The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-19

endowment while pedalIng along on the
highways and visiting places that never
could be reached by rail.
'The American people, as class, do
not live outdoors enough, and az the ol1-
time slow-going nondescript horses are
randy coins, out OF existence. and we'll
bred handsome And speedy ones are taxi
ing their places az prices. which as the
advertisers say are within the reach of
ALL IL Is only question Of few years
until we have "A boom IN good trotters
that will set men 90 wondering why they
did not f0resee the change when it was
prophesied
Mr.. Louis Becker. OF Baltimore. has
recently purchased the black mincing
hackney pony Rob Roy. lie IS four
years old weighs 325 pounds. and is only
fortv-three inches in height. lie was
sired hy the English prize-winner Bonfire.
and imported by Col. Kip for the recent
New York Horse Show, where he cap
tured the blue ribbon Tosette. Though
such dimlnutive specimen Of horse
flesh. Rob Roy Is one Of the most per-
feet individuals 10 be found. re Is nicely
broken 10 harness and FOR his size. the
greatest Jumper in tho country. At the
horse show he cleared five feet with
ease. where his jumping was perfect. very
elastic. and graceful Rob Roy viii he
ridden and driven hy Mr.. Becker's little
son.
Mr. W T. I.inkhaw. Of Iumberton. "
C., has a very handsome young stallion
IN the brown horse Judge Ingram. by
Bourbon Baron. out Of Belle La;timer.
by Melville Chief Mr. Linkhaw will
have Judge Ingram trained during the
coming season and hopes 20 see him de-
yolOp quite a turn Of speed.
Mike Bergen IS jogging several head Of
horses at Glonioa farm. among them
Nutwith. 225 "a. Mosul, by Sultan. Lord
Athel. hy Athol. and some earrings ard
two-ycar-olds by weil-knOwn sires. Ber-
gen is q capable man in his llnc and his
hand has loet none OF IL cunning.
Peter Rovllo. Jr.. of Baltimore. has
very promising younr stallion en- wal
brook. a f0ur-yoar-oid son ~ Sentinel
Wilkes. and Anna Belle, by Orange Bios
som. Tic could show a thirty clip last
season with but little handling Ile is
"a rich bay IN color as his full sister Belle
Blossom. also owned hy Mr. Roviiie. Wal
brook is purc-eaited trotter, while Bios
som Belle goes both eaits.
Mr. Joseph Iassiter- is wiutorinc
number of trottrg-brod horses al Nom
tezcuma farm. near The city. He has
Robert Ransom. hy Gambetta: General
Eastwood. Boy Simmons. Lilly d.. by
Gilt Edge. and Laura c., hy Norfolk-all
with records under 2.t0. In addition 10
these Doe has some promising and we'll
bred colts and hllos by such stations
as Clay. 225. Don PiZarro. 2.li 3d. and
other well-known sircs.
Among the prospects I'm Richard Curtis
stable. at Greendale. Ky, are a yearling
nlly by Pamlico ont of the dam % Vera
Capd. 207 l-2. and Miss Edloo. q vo-
yoar-old sister OF Miss Nelson. 2I2 49,
Another well-bred and promising young
stallion has been purchased and been
brought 90 virginia In the nvc-year-oli
bay horse DR. Sprecker, by Patron. 2.li
IL. dam Nettle Leaf 2.23 IT, by Nugget.
Or Spreckor IS owned by r.. s. Parks,
Parksley Va, who purchased him from
Is. -. Althousc. tho owner of William
Penn. 2:07 Il. M Phoenxvilio Penn.
Mr.. Burnett of Tarhoro ". g.. has re-
Gently bought a lot of well-bred trotting
stock from J. A. Howerion. Of Paris,
Kv. fie secured n couple of threc-year-
old FLIES by Scarlet wilkes p couple Of
ceidings by Nuthreaker and Dark Night.
two geldings asl n threo-ycar-old FLY
hv pelwontonian. and a Ave-year-old son
OF st. Just
W. =. Carter Of this CITY. has exchang-
ed with Louis Becker. OF baltimore. a
clever lichf-weieht hunter in the five
yoar-old bay marc May. By Inspector. ont
Of a trotting mare, for tho chestnut mare
Thelma. five years old. by imp. Esher
out Of Donna A1eida. 10y imp. Rossfcr
Jno. IT, and r. r.. Bisgs. both we'll
known trainers Of troticre. are winter
ing AZ the Arlington track. Baltimore.
/ Both have handled horses FOR a number
olina. Young Biogs has I'm charge the
black mare I,iftv Hawk. 2.2, To. by Baron
Brown. She is owrcd hv Cross 6. in-
nehan. OF Ra'e'eh. n. g.. and is I'm fine
shape. Ficgs drove tho black daughter
OF Baron proUnc TO hor record last sea-
SON. and looks for hcr 10 beat 900 dur
ing the coming one. BROAD ROCK