The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-16
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
SOME INTERESTING NOTES FROM
OCCOXEECHEE FARM.
Eastern-shore Trotters-Eolus' birthday
Recent Ssles-Pprchaseo Of Lily D.
Henry Of Navarro = Winner.


The place Is near Hillsb0ro, and from
the hill sides Of that old-fsshioned town
fine view OF the imposing barns and
other buildings at OccOneechee can be
had. Mr. Julian s. Carr. who resides al
Durham. often drives through the cOun-
try Ia good weather and spends day
at the farm, where his family reside
during the heated term.
Mr. r. ". Arrasmi,h does the training
for the establishment and is WORKING
eleven trOtters and ore PAGER for speed,
among them five of the get Of the great
race horse Pamlico 210.
OF the Pamlico lot the most promising
Is the three-year old flly Eufsu.d e.
whose dam, Gladys. Is full sister 10
Wilkes Bee. 2:N IA, by Alcsntdra. Oh
account Of the backward season Mr. At
rasmith has been going easy with MS
horses, and none OF them have Deeh
given miles at top speed. Eufauia =.
has shown easy quarters in W.T. one
Is a nlly Of remarkable finish and beauty
with plenty Of nerve force and she IS eA-
pected to develop great turn Oh speea,
Fllnty. a big chestnut mare SIX years oin
by Alert W, dam Silica by Agona, was
kept in the stud till the present season
before being handled for speed.
Mr. Dean Sage, Of Albany. y. y. VINO
at one time owned her, considered ner
the making of a very fast mare, and MS
prediction is likely 20 prove true. Orrin
H.. brown stallion four years old by
STEAMBOAT, 2.01 IL, dam Ida by Nephe"'
with Limited handling has shown quarters
I'm 3 seconds. Miss Nina. bay pacing
mare by Woodburn Hambletonian' nas
ho.n. worked two weeks. and Arrasmitn
drove her half over the farm tIdch
In lis IL Peacock. a chestnut gelllhS
five Years old by Robert Medium, dam
Kelly Bly, bv Melville Chief. has been
driven quarters in - seconds, ana o."
them nicely. tie is a horse OF high hh'sii
and pronounced beauty. 50 much so thal
Mir. carr will probably keep MIN LOT
roadster -.
Tuxedo Is a chestnut colt two years OH
bv Pamlico dam Maud Morgan, breeding
uhtraced. He is not large, pnt ini ,h 81
vim and nerve force, anu e'iu''''s '
making OF trOtter.
Palmetto is "A bay fiiy two years OF"
bv Pamlico. dam Nettie by Robert Me
dunn. She has shown quarter IN -
seconds. o.,
ucthyl is chestnut FLY two years Oh
and fun sister TO Eufaula &. Leta Isl
is a bay colt two years old by NofNai'
dam by Madrid. while Jaboric Is prov
and of a like sex and age as Ieta fsl'
but By PamlicO out Of Belle Ldi'iiner ~
H. IL.
bro,yn marc four years old by BOURBON
R,r,n dam Irene Editor. She VIII De
drsven To a record and placed In the
e,ud l. y. &. is chestnut colt one
GEAR old bv Kremlln. 2G 3-4. dam Coaso-
, lation by Norfolk. and he u bright hsh'
| for a camp aigner
Most of the brood mares dropped foals
this season. and all Of them are DONG
well. Consolation by Norfolk Dam oy
L.
| March 3ist a bay flly by Baronet, III ~
| and was bred back. Skylark by jay
| Bird dam Nymph by Reveiler foaled on
| Anru 9Th a brown filly by Baronet anu
! ,s a, the court Of Gambetta Wilkes IN
| Kentucky. GLADYS. by Alcantara, Gam
| Na,hee foaled on April 9Th bay colt
| nv Norval. 214 "a. She Is IN kehlucAs
| ana has been bred 20 Bow Bells. -l' -
Vsshti C.. by Pamiico dam by Kentucky
Prince foaied on April 18th bay colt
bv onward. She is In Kentucky and mas
| been bred to Simmons.
| Octave. by Princeton. dam Myrtilla by
| Glenview foaied on April 18th bay nlly
! by Madrid, and was bred 10 Alcantara.
Trouble. sister to Gene. 2.3D. by Bona
| Eide. foaled on April 18th a bay colt by
| Baronet, and was kept at home and bred
| 20 Zeta Psi. Dearest. by Madrid dam by
| BlachWOod foaled on May 18th chestnut
| colt by Samantace and was bred 10 Al
cantara. Belle Lattimer, by Melville
Chief dam by Woodburn Hambletonian.
foaled on May 18th bay filly by Baronet.
and was bred back. The bay mare De
Lisle. three years old. by Norval dam by
Madrid. was bred this season for the first
time She is now In Kentucky at the
court OF Gambetta Wilkes.
Nora Patton. by Albert W. dam by
George NJ. Patchen. Jr.. proved barren
10 Onward and was bred 10 Baronet;
while Magnolia. by Norfolk, dam by
WOodburn Hambletonian. proved barren
10 BarOnet and was sent 10 Kentucky
and bred 10 onward.
There are but three mares IN the tho
roughbred department at Occoneechee,
and they are Miss Walton. by Enquirer,
dam by John Morgan. and her two daugh-
tiers. Waltoona and Wenda. both by Ben
Himyar.
Miss Walton foaled on March 18th a
bay colt by imported order and is al
Ellerslie. where she was bred 10 imported
Charaxus.
Wenda foaled on March lst chestnut
colt by F,olus. and Is in Kentucky. where
she was bred TO imported Cavalier.
Waltoona was barren this season to i'm
ported Cavalier. and was sent 10 Ellerslie
along with her dam and bred 70 Imported
Charaxus.
one hundred and twenty-three pre-
miums have been taken by Occoneschee
farm exhibits Of cattle. horses. and other
live stock during the past two years,
and the establishment is a credit TO the
State Of North Carolina.
In RENTING for his subscription 10 The
Times Mr.. II. T. James. OF GAINESVILLE
on the Eastern Shore OF Virginia, writes
me that the horse interest IN his section
is by no means dead despite the general
depression which prevails in other Affairs.
He has at Fashion Lawn Stud Farm
couple OF well-bred young stations In
Bursar. I. brother 10 Broomal, z.l5, by
Stranger. dam Brooch. by Jay Gould, and
Lowell. by Wickline, dam Poesie, by Jay
Gould.
Both Of these horses were purchased
AZ the Fashion Stud Farm closing-out
sale Bursar has a three-year-old record
OF 2.37 81. and gives promise OF making
a fast horse as does Powell, th.t Il
equally as good gated but has not been
worked for speed. Among the brood
mares al the farm Is Betz Springer. dam
OF Little Be,z. go IA. She Is In foal 10
Powell. and after foallng will be bred
10 Bursar.
Blanche F., 2:s3 IA. by Walker Morrill,.
has fine chestnut colt BY bursar and
has been bred back. The colt Is called
Rursarv. and has been entered In the
kentucky Futurlty for 1891 and isss.
Bursar and Powell have been bred 10
some good mares by Signet -A Ia.
.yuo ". Dariel. Walker Morrill,. and
other sires, and Mr. James anticipates the
day when the produce Of thee matrons
will be heard from as campaigners and
race horses.