The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN.
TRS TROTTERS IN TRAINING At
1HE GLENLEA FARM TRACK.
HUMAN aud Latrobe, SON OF 1rcvillAn
Among Tbem-Notes From Roanoke
winnie D.'s Foai-Othet Items.


snort distance form the city limits. VIII
liam l.. Bass is working about a dozen
head OF trotters FOR speed and Ia the
lot there is some quite promising mate
rial Bass will start az Norfolk next
week. after whion he viii journey on 90
Baltimore. and probably take part IN the
Gcntlemcn's Driving Park and iimiico
meetings. where be has entries. At Nor
folk. Guy Fly and Marian Craig will be
started In 2:5O and 230 classes. trotting.
and. as both horses are doing well, Bass
looks for them to make pretty fair
showing. The fastest member OF the sta
bic "a the hVc-year-old brown gelding'
Huffman. "a son Of the Quartermaster ana
Winnie d.. sister TO Whitby, 2ls a. 10y
Hannis that did "a trial of 2.23 as Two
ycar-old. and when Z rec trotted "a hal
Tor Ilichard Curtis az Lexington. KY, IN
.U1 i-2 He was so promising that Gurus
looked for him 10 show mile close 10
ga 2l2 mat season. but he trained on
and was let up I'm his work 800.
Human was simply logged during lose'
but has rounded TO I'm fine shape TINS
spring and trotted a mile for Bass over
the half-mile track at Gleniea recehuy
in -25l-4. doing the final quarter IN "a
seconds and finishing the last elsh'h
in lf seconds.
Lula l., bay mare. 10y Eiysl"h Apu'''''''
dam by King Bolt.
Marian craig. 2.32 10. bay horse. by
Nuthurst 212. dam Mistake z'-S - Dy
Marshall Klebor.
Prince wilkes. bay gelding, by Prince
Charles. dam by Mambrino STAR Guy ~
chestnut horse 4. by Lord Guy, dam VIZ
ginia Maid. by Sam Purdy.
Bay nlly. 2. boy Egwood. 2Is L.
Sweet Marie. chestnut mare full sister
10 Crecl. 2.29 "a. by G.. r. Clay, z.lS
Thiol. bay hlly 3. by Egwood, dam 10y
Woodburn Hambletonian.
BAY celdlng. e. by General DashWooo'
2.2q "a. dam untraced.
Trim. chestnut gelding. 4, by Hustler
Russell. dam by Bowman's Clark Chiei,
second dam. Miss Bowman, dam oil
Pickard, 21S Il.
Bessie j. bay flly, 3, by Instructor ."
dam Avis, by Wedgewood.
Latrobe, bay colt. 3. by IIeVlii'ah'
2.O6 IL, dam by Strathmore
Black FLY. 3. PAGER 10y Woeful
An exchange says:
Down I'm Kentucky freaks and freaks
nre reported one party near BLOOMING
dale reports % his paper that mare OF
Tom Adams has colt whose BODY il
half bay and half gray; that
its feet look like human feet.
J. L. Kings fine brood mare at
Bonnettstown. foaled filly that hadn I
the appearance Of q tail w. w. Brook
shire's mare. in Madison county, foaled
n colt with but two legs; the front ones
were absent 10 could walk. but 1t look
ed about and noticed the bipeds IT would
have TO associate with. and concluded II
would rather die. Then at Breckin-
ridge. there Is an unusually prolific train
or who IS the father Of thirty-nine chill
dren. And "the sun do move
Thomas Cannon who came from Knox
willie Tenn. and located al the Driving
Park az Roanoke, Va, I'm January last
is working a string of seventeen trotters
and PAGERS. a portion Of which he Will
campaign this season. making his hrst
start at Norfolk next week. where he has
Mi Ada, Tyrone and Kanawha Boy en-
tered.
The best-known member Of Cannon's
stable Is the gray mare Mi Ada, go L.
hy Mimic. dam by Denver wilkes that ne
brought out green last season and won
five races out OF ten starts. taking second
money i'm the remainder. The four-year-
old bay gelding Tyrone. by Wilkes Boy
dam by Daubigne. IS grg no In size. action
and finish and IS looked upon as quite q
prospect for a trotter.
Among others I'm Cannons hands are
Laura d.. PAGER bay mare, by General
Hancock. dam by Blue Bull
Kanawha Boy, 2.8g l-2 brown horse by
Banker.
Giles. bay golding by Gambonito.
Helpa. black nny, ?. 10y Wilkes Boy
dam by Blackwood Jr.
Helsa has shown wonderful improve
ment When taken I'm hand two months
since she could not show a three-minute
gait. but ten days ago she trotted a mile
I'm 2.3l 81 Cannon is working nve head
for Mr.. Samuel Walton. Of Falls NILS
Va. an Of whom are good prospects.
They are Lutte Dawson trial 2.32. 10y Jack
Dawson. dam Lucy S. by Young jim;
Maggie Carroll. fun sister 10 Lutte baW-
son: Ella Leo III. by Red Leo, dam
Lucy S. and Shorty, bay gelding, q, by
Red Leo. dam by Strathmore.
The chestnut mare Lady Dudley, by
Norfolk. dam boy Mambrino Dudley, that
Cannon thought well OF. proved in foal
and was let up I'm her work She was
bred last season 90 Robert Ransom, 22s "a.
The DYER Brothers who leased the
Driving Park at Roanoke. are worki-S
quite "A number Of young horses for speed.
They purchased nineteen head at Bras
fields sale at Lexington. Ky. last Feb
ruary. and in the lot secured some good
prospects. among them the fast young
mare Mary D.. trial 2.2S. by Cheyenne.
She was purchased Of Richard Curtis.
Another or TINS lot, Wnlcn the MeeSIS'
DYER sold TO L. Delaney IS the black lilly
Hnpa. now I'm Tom Cannons stable. The
Overs brought on a chestnut hlly. 2, by
Simmons. dam by Bayard King Maxim
hay colt O. by King Nutwood. dam hy
Maxim: bay colt . by king Clay, dam
by Red Wilkes: Valid, brown gelding' g.
hv Vasc0. dam by StrathmOre. The last
TWO are owned by Chief-of-Police ii. n.
Over. and along with Labretta. by Gene
raj Hancock. dam Frosty Maid dam oil
the PAGERS Halo 215 Ia and Halo IT,.
2.8 10 boy Joe Downing. are being
worked 10y Charles Gillis.
The horse interest is decidedly brighter
a. Roanoke than for some time past
more trotters and PAGERS are in training
there and good roadsters arc In de-
maud
Weekly matinecs will be held at the
Driving Park during the season. and
during the time number Of impromptu
races and matches will be decided. which
will draw out a good attendance
Mr.. George Green. the courteous and
efhcient secretary OF the East Carolin'
Fish. oyster. Game and Industrial AssO
citation. az Newbern. y. c.. writes ms
shat al recent meeting OF the Board OF
Directors all OF the old officers were re-
elected. which includes Mr.. william Dunn
president. and Il. II. Pellitler treasurer
Messrs. W. =. Burrus. o. II. Guion anC
G. T.. Toy were replaced on the Director
Board by William Dunn. j.. y. Clark
and b. S. Guion. Secretary Green think.
IL very likely that the association will hol,