The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-12
"cross breeding" one class with another
Exchange.

Nt"'S "i'tNihS one Class WIN dNolutT.-
Exchange.
Mr.. 5. II. Wilson. Cascade. Va. re-
ports the following foals OF 1897. dropped
at the Windsor Stud Farm. Cascade.
Va. April 18th, chestnut FLY by Eon,
dam imported Gay Deceiyer, by Albert
Victor from Honeybourne. by Melbourne.
marks, stripe down the face. right hand
leg white half way 10 hook, left hind pas
tern white? May 2lst, chestnut Ally. by
Eon. dam st. Olga, by imp. st. Blaise.
from OIliuppa. by imp bennington.
marks, blaze hind feet white hala way
10 hooks, little white on left front foot
at hook: brown filly no marks, by imp.
Water Level, dam Katie c.. by imp.
Charaxus from Elite, by Eolus This
foal was damaged and killed. Marc bred
to Linsey Woolsey Thelma. chestnut
mare by imp. Esher. dam Donna Aida.
by imp. Rossifer, barren to Eleve and
bred 10 Linsey Woolsey. Bay hly.
three years old. by imp. order. dam Sar-
ma, by imp. Muscovy, bred TO Linsey
Woolsey.
The two year old filly by Jim Gray from
Katie c., is handsome and well formed,
as is her fun sister one year younger.
Mr.. Wilson also owns a yearling FLY
by Brie, son OF imp. Strachno from St.
Olga. There are 1900 acres in the Wind
sor Farm, and 10 is one OF the most high
" improved estates I'm PittsylvanIa coun-
~.
Tho following clipping from a recent
issue OF the California Breeder and
Sportsman presents q very pleasing OUT
look 10 breeders an over tho country
and will be read with interest.
From every quarter comes news Of an
increased demand for good horses Of an
descriptions. and, with the demand.
prices are steadily advancing. IL is not
"a boom" for there will never be another
Of these The aftermath of a boom I'm
real estate or horses will not be hur-
riedly forgotten. for "a boom" always
develops i'm 10 a boomerang that hits
hard enough TO knock thousands out
in a financial way. The law Of supply
and demand is everything Tho short
wheat crops Of India and other countries
causes call on America for an the
wheat she can sell. and tho price for that
cereal will transform many wheat farm
ers from virtual banNupt5 into men Of
means.
After tho boom" I'm harness horses COLI
lapscd and prices reached bedrock,
breeders an over the country said TO
themselves. 1T didn't pay TO breed all
tho scrub mares I'm creation 70 we'll
bred stations that never won race.
tin cup records are not worth the paper
they are written on. and We believe we
won't breed anything for at least two
years" Then came a wonderfully in
creased demand from Austria, Italy
France Germany and England. FOR
American trotting-brcd horses. and it is
no exaggeration 20 state that ten ami
mails Of this description are being sent
abroad now to one ten years ago. And
such .prices are being realized. too,
TIE decrease I'm the number of mares
bred during the past four years. togeth-
er with the number sent 10 other coun-
tries will make tho prices Of horses climb
20 stupendous heights. just as we have
seen that for wheat. and the breeder OF
trotters and tho farmer will be observed
basking on the sunny side OF Easy street.
in an probability for many years TO
come. Wcll-matched bay carriage teams
Of fair breeding and individuality. six
teen hands high or over. can be sold
I'm San Francisco for from 500 20 s. 500.
and from what we can gather good
prices can be realized for such animals
in any part OF the United States.
France sent representatives 70 this
country 10 secure cavalry remOunts Is
hands inches IN height or over and
Weighing 100 pounds. only a few Sc
cured. and 1925 to $3.50 was paid for such
horses. For thoroughbreds the market
is better IMAM II was On 1895 or 1895. and
tho outlook is for even better prices on
account Of the interest being taken i'm
racing an over tho country and the IN
crease in number and value of stakes Of
fered by associations throughout Amori-
ca. TO sum everything mp. the outlook
IS decidedly pleasing 10 the breeder Of
good horses Of all types
Mr. S'anhope Boiling has purchased
Of l.. Putney the black pacing geidng
Doubtful. by yellow jacket. dam by
Bald Chief and placed him in Mike Ber-
gems hands. This horse has shown a
half I'm 1905 He will probably be- started
NJ Baltimore and Norfolk this fan and
should be able 10 win IN his class
Doubtful IS n high class roadster. per-
fectlv broken and one Of the fastest and
finest road horses owned here After
the close Of the season he viii be used
as n road horse by Mr. Boiling. who rs
row driving the bav eeldng Hinder c..
by Hinder wilkes, dam Polly Dayton. by
Tho Clown.
Mike BERGEN, who developed the fast
gelding Mosul 2:09 IT, ana other good
ones. has openod n public stable an the
old Exposition Grounds track and has
ten or twelve horses I'm training and will
start some of them AT Baltimore ana
Norfolk this fall Bergen is one Of tho
most capable men in his line and an