quite number OF horses will be worked
ior speed. \ number OF horses viii also
De- attracted from the North. as the ioca-
hon offers superior advantages as a VIM
.cr training ground
II Is evident that Jno. Il Gentry has
rounded 10 by his third heat in 2O3 81
~ Dubuane. Iowa. The time Of this hcal
EQUALS his champion mark of 1894 When
ust right IL takes q pacing king TO bea,
he great son OF Ashland Wilkes and