The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26

shapely and handsome and since being
broken 20 harness acts like a trottcr and
Richmond regards her as a likely pros
pect for speed.
William l.. Bass has, what he regards
as a likely prospect for speed and money
winning capacity In fair company. In tho
four-year-old chestnut geldng. Trim. by
Hustler Russell. dam Maggie May, by
Bowmans e. Clark chief. second dam,
Miss Bowman. dam OF Pickard. 2:is IA.
Trim was bred by William r.. McAfee.
Shelby City. Ky, and has been I'm Bass
stable since his two-year-old form. when
he was purchased by the iate Captain
CHARLES VI. Epps and placed In training.
In addition to Trim. Bass is jogging HUI
man. 2:2O1-i. by Quartermaster. Prince
wilkes. 2:35. by Prince Charles; Marie.
bay mare, by Jolly Friar: Dragant, by
Temple Bar. Osmic. PAGER, by Egwood
and about a dozen others, younsters and
green horses.
f. s. CLAYTON. who drove n string OF
trotters and PAGERS for John Mariner. Of
Norfolk. Va, in 1895 and did so well with
Prince Purdy. 2l5 Ia Hannis Blossom.
2.23 "a. and others and that afterward
went 20 Austria, was IN New York re-
Gently.
Mr.. CLAYTON during his stay IN New
York shipped three trotters TO Europe.
Clayton was regarded as an able man IN
the profession while n resident Of Nir-
ginia and by making good use OF bis UNI
questionable talent as a trainer and driver
i'm the old world has done well in Emper-
or Josephs kingdom.
Or. II. r. Scott. OF this city. has
fast road horse in the big bay pacing
gelding. Haveok. Jr., 2.23 Ia, by Have
Iok out or Baroness. by kotnschiid. Have
lok can hold his own in a brush with the
pest horses 10 be seen on the drives around
here.
Mr.. Joseph Lassiter proprietor Of the
Richmond Horse Bazaar is winterng his
horses at Montezeuma Farm his country
home near the city and will have them
logged on the road til spring. His stable
includes General Eastwood. 2;29 81, by
Simmons; Robert Ransom, 2:29 "a. by
Gambetta and Firewood. 2:29 Ia. The lat
ter IS a four-year-old bay gelding by King
NufwoOd out Of Medina, sister to Mogul.
2.l9 by Mddletown that developed speed
very rapidly during the latter part OF the
past season and earned his record in tho
single race in which he started and won
with ease. II the son OF King Nutwood
keeps right he IS likely TO win money
and, trot 2:l5 or better in 1898.
The chestnut gelding Ackerland, Z:l3 ~
by Warlock, dam by Baron Wilkes, that
was consigned by Messrs. A Il. Donnan
and Richard Curtis 10 the recent Splan-
Newgass sale NJ Chicago and that fell
20 a bid OF 81 OPS made by william Webb.
Germantown Penn, was purchased for
T.. r. Stotesbury. OF philadelphia. The
son OF Varlock will be driven on the road
by his new owner.
Mr.. IT. g. Chamblin has 4 couple of
clever yoarllng FLIES a. Whitby Farm,
one OF them chestnut and the other a
bay. The latter by Norfolk ont or Miss
Iassiter. IS n fun sister 20 Miss Nelson,
2Il If. while the chestnut Is also by Nor
folk. out Of FROSTY Maid, dam of the fast
PAGERS Halo, 2lj IA and Halo II, 2.-5 Ii
Mr.. l.. Banks Holt, Alamance Farm,
Graham. ~ g.. IS using as a carriage
team Drosera, n chestnut gelding. by
Gregorian 2:293-i out of Blondelte. by
LELAND. and Oneida Girl. 2l9 II, bay
mar. by Macey's dambletonian out OF
Famine. dam OF Jean Valiean.2:A Mt.
Holt has couple OF very promising iiil-
lies AZ the farm both by John II. Gentry.
goo IL They are yeariings and in color
ba,. and a chestnut The latter rs out or
Blondette arid the bay has for dam
Oneida Girl
Mike Bergen. the developer Of Mosui
2.0914. IS jogging on the road the nay
stallion. Prince Cox, by Phaanx, dam'
Kate Messenger, by Messenger Chiei'
one Of the ideal thoroughbred nurseries
OF Kentucky Is the Millbrook STUD OF
Kinds and Baker. who have at the mead
OF their establishment the black horse
Charade, foaled 1887 and bred by Zap