The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-19
HORSE SAND H0RSEMEN.
7RoTTERs AND PACERS IN TRAIN
INGir GLENEEf FARM.
A Race Meeting to lie Held at Norfolk
Corporal Trim, Brother to Little lobe,
Death of santana Recent Sales.

tnc thrSC-4Nattcr mile TRACK AT HttHltd
Farm. and in the lot is some material
quite promising for speed.
Tho recent spell OF wet weather rctard-
ed work On the track. but during the sun
shiny days OF the past week Bass was
a very busy man. Among the older horses
IN his string are Lulio l., by Elysian
AbC% llah. Suzcl. by Norfolk; Flossie b..
by Shrcc Tips. 2.25 Ia. Mayo, 10y Trevil-
ian. 2.0S il. and tho black stallion Cen
eral Eastwood. 2.29 "a. 10y Simmons. 2.2s.
The latter trottcd in hobbies in 1885, and
Won several races. This season he has
been put TO pacing and should show miles
under 2.20.
Tho bay FLY Wills Maid. throe-yoars-
old by Willis. dam Miss Lassitcr. is now
Tho property OF Bass. and he thinks well
Of her. 4 onc-half interest IN her was
until recently owned by r. w. Spilman.
She is good gated at the trot. and should
learn TO 20 fast.
Willis Maids dam Miss Lassitor pro-
duccd the fast mare Miss Nelson. PIP IA.
Gintcr. a brown gcldinE thrcc-ycars-Old.
by Quartormastcr. out of Winnie D., sis
ter 10 Whithy. 21Sl-f and a black colt,
twO-years-Cld. ny Rupee. out OF the same
mare are owned 10y Mr.. Chas. 7. Stokes.
They are both good gated. Human. fun
season as throe-yoar-old, in 2l5 Ia.
Other Youngsters that are being worked
for speed arc Lord Athel. by Athol.
brother 20 Arion. 2:N "a. ont q Miss
phalias. Trim by Hustler Russell. and
Osmic. by EgwOod. dam Gypsy Wilkes. by
Young Jim. Tho latter Is a chestnut colt
three -ycar-old. lie is a PAGER. and with
age Bass looks for him TO show sensa-
tional speed. lie paced mile IN 2.35 last
season with very slight handling.
Mr.. John Mariner. Of Norfolk Va. the
owner OF Cottage Grove Farm, and the
Norfolk Driving Park. informs me that
he will give "a trotung meeting this FAIL
during the first week in October. and will
OFFER purses double the size Of those given
last spring at his track. The fact that
the meeting held there in May last was
no, a success financially, I'm no wise
dampons the ardor Of Mr.. Mariner. who
will open seven stakes Of $50 each and
entries 10 which will close August. J. 4.
:. Clayton. who campbcned the Cottage
Grove Farm horses last season. IS out
with stable now, but Robert McGinness.
Of Baltimore. is working string OF colts
and young horses at the farm. among
which there is some well bred and very
promising material.
Mr.. Mariner is very hopeful concerning
the South lie has expended money with
n liberal hand and has done much to
improve and encourage the horse interest
in Virginia. Illness and death have de-
pletcd the Cottage Grove Farm stable
CARVING of such good money winners as
Prince Purdy. 2.15 Ia. Leila G, 2.20 IL.
etc. but with material at hand TO select
from and purchases that will be made.
the farm is likely TO do well before the
close OF the season.
Miss Nelson met distinguished company
In the froe-for-all trot at Peoria, on
Independence day, her first start Of the
season. The daughter OF Norfolk was
driven by Richard Curtis and get third
money IN the race which was won by
Fantasy. with the crack campaigner
Klamath second. ON the same day and
NJ the same place Iron Bar made game
fight for first money I'm the 2l2 class
trotting. but the sstout-hcarted son of
Temple Bar had TO rest content with
fourth place. The race was won In
straight heats by Kentucky Union, In
2l u: 200 10: 2:l3 II. and that daughter
Of Aberdeen can give any trcttor in train
ing a race. Iron Bar with John sale be-
hind him gained a reputation as a race
horse in 1895 and the pair Will very like
" mako a better showing even again this
Fcason.
Mrs. ora Ianehorne, Of Culpper. Va.
has sold the woll-known DOngeriield
Farm or what was formerly known as
the Culpepcr Fair grounds 10 Mr.. l. l..
Johnston. a wealthy resident Of that sec
ton. The place was the home OF capt.
Toxhan A. paingcrnold, now of Lexing-
ton. Ky, for q number Of years, and dur
ing his residence there the noted trottins
sire Sam Purdy. 20 l-2. died and was
buried on the farm. Or Johnston Will
breed thoroughbrcds. trcttcrs and saddle
horses on The place.
That shrcwd owner and breeder OF trot-
tiers Geo. j. Bennett Of Goldcbor0 n.
C.. has recently purchased Of Il. ". Ford.
Lexington. KY, a couple of well bred ana
promising two-ycar-olds and FLIES. both
by Trevilian. pos IA. one is called Ire
delma. whose dam IS Dclma, by Nam
brine Russell and the other Tannerine
The latter is out Of Linda Walton, by III
Nahdi 2251-2. second dam Lady Tanner.
by Petoskcy. third dam Rosa, dam old
David r.. 2.o9 "a.
Mr.. Thomas Atkinson. wcll-known and
descrvcdly popular I'm business and social
circles here. has recently purchased the
fine estate known as ROckandf, near
Gordonsvillc. and formerly owned by the
late Mr.. X. b. HaXall. Mr.. Atkinson
will bred for pleasure and recreation
from business cares. thoroughbreds and
trotters. He has placed in the brood mare
ranks the bay mare Limit by Nacher, out
Of Nerney. dam Of Nernwood, 2:26
Edidce 2.29. and Wa, con. The latter
has earned new record OF 2.l9 this sea-
son and IS a likely candidate fer the
2l0 list.
Corporal Trim Is the name OF a small
but shapely f0ur-year-old son OF Pamlico
2io owned by Mr. ". T.. Bachelor at
Raleigh. y. G. The Corporal Is a fun
brother to the fast midget Little Tobe
2l9 Ia. and about the same size. They
are both rich bays On color and their dam
was an Indian pony formerly owned by
MIR. Bachelor. She was bred 20 Pamlico
for the first time I'm 1889, and a single
service IN August OF that year resulted
in little Tobe. The latter IS very bcauti-
ful in contour OF form and finish. and
with speed enough al the trot 10 show
a mile I'm 2l2.
Mr.. II. &. Chamblin lost by death from
bowel trouble at Whitby Farm on the
foalei 1872. hy Almont 30. dam Lady
Warwick. by nelmonico. She was bred
by Gen. W. T. Withcrs. AT Tairlawn,
Lexington Ky. and for time was a
member - tho brood mare band at that
noted establishment. Later she passed
20 the well-known turf writer Judge Irv-
ing IIalsey and from him 10 Mr.. Cham
bin Santana left a sucking FLY. by
King Nutwood. and had been bred to
Egwood. 21S1-2.
g. 4. Pussy Is doing the New England
Circuit with the roam mare Little Betz.
DOR IL and tho brown stallion IOudOun