The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-16
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
NEWsT ITEMS FROM THE FIRM,
ST1BLE road AND TRJCk
Interesting Notes From Roanoke igit-
iBcalc In Nirglnia-A Compliment 10
II. saviour Sale ofGoodrich.


private statues one or more speedy uot-
tiers aud PAGERS. sends me the followns
interesting notes:
Among the trainers who are wintcring
stables Of tro;tcrs and PAGERS At tine
Roanoke Driving lark are ON cannon,
Siiis smith. the Dyer lrotherS "h"
Others. cannon ; strng includes. among
other good ONES, Luuc Dtw son. +"wi
Maggie carroll, 232ig fun sisters pN
Jack Dawson, out ~ Lucy >, by 1ouhs
jim: Ella Leo. ., 2:3sl9, by Red leo, daii
Lucy =; Shorty, by Red Leo, dam. 10y
StrathmOre, and the black mare Clev-
vice. by MarmOn Gold Dust Cleovice d
owned by Il. r. Ncc4uley, washington l.l
-. C. ler record Is 1874, but she mn
ishtd well up i'm 2:lGli IA the $50 tiol
at P.mlico last tall and got second money
IN tie race which went 20 Dress NoouS'
Cannon regards Cieoyice as ilkei$ .o, s-
poet for iSgS Little Dawson, MaBsis
Cffroll, kla Leo and Shofiy are owned
by Mr.. Samuel walton. Falls MINIS, va
FORMER owner of Catherine cyblrn I'll,
M d were c1inraign / Toy cannon IN io'''
and he thinks highly OF the quart ~.
that Cannon campaiened With remarkd-
Bile success i'm lS,G, and that won some
good races last season. has been turned
s6a PR ~ t WSo i fsrI" s INA Ns M bred
I'm September. 1917. 10 f.. ~. :, 22lll,
and appears TO De IN f0aL
/ Driven by Cannon and Silas Smith,
Lutte Dawson and Maggie Carroll were
given four easy workout miles over the
nali-mile track here, which is not iast'
I'm 2.29. 2:24ii, 2.2Jls, and PA on Decen-
Der 10Th
The Dyer Brothers have some good
prospects for speed I'm their stable which
includes Mary r.. bay mare, D. by tney-
enne, 2O9ia. dam by Messenger Duroc
Laura d., 2.-yi g. pacing, BAY mare oy
General Hancock, dam BY Blue bun
Jack Cook gray horse, > by Henei.,
wines, dam Irene Fell, By Mambr'no
Abdallah, Ilmhigh Girl, chestnut lilly. B.
By Simmons. DDS, dam by Bayard; Nor
ton. brown geldng, ., ny MAJOR Won,
2.l3il; gray hlly, ., by JACK C0ok' ana
the chestnut gclding klondike, thorough
Mary d. is a phre-gaited trotter. and
could b. tt - over TINS track idsl SCI
son. The pacing mare Laura ID, Is one
OF the best prospects here ana II sht
keeps right will be hard TO beat In her
class dnring the coming season. sne
worked ana easy mile i'm 2:2l IN 1877. Tie
gray horse Jack Cook has been kept IN
the stud most OF the time but be cAn
trot mile I'm 30 and that with but
slight handling while he is of fine SIZE,
handsome ana highly finished
Mr. Joseph Pearson has King Max, lay
colt. g. bv King NutwOod. dam Maxim
Beauty. bv Maxim. King Max is high
class Individually, and N he keeps right
Will make "a fast horse. Mr.. Pearson
also owns the handsome chestnut mare
Lady Dudley by Norfolk from Fiigrce
Inv Alambrino Dudley. second dam Electa.
hy ElocuOucer aud "a brown ycdrling
nliy by Robert Ransom, 2:29th out OF
Lady Dudley.
Mr.. l.. Delaney has young mare Of
high form and pronounced trOtting action
ln Iiilpa. Il black four-year-old daughter
OF Wilkes Boy. whose dam IS by Black
wood She came TO her speed rapidly IN
1891 and trOtted am easy mile IN -.oil s
Cd ..rHs - D.
ing was suspended. as Mr. Delaney ana
not wish 10 campaign her.
she will probably be placed m Cannon g
stable during the coming season. Can
tain J. H. Wingate City Engineer OF Roa-
noke. is driving on the road the bay
mare Jean Cathcart. a blOod-like, racy-
looking daughter Of Planeteer, son OF
Electioncer. She Is out Of May Bird, by
Fancy Boy and trOttcd in 2.f3 NJ two
years old. Mossrs Dyer and rraynham
have recently purchased OF Mr. Samuel
Walton the bay gcldng Bruce, ., by yea
Leo. dam by Fancy Boy. This 8elding
is sixteen hands nlgn' ana "elshs ~
pounds, and has fine style ana acllon
These 9ontiomn also have Valid, bay geld
lnr A. by Nasco. dam by Strathmore.
that is regarded as very promising. ana
dam Lille Morel5nd 2:2Gi4 by Red
Wilkes. Cop is trotter, stouty bultt,
and his owners are euthused over the
prospect Of his developing race-horse
QuailifS ana 1p''h'
Mr. J. r. Andrews. OF Charlottesville,
one Of the best known owners and breed
crs I'm Virginia. and for ten years past
shipper Of high class horses to the north
orn markets writes very encOuraginly
concerning the outlook. Mr.. Andrews has
four stations. and each of n dluereut
breed. among them the Kentucky SAD
der Joe Hooker, son OF Roscoe; MilltorG,
q trOtting bred son OF Knickerbocker
from Clovorly. by Belvidere second dam
Corinne. by Volunteer, and third dam the
famous Clara. dam OF Dexter, 2l' l-f,
and tie hackney sire. Nightingale, 2.Z0.
The latter was purchased By Mr.. An
drews I'm New York last fan.
lie is son Of the famous Matchless Of
LOndshOro out OF Nitrate. by COpenha-
gen. % noted son OF the celebrated hack
ncy Danegelt. Nightingale is four years
old and was bred by Or. w. Seward
Webb former owner Of Matchlcss OF
LOndsboro. DR.. Webb purchased the lat
ter from Mr. Henry Fairfax. of Aide.
Va. MI Andrews has a clever collection
OF Thoroughbred. trotting and general
purpose mares and Nightingale viii be
crossed on those breeds for the purpose
of producing q type of stoutly built high
acting stylish harness horses. which arc
SO much en- demand in this country and
in Europe
Mr. J. " Broomn. Idalia " g.. has
sOld to Captain George J. Studdet Wash
ington samie State. the bay stallion.
Goodrich. Z. by Franklin chief. dam Opal
Lambert by Mountain Boy, and will place
him in the stud Captain studdet also
owns the well bred brown stallion, South
ron by Eagle Bird. 2:Zl out Of Cricket
diam OF Vera Capcl. 2.W 10 BY NAM
brinO Abdaliah SOuthrOn was keuf for
public service during 1887 and served
seventy mares.
CHEEKY and courteous always. Secretary
George Green OF the East Carolina Fish,
oyster end Game and Industrial Assoc
citation. writes that the outlook for The
ciev nth annual fair and race meeting
on the Association which will be held at
New Berne. y. c.. during the first week
IN March. is very bright Both the har-
ness and running races, FOR which liberal
purses are offered. will furnish good
sport and among the contest ants will BE-
some OF tho best horses owned in the
South. 4 number Of special attractions
have been Secured by the directory iuciud-
Ing a Wild West show though. Of course
thc greatest attraction and One that IS
iikely 20 interest the visitor from any
quarter vii be the grand display OF fish.
oysters and game for which that section
Is 50 noted.
4 Iecert Issue Of the American stock
Farm published AZ Lexington, Ky, has
ths following 10 say about the former
owner OF Trevilian, 2JS IL and other
well-known trotters.
Mr. 3. W Ford who has been so
iodrning at his old home. Richmond, Va,
for the mast year. has returned ~ lex
iDgtDn 20 locate. lie Is as yet undecided
as 10 what business he will. engage I'm,
but it will most probably be the breeding
Of trottcrs lie is looking hale and