The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-02
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN.
SAN PTRDY, son or GEORGE W.
PATcHES, JR. and WHfshf JANE.
Notes from Windsor Farm-Eolo Taken TO
California Mariners TracS nj
Norfolk-Irepe l.. and Little Beh.

Thirty years have gone by since Sam
Purdy, 2.2Oi5 was foaled, and California
was the place OF his birth. len years
later he was looked upon as the champion
stallion OF the Pacific coast, ana ldter, III
eastern turf campaigns. ms Tame vas
added 10. At the close OF his turf caree'
he was brought 10 Virginia and placed
in the stud. where he was neither taNor-
ed by fortune nor opportunities sHcIl a.
came 20 many other trotttng sires. fso
years ago the bay son OF George va;
Patchen. Jr.. and Whisky Jane passed
away, and was laid TO rest IN puiss
SPOT, shaded by pines and cedars' AT
Daingerneld Farm. Sam Purdy wa M
pressye Ia form and siHe, ahho ~
mission 10 his get OF those characterls''0S
was quite uniform. s
Not a great many OF MS sons anu
daughters have entered the list OF slailu.
ard speed. stil couple OF perici i ii's,s
Ike his gray sons. Charlie &. and Str0iy
tia, both gray geldings, ana out ol ualrsi
"A like color that were campasheis anu
rn0ney-winners season after season, speah
well for his capacity as sire OF Sse'..
His son, Charlie A., that uOtteu 10
record of 2.1S IA last season, was -, go
a gray, as was his daughter, Liliihi,
Pufdy, that earned a mark OF 80 81
at the pace. That his best perloI me-, ,
caused some remark. though the fas,est
of his get the bay pacing mare Silss
Woodford. is a bay, and her mark OF
300 81 does not represent the mint Vi
her speed. a.. -
Among the newcomers TO his list OF
9:SG performers in 1873 was the pay
mare Partially with if"tuns fecoru Ji
2.3O. She was the result OF an eN.er,
ment Of Captain Daingerheid 5, VINO pre '
Sam Purdy to his own u st ouned
the result was Partially. sne Is own" a',',
by Or. W. r. Morgan. Of Baluilloie' an
IS looked upon as the making OF very
fast mare - int
The roam pacing stallion Buster, thS "a.
Is listed among the newcomers 10 III.
sire's list along with Partially. anu
credited with a mark at the pace Oh $50
got a record Of 2:N u some years az
al Chillcothe, O., which was felSc, go
His dam is a small roam mare, OF uii-
traced breeding. owned by MI ~ -
-Four daughters OF the old horse are
producers. the best known OF "hich =
Cora, whose gelded son: IIin,e a. dSa5
trotted to record OF 2l3 u III 1870
and won a numbdr Of good races
4 letter from Mr. 5. II. Wilson. Cas-,
cade "a brings the information ina.
his Stock has wintered well, ana IT,
his horses are i'm nice shape. MI HS s,,,,
farm is called Windsor, ana 10 III n, 4 ~ ~
svlvania county. He has but recently NC
gun to breed thoroughbred horses reg -
larry, and during the pas seaa PHe
chased several well-bred brood hhdies.
Is now on the lookout for GOOD staulv>
10 place at the head OF his estaDllsnr
ment. Among the matrons at ll lr'5a
are imported Gay DecelNef. iai Z.
chestnut mare, foaled IN lSS', anu ~, ~
Albert Victor. out OF Honey oou' t to en-, M
ported Water Level. Katie c. IS Dy I'M
ported Charaxus. out Of Elite, bk ho lu,''
second dam Calash. by imported Iilv ,al,,so
Katie c. is in fOal TO the goon iace-nVi
Ion "A 7
sister 10 Eolian, winner oil huinuSi "a
high-class events while on the tuil. -
nav dllv that will be placed IN tne stuu
in 1891 is by imported Order, Jam %. S M
by imported Muscovy. secoha ldl,l 80
mienta. bv Longtaw. third dam SaIois,
Inv Lexington. and fourth dam preeh
slave by imported Glencoe. -,,.- q,
4 clesn-cut racy-looking yearling ~
a brown hlly by Jim Gray, 9all ha, ~,
& She Is called Kathleen, ana mas Deeh
entered in the Futurity stakes for 1871
There is an abundance Of good pastut-
age at Windsor. and the place il wen
supplied with pure water. SOM "lsn
class horses have been pred ~ VA. 81
tion OF the State and Nj wilson ac-
cession TO the ranks of Virginia breeder
of thoroughbred horses VIII be "elcoii'u'
learn from Holt & Scott Alamance
Farm. Graham. y. C., that the H9tSts
there are I'M the pink OF cohui,io, s,oi lion
-
is looking grand. and his STUD com-,an-
ions. Baronet, Gregorian, ana buIugh,
are equally as nne. Gentry Is "s tis
record the fastest horse ever pun up AZ
pubic sale. and when lea into the rlh1
an the American Horse Exchange, neN.
month, the handsome son OF Asiilaiu
Wilkes will attract more than ordinary
attention. -, ,no
concern. and manager OF the esta pllsn-
ment. after the dispersal, VIII prouaoy
20 North and engage IA another hhe OF
business. n.,t.
Colonel \. Loudoun Snowden. OF Phiia-
delphia. Is now IN Kentucky, on inc
search for a mate TO his fast and hand-
some brown geiding. b. l.. e. - -
bv Norwood. dam by Mambrino Bitten.
This horse was formerly owned anu aol"
to his present owner by MI. NJ II. Hlt0'
Colonel Snowden is 4 loyal friend Of
the light harness horse ana mas taken
prominent part in the counchs Oh TIE
National TrOtting Association lie FORM
erlv owned Fancy. 2.3O. now known 10
fame as the granGdam % John X. pehuS'
champion of pacing stations.
The black mare Irene l., 4, bred az
Whitby Farm. and now Owned 10y az,
Thomas NJ HiltZhimer, OF this city - III
the stable OF ". .. Bryan, az the IN -
position Grounds She If being Josse1
on the road. and Us wei thouEhl Oh
Irene l.. Is by Bourbon baron' datu W
omi. BIZ lshmael Pasha. Mr.. Hiltzhimel
also owns the bay colt Wobhlcr W.
years old. by Hustler Russell, III ia,
dam George 81, hy Lyle wilkes. second
dam Hoarhound. by Frances Alexander
and third dam the old-ume cam9alsher
Ristori 2:3l 3-4. by Volunteer.
MI John Mariner ran up from Noflolh
one day last week, and white mere IN
for ned me that he expected 10 nave out
during the coming season a string o,
good horses. They viii be trained ana
driven by Il. 3. Clayton. among them
are Prince Purdy 10 II; AllenH0ra'
2:2O 81 by Harkaway; Leila C., @;gis
pacing, By James Madison, Ben mara
ham. 2.22 Il. by Ingraham, and Baylhe,
DDS "a by Chichester Mr.. Mariner Is
having tlic finishing touches placed upon
his track al Norfolk, ana When COM
pletcd il will be first-class I'm every re-
spect 1t is his intention 10 give thr,t
trOtting meetings during the coming sea
son, and under the management OF 70. >
Hedges of the New York Driving club,
the venture is likely 10 result successfully
II is reported that the well-known
trainer and driver, John Splan, VIII bid
on John r. Gentry when the noted son
of Ashland Wilkes is put up al auction
in New York city next month.
j. r. and r. p. Keene have retired
Domino from the turf. ana Will ship me
son OF Himyar 10 Lexington, KY, ana
place him in the stud; a-,, - -
captain +. a. DdluN'ili'iNf WIZ lt.'
charge of Castleton Farm, al Lexington
where grand collection Of thooTousn-
bred brood mares. owned by me MeS1rs,
Keene. is kept. Will mate the stanton
with some of The most select matrons
on the place during the coming season
state Senator George ". Morris. Char
lottesyine. owns the bay mare Lady
eomaster. dam Annie Morton. by Lord
Ciifden. She Is a well-developed, hand.
some mare. with size and finish. she Is
...-ol 49,, -. cndaIn by Nh Morris. and