The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-27

U 0ooysrHnlor the former owner OF Pamlco.
| 2:iO, at Raleign. \. {. he brown son
| OF Messenger Duroc IS close 10 twen,y,
| four years old, but well preserved ana
Vigorous and for a bush on the ROAD Is
about as fast rs ever. OberoD was pre-
sented TO Mr.. Patchelor some years ago
by Mr.. Dean Sage OF Ai b9 REina N; Al.
len, q, and she out OF Martha. cam OF
tho producing sirss Goldsmith Aodsl-
lah, t:30. John Bright and Ethan Aiieh'
AZ
Mr.. John Mariner. proprietor OF the
Norfolk Driving Park, and OF Cottage
Grove Farm, at Norfolk. Va. has, among
other fast trotters and PAGERS, the thiee-
year-oid filly Tiddlewlnks. that won two
good races during the week OF the Nor NOT
folk trottBg meeting In October ana
paced to a record OF is Il. OK >.
Tiddlewinks IS by Monoc9cy, 2:lS -,
and Mr.. Mariner looks for her to make
a great four-year-old In 1897; ,,.,o.
Among tho many excellent at,l,Ies
which appear IN tns t SnI.s,1s lust T out
that entitled Five Pacing Kings - ne
very best contribution Of the year 10 tht
literature Of the light-harneSs morse. IL
gives. in delightful narrative style To-
sumo OF what John r. Gentry, kopsIt -,
Star Pointer Joe Patchen. ana ffaIlH
Agan did in 1895 together Win mass ~.
interesting matter pertaiinlns oj 10 an" and
balancing. The statistical features arc
tho best OF the year; the hcton ald 80.
track gossip is new and attIac ~ fomr
Illustrations are superb, ana tle lDnit
supplements. made especially ior lrslll ar,
are almost priceless me SUI Nt,inSer
Kentucky Union, 2.0l - sn7
The Rider and Driver says; is IL IN,
humane and unnatural e. CUP n hoIse,
some enthusiastic lovers OF the morse WIN
answer at once; yes 10 decided DO on any
vague or Indefinite feelings in the matter.
Too many friends Of tho horse are promo
TO be guided by the very mlsleaulns i o
that any departure from natnfe eh o
dowments savors OF cruelty and Is 70 90
discountenanced These persons loIS.,r
that We are deliberately interfering WIN
nature MT all times. by housing etovth-
ing and working horses. The condluonS
under which the horse lvess IN come
ticlty are artificial, ana, tncrotoIe, ~ ~ a.
Gcal treatment must DO adopted 10 IenuJ5'
HIS use.ulnefs TO man as great as p0ssi,
lie IN is quite true that tho hlghly-bred
horse. with his fine. short sleek mar,
carefully eroofned. never ssh ss,ers
As well as draught horses, however. are
not only vastly improved IN appearn,,cs,
but I'm their own comfort as Wen. Mhen
horses return 70 the stable at nls 5 "a
their long hair wet 70 ne ski II "a
next 10 impossible TO rub them dry, ana
unless they are dry they must suffer- We
greatest discomfort and DO mace easniy
fable TO a chill Such horses certainly
cannot enjoy much refreshing rest pc
fora being called on TO resume tneir
daily toll. and hence for them Sippins
a. 10 ba most strongly urged as humane
and indicious treatment. A horse with
a heavy coat Of hair wet put INTO
stable at night has been known 10 como
out next morning with the ends or the
hair dry. whle next 70 the SKIN II r.
NAMED wet and cold. Tho argument that
II is cruel TO clip a hoCse that IS in tho
hands OF o careless owner or staplefnah'
for the reason that deprived or his natu-
raj covering he viii suffer from cold. is
far fetched and quite wrong. IS the
careless man that should before a. Others
have his horse clipped, for no Is much
minutes rubbing the clipped horse than
between two and three hours drying out
the long-hairsd animal. II Is only rea-
s0uable 20 suppose that a horse can stand
tho cold alone better than cold and wet.
The following from tho Newark On. -
Call we think, clinches tho matter; the
superintendent of the Newark horse-car
line. in the days when horses were used.
called at the Office OF the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animals 70
ascertain whether any action would be
ped the horses In the winter. He WAS
assured that not only would no action be
taken but II would be advisable 10 DO so.
The mortality IN the stables that winter
was 3 per cent. less than In previous
Mr. J. ". Menefett. Of Graham. y. g
has 4 good two-year-old IN his bay lilly
Virginia Menefee. by Gregorisn, 2:29 p.
dam Minnie Roach. by Aristos. with
limited handling this flly could show
close 20 a thirty clip during tho. past
season. and IN 1897, the daughter Of Gre
gorian Is expected 10 make n good show
ing. She IS nicely gated and level head
cd Minnie Roach. tho dam. IS being
driven on tho road.
The bay yearling filly Fannie William
son is tho stable companion OF Virginia
Menefee. and she is gaited right for
trotter. Fannie Williamson T. by King
NutwOod out OF Happy Girl by PctOskey
a enDr1 wi "A IaHaIoDaI Al
trot.
Mr. Menefee owns an interest in a bay
nlly. foal OF 1896. that - a full sister 10
Miss Nelson, 2 II Il. and with age hopes
to see her trot to a record Of 21O or bet
ter
Mr. II. c.. Chamblin's well-known bay
mare Maud foaled IN 1876. by Wood
bridge. brother 10 Wedgewood, 2:le. dam
destroyed At Whitby Farm on account
OF Old age and general inhrmity. She
was purchased as three-ycar-Old by
Mr. Chambiin from her breeders Sell
being placed IN tho stud was o. grand
roadster, though her speed was never de-
yeeped by track work. After Mr.. Cham
the daughter Of Woodbridge was sent
10 Kentucky, bred 10 Red Wilkes and
produced 4 FLY which was killed by acct
dent. Then by Norfolk she produced
mare Noriene record 2:3i - but able 10
trot IN 200. Maud's last foal was "A bay
colt by Bourbon BarOB that was gclded
and sold.
Among the matrons booked 10 Norfolk.
son OF NutwOOd, the premier sire at
Whitby Farm. IS Mr.. Rutherfo0rd's hand
some chestnut mare by imported Barba-
does. She has yearling chestnut FLY
by tho same sire that IS very handsome
and promising. Mr.. Rutherford visited
the New York Horse Show last month
and attended the great sale Of w b.
Tasig * Co. which followed. and the
demand for high-,class horses induced
him 10 commence breeding again.
Omega. tho blind son Of Quartermaster
out or Jessie Pepper, and tho last fOal
OF the famous. producing daughter Of
MambrinO Chief. that was kept for scr
vice by Mr.. 9. B. Mcdonald, OF Blacks
burg, Va. viii appear IN tho new issue
OF the Year Book as tho siro OF the PAGER
Light Star. 2IS IA. Omega is also the
sire OF one trotter IN Virginia Mcdonald
2;2S whose dam, Blue Grass Girl. full
?.l9 -, f. owned by Alr. Mcdonald.
Mr.. r.. II. Crawford, OF Raleigh. ". C.,
Is driving on tho road tho bay mare
Mambrlno Girl. 2.S0 by Victor Won Bis
marck, and finds her both clever and
tr2ctaol9 either 70 pole Of in single har-
ness Mr.. Crawford uses as a mate for
leo. go that hs purchased as a yearling
The ls.ter IS ono OF the handsomest OF tile
get ~ Moanders dead son and Dos
sesscs creator size than most OF them.
Mr.. Joseph Lassitcr has Charming
read horse IN the nine year-old stallion
Of Gambetta and Black Maria Is so
tractable and kind that he can be lrfyen
With safety by Il lady. Robert Ransom
Is ? fOrse OF commanding form znd car