The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-05

her with the gray mare Miss Clay
2.29 If. The latter SIS hy Clay, SON Of
walker Morrill,.
Mr.. j. r. Bull. Kenar. Va. has what
Doe regards as likely prospect for "a
mile 200 215. or better, by fall, in hls four
yclr-old bay mare Lamp Girl. by Walker
Morrill,. dam Birdie. 2.3l by sienet
2.g71-4 Lamp Girl trotted 90 her record
of 2:221-l no the recent cape Charles
Tair. and holds the record for Eastern
Shore of virginia f0ur-year-olds.
Another good ono owned by Mr. Bull Is
tbo bav eolding j. r.. by clay. son OF
walker Morrill,. dam Lala, by Baiardo.
Tbis horse was bred by his owner and
earned record OF 2.2i ~ at Cape
charles but can trot in Zls over q good
track. $1,000. ..-i,
team. made mp OF the bay geldings Mono
polv 2.3 l-2. by I'D MahdL dam hy
Madrid and Chatterng. trial 2.25, by Chat-
forton 2Is. dam pOdio dam of Banquet
e.ql and Caetalia. 2.-9 la hv George
wilkes. second dam Dame Tansy dam of
Prima Donna 70. 300 1-i. etc.
rhoee eolInes are we'll finished. hand
some horses and go well together
Tho FAN meeting of the oaks Driving
club win take place on October 10Th. Zlth.
2lst and 22d. and Secretary Charles Rciz-
custein has issued very attractive pro-
eramme of the affair There will Doe two
harness races each day. and the purses
are very liberal being OF the uniform
value of 500 each.
The programme.
First day Tucsday-1-Trotting or Pac-
ing-2l0 Class-Purse $500 Mile heats.
Best three 100 five.
2-Trottng 90 Hamess-2.21 CIass-Purse
$500 Mile heats. Best three in five
Second d1y-S-Trotting 20 Harness
2.50 Class-Purse 500. Mile heats. Best
three in five.
4-Trottlng 10 Hamess-2:2i Class-Purse
500. Mile heats Rest three I'm five.
Third day-5-Trotting or Paclng-2I5
Class-Purse $500. Mile heats. Bcs, three
I'm five.
G-Trouing TO Haress-2:29 Class-Purse
500. Mile heats Best three i'm five.
Fourth day-7-Trottlng 20 Harness-2.i0
Class-Purse $500. Mile heats. Best three
I'm i've
s.-Trotting TO Harness-2.i9 Class-Purse
500. Mile meats. Best three in nye
r. J.. Smiths young horse pird Eve
tti' NtANNNtrtN 900 va 4 A4AAiF bfIuNuI ana
Sue Burglar. was IN good form al Goshen.
n. Y, on August 18th. ana gave evil
dence Of his quality by winning the 2.gs
class trOtting. for four-year-olds. purse
$500. IN straight heats. and defeating a
field OF seven pretty fair horses. Harvey
Kline drove Bird Eye. and the three
heats were trotted In 2.Is1-2 2.2O1-4.
2.lg l-2.
A horse that has been known 10 bolt
and run away In harness should never
be implicitly trusted afterwards. unless
sufficient excuse can be made for his
accidental misconduct on "A given occa-
sion. says a foreign exchange. Even then
one g. not warranted In believing that a
similar instance may not occur at any
time 70 lead TO a repetition OF the Of
fence 4 horse that runs away out OF
pure vice IS the most dangerous and in
corriglble Of brutes. There may be de-
vices which will bring sny horse 10
standstll when the ordinary bit however
severe. totally fails. But besides the ex-
pense and trouble OF using extra mechanl- |
cal appliances To curb his viclons propen- |
sity. few persons Ike TO be seen driving |
such n horse. The sooner j. horse OF the
kind IS ported with the betfer whatever
the pecuniary loss mag be, or irreparable |