The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
DEATH OF ECLIPTIC, DAUGHTER
OF IMP. ECLIPSE AND NINA.
Sale of Heimdal-BlitIen still Winning.
Orange Blossom and Anna Belie-Miss
Las.iter In Foal-Other Newsy Notes.

of the late Maj. Thomas w. boswell, the
chestnut stallion Heimdal, thoroughbred
son Of imported Mortemer and the great
race mare Vandalite. daughter OF Nandai.
He was foaed in 1852, and purchased by
Major boswell from Mr.. Pierre Lorillard.
OF Rancocas Stud Farm Jobstown, New
Jersey, who bred him. Heipdal is a horse
OF grand appearance and size, lacking but
an inch Of being seventeen hands In
height, and In him is blended symmetry
with power. lie has had but little chance In
the stud but has sired winners In Hiram.
Hesperus. Verbena, Century, and others,
while his get out of mares Of promiscuous
breeding make fine hunters. saddlers and
general purpose horses.
Mr. boswell referred in feeling terms
to the recent death Of the noted brood
mare Ecliptic. which took place at Bull
! field. on December the 22d last. She had
| grown very feeble from age. and when
down was unable to arise, and as an
act Of mercy. she was put out OF the way.
| Eclirtic was a large, handsome mare,
foaled 1867; sired by imported Eclipse
dam the famous Nina by Boston.
Ecliptic was bred by Major boswell and
| Bullheld was always her home. She was
sent TO Erd snheim in 1872. and bred to
| imported bennington. and the next year
foaled the chestnut FLY Sunbeam; she
| vas followed by ths chestnut colt New
York Weekly, foaled 1875 and sired by
imported Australian. In 1876 by imported
| S.racnlno. she foaed the brown flly Ba-
by. and a year later came the bay colt
| Neufchata her full brother.
In 1875 she dropped the bay ily Catalpa
| by Abd-el-Kader. and in 1872 Virgo, also
a bay flly by the same sire.
In 1850, came the bay FLY North Anna
by imported Strachino, and in ISL the
bay colt Bullheld. by Abd-el-Kader. The
chestnut colt Wickham. by Wilful was
foaled in 1852 a year later the chestnut
FLY Amulet. by King Bolt; in 1854 and 1885.
the chestnut colts Wilfred and Wilton,
both by Wilful. In 1886 she was barren.
but again proved fruitful In 1851 and
foaled the chestnut colt Notus by Folus.
In ISIS came a chestnut colt by Wilful.
and another the following year by Folus.
and still another in 1890. by Heimdal
and called Hesperus. Her last foal. ches-
nut colt, and full brother TO Hesperus
came in 1893, making seventeen in all.
Among the winners she threw were Baby
Neufchatel, Virgo. North Anna, Wick
ham, Amulet. Wilfred Notus and Hes
perus, while Sunbeam, Virgo and Amulet
have each produced winners.
Eclipuc was the last of the old guard
Of noted performers and producers bred
and reared at Bullheld. and the mention
Of her passing away will arouse vivid
memories OF the chestnut mare among
hundreds. who. as invited guests. accepted
Major Doswelrs invitations TO be present
on field days which were eagerly antici-
pated, and as much enjoyed season after
sesOn AZ the old homestead
Ecliptic will be laid al rest I'm the space
reserved by the size Of her famous dam
Nina. on the sloping hillside which over
looks the training track Both mother
ard daughter achieved renown OF the kind
that lives in turf and stud book annals
Peace be 10 their ashes.
Mr. ". VI. Leathley. OF this CITY one Of
the crack riders Of the Deep Run Hunt
cub Is much interested in lie breeding
81 thoroughbred horses. and IS well in
formed on pedigrees and performances.
owner Of several clever hunters
ana saddlers, schooled In cross-country
Work by himself, In addition to the thor
oughbred mares. Blanche. By Alarm. out
81 fanny Han, by Norfolk. and 1nfatua-
tlon, by Telemachus, out Of Glance. by
John Morgan. Both mares are i'm foal to
Eleve and will be bred back after foaIing
TO that handsome son OF EoftIs. Mr.
Leathley has a bay yearling colt. by |
Eleve. out of Blanche, and a chestnut |
yearing FLY by the same sire, out OF |
lnfatuatiOn.
Mr. Harry c. Beattie has six thorough
bred yearlings at Bloomingdale farm. all |
OF them by his stallion Eleve.
Among his brood mares. are Amulet.
10y King Bolt, out Of Eciptic, Natalie B..
by Wiful. out OF Lucy Hunter: Lady f..
oy imported kyrle DAILY out of Assyria |
ana juliet. by BOtheration, out of Jov
Robert
race at New Orleans with Bitten. The
iron hearted son Of Blazes and Germania
mas proved himself a wonderful cam
paigner. He Is now seven years old.
MT. clarence c. Burton. Of this city. Is
me owner Of the thoroughbred stallion
Larry X, by Favor out of Blue Belle.
'y NaTras lnaetf. He is now five years
DID and was a winner I'm both his two and
hTee-year-old forms. Larry X, mas been
broken 20 harness and makes "A pleasant
'oad horse, perfectly kind and tractable
lie vas first hooked 10 Dad cart and
Proved an apt pupil, Offering no objection |
whatever 10 his new vocation.
Richmond is attracting attention as q
lorse market. and hundreds are sold here
afh week at public auction Prices have
-dvanced at least twenty per cent for
iraught and work horses
over go were sold last Wednesday a,
ne Southern Horse Bazaar. and among
he out-of-town buyers here were. lanes
tackhouse. Of Marion. g. C.: Geo. ID Rem
lett W. W. Reavis. and Geo. VI. Harden
r., CT Noreh Carolina and William NJ
Ia mon. OF Norfolk
MI K. c. Broaddus Of Manchester Va
las sod 10 Mr. H. s Bradley. Of The
anne city, a bay marc four years old
red by +. w. Ford Lexington. Ky. and
Y Cedric, the Saxon, out Of Gabrielle
Y Gambetta, second dam Evelina. bv
ashland. and third dam Lady Patriot
am Of Volunteer Sentinel. Green's Ham {
letonian, Hetzel's Hambletonian and
Jerome. She was bred last season and | ,
ppears 10 be In foal to Treviilian, pos IA
While at Baltimore recently. I saw for |
he first time, the well-known bay stall
on Orange Blossom. by Middletown. ont 2
Nelly Post. by Seeley's American star :
Ie Is owned by that clever gentleman
nd well-known breeder. and student OF {
'dlgrees. the Hon. Hart r Holton. Whose
ONE Is Meadow View Farm. a grand es-
lie or hundreds Of acres. but n short | (,
stance out from the monumental CITY :
{ twenty-eight years old. the bay stal I
on Is unusually weil-preserved. and stir
ute vigorous. Five mares were bred N
I'm In 1925. and a Ike number will be
ated with him again during the coming
'ason.
Orange blossom was purchased from his
FEEDER. ID. r. Irwin. Middletown, ~ Y,
I'd brought 10 Salem. Virginia, by the
te Jno. A. McCaul. when quite young
here he sired some colts. and later was e
Id by Mr. McCaul 10 his present own u
He trotted to record OF 225 10 at Hart I,
ri Cam on limo II 1S-5 carving fho | =,