The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-18

| building is a very large four-sioi1cd barn,
| on hillside and so arranged mat eaci
story is easy Of access FOR hors@s ,s "nu
! vehicles There is room for 'lacAnes,
| carriages of all sorts, forage, gram az"
| horses: ana numerous labor-savihg "e-
vices were visible. -. 49,
Two or three hundred yards ,iV'i, tr re
! principal barn. and Oh high ground, thele
was stable, 30 feet by 100, designed 80. 81
| pecially for mares and foals, ana a ci.i,i
| ed into box stalls. faddocks OF coiiNS'-
ielt size adJoined this stable.
on the lower floor of the barn num-
! Der of fine horses occupied stalls. ~ ne
very entrance, and IN large oon S a,na,,
stallion Stun,ney SaunteTer iholas ms ms
| court open bars permit MIN 70 -
horses in their stalls and led IN ana o ..a,.
This limited companioDshiP IS iar u,,oe.
] for a stallion that the solitary sonlhSS-
| mcnt 20 which he Is usually supJect@ui
resulting too often in bad temper lhu
| vicious habits Some owners not oIiIs
! shut up a stallion, but ne MN w NV, antL
| make windows too high for him 10 look
| out, making him frequently crlpneI
and a fighter. Mr. Male foiio"s u'o
right plan, turning MS morse ioose ~ "a
| large box stall and letting him zee W,ldt
| is gcing on. Saunterer is 50 quiet that
ANYBODY can go up 70 him and caress nm.
Last season was his first, ana the l,als
| from him of which ! saw several, 90 MN
| great credit The mares and foais we're
in the pastures One Of the best | saw
was out Of a mustang dam; II showed
all the fine quality and met,le OF lts
Spanish ancestors, with the snort bach
and broad hlps of its hackney Size. L
went under the guidance Of Mr. Male
TO see his drove of yearling kept on MS
Hill farm. Found them in rich % lure,
growing nicely In three years ne VIII
have good supply for the New ofn
market He purposes adding lars ~ 10
their number by purchases in the west
his supply of forage being greater iran
his present stock can consume. ~
Male is young, energetic apd under
stands his business. Starting few
years ago with small capital, ne IS lay
Ing the foundation or large ana iucra-
tive horse breeding and sale farm.
Ny last visit was 20 the celebrated
BREEDING stud at Aide. ] spent day
there with pleasure. learning much ana
unlearning something. The farm OF NJ.
Fairfax is very large; II Dordgrs on uie
excelently well suited to the purposes OF
a horse farm, well water.d. well set IN
blue grass varied in surface and feruie.
There are hills where the fine grass is
almost r close sod and lowlands Nhere
the lush vegetation IS almost as hlgn as
the horses knees. The stables. carriage
houses, barns and other outoullllhsS
stand on well-drained high ground, ana
the mansion, formerly the home or IRE
sldent Monroe overlooks fields and mea-
dows and woods until the view rests on
the Blue Ridge and its peaks. Inc
whole Of this fine estate Is apparently
devoted 10 the one business OF rearing
and training horses There are paddocks
and training rings, a driving track, ana
pastures small and large. Two stations,
Danesfort and Northern Light, are az
the head OF the stud. From these ana
Matches and other great hackneys there
are colts and FLIES and foals. almost TOO
many TO count and that would require
New York horse show book to describe
Among all of Thorn the one that most
struck my fancy was two-year-Old my
full blood hackney by Matchless'
though many others were gooG. Mr:
Fairfax recognizes the value OF the dam
I'm breeding and has expended great
deal of money in the purchase Of fine
trotting and thoroughbred brood mares.
1t is an open question, however, whether
he acted wisely in selling MatchIess' tnaI
prince Of foal getters, Tor $1,000. Some
of the best breeders. among them Nj.
Twombly, Of New Jersey, send hne mares
to Aide 10 be bred TO the SUCCESSORS Ct
are others as good AS he. Among these
of Confdsnce. 15s. VfATOR.
Cape Charles with the string Of trotters
belonging 10 S. b. Nelson
The annual 'trotting meeting begins
there on Tuesday, and after its close
Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware cir
cult He has with him the chestnut
geiding Prince Albert. 2:2l IA. by Green
witch; LILY d. 2:29 II. by Gilt Edge; Pam
leo Jr., chestnut colt. 3, by Pamlico,
dam by Norfolk; Harry Komls. bay geld
ing. by Kokomis. and couple Of very
promising green horses in the bay geld
Ing Chattering. T. by ChattertOn, dam
by George Wilkes, and the bay mare
Lucy. Ashby by Jolly Friar, dam by
on the same day that station shipped.
c. A. Pussy also took three horses to
Cape Charles, and it is his intention 10
go through the same circuit.
Pussy has the bay gelding Bay Wilkes.
2:25 - by Black Wilkes: Hampton, bay
gelding 2, by Phaianx and Guy Fly,
chestnut colt, ?, by Lord Guy. dam Nir-
ginia Maid. by Sam Purdy.
Mr.. Charles II. Hurkamp writes me
from Fredericksburg that he has conclud-
ed 10 retire from racing on account Of Ill
health, and decided 10 dispose OF his
horses. Mr.. Hurkamp is an ardent
gentleman riders In the state. and IL is
to be hoped that his retirement may be
only temporary.
Capt. r. J. Hancock. Ellerslie Stud.
Oyerton Va has claimed the name Gus
tave for bay colt foaled 1885, by imp.
The Sailor Prince out Of Guava, by imp.
Eothen. The youngster is one of the
handsomest foals Of the season.
on Tuesday. at the Buffalo Grand Cir
fers OF his owner Mrs. Jno. l.. Lindsay,
of this city. 10y winning the pa class.
trotting, purse 5000 The gray stallion
was driven by Jno. w. Sale. and defeat
ed a field of ten in hot contest which
II took four heats 10 decide. the stout
gray son Of Temple Bar and Camille TAX
ing the first, second. and fourth heats.
Time. 21i 81. PA. 2ii IL. 2l4 S-4
In the second heat Iron Bar trotted
within quarter of second OF hlf mark
of 2l3 81 earned in the Merchants and
Manufacturers Stake at Detroit.
Among the beaten horses in the race
on Tuesday was the good Happy Medium
stallion Falkland that has been such a
consistent winner all through the sea-
son. IL was Charles Nolan of Philadei-
phia the owner Of Falkland. who con-
tested the winnings OF Iron Par at De
troit. Iron Bar is but Ave years old,
and sound and clean. and It seems bit
a matter OF opportunity for him 20 ioin
the 2:l0 list. 1t is said that Mrs. Lindsay
refused 10 entertain a snug offer for Iron
Bar at Buffalo
Mr.. Samuel Walton. Falls Mills. Va.
has a good young mare out this season,
the Skillful. a chestnut daughter % on
ward and Criterion. by Crittenden sec
ond dam the noted producer Mamie. by
Star Almont. Skillful has been trained
and driven In her races this season by
Thomas Settle. who drove her TO victory
I'm fve-heat race at Boston on Tuesday
last. II was In the 1888 class trotting
for a purse Of $500, and after finishing
second in two heats to Arlena in 2.lS IA
and 2.i9 the daughter of Onward went
on and won the last three heats and race
in 2l7 1-2. 2l9 IL. 2:2l IL
In the 2l3 class. trotting. at Cleveland,
No H. slt