The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
At Alamance Stock Farm, Home Of
Gregorian,
SOME TROTERS TRAINING THERE
Notes from ReidesyiIle. " C.-Virginia
Bred Hunters at the Washington
Horse Show-The Illcrslio
NcarIingS.

Gagged iu AIrCcllIg JUS alAatIss alts -
Baaks Holt finds recreation and pleasure
IN breeding trottcrs at Aiam1uce Farm.
near Graham. y. c., bat on "a smaller
scale than boz former years, when john r.
Gentry then the champion PAGER was
at The head OF the establishments and B1rO-
net. 21l L.. son Of Baron wilkes his SUD
companion. Now Grogorian is the pr.n-
cipaI stallion. and that handsome chest
nut son Of Prince George sires not only
speed bat his get possess the SIZE h"i'n
anad temperament suited for fine roaa
and driving horses. Among the brood
mares are Bl0ndettc. by Leland cam
Aunetto by kentucky Prince. Win Day
colt al her side by Grccorian, and w me
ale d.. FUN sister 90 Whitny, 2:lA ia 10y
Hannis. out OF Maud L., by Black Hawk
Eclipse. Winnie ID. IS the Dam Oh the
last geiding Huffman. 2.2O l-L
Oneida Girl. by Maceys hamhletonidn
out OF Fautinc. dam of Jean NalIe1u. PA
has been mated with Che chestnut gcldine
Drosera. by Gregoridu. ont OF Bioudetle
and the pair are used as coach team By
Mrs. Holt.
sue H.. by Woodburn Hamoletonian,
and Gretna Green. sister TO Matumony
2.23 81. by Aberdeen. are used as a fafm
team and O. capital pair they make.
Grotua Green was bred unsuccessiuily
bon 1895 90 John r. Gentry.
Cor4lyn. "a biz brown daughter OF Die
tator. IS being driven on tine road by Mr
Holt. Her f0al of 1896. IL brown pacing
lilly by Baronet. is blood like and very
speedy.
Three OF the get Of John r. Gentry
are owned at the farm. They are
chestnut Nlly out OF Blondette. bay
duv out Of . MEDIA Girl and bay illly
out OF Lucy, by Melville Chief-all foaled
IN 1896. Fl1fa
Tho yearlings at Alamance include "a
bav fliy. by GregOrlan. out or Gretna
Green. and three geldings by that son
OF Prince George. couple OF bays out OF
Sue "A. and Blondette, and chestnut out
of Winnie D..
In the Alamance Farm proper. on which
Mr.. Holt resides. there are over 800 acres
OF land. but another tract few miles
distant comprises 2,lO0 acres. aud that in
the highest state Of cultivation. The
herd OF Shetland ponies at Alamance Us
one Of the finest i'm the South, WINE
many different varieties OF fancy bled
fowls are grown on the place ana in
1896 the farm captured the gold medal at
the North Carolina state Fair Tor Dest
general exhibit OF poultry
Mr. T. PaXson has charge or the train
Ing barn at AldmanCe Farm. ana IN ed-
dillon to- some very promising youngsters
owned on the place no is working Tor
speed others owned by outside parties.
The trOtters and PAGERS I'm Mr.. PaNson
stable are an looking well and show the
effect Of good and proper attention. ltlh
string includes Defender cu. g., O. ~
Gregorian. dam by Franklin Chiet' VIZ
ginla Menefee. b. M. 4. by GregOrian,
dam by Aristos, Glencoe ch. q" 2, by
Grcgorian dam by Melville Chief, An
nita g., b. f.. 2. by Barone,, dam 10y
Franklin Chief; Daisy Webb, b. m, a.
by Gregoriau. ch. 81, g. by Gresorlah'
diam bv Tattler. -- d. f.. g., by King
Nutwood. dam Happy Girl by Petoskcyi
Holt. Dor. e.. g. PAGER. by John X. Gentry
dam Winnie D.. 10y Hannis blk. r. 2
PAGER by Baronet dam Coralyn, by DC
tator. D. t., - by John IL. Gentry Dam
Oneida Girl By Macey's Hambletonlan,
10. f.. Q. by Baronet dam sue H.. by
WOODBURY. HambletOnian, and b. T., 3,
by Baronet. dam by Jay Bird.
over mile track of the Driving Park
at RcidsvuIc, n. g.. which is leased by
Mr S Walton OF Fails Mills. Va,
Trainer Tom Cannon ana his assistant.
Silas Smith are working large string
of trotters and peers. moro than hair
OF which are owned by Mr.. Walton.
The stables include the chestnut geldin8.
Clipper. 2Ig l-4 that has worked a mile
alrcaedy in PIG IA, and the black mare,
CleovICe, 2.os la. by Marmion Gold
dust. that trotted better than 2ll az
baltimore last fall in a race. The latter
worked a couple OF miles recently in 2:-z
and 2.21. the nual vuaricr Of the second
mile in 33 seconds. clipper and CheoYic
have been prepared 90 start az spring
meetings.
Ia addition 20 these Cannon has driven
the chestnut mare. Miss Walton, pecer
O. mile in 2.2i last quarter In SO IL Sec
onds; Lutte Dawson, 2.}o, by Jack Daw-
%
seconds. Maggie Carroll. 1882 IL. ~ sis-
ter 20 Lutte Dawson, "a half In l.l2 ~.
last quarter n 90 seconds. and Ella Leo.
231 L. ty Red Leo, out of Lucy 3, dam
of Lutte Dawson "a half iu 1:lJ, last
quarter iu .i seconds Among the green
horses On Cannons hands that he thinks
well of arc the big bay geldlng, Charley
Greenwood, 3. hy Red Leo. dam Ruth
NcGregor bv haywood. and the bay
mare. jolly Miss. by Jolly Friar The
Younger division OF tho stable includes
some very promising youngsters, mostly
the get OF Rcd Leo, among them Nannlo
Suduth o "a bay ally. fun sister 20 Ella
leo. and howson. a BAY colt, . whose
dam is Nee Bans. by sTathmore'
The Thoroughbred Record SAYS: John
o. Walsh. Lexington ka, has sold for
Colonel S. ID. Bruce New York city. the
chestnut horse. Dayhreak foaled in 1891
hy Imp. Rossugton. dam Barry Light
by L0ngfe.low. ont OF Fannie Wells. by
Imp. Sovereign. her dam Reel by Imp
Glencoe BE goes 90 Virginia. where he
viii do stud duty, and ON the score or
breeding he should Doe o. great success as
"a sire, for his pedigree is a combination
OF the most fashionable thoroughbred
strains"
yirclnla-hred hunters and saddlers from
the counties or TauQuier and Loudoun
CAPTURED numerous premiums al the he-
cent washington Horse Show. While har-
ness horses from those districts carried
OF "a gO0dlv number OF trophies also.
Among tho exhibitors were such promi-
nent breeders and owners as HenN
FAIRFAX. IT, ROzier Dulapy, Chichester
Il Carter. James X. Msddux H. b. Male
John ID Hooc. DR. G. S. Cartcr \. -.
Revon. T.. vs.. Smith. ". S. Sewers and
others.
Au interesting feature Of the show was
tho splendid cquesiriausm exhibited by
Mossrs. George G. Carter. James X Mad
duv. Ar.hur Marshall \. H. Beycn. DIR.
g. s. Carter. and young Richard Welby
Car en- the latter a typical Nirginian. tan
and handsome I'm form ana figure. and
commanding in appearance. was the ~
subject for a study as be swayed 20 and
fro IN the saddle. with perfect ease and
nonchaianco. ard lifted his charge "a
hloOduke, weu-formod hay mare, over
the hurdles i'm the show ring.
From famous Ellorsllo SUD. whore the
great sire. Eolus lies Ht rest and near
him the wonderful prOducer. War song.