The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-22
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
SOME xEUSY NOTES FROM Farm,
ROAD, TRACK ANDsTABLE.
Sal. of Diaboius, n Sister TO Miss Nelson
at Whitby, aud n Brother to Morii'o' ~
Tuersiic->eiiy Jewctt sold.

Al his farm. which is near Whitby
~. ho,oa Of Norfolk and Egwood, In
Cheetcrficld county. and only snort us
lance from the city limits OF Mahch's't''
Mr. II. s. Bradley has com"e"V'" ~
breed trot;ers on a limited scare ne H"o
ts.e Young chestnut stallion OSlh'V, . ~
Erwcod. out OF Gypsy Wilkes, by iou"S
Jim. second dana, by American Gay
Osm,c is a natural PAGER, ana went
mile last season IN his two-ycar-old form
IN s;ss. with very limited handling. lie
VIII he bred 10 "A few mares this spring,
and then placed in training. Later on with
the promise already shown, the son OF
Egwood should pace some miles at
merry clip. Among MI. Bradley's brood
mares arc Dorothy. by Noodbufn liam
blet0nian. dam Amy by Boone Gay
fhree-yeat-old daughter Of Norfolk, dam
Lady GLADYS. Fun sister 10 Dorothy. ana
An unnamed bay. four-year-old. by
Cedric the Saxon. dam Grabriclle. by
Gambetta. second dam, by Ashland Chiei'
and third dam. the famous old lady
Patriot. dam OF Volunteer and sentinel
Among the visiting horsemon here last
week was Mr. ". W. Hutchinson, OF
Eerryvlllc. Va. He was en- route nome
from Norfolk. whore nc had disposed OF,
NJ public sale. lot OF uottins n'eu
stock owned by himself and Marshall
d.ers. brood mares and young Things
The prices obtained were quite satstac-
fcr... Mr. Hutchinson had the misf0r-
tune to lose by death from pneumonia
eesple OF fine road mares. that contracted
the fatal disease during shipment
BE reports his trotting stock as being
in better condition than usual at this
season ana most Of his brood mares in
foal. At the head Of his stud IS the very
~, cTn1Ifnn .Ipnn Edwards.
4 bv Ecwood. dam Lady Motion. by Mo-
ton. 2.e9i-4 John Edwards was bred by
Mr.. W :. Forbes. and the bay stallion
gives evidence q; making trOttcf. Like
most Ct the get OF Egwood. he Is very
highly finished and a capital road horse.
At the close Of his stud season lac VIII
be sent 10 William Bass at Glenlea Farm.
and shaped up for a record. Among the
mares which are iu fcal 10 him are Signet
Girl. a bay 10y signct. 2.27 IL. dam Nelly
Woods by Kossuth. Nelly Woods
daughter. Young Nelly Woods. by Rom
rev. Is the dam OF Nelly D.. 2:lS Ii. by
TOOdi-s. Jr.
A bay FLY. ycars-old. by Clan Al
Pine. 22s. out Of Signet Girl, is highly
formed and handsome. aud likely TO
make 4 trottcr Mr. Hutchinson has but
recently purchased from S. l.. Nelson. Of
this city. the bay stallion Elliott r.. .,
by Brave Boy dam Bonnie. dam Of King
Bird, 2:27 80 and Belle Ferguson, 2:2S IL.
Though both Of the latter hold records
al the trot, they are fast PAGERS. and
have shown trials better than 2:2O in
workouts. King Bird paced 10 a record
OF 30 il last season. Mr. Hutchinson
thinks tho demand for high class horses
IS looking up all through the Valley OF
Virginia.
Col Robert Hough. who has acted as
starting judge. and judge OF the show
horses FOR several years past al our an
nuai fairs here. and who writes i'm "A
very entertaining manner. has the follow
Ing TO say in recent issue Of The Horse
man:
"John Mariner. wealthy citizen. has
built a good halfmile track and build
ings at Norfolk. and this will probably
be the first meeting. II Is doubtful If
many horses will so down from the north
in the spring. though / believe that this
IS the calculation: then ION to Rich
mond." under the auspices Of the Rich
mond driving cidb. who rent the Viz
sinia State fair grounds. then TO the
Baltimore tracks which Will bring II up
to June l.. whec There will be trOtting
in the r1ifh ati cas- A. before stated
(, NAV nni be q .howling success this
spring bu; this fall Baltimore Richmond
and Norfolk can give crack-s-Tack meet
ings BOrssmcn can START in htre-Mary- |
land-about the middle Of August with !
meeting a week for siStv days say until
October -. then 20 10 Richmond. which |
can be made one OF che best of points. |
] have been there several times success
sively 70 their fan meetings. found large
fields and good ATTENDANCE. one of the |
most delightful Of cities n0d The betting
good confess 10 being stuck on Rich |
mond, aud believe it can be MADE one
OF the very best Of trotting towns The |
roads about the city can not be eXcclled. !
the people are weli-t o-do and have a lit |
tie sporting blood" in their veins. have
a good track. easy Of access, so racing |
j. bound TO follow
Whilst not prepared TO speak by au-
thority, ] believe Norfolk. the week after |
Richmond. will be just as good a point. |
John Mariner / do know and whatever |
he undertakes will he well done. lie |
owns trotters and PAGERS. good ones, and |
Will give good purses, five or six hundred |
dollars perhaps more. so look out for !
Norfolk This will bring the season up |
70 about November J. when North Caro- |
Ina offers a meeting a week until De- /
Cembfr
There is great future for the harness |
horse In Ald; land, Virginia and North !
Carolina. What Is wanted first Is a lit |
Tie organization, so as not TO have Inc !
meetings conflict too much. AS before |
said, an industrious man can start his |
horses soon IN tins neishlorhOOd and !
keep going almost until Christmas. Where |
else can YOU do this? LynchDurg, Staun- |
ton ana suffolk. all in Virginia gave good |
trotting meetings last October. besides |
many points that cannot just be remem-
bercd. 1t might be mentioned at all |
these fairs of Maryland and Virginia the |
programme is varied with trotting, pac- /
Ing and running. TO say nothing of the |
stceplechase with which each days sport |
is wound UP. Ten 10 twelve starters Will |
frequently 70 the course Maybe our
southern boys can not ride? Come and
see next autumn.
They have got 20 breeding and owning
trotters and PAGERS down here. / do not !
pretend TO give the list by any means
\ only writing from memory have not |
The Year BoOk-and will only give some |
low down ones that / think Of: Miss
Woodford. 2.os %: Miss Nelson. 2l21-f;
Colonel Kuser. 2.ll ii. Iron Bar. 2l3 "a;
Robert C.. 2.ll Ia Neta, >. l. Ia. pene-
iope. ?: j. 30. Orange Chief. PIG Ia:
catharine Leyburn. PA. Monocacy,
2Is Ia: Prince Purdy. 2:l5 l-4-but shy
continue This is not one-fourth. but
goes TO show we have quite a number OF
real good horses. and very many more
corning. IL Is especially worthy OF note
that very large percentage 0t cur trot-
tiers are the homemade article. which Is
particularly gratifying 20 u.s. Maryland
and Virginia are agricultural communl-