The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-21
HORSES AND H0RSEMEN.
MR. HOLI,s cULLECIiON or TROT.
TIERS Ar JLIMiNcE IIRM.
The Get Of John Il. Gentry Among Them
some Good Prospects IN Mr. Jordan's
Stable at Greensboro-Othor Notes.


with refined taste and elegance is the
farm mansion at Aiamance while the
grounds are dotted here and there by
stately oaks, relieved by frs and ever
greens. In the distance are woodland
pastures and driveways beautiful in the
garb Of spring. 4 band OF Shetland
ponies. mostly piebaids, bays, and
browns, gentle, tractable little creatures.
roam about and thrive IN their freedom
Of the pasturage formerly sFen 10 trot-
ting bred mares. When the Alamance
stud Was dispersed two years ago Mr..
Holt allowed the great PAGER John l..
Gentry and his stud companion
Baronet to 20, but retained Grcg0rian
/ for service at the farm. which is one OF
/ the bcst-known breeding Establishments
I'm an North Carolina. The chestnut son
| OF Prince George and Brltiul .s in shape
for the show ring now. Ills colts are good
| lockers, and one Of th M, tle chestnut
/ gelding Defender. whose dam IS by
Franklin Chief, could pace quarters last
season as a twO-ycar-old Do thirty-two
seconds. The brood mares 10 f0al 10 Gre
gOrian are IlOudette, by Leland. dam
Minetto. by Ky. Prime. Sue H., by
/ Woodburn HambletOnian, no Alice, by
Ashland Patchon; Gretra Green. full sis
ter 20 Matrimony. 2.23 4. ty Aberdeen,
and Winnie D., black sister 10 Whitby,
2.lS If. by Hannis. oneida Girl, a large,
handsome bay by Macy HANDLE
tonian, dam Famine. Dam of Jean Val
jean, 2:l4. is barren she was fast as
two year old. and Mr. Holt wlll have her
handled for speed again this season. Lou,
by Melville chief. out 0i lUe road mare
OF untraccd breeding fOalol ion Doccm-
Der. a chestnut nlly, by John R. Gentry,
| that is shapcly and racy locking, Coralyn.
| by Dictator and Lady My. 2.3 If. by
John W. Daniel were not bred boo 1896. but
driven 90 pole by Mr. Holt on the roads
around Graham. Drosera, a big three
ycar-old chestnut son VI GragOrian and
Blondettc. with bold. free trOtung action.
Will be- goldod and used as coach horse
when he natures. There is only ono
two-year-old on the flrm. bay FLY.
by Baronet. out OF JilHs. dam of Flare.
2.26 81, but there are i've clever yearl-
ings. which include a bay ely by John
Il. Gentry. out Of oneida G.ri a chest
nut FLY by tho same sire, out Of Blon-
dette; a brown FLY, Boz Baronct, out OF
Coralyn. a bay hlly. b. Bar0net. out OF
Sue H., and brown colt, by Gentry. out
Of Winnie j..
Mr.. J. +. Jordan has clever collection
OF trotting bred colts and FLIES and a
few other horses, an OF whom have Win
tered well IN charge of L. VI. Arrasmith,
at Greensboro, y. &. They are Quartored
az the Fair Grounds track near town,
and Mr.. Arrasmith. VINO vii. train and
drive for Mr. Jordan this season, thinks
there are some good prospects I'm the
lot. which is probably the best bred coll
lection I'm the state. Nr. Arrasmith for
merry trained for Colonel j. 5. Carr NJ
Durham. y. g.. and had out during 1886
.r.H..
Of the most promising members OF the
stable is the three-year-old brown nlly
Minnie Tucker, by Norval. out Of the
dam Of Eufaula G.. Sie is PAGER and
Mr.. Arrasmith regards her as the max
ing OF a very fast mare MOnObasic. that
gave great promise last season as q
yearing. has wintcrcd finely, and dcvol-
oped into a well-made. rather impressive
looking colt. The compete list follows:
Gala Lily, ch. m, o, by Cecil s., dam
By Deans Patehen.
Eufaula c.. 2:3i1-2. b. M. 9. by Pamlico.
2.0. dam Gladys dam Of Kitty Hawk.
-, l-2. by Alcantata.
Tuxedo. ch. e.. 8. hy Pamlico. dam
Maud Morgan. by Enleld. IIe is %
PAGER and did trial Of q 2l1-i last sea-
son.
Minnie Tucker PAGER D. T., Q. by Nor
val. dam Gladys.
Blanche Morgan DR.. T., 3. by Temple
Bar, 2l1 3d. dam Ida Vie. by Hajardo.
MonObasic, b.. e., =. hy Bar0nc.. Z.ll l-2,
dam Trouble, by Bona Eide
Muther 10. T.. .. by Bar0net dam Sky
lark, by jay Bird.
sebasic b. C.. 2. fun brother 10 Minnie
Tucker.
Maone. ch. T.. 2. by Baronet. dam Belle
Lattmer Dy Melville Chief
Nolmer c., ch. e.. .. by saMantacc dam
Dearest by Madrid, Caiacine. D.. f.. 70 uy
Madrid. dam octave. by Princeton, Ay0p-
sin, b. f., =, by baronet, dam Consoi. lon
by Norfolk, Gelscmic. b.. o.. . DIS Blr.uct
dam Nashu c.. hy lamiiDp, Ndnnle Pare
ish. D. T.. o. hy Laucci0t dam Fluty
by Albert W; Methyl, ch. l., +, iull ter
In addition to these. AIr. Jordan owns
tho brown mare Magnolia. by Nor U.s.
dam Beck Collins, 10y Mo1dDulu b. M-
bletOnian, in f0al TO Gamheta Wilkes
2.lglt and the three thOrOulhbr. ls,
Wcnda bay mare. q. by Ben Hlml %
dam Miss Walton, by Enquirer, Daniel
Dell. brown colt =. hN imp Dinlr OIL .Hi
Miss Walton. and Touchdown, chestnut
colt. o By Eolus out of Ncnd1.
Touchdown is au elegantly -prop0rtoN'd
colt and very highly finished. Last i.u
in his yearliug form he could brush
eighth easily in ILL., seconds. Ite is W.u
entered lu stakes 20 Doe rum or this i-
l'tN tAt " 'H''i'tt'r' t'f 80 rr+
head Bay.
Conncn g. Bedford have lost by death
due % accident in % runaway the N
colt Mvr0sin. . by Orrin d., SON Of Stail-
bouI 2.O7la dam Nellv Riv dam Of J. i-
cock r.. 2.29ag. by Melville Chief N.Y.
rosin was q very handsome colt and ea
promise OF making trotter with develop
merf
The semi-weekly sales ~ horses held hy
Joseph Lassitcr at the Richmond blZ ID
attract quite d number of buyers ir u
different portions of Virginia and me
Carolinas. who are well pleased with me
purchases made and the treatment
ceivcd. Last week number or 20 u.
saddle. and general purpose horses w -e
q srostd OF at fair prices. on Tue lay NIX,
AIR Tassitcr will offer a choice lot "
drivers. heavy draft and general purno se
horses. consigned 10y some OF the De-L-
known western shipI ers
The Western HOrscman SAYS.
The public ciamor about low values i'r
horses mas certainly received quite n black
eve Of late and the most rampant or
calamity howlers have much occasion 70
change their tune Of doleiulness 10 ono or
7, orrier chant. one year ago scarcely
a sire or record breaker IN the land wolld
have brought $4,000. while 2.2O horses,
good i'm their class. were worth only as
many hundreds as they formerly were
thousands. and Youngsters and prOmiecu-
ous breeding stock would not bring freiEht