The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-27
HORSES AND H0SEMEN.
NOTES FB0M BEL0RAFfA FHRA'
HOME OFKELLY and BLLvIhb,
Trotters at Gleplea-Dcsth OF Woodburn
Hsmblefonisn, Albert C-Gordon
smith aud Albert G. Winners'

his stud companion IS Belview. 2.oO i, by
Belmont out OF Lady Simmons, BY Nolun-
icer. Belgravia is a., Mt. Jackson, about
nifty miles from Stauuson. on 'he line or
the Il. 4 o. Railway. risht IN the most
OF the beautiful Shenandoah valley. Mt
James Cox. VINO owns the place. prefers
that section above all others. lie has eN-
pended money with a liberal hand, ana
few II any breeding establishments IN al
Virginia are better appointed than hei-
grayia. Most Enghshmen take no'ui~i'y
To the running horse. but the master u.
Belgrayia is IN love with the uotier an"
has been for more than "a decade past.
Kelly Is fun brother 10 the great three
wear old campaignor Expressive. and the
bay stallion himself Is very fast at the
trot lie has shown quarters ia - ana %
seconds. but an injured tendon forward
caused trouble and track Work was sNs-
pcnded. After let-up OF two years De is
going sound and next season II handed
he should trot TO low record. beNiew'
IS "A horse OF commanding form ana hAish'
No sire in the Valley OF Virginia has
nicer lot of colts 20 show FOR his laDors
in the stud The lay stallion has been
driven "A milo by hts owner in 20 L. Inc
brood mare band has been gradually INN
ned down and now only about six ma
troso bv Robert McGregor. out OF Minnie
King. dam OF T.. IT, IT,. 2.l6 IA. is in Ken
tuckv. Size dropped a bay colt m the
spring. by Axtell. ZIP. and was bred TO
Clay King.
Acon.tc. 2.3i. by fremont. out q
bcl,adonna dam Of Morcurius. 2:-2 I'D. 10y
Woodlawn was bred this season 10 Kelly.
thoush her weailing colt 10y Belview, is
one Of the cloverost on the farm.
Allcna. boy Alnont. out of Belle Goddard
by Mambrmo Chief. Sc close 10 twenty
years OLD but wei preserved. She dropped
a bay colt in the spring, by BelFiew ana
Wa mated with Kelly
ora. 10y ST. Gothard. dam 10y Damon was
not bred this season. but is being driven
on the road Ruby McGregor. by Robert
NicGregor. dam by Mamhrno Patchen. has
n woanlng colt by Kelly. which will be
kept entire and used in the stud. She was
bred back.
A bay celding. three years old and bay
FLY year younger. both by Belview. ont
Of Aconite. are being driven TO pole. They
make a stylish. handsome team and clever.
PROMPT drivers. Mr. Cox is student OF
podigrces. and his bachelor quarters at
Belgravia are snugly furnished and fitted
up for ease and comfort.
William Bass IS working dozen head
Of trotters and PAGERS for speed over the
half.milo track al Glenlea Farm. and
among them are some that give promise
of making fast performers.
Human. 4. and Ginter. 3. brown geidines.
and full brothers. by Quartermaster. out
OF Winnie D.. by Hannis. are doing nicely.
Richard Curtis drove HUMAN q mile in
1895 in 2.15 IA. while Bass sent Ginter the
same distance recently In 2.29. Mayo.
black colt. .. by Rupee, 2ll, out OF Winnie
D.. is thought well Of.
Trim. chestnut gelding g. ht Hustler
Russell. is owned by Capt. Chas IT. ETps
lie has done q trial mile this season I'm
2:Ss -. Flossie b.. chestnut mare by
Three Tips. 2.2J II is one of the improving
kind and will beat 2:-0 next season.
Willis Maid. bay fliy. 3. by Willis. out Of
Miss Iasster dam Of Miss Nelson 2ll Ia.
is stoutly made and should develop speed
AZ the trot Bass owns her. other MEM
bers OF the training barn az Glenlea are:
the brown pacing geldng Doubtful. by
Yellow Jacket: a hay geding, 4. by Irevi-
ian: a bay hlly. @ by Willis. dam by
Carlos. and bay colt 2. 10y ST. Vincent.
dam by sam Purdy.
Among the recent visitors here was that
clever gentleman and breeder OF trotters.
DR.. f. L. Williams. Of Pope. Va, whose
farm is i'm southampton county. lie has
gelded his stations Fitz Lee and Tide
water. both by Phalanx. and is using them
as road horses The brood mare band
the farm has been thinned out. and others
Of higher class individually and bred in
more fashionable lines Will be added TO
the collection. Doctor Williams like other
beginners. made errors in lis selections,
and while compelled 90 make sacrifices he
takes his medicine like a man. Until an
other stallion is secured al the farm mares
HNa
prominent sires OF speed
Mr.. H. c. Chamhin has sold 10 Mr..
George stein. Manchester Va. a chestnut
gelding. 2. by Norfolk. dam Lilly, by
DrennOn.
The aged brown stallion Woodhurn
Hambletonian. owned 10y Mi w. f. Grant
at Grantland Farm. near this city. was
recently destroyed on account Of OLD are
and general inhrmi,y. lie was foaled ia
1874. bred by a. J. Alexander. Woodburn
Farm. Kentucky. and hy Belmont. "a. dam
the great brood mare Fard. ly Handle
tonian 10. he was purchased by Mr..
James Norwood Hillshoro. n. c.. as
yearlng and kept for a number OF years
at his farm. where be was bred to only
limited number Of mares While there
he lost his sight and later was placed in
the hands OF the late Andrew SWague. Of
this city. who trained the blind stallion
and started him I'M some races. after which
he passed to Mr.. II. &. Chamhlin. Whitby
Farm, and from him &C Mr. Grant. Wood
burn Hambletonian, when IN condition.
was a very handsome horse. commanding
in form and the posscssor OF superb inci-
viduality. His opportunities in the stud
were very limited and few good mares
were ever bred TO him. lie left three rep
resentatives OF standard speed, though
none Of his sons and daughters figure as
producers OF 2.2o performers. His 2:3O list
IS as follows: Brsnchwood. 2:22 -. pac-
ing. Ialla Anderson. 2.23 Ia and Zilla b..
2.30. Each Of these ere out Of mares or
practically unknown breeding
william A. Walker has purchased from
s y. Nelson tie hav horse Monopoly, 10y
IL Mahdi. dam Advice. Nv Madrid and
geldcd him. Mr. Walker will drive Monop-
oily TO pole With The hay gelding Chatter
ing. by Chatterton o.lS. dam Poole dam
OF Banquet 2.2i. eic.) by George Wilkes.
Monopoly has "a record OF 2.32 IL and
trial OF 2.e51-2. while Chatering has
shown close 20 900 IN his work. Mr.
Walker recently exchanged the bav geld
ing Hinder c.. by Hinder Wilkes, with Mr.
A. =. Donnan for Chattering.
IT, A. Moorehead. OF Tarontum. Pa, won
n good race 20 pittshurr. Pa. on Wednes-
day last with the hav r-ro Faith c. de-
featirg a field Of eight ln r0'rsf heats
time 2.25 II. 2.25 "a. 90 So fcifh c.. Is
Nv Almomcdo dam Red Rose w Red