The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-16
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN
JUDGE HUGHES THoROUGHBREDS
tryAL VERDE FdRH.
senator stewards Virginia Farm Note,
From Roxnoke-Iron Bar I'm fihs
shspe-sale Of Virginia Maid.

r,,cr, rudue Robert W. hughes " '"'
1rnited states. Court, who mas oeen 49,.
civ for some days past, enbasSu =" 10
official capacity. learn thae n,s 1tynsSo,
BREEDS at Val Verde iatn'' h'a'
Va. are wintering well ..o ,,a.o
ar The eleven brood mares on inc p,s0',
ton dropped foals last season anu "'i -
them appear 10 be In foai asai" ,,,,.t-
The vearlings. ten in NUMBER All" eHra
l., di,idad a. 10 sex. are well grown anu
i'm a thriving condition. -. t4ughcs
mo stallion 10 which Judge huSn''
has bred all Of his mares durlis Hvn''
seasons past is Eric. rich Day -, 49,
foaled 1885, and by Duke OF Maso1, 49,, 49,
OF innported Second Hand ldam OF ENi','
~. Stoclxyeu lie is in vigorous health
and impressive in appearance Juueo
Hughes. who Is profound student oi
blood lines and an able authority on ma
ters pertaining 10 the thoiouenpi,,,
horse. thinks that the get OF Eric VIII
make race horses, II developed An'"mS
the brood mares at Val Verde, are 81.
Mary. by imported Highlander our oil
Helen by Nauxhall; May Carew' ny I'M
ported Dalnacardochs out OF Mollio
Carow. by Narragansett; Kate blul l.
bv Pfnlico out OF Lady Kate, by En-
uineor. willy Nflly. by Lord Gordon. out
OF Katy Didn't; Goldic NJ, by Miner.
out OF Vrenetta. by Nolugeur, Emma
Dreamer. by Atilla. ont OF Corona, by
imported Eclipse: Wnged-Spur. by Mar
shall. out of Emma Creamer; Alice Mil
ton. by Abdel kader. out OF Lady Mill
ton. 10y Astero.i; Birdsong, by Lord
Gordon. out OF Alice Milton; Lucy Yates.
by Lothair. out or Flora, by Consul and
Frcda. by Nirgilian. out Of Kate Ward,
by King Alfonso.
United states Senator w. NJ Ste
Ia If 81 %
the free silver advocates. has gone into
breeding trotters on quite an extensive
scale He has a fine farm Of nearly six
hundred acres, near Leesburg, IN Lou
dOuu county, but recently purchased.
With the advent of spring work Will be
commenced on half track OF the most
approved pattern, and from this time on,
operations Will he generally enlarged.
Among the trotting bred animals, owned
by senator Stewart. are Minnie. record
2.2j al TWO years old, by Eros dam Nellie
Walker and Bonnie Bel. record 2.3b at
two years old, by St Bel; Bcura, by
Nephew, dam by Electloneer, Nellie Or
lon. 2:26. by Prince Orloff. dam by Ba-
shaw. Jr., Chippie Chase. by Happy Rus
sell. that could step quarters TO cart at
two years old, In 81 seconds; Bion, 2:l' il,
by General Beverly. dam Lulu Wilkes,
by Geo. Wilkes, out OF the famous old
Lulu 2:l5 by Norman, - and ycarling
colt. by Hummer, dam by Alcyone. The
latter has been recently bought from
William Simpson. OF New York. and IS
expected TO develop quite a turn of speed.
The farm is well located. and the land
is of good quality. nicely sodded with blue
grass while living streams Of clear water
course through the place
Among the visitors here last week was
Mr.. H. NJ. Dyer Of Dyer Brothers, we'll
known trainers and handlers of trotters
and proprietors Of the driving park at
Roanoke. Va.
They are winterlng and will handle for
speed. during the coming season, Kama
wha Boy, brown stallion, :. by Banker:
Jack Cook, gray stallion. 6. by General
Wilkes dam Irene Fell, by Mambrino
Abdallah; bay gelding, s, fun brother ic
Leverone 2.l6 pacing. by General Han
cock; lay gelding, >, full bro,ner TO Halo,
2lo 10 pacing, by General Hancock, and
Laura D., bay mar, by General Han
cock, ont Of Lavorne *. by Blue Bull.
one of the best road horses in Roanoke
IL the cf smut geiding CO... Tom. fun
brothe" 20 Clemmie g.. 2.lJ ID. By Magic.
fe IS owned BY Dir. T. j.. Terry. who has
charming road mare, I'm Stella. by
Sam purdy. out OF zenobia. by Enchan-
ter The same gentleman owns The black
stallion Rodeck by General Wilkes dam
10y Col. Hamhrick. Hon. :. Allen Watts.
or the same city. has Grand road marc In
Ida, by sam Purdy, while her fun sister.
tho black marc Lady Foxhall, is the pro-
perry OF Mr.. j. G. Casseil.
Tho con-bins and hay-barns at Upper
Marloourne Farm, are well Iilel. and the
horses ana cattle IA high nesh and Wig
orou5 health. There are 500 acres IN the
place and the estate IS ono OF the most
productive In all Hanover county.
MI Edmund Rutiin, who owns the farm.
IS a man with broad ideas and common
sense Is brought ~ bear in ouitl,atlug.
something like go cattle are being fat
tened for tho market, and from this
source the revenue i'm 1895 was very salts
factory Add al Kadcr. Jr., by Ala III
kader, thoroughbred. son OF Unmarried
Australian, is kept for service al ths
farm. lie Is chestnut horse OF impres-
slVe form and high finish, and TO his eet
no lmpar,a these qualities Among his
sons ana daughters are some fine sad
ulefs ana hunters, and clever harness
nurse, as wen There are nine yearl.ngs
by him ON the place. and lot OF well
finished handsome colts they aie.
\ spanish jack has been recently add
eu 10 the farm collection, and well bred
mares possessing DOt1 substance ana
Hnlsh VIII be mated with him. with =
view o. producing mules OF superior quall-
ty
Mr. Loren Dickinson. Of Z, r. CITY. Whose
iah'y Tor the light harness horse Is very
STRONG lS now driving on the road The
nay bridinS Louis VIZ, by Louis NaDo-
icon, Gam Sister LImps. sister 10 It,,,'ns
-',l' Dy George Wilkes. This geldiua earn
ed record OF 2:35 over q slow sandv
track last fall and should trot close 10
@'-v when prepared Tor the effort this
season. Mr.. Dickinson has a Keen eve
Tor form and finish, and his hand has
lost none OF its cunning when guiding a
trotter down the road.
An exchange has the following 20 say.
The nome market for trOtters that can
trot was never better than il Is right
now. though prices are not, and never
VIII be, as high as IN the boom times
But rare good ones are selling every day
i9r prices well along in the thousands
and buyers are willing 10 travel long
distances 10 look at what they have
been led 70 believe is something good. SO
FAR as the foreign market IS concerned
there is no denying that Il IL making
quite a demand Tor certain kinds OF good
horses. hence there IS u briskness about
the business that was apparent at no
time IN 1891 OF early in 1855. From CORE
spondents IN every section OF the United
States, We learn that buyers ind II diff
cult 70 MI orders. / Kansas horseman
writes that there has been very little
b.. "a H..