The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-11
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
SOME ISTERESTTsG NOTES FROM
y4L yERDE FIRM.
The Home of Judge Hughcs-The state
Fair Races Pred Burns string at
AIamancc Farm.

heated term. There Is no more pro-
found student " blood lines than Judge
+ Hughes and his contributions TO turr
! literature are interesting and Instructive
| at all times.
The stallion which / own and which
| ! used last year. and 10 which ! also
| bred my mares this season. IS Eric. lie
u bay with a few white marks. % IL
hands high. and OF very neat finish IN
/ every part He was fOaled In lH6, and
bred by J. Il. Haggin, Rancho del Paso
/ Syud, California
He was sired by the Duke OF Magenta.
Ills blood on the sires side Is very me.
| The Duke was by Lexington. son Of Ros-
! ton, son or TimOleOn. son OF Sir Archy,
| son Of imported Dicmed
MS dam, Magenta, was by imported
yorkshire, out OF Miriam, by imported
| Glencoe, grand dam Minerva Anderson,
| by imported LuzborOIgh. Eric's dam.
second Hand, was one Of the most noted
mares ever brought 10 this country. She
ing the daughter Of StOckwell emperor
or stalliOnsl, granddaughter Of Touch
stone. cat-granddaughter Of Whisker.
the three most noted lives I'm the English
Stud Book. She was foaled i'm 1861. and
was y years old when she brought Eric
Her dam. Galety. by TOuchstOne, was
foalcd IN 1874, and was - years old when
she brought Second Hand. Her grand
dam. Caststeel. by Whisker was foaled
in 1925 and was l6 years old when she
brought Gaioty. by Tombstone.
10 Is by the age Of these mares when
foaling that Eric has direct descent from
these great sircs.
give below a list OF the stockings
f0alcd by Eric and bred by myself and
LOW following their dams a Val Verde
Dean swirl. bay colt, foalcd April nth,
dam May Carew. by imp. Dalnacardoch:
Mamalukc. bay colt foalcd May 9Th. dam
Goldie VI. by Miner: Aosthcstc. bay fly.
ioaled March 18Th. dam Freda, by Nir-
gillian. L'Arab. chestnut colt fOaled April
9th. dam Emma Dreamer. by Atilla. Te-
hcran. bay colt, fOalcd April 18th dam
Willie Mile by Lord Gordon. NewmOon.
chestnut nlly. fOaled April 9th. dam
Stella, by Lord Gordon. This FLY is
called NewmOon because she is marked
by dclicately formed ana complete
crescent. or new moon, arcnins the fore
head.
Almira, bay nlly. foalod Nay Slst. dam
Jewel, by Coupon. KeZiah. bay FLY
foalcd April 2oth. dam Pigeon. hy Stock
bridge chief Jr., alias BassctU trOttcr,
second dam by Planet. third dam by
Bed Eye Annie @. bay hlly foaled April
81. dam by Lord Gordon. St Mary by
imported Highlander dam Helen. by
NauNnali; Alice Milton, by Add FL ka-
der. dam Lady Milton. by Asteroil and
Iirdsong. by Lord Gordon. dam Alice
Milton, were barren 10 Eric. Such are
me amin ais YOU would SEQ If you came
10 Nal Verde You would also md here
an the volumes Of the General stud
Book of England. all those published 10y
Col. Bruce. comprising the American
stud Book. You would also see Bruces
Turf, Field, and Farm. from the begin
ming. SINNERS American Turf Register
complete In about twenty volumes.
You would also find the old Farmers
Register published by Mr.. Edmund Ruff
mn IN many manual volumes. and back
or that. It's predecessor. the American
Farmer In which John TAYLOR. of Car
olne. publsed IN numbers. his AratOr and
Q4ther dlscourses i'm Virginia nusbandry.
- "ouId ma in connection with these
works. on shelves plethoric with books.
| volumes concerning in fun and minute
| detaH. the political history of the United
| states, ana others concerning the much
wider Held OF general history, also the
| numerous encyclopedias which an editor
| mas so necessary 10 ready and accurate
! Wuilng. and which an old executor may
| iondly cherish as part OF his former self.
| lou would also find complete sets of the
| i4ilhbuish keNltW, and the London
| quarterly, also the North American Re
| view IN an its earlier and most paimy
! years Besides these works OF Walter
Silott j. hackeray, dickens, and of less
| distinguished writers OF fiction You
| would md large number OF books
| treating or money. finance. and the va
| f9us branches OF political economy
IN iact between horses. interesting fOI
| their blood, books without number OH
an leddlns subjects an atmosphere as
! pure as The cmpyrean is bright and
| mountains presenting every variety of
scenery, you might imagine Val Verde tc
DEE an tiyslum worth long journey e.
find ana enjoy
The imported brown or black stallion
W ater Level, has hllei out and developed
WCnderiully since he was purchased and
taken TO Albemarle county. something
over TWO years ago, by Messrs. Thomas
>. Martin and W. j. Ficklm.
The eisht-year-oid son Of Isonomv and
iii fHI Do Il !
Kent by Mr. Flckliu at Belmont Farm
near Charlottesville. and has served =.
mares this season. There is some choice
boy bred material in tae brood mare Dand
al Belmont. comprising both native and
imported strains of blood. Among them
are Sarmaric by imp. 81. George. ont of
Sarma by imported MuscOVy. Miss House
by Imp. Kyle DAILY. out of Cinderella
dam OF Gilmer Herald ana san Emes-
dia. Sarma by Imp MuscOyy out of
Sarmenta, hy LOngtaw. Imp. Gay De-
| ceiVer by Albert AlctOr. out of Honey
bourne. by Melbourne, Imp Money Spid-
or Boy Touchet, out of Money Spinner,
| dam OF Fairy Gold, Dirty stockings. Iu-
Han IyphOOn. Cameo Chief. and Araig-
| nee. all winners. Alrth. by Lcgatee out
| of Hilarite 10y Imp. Australian, Bersaua
| by Bcrsan, out of Curicw dam of Prince
| and peristalic. Marian r.. by Sensation.
| out of Ann dam Of Anna Belle Refine
| DOE by imp kayOn DOT out of Reel
| Dance by War Dance. TurcO, by Tristan
or TurcO. out of Silver Blue hy Long.
fellow, Joycuse. by The Chcvalier out OF
! flasir, by imp. Macaro0n; Anemone by
| King PAun. out Of LOrentia boy Imp. Aus
tralian. and Palma by PaliuIrus. ont oi
| Lady English by Long Taw. Sonora. a
giN-ycar-old daus ter of lii Ban and Re
| fraction. was It stake winner at tvs
years old. and last season she rail- L.
iuIlOi IS IN 81 Ii seconds the record of
- seconds having been previously held
at that distance by I0anO and Geraldine
The race programme Of the Virginia
state Agricultural Society as preparcl
hy II. c. Cnambhn. W. +. Wickham anC
r. y. boswell. is attracting much at.
ttntion as there are d great number OF
races down on the card and the PURSES
larger than have ever been previously
Cfercd here.
The dates Of the meeting will be &c.
toll err Sth, 9th. 10TH 1lth. and lzth. ane
the amount hung up Is over <b,Wv. Ihel'
will be xix races each day. an equal nurr
Der each for runners and harness horses
and the purses Will raj sc from SlvJ 10 81.
ODl each Latter amount Will be divided
amcng the winners IN the 10 class trot
| ting. while snug purse or So VIII D'
given nacers eligible to the PIP class.
Secretary Vim. q. owens says that the
calls for programmes from widely diff sr
ent sections have been numerous. and
he believed that tho best horses ever seer
In Virginia Will compete In the dineren
classes. and furnish sport OF a high or
der. Mr. j. b. Watkins. the new Presi
dent of the Association, Is man of fine
intellect ard executive ability. and II 1.
his ambition TO make the Fair this fal
| the NEST successful yet held here. Col
| KObt HOugh. late secretary OF the PIN
iiro Driving Club Baltimore, VIII OIL
ciate as starting Judge. and mis- employ