The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-17

was unlucky nearly every year OF his
short but brilliant life. D was removed.
from the scene Of action years before his
time.
Not only was the bay stallion one Of
tie very be race horses ever bred il
Virginia. but. an things considered. prob
ably The most wonderful performer Of
modern years.
The WaIrenton Nirglnian says:
~Rappahannock county may hav pro-
duced q state record breaking jumping
horse I'm Sharkey. a fine animal now own
ed By Mr.. Bayno Dukehart. Of Baltimore.
a lover Of the chase. Sharkey has. in
course Of q schooling which he Is now
undergoing. easily cleared @ feet . inches.
Tho Maryland record IS 6 feet 4 inches.
made by Reindeer, owned by Miss Moilie
George.
The horse. which is now the basis Of
Mr.. D~ukeharts hope. SIS compactly built
lie is six years old. stands sixteen hands
one inch high. and weighs over LOO
pounds. He was bred by II. VI. Smith. Of
Woodville. Va. and IS about seven
eishths thoroughbred.
Mr.. s.. IT. Wilson. Cascade. Va. has
no Windsor Farm. the nve-year-oid BAY
horse Iiusey W0olsoy. fun brother 90
KNIGHT of Elorslie. sire of the wonderful,
IiFIIl NA AANhlAf. |NNI VIII NAN'N NM LA
his mares TO the elu of E0iIs ana Lizzie
Lakewood. durine the coming season
Among the t~horouehlred mares at Wind
sor are Thclma. by imported Esher. dam
Donna Aida. imported Cay Dccc.ver. hy
Albert Victor. dam ~Horeybourue. Katie
c.. by imported ChlraNGs. dam Elite. hy
Eolus. and am unnamed lay bv imported
order. dam Sarma. by imported Mus
covvy.
Col. 4. Loudoun Snowlon. Of Philadol-
phia. thinks highly of the brown golding
u. T.. c.. 2.lf1-i. whom Doc purchased "a
couple Of years e from VI. IT. White
Of Hartford. y. g. b. l. O.. IS one OF the
clevesest road horses. either 20 polo or
In single harness. owned BOO Philadelphia.
Col. Sn0wdon has recently secured from
Andy Welch. Of Hartford the fast goid-
ing Rife. 211 3-i. as 20 mate for the fast
son OF Norwood.
Alexander NlcDani.l has Dis string OF
thoroughbreds numbering half 20 dozen
or more. quartcrel 200 the Exposition
Grounds track. and VIII take several OF
them down 10 Now Berue. y. g.. iu
February. where Doc win make entries 20
tho East Carolina Fair and Race meeting.
II. T.. Kline. OF Smyth Bros. a. Kline.
Of the Southern Horse Bazaar. is on 90
visit 20 phooniXvllIe, Pennsylvania. bis
former home. ON the outskirts OF
several weeks. ON the outskirts Of
Phocnixvine. at phoeniX Stock Farm. is
ouartered William Penn. 2.07 Ii. that
was traircd and driven by Mr.. Slime in
1891 and 1895.
Dir. Algern0n G. Dainrorfcld. tho popu-
lar turf correspondent az Culpepor. Va.
is visiting his father. Mai. Foxhall ~
Daingeraold. at Castleton. near Loxing-
ton. Ky. lie will remain several weeks
and gather horse notes for publication
on his return home.
G.. u. Austin has In his stable at
Raleigh. y. g., a brown lily foalod March
q. 1885. that he thinks will make q
trotter. She IS inbred 20 Jolly Friar. the
sire Of Lucy Ashby. 2.&l4. both her sire
Eckie Boy. and dlm. being by that son
OF william l.. and Mother Lumps.
Trainer Thomas Settle. who formerly
campaigned a stable OF t~rotters. including
Catherine Leyburn. 2l61-4. Wilbooka.
2.191-4; Perrette. 30 10. and others for
Mr.. Samuel Walton, Of Falls Mills. Va.
will train q string Of horses during the
coming season at Bowling Green. Ky.
BROAD ROCK.