The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-10
ABOUT HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN.
TrotterS in Training at the Exposition
Track.
M'ZEUS 2'l3, AMONG THEM
Albert C., at PamlicO-Ackeriand in
Great shape, az is Osmic, the son
ofEgwood-On the Grounds OF
the Deep Run Hunt CLUB

with the destruction Of the grand-stand
by fire and removal Of number OF Oul4u-
ings the old Exposition Grounds' now
tie property Of the Richmond IractlOh
Company. present rather bare appear
ance. though the half mile track IS IN con
clifton for use anu the prospect IS that
ouite a number Of horses will be worked
over il this season. vi. L. Bergen, well
known here as the developer of Mosul.
2.O9 IA and other good ones, has engaged
stable room there and has a stable Of
trotters In his charge. Bergens string in
cludes Gordon smith, 2.25 Ia gr. g., by
Willis dam Maybee. by Carlos. second
dam Haze, dam Of Lila, 2:2i Ia, Ellen Cas-
kie. 2:32 il, or. m, full sister to Gordon
smith: black colt T. by Gambruno. 2:28.
dam by Sultan. second dam Eye See. dam
Of Eyelet 2:l0 IA Annie b. m, 5. by Hus-
tier Russell; chestnut colt 3. by Havelok,
Jr., 1923 Ia and Sweet Moments. b. g..
g. by willis. dam Lucanla, by WOODBURY.
Hambletolian.
W. X. Matthews has removed 10 Che
Exposition Grounds track where he will
train this season. HIS stable includes
the snowy and neatly turned brown stall
lion McZeus. 2l3, 10y Mckinney, 2ll IA.
dam Grace Kaiser. by Kaiser, and the
roam mare Miss Bird. 2.32 IA. by Jay
Bird, dam Matte Swope by Young jim.
McZeus Is IN high flesh and going sound,
and at the close Of mis- stud season will
be placed in active training and probably
started in some races later on Miss
Bird IS being logged daily and is in fine
condition. she will be raced this season
and should lower her record considerably.
Among the trOtters which were OBJ
tqined either as yCarlings and two-year-
Odds. or green horses and developed by
Mr. Samuel Walton. Walton Farm.
Tazawell. Va, Sklful. 27 Ia. by on
ward Annie Lawson. 22O; Wubooka-
2191-4. by Wilkes Boy; Perrette. 2zZ l..
by Juror; Red Leo. 226 r. by Red Wilkes
and Lutte Dawson. 2.3o by Jack Dawson.
the fast mare Catherine Leyburn that
had a mark Of 2.20 when purchased by
Mr. walton. later reduced 1t to ga and
was solu for export 10 Europe.
The brown mare Maggie Campbell
221 IA. by Pamlico. 2l0 bred and owned
bv Colonel Benekan Cameron. Fa'rntosh
stud Farm, Stagville y. c. that was
campaigned for several seasons by Allen
Merrifeld. OF Baltimore has been retired
10 the breeding ranks. Croatan. the
Younger sister OF Maggie Campbell. also
owned By Colonel Cameron. Is now In
Nlerrifelds stable and regarded as
good prospect for speed and race horse
quality.
w C. Bryan who left here recently for
the Pimiico track, Baltimore. where he
will train a stable of trotters and PAGERS
this season. reports that his horses are
an doing nicely. Bryans stable includes
the GOOD race horse and consistent per-
former Albert c., PIG ii. that has been
I'm his hands for several seasons past
and Improved steadily from year 70 year.
If ne keeps right the son Of Clay should
trot I'm PIP before the close OF the season.
Hazel Dell. 215. the blind daughter Of
Stranger and Hazel. by Jay Gould. will
be trained by Lester Dore or Taunton.
Mass. this season. She trotted TO her
record at Brockton. Mass, October s.
1884, but is much ia5eI'
Acker,and. 2.13 81 the chestnut geldlng
formerly owned by Messrs a. f. Don
nan. OF this city and Richard Curtis, OF
Lexington, KY now I'm the stable or
| George NJ Webb. Germantown. Pa, has
wnitered in great shape. The son OF
Warlcck and Mi Lady. by Baron Wilkes
/ is Jogging sprendidly and is reported as
| acting like a 210 trotteT. Another speedy
| trotter fvormerly owned by Mr.. Donnan
/ is Miss Nelson. oil IA, daughter OF Nor
| folk and Miss Lassiter now the property
/ OF Senator Horace White. Of Syracuse
! and regarded as not only the fastest
! trotter in that city, but in all Central
! New York.
Mr.. p. c. McCurdy IS driving the gray
ptcing stallion Marendes. 2l7 II, by
/ n l.
| pha.
Marendes was bred and formerly
owned by E. f. Nottingham at East
VILE on the eastern shore OF Virginia.
! The big gelding Corbet. 2l5 Ii. full
brother to Marendes that was also
| bred and formerly owned by Mr. Noting
! ham. is now the property Of gentleman
! in Baltimore and gll probably be cam
| naigned this season. The gray mare
| Princessa. by Sherman Morgan, Jr, dam
OF these speedy PAGERS, died in Mr.. Not
tingham's possession a year or two ago
yobn Roche Of Detroit. Mich, has been
engaged as trainer this season by 4. b.
Nuckols. Of Hampton. Va, for whom he
will campaign a string OF trotters aho
nacers. Mr.. Nuckols bought and cam
uaigned for two seasons the speedy bay
eelding Paron Wood. go. by Baron
Posey. dam by Russia.
The chestnut pacing stallion Osmic
owned by Mr.. II. S Bradley, Manchester
Va. is showing up well in the stable
Of w. L. Bass at Glenlea Farm Osmic
Is five years old and a horse q high
finish and nicely gated He was bred
bv Mr.. c. II. Chamblin at Whitby Farm
and IS a son OF EgwoOd, 2lS II anc
GYPSY Wilkes. by Young Jim, son OF
| George Wilkes.
William Bradford who has been hand
ling string Of trotters and PAGERS
owned by w. r. Brew. Of stanton Va
over the Acca Farm track, has shipped
Tome. While here Mr.. Bradford sod
four head. He will shape up another lo'
and probably take them TO Harrisonburg
Va.
Mr.. George NJ Harden. OF Raleigh
n. c.. has a fast. clever and handsome
roadster in the roam mare LADY May
2291-4. by John w. Daniel. While II
training this mare could show quarters
quite handily IN thrty-four and thirty
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