The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-25
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN
TROTETES am PdCE.s ~ TRAIN
ING ~ NORTn BEND FARM.
ar. sales letter Mosul Lower. His Re
cord. ia ksoui,n Does the same-ThO
Shenandoah Iair--ion winner.

Air a. William Hewitt. who trains and
drives the North Bcnd horses IS working
four head for speed over tine half mile
track a The farm. The bcsl known o.
The lot is tao chcgnut stallion Nhiloy'
:lS IA. pacing. by H1nnis llt a. o"IH
Maud T.. by Flyaway. There are Tow boi-
Ter looking horses 800 training than 'hlS
oiovCn year old son OF hannis lie -
especially ncat about the head and neck,
and much faster than his record Indicate.
1sut one OF his colts has ever been hahulen
Tor speed and tlat was Angelus' @.l- IL
the fastest OF Virginia bred trotllns teid-
iugs. Tho black mare Winnie H., o"heu
by Mr l.. Banks Holt, Graham, y. 60
fun sister TO Nhtby is the otln OF nun
mau 2.-3 1-l Easter Lily, "a SIX year oiu
chcsnut mare. by Almatcne. SON OF Al
cyouc. dam Wild Rose. by Aimonl Jf'
80. has Cd record OF Z.25 ia made az itt-
orshurr. Va. recently. She can beat ~
Fanuio Cox and FLORENCE Miles, bay
nuies. and both three year Odds, are very
promising The latter is trottcr ana
by Prophet Mikos. Fannie Cox is by
judge Cox. dam MamDI-ne. dam OF Pres
que Isic 2.29 l-l She could show better
than two twenty pacing, last iali ana MI.
Hewitt looks upon hcr ass tAo making OF
q fast marc.
Kitty B.. 2.el H. bay mare by Nutgold.
dam Nelly McMatb. by Hamhcionian
Downing WAS bIed 20 Whitby and Miss
THOMPSON. 2.2J -. the twelve year old
brown daughter of T0odlos Jr.. and Prm-
1oso hy HCtzCls lamblct0ulan. was sent
10 the court OF McIcus, zi3. Both mares
appear 60 Doe ln foaL Miss Thompson
was bred at the farm and campaigned
Tor ten successive seasons. She has been
permanently retired 90 The stud.
Mr. Leonard j. sale. the Washington.
CD. 60 CORES pendent of the New York
journal whose contributions 20 various
turf journals are always entertaining
writes mo under date OF the 10Th as fol-
lows.
"Tho Times containing some very inter-
Csiing horse news Boo and about Richmond
was handed mo thls afternoon. Your
paper does not come under my ohscrVa-
ton very frequently. and l was rather
surprised 90 see such 20 horse column as u
publishes.
"lf kept up IL must eventually be Of
great aid TO the breeding industry of the
Stale. and Cndear the paper 10 all lovers
of the horse within tho domain OF the
grand old State 4 working journalist
at This point ] take a lively interest ia
the trottcr and thoroughbred. My first
love was the runner and I stll view him
with uncontrolled admiration. During
last summer / conducted q horse column
an the Philadelphia Press that excited
much interest, but since my return 10
Washington in December last. my work
ON "The journal" has prevented me from
c0utribuune much matter TO the horse
papers. DO is 90 Doe greatly regretted that
Virginia has permitted her horse interest
10 decline. Had her people been wise, they
would to-day DE occupying "a position Sim
liar 10 that occupied hy Kentucky. 10
d.. .H.f mill TONS
that have poured into the pockets Of her
citizens during The past forty-siX years.
in consequence OF having bred superior
animals FOR the turf carriage and saddle.
Nor b. 20 TOO late for Virginia 10 recount.
She has soil and climate and grass. All
that her people need 600 addition are capt.
fal and good judgment in the selection
and breeding oi animals suited 60 the de-
mands of the times.
should you visit Washington at any
sime. ] should be happy to have you call
upon me. 1 was % resident of Fauquior
county for many years. Some day ! hope
10 settle down 800 the grand old State and
breed few good trotcrs and runners
L know both Governor O'Ferran and Mr.
George j.. Wise quite well. and "a number
Of other prominent Nirginians.
81 shall esteem 90 great favor 10 re-
reive The Times regularly. as tine horse
notes pertaining 20 Virginia interest
me very much. All of the horse stuff
bearing Washington head line for ten
years past is mine.
The late Senator Leland Stanford. OF
Lalifornia. was Cd good friend of mine
md when BOO the silent watches of The
hight he was suddenly stricken down, a
great heart ceased 20 beat"
The bay ecidng. jacksoniau. by Auto