The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12


Lulie l.. and Carlos Maid in 2.i5 and
Pas.
Seven starters lined mp for the word
IN mile dash. weight for age. purse $50.
and the winner was Alexander McDanieIs
Miss Carter. who won on the day pre-
vious, Myra H.. second and Inlucky
third. Time f:is a.
A race OF half-mile heats for saddle
horses with gentleman riders mp closed
the days sport. and went to {. n.
Hurkamp's Princeton. Bushrod second
and Hustler third. time 50 "a and 50.
The horses belonging TO the late Baron
Mirsch were sold without reserve at New
market. England. Tuesday. June 30. ana
brought a total OF S22i35O. The famous
mare Ia Fleche. covered by Morton, was
sold TO Sir Tatton Sykes for $4,000. La
Fleche was bought as a yearlng at the
Hampton Court yearling sale in England
I'm 1890 for $3.50. the highest price ever
paid in England. and had brilliant
career on the turf. About enc year ago
she was offered TO Sir TattOn sykes LOT
$1,000. Tho lot OF horses included brooi-
mares, yearlings and horses IN training
There were nine other mares besides La
Flechc including Wcdlock dam OF Best
Nam, by Wenlock. with a colt by fer-
nandez. and covered by Orme; bafha"ay
Ga mare bred by the late Lord taiihoulHl'
by Scottish Chief. out OF Spinaway, COW
cred by Carbine: and Pauline tsister TO
Peter and Timothy, with colt ioai ny
Donovan, and covered by lsinslass.
There were five yearlings. including
FLIES by Morton. out Of la Fleche. and
by Amphion. out Of Wedock. and colt
10y Kendall out OF Pauline. Tho seven
teen horses On training were not an eN-
ceptiOnally fine lot. Reminder IS not
likely 10 stand another preparation, ana
Curzon has not done anything worthy OF
note since his late owner purchased MIN
at an cXtrayagant price after MS second
to Sir Nisto i'm the Derby. Chantllly' own
sister to Kirkconnel. Ste. Adresse, own
sister TO Childwick and Raconteur' ana
Altesse. by Amphcn. ont Of MarcnlonesS'
were considered the smartest OF the two-
year-olds. Tho three were purchased as
yearlings for $3li25.
Nir. ". *. Mathews shipped on Thurs
day afternoon for Cleveland, taking aloi<
the brown stallion McZeus. by Mckinney
and the brown geldng Sir Credit, 30 -
by the same sire Mr.. Mathews has Nc
Zcus entered AT the Cleveland and Colum-
bus Grand Circuit meetings. In the zIZ
trots. anr I'm the same class at Fort
Wayne. i'm the 2.lO class at Indianapolis
in the Frank Fehr stake fer Z.ll trotteIa
at Louisville and in the Ashland STAKE
for 2:l trotters at Lexington ky' IN
October Mr. Mathews, who is a wen
known musician. trains and drives MS oN"
horses. and will make his first bow be-
fore a Grand Circuit audience at IieNe-
land.
lie IS evidently IN no wise supersutious
regarding the number l3 as so many eA-
pert reinsmen are. McIeus has a recofd
Of 2.13 the entries 20 the CleNeiahd meet
ing close on the 18th Ny Mathews birth-
day falls on the 18th Of the month"; ne
has written for stall number il at the
Cleveland Driving Park. which place Dee
will reach on the 18th ~ the month also
SMITH Brothers ana Kline OF the south
ern Horse Bazaar. have sold 10 Mr.. Johh
L. Virgins. Of Wilson. y. c., a clever
team 81 brown mares. five years old, both
by Billy wilkes and out OF dams 10y
Mamhrino Pilot. and Williams. 2.-p II.
They make "a snowy. handsome pair,
we'll mated and able 10 show n good clip.
They were formerly driven ON the road
here by the Smyth Brothers. and later
by Mr. Kline.
An exchange saws. For some years
hack the cry has BEEN bicycles are
killing the horse business but n late
the cry is being varied slightly. Business
mon generally. are beginning 10 cry out
again tho wheel fad" and say that
lirvclcs are Killing an kinds Of business,
ss so much money belonging 90 the com
monor classes" is Tied up I'm wheels that
the country really has no money with
which TO carry ON business. There is no
going back On the fact that there -
something u' this statement. The
everyday business money Of com
muniy is largely that handled by the
"commoncr classes And a great many
of the people Of these classes, ln Gooh
times or bad are barely able 10 make
ends meet. ono week with another ana
fhe business of the country is largely car
ried ON with their weekly earnings Inc
CITY of Indianapolis Us, we presume. only
"A fair average i'm this respect and 1t is
SAT. 10 say that. within her corporate
limits there are owned. II paid for. not
less than eight 90 ten thouand wheels, by
families and individuals who. even IN
GOOD times. scarcely ever have dollar
ID snare out Of their earnings after meet
ing current necessary living expenses
Va. and that during the worst panic ever
known in America. those pcopl" nave
bought wheels by the thousands. are pay
ing for them iu weekly or monthly IN
etallmcnts. out Of money that heretofore,
went for food and cl0thing-ani, per-
chance now and then. a simple luxury
or So. This money is not lost cltirely
from the channels of commerce nut IL
is switched OF of fits accustomed lines
and IS sorelv missed. The wheel has 10
a certain extent. intcrfered with the "old
Jobs" OF snany horses. hut ether channels
of usefulness are constantly opening 10
horses and when times I'm general take
ON their usual buoyancy. the horse busi-
ness will ho one OF the most prosperous
avccatons in the land.
During the recent race meeting here
william A. Walker purchased OF j. II.
Farricr. of Reidsvillc. y. g.. the chestnut
marc Rcd Light. by Red Wilkes. Jr, dam
hv Twilight. second dam. boy Norman. p.
She trotted 20 record Of 2.33 ia tho
third heat of the 2.a5 trot and VIII very
likely beat 2.2o later boz the season. She
is "A very handsome mare ana VIII De
driven on the road by Mr.. Walker. who
considers her che Of the choicest animals
ho has vet owned. and at different times
his private stable has included. number
Of high class roadstcrs. and some speedy
trotters
The bay geldinr Mosul that trotted 10
record Of 2.c2 IA al the race meeting
of the Lee Pleasure Park Association was
purchased some weeks ago by Mr. W. VI.
Parrish. from his breeder Air. William
Ellison. Mosul is ur-years-old and was
formerly one OF the Glenlea Farm stall
lions. He is by Sultan, dam Virginia
Maid. dam Of Nutwith. 2.13 Id by sam
Purdy and had only been IN training
about three weeks when he started in the
above race Previous 10 that he had been