The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

Errsary In his stable this season.
The black horse Antique. 5. full brother
. TO Cinch, 1880, by Strange 2. owned by
blackburn g. Willst. New Berne. ~. c..
I that went wrong last season. Is rounding
10. and will make fast horse II he keeps
| right He is not large. but is stoutly
made and very speedy al the trot.
smyth Brothers and Kline. held one OF
| the best sales OF the season al the South
ern Horse Bazaar on Wednesday last.
dsposing OF nearly two hundred head OF
trotting. road. saddle and general pur-
pose horses to prominent BUYERS from
different sections OF Virginia, North and
South Carolina. The bidding was in most
instances spirited and fair prices were
realized, indicating a very decided tend
ency toward a general Improvement Of
the horse market. The Smy.h boys. who
are twin brothers and so much nike that
they are not easily distinguished aiert
are young men Of prompt business Like
methods and stand high among consgn-
ors and buyers. At their regular semi
weekly sale on wednesday lext, a num-
her OF Kentucky bred horses. among them
a fine lot OF saddle and road horses, will
be offered in addition to consivurncnts OF
business and general purpose horses from
the best-known shippers In the West.
The five year old brown gelding HUI
man by Quatermaster, dam Winnie d..
bv Hannls. formerly a member Of Rich
ard Curtis's stable at Lexington, KY.
hut now at Glenlea Farm near this city.
IS rounding 10 I'm the hands OF William
Bass and regaining his form OF 1895. when
as a three year old he trotted a mile for
Curtis in 2:l5 IA.
Mr.. l.. Banks Holt. Graham. y. C.. has
o. t. IT
Alamance Farm. the four year old Gay
stallion Montrose. purchased from Mai.
p. 2. Johnston. Lexington. KY. and Du-
mont. a spotted stallion OF the same age
obtained from Mr.. j.. Swigert, also OF
Lexington. Montrose rs only three feet
high. and one OF the shapeliest and hand
soonest Of his breed.
Since the dispersal Of most OF the trot-
tiers at Alamance. Mr.. Holt has turned
his attention 10 breeding Shetland ponies
on quite a large scale. and anticipates a
good demand for the tractabe little fell
lows.
Mr.. s. IT. Handbook. who since the or
ganizatlon OF the popular and loursti ing
Deep Run Hunt Club has served as mas
ter OF hounds. has concluded ID dispose OF
his hunters. saddle and harness houses
and return to England. At Chanully lis
residence on lIt AtANN'A-t1AlNNA ~ W a
short distance beyond the Exposition
Grounds. Mr.. Handbook will on Tuesday.
Apru 9th. at 3 i. NJ. dispose Of his
horses. harness. English saddles and
brides and other effects at public auc-
ton.
Probably the best lot Of trotting bred
colts and fliies ever offered IN North
Carolina will be sold al auction by }. F..
Jordan & Co., az Greensboro. y. C., on
Thursday. April 9th. Included among
them are the get Of noted stations Ike
Pamlico. 2I0: Lancelot, .23: Norval: 214-
81: Madrid; Onward. 2.25 IA; Norfolk.
etc. out Of dams by AlCantara; Madrid.
Princeton: Bona Eide etc. These Young
STEERS are all young and sound, ana some
OF them give promise Of developing eX-
trome speed both trotuns and racing
They are simply offered because Messrs
Jordan d Co, are over stocked ana sell
TO make room for others coming on.
The well-known and popular young
breeders. Nessrs II. G. and K. VI. Beattie.
OF Bloomingdale Farm. have met with
serious misfortune IN the loss BY death
from rheumatic troubles Of the brown
stallion Eleve. f0aled 1855. and bred BY
Can't. r. J. Hancock Of the Ellerslie
stud. Overton, Va Eleve was an excel
lent race horse. and an iron campaigner
winning up TO three miles In good COM
pany lie was q fun brother 10 the WIN
ners Raymond c.. Minnoe jim Norveh'
Canterbury. and sam Keenc by Eolus
ONT Of Ninon. sister 10 Jewelry, by war
Dance. second dam. Gold Ring, by Ring
gold. third dam. Ann Percy, by imported
Albion. and 20 on through seventeen
more crosses 10 n Barb mare
Fieve. was full six on hands high, very
~ IfnHfrf ffnfanrI- His CUflE
death IS quite a loss 10 his owners az
ike most OF the sons OF Eolus, that have
boen tried he would likely have proven
successful IN the stud. The Oldest OF his
oct are two year olds. not over dozen
4, number. but some Of them are looked
,non AS quite promising. His death had
been anticipated and some weeks ago.
the Nlessrs Beattie secured Bitten 10
take his place I'm tho stud NJ Blooming
dale. ,, -.
The black mare Emily Terril. 8 by
powhattan. dam Evelyn Garter. imported
Australian. owned by Mr.. Louis Becker.
Of Baltimore foaled on April list az
Whitbv Farm, near this CITY DidcA COT
with star, by Eon.
Air. Ed y. Lewis, well-known and de-
yor,.c5lv pouular as treasurer Of Bruins
yricl, and n breeder Of thoroughbred
horses at his farm IN that county, was
here on a visit last week.
J. ]. carroll. has sold 10 IT. c. Beattie.
tbo chestnut mare Virago, thoroughbred
daughter Of Hamdal out Of Echptic; III
foal 10 KassOn. ,-.
AIR Thomas S. VIM has bred the chest
mt mare May Blossom 2.39 "a, by Glen
more. son OF Marshall Ney, TO McNeus'
Afr T. 4. PurIy. Of Manchester. Va.
~ NOD his bav mare Maud. by Middle
-. 10, 10 Marian Craig. 2.3l il. She tas
. foal ~ her side. n chestnut FLY, by that
sou vi BROAD ROCK.