The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27

216 ii. driven by his owner, Geo. -.
Smith. of Orange, y. j., was sent hsaiiis'
the track record Of 2:A. In the nrst NJ
tempt the twelve-year-old son OF war
wick Boy trotted a mile I'm 2:ls H. hhisn-
ing easy Though no extra eompenss,io"
was offered Mr.. Smith was disposed 10
nlease the crowd Of five thousand people
on the grounds. and requested that a run
nor ba provided and he would snow
faster mile still Half an hour later
accompanied by a saddle horse, the bH.ch
eelding scored twice. and then smlth
nodded for the word. The ffst quarter
was trotted in - IL seconds; the mar
was reached i'm 09; the three-iuarter
pole i'm i.B without skip, but rouhdihs
the turn home uneven footing handicapped
the eelding and up in the air he went.
Rut with a stand-stll break he nnished
the last quarter I'm 80 IL seconds, placing
the track record at 21S - A hurdle
race al one mile won by Tom Atkins,
and the 2.3O class. trottng. WIN three
starters. were the attractions Tor fridaN'
the closing day. The latter went 10
Nleliss I'm straight heats; Joseph Lassi-
ter's bay mare Laura G., by Norioih'
taking second money, and the bay geiding
Henry b. third.
hlotonlan. She is owned by W. NJ Allen
of stanton and her mile I'm 2.5D places
her i'm the list OF standard speed repre-
sertatives. TO the credit of the sire. Her
record previous to this was 2:35 IA, pacing,
and In this race she trotted IN hobbies
Mr. Edward Burke, OF stanton. han
dies the ribbons over a four-n-hand team
with the skill of a professional He uses
a stout pair OF bays for wheel-horses 10
his tallyho and lighter pair OF the
same color as leaders.
At the recent Suffolk fair and race meet
ing the chestnut mare Catharine Leyburn,
.: "A by onward. dam Mamie, by Star
Almont. was started against time ana
trotted mile In 2:n -.
she was driven by Thomas Settle. who
trained and drove her 10 her record this
season
Among the starters in the Johnson stake
for 2:2l trOtters. valued al 5000 at the
great trotting meeting at Lexington. KY,
on the 18th instant was Iron Bar, 2:l3 81.
The gray son Of Temple Bar won two
heats I'm 2:le IA. PA "a, and the race
was POSTPONED tin the following day,
when the stallion came out lame and was
distanced I'm the third heat II was the
opinion Of competent judges had the
race been trotted out the day T. was call
ed. Iron Par would have defeated his
field with no great effort
The handsome stallion is race-horse
OF high calihre, game. and reliable. and
N IN good form next season he should
trot 20 a record OF 2l0 or better
Mr. Lewis y. Nelson. Jr., Culpeper. Va.
has sold TO =. 4. Hargous. New York
city. a chestnut colt two years old, by
Omar Pasha. dam Clayrera, by Harry
Clay. =.
George Wilson. formerly OF Cleveland.
O.. IS now training string OF trotters
and PAGERS for W. II Brew. Buckeye
Stock Farm. Staunton, Va Mr. Wilson
owns the brown mare Nellie r. 2;26 "a.
By Don Felix. son or Flectioneer. ana
started her in the 2:27 class at the Staun-
ton fair.
L. X. Hryan captured the blue ribbon
I'm the class for STANDARDIZED stations,
three years old. with Nutsid at the fair.
Nutsid Is a colt Of very high finish. ransy
and handrome lie Is By Sidney. 2:l9 81.
dam Marian, by Nutwocd, and Is owned
by Mr.. D. S. Jones. Newport News, va.
Daingerfeld Stock Farm, Culpeper. Va.
has sold to r.. r. Gibson. same place. the
bav mare Josie rowan. 10. by sam Purdy,
2:2o IL, dam the Eastman mare. by Alroy,
son OF INN. Australian, bred ana IN foai
10 Omar Pasha; also couple OF yearl'hg
reldinxs. a bay and a black. by Omar
pasha. out OF mares by Sam Purdy.
Mr.. l.. p. Nelson, Jr.. culpeper. va.
has bay geliing two years old by He!ies-
. pont dam Maggie Mitchell. by Leland.
thar is good GATED and promising AT the
trot The youngster took first premium
In his class at the culpeper fair and race
meeting last month.
Ether. bay colt, foaled 1891, by imported
Charaxus out of Ethie. by Tolus, recent
ly won stake at San Jose. Gua'amals,
worth $500. Ether Is fun brother TO
the good race-horse Hsmmie. and was
bred by Capt r. J. Hancock at Euersiie
stud farm, Overton. Va. where his sire
and dam are owned.
Mr.. !. J. Carroll. Vivid stud Farm, Ash
land. Va, has sold to q. a. bisntoh. OF
Amelia county. a thoroughbred filly two
years old, by Kasson. dam Blanche. BY
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