The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-26
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| good horses and cross-country riders' 100
| have been developed. !,
4 A change OF quarters VIII soon De niiue
| from the present clubhouse on the Deep
| run road TO Rosedale Lodge, on tho
| Hermitage road, near the y. 4. I'M
monument Rosedalc Lodge VIII be re-
| modelled by Major Lewis Ginter ana d
| clubhouse, nrst-ciass in It's appointments >.
provided There will be stables LOT ioIy
| horses, kennels for the hounds, etc. Inc ne
| grounds Will be arge, ana nne s.cV4, ~,
| chase course laid out, includlns wafer
| tumns hurdles and fences, while at an
| early date polo and golf will DO ihtrouuc-
| ed, and a new training track IS also 70
| be built. The new quarters VIII Dc Teauy
for occupancy by July LIST. ,
In sending me a list Of recent thofookh-
bred foals at Ellerslie STUD farin' MT
Arthur u. Hancock writes that inc
horses are all IN good health ana SO lar
eighteen foals have been dropped .his
season. The annual crop or yeafilhss
will be sent north and sold az Brooklyh'
| I'm June. They have been pronounced inc
| hest lot ever sent out from ElIersne by
such good judges Of form as william
Garth. A. ID. Payne. and others VINO
have seen them. The fun brother 10
Leigh and Chateau, by imported Cha-
raxus, out OF Fole is pronounced especial-
ly good The list Of recent foals follows'
Meta Russell (sister of Russell, Harry
Russell. &c.,) by Eolus foaled March l4th'
a chestnut colt. by imported CharaXus'
bred to MOntfort.
Young Grace (slster OF Diaklo) by
Tolus. foaled March 18th, chestnut colt
by imported Charaxus, bred back.
Tample. dam OF Jessie Taral) by I'M
ported Rotherhill. foaled March loth'
bay colt. by Eolus. bred back.
Vlgilire. (dam of Nigilart and Harris.
by Vigil. foaled March nth. brown or
black colt, by Eor. bred back.
E6cere. SISTER OF Lester.) by Imported
Charaxus, foaled March 18th, a chestnut
hlly. by Eor, bred back.
Alsa Grace, SISTER of Diaklo), by Eoaus'
foaled March I'D. bay hlly, by Mont
fort. bred back.
Eona. (sister of LESTER, by imported
Charaxus. foaled April lst, a chestnut, by
Montfort, bred back.
Helen, dam Of Elkton and grandson or
Greyhurst) fOaled April 20, brown colt
by For, bred back.
Nita. SISTER Of Carroll and Blue Vail)
by imported Billet. foaled April 10th, a
chestnut filly, by Eolus. will be bred back.
Vigile, (sbter of Harris and VigilanD,
by Eolus. foaled April 18th, bay FLY.
by imported Charaxus. will be bred back.
Minore. SISTER OF Raymond e.. Eleve.
Sol by Eolus foaled April 18th. chest
nut colt by imported Charaxus will be
bred back.
Among the visitors here last week was
that clever cross country rider and gentle
| man jock, Mr.. Edward S. Craven, or
Greenwood, Albemarle county. He re-
ports that the thoroughbreds at Green
wood Farm are doing nicely. Imported
Grandmaster son of Barcaldine and
Geheimness, by Rosicrucian, is in vigor-
Gus health and the sire of clever lot
of foals. He is a horse OF high quality
and very beautiful in contour Of form
and finish.
Among tho farm matrons are imported
Pleasure, by Fortiss1mo, out of Ma
Beaute; Philippa, by imported Darebin,
out Of Bessie Peyton: Theckla. by Baden
out of Nellie Ransom, and Evangeline, by
imported Billet, out or Lady GRAFTON.
Mr.. Craven and his brother Algernon S.
Craven who owns Greenwood Farm. are
schooling a string OF hunters. and one Of
the cleverest of the lot is Topaz, chest
nut mare, by Shiloh. She is sixteen
hands high, and a grand weight carrier.
able TO Jump high and first-class mount
for cross-country work. Her full brother,
a chestnut gelding called Freezer, was
sold last season to northern parties for a
snug sum.
Mr.. Craven has ridden ana won races
for gentleman riders on the fat and over
steeplechase courses in England. Austria
LA, Egypt. and America. lie won the
silver cups offered by the Deep Run Hunt
Club here over steeplechase coursts at
both the spring and fall meetings Of
1895.
Frank r. Walker. Of indianapolis. whose
work in the starters box here last spring
gave so much satisfaction has been en-
gagged 10 start the harness races of the
Richmond Riding and Driving Associa-
ton again al the forthcoming meeting I'm
May.
Mr.. Walker stands at the very top OF
his profession. and few men I'm the coun-
try are more widely-known 10 horsemen.
The meeting at which he will oficiate IS
attracting a greater amount of attention
than any previously held here. and Secre-
tary Brine is receiving daily inquiries
from distant points in regard to details
The entry list promises to be a large one,
and many well-known and fast horses.
both trOtters and PAGERS, will start in
their respective classes The runners
have not been overlooked and some IL
tractive sport will be furnished in that
direction. two races each dav being down
on the card. A most attractive feature
Of the programme ID the silver cups offer
ef one for members Of the Deep Run
Hunt Club. and another for gentleman
riders over hurdles.
President Blake believes that the meet
ing will attract the best class Of harness
horses yet seen here. as the conditions
OF the programme are very liberal and
this Is the starting point Of five weeks
circuit. including Norfolk. Baltimore and
New York. BROAD ROCK.