The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN.
Sidmont and BaroIite Brought to
Snowdon Farm.
WHERE AlCANTARA IS OWNED.
Sale of White Garter, the Stecpie-
chascr-Miss Nelson In Philadel-
phia-Bass Again at Acca
Other Items.
WHERE ALCANTARA IS OWNED.

| IIOAtllIkSUuIE, has ldliH III AiN AANN-N
Of the light harness horse. and during the
year has made some important additions
I to his tr0tung stud.
AS the home OF the famous trotting sire
Alcantara, Snowdon Farm ranks second
to no breeding establishment in Virginia.
though prior TO the purchase last spring
| OF that great son of George Wilkes and
| Alma Mater. other well-bred performers
I and producers were owned by Mr.. Ware.
/ Alcantara ranks among the greatest or
| trotung snes, ana as a sire OF 10 per-
I formers he leads all others, haNlhS lNch-
ty-tWO TO his credit. while keu Wilkes
follows with nineteen and onward with
| eighteen. Since his purchase the brown
station has earned more thHn dOuDle
! the sum paid for him, and Mr.. Ware has
refused some tempting Ouers Tor the
! horse. Recent additions at SnOwdon in
| clude SidmOnt, son Of Sidney and the
| great producing mare FGnieat dam OF
Shamrock, ., 2.2J, and four Olhers IN thc
! list: BarOlite, by Baron wilkes, out OF
/ Lamberta. dam OF BarOnet, 2:lll2 ana
/ Jingies, 2.2S4. by Daniel Lambert ana
| Alcora. BY AlcaHtara. out Of C0TalDe Joy
ElecuOneer. Sidmont paced TO a record
| of 2.1Ois at three years old, ana cOuld
! have gone several seconds faster. lie is
| a large handsome bay morse. WIN
perfect disposition and thoroughly tract
| able in harness. and is frequently driven
| on the road. BarefOOted and hooked TO
/ a HtdAN lNdu WdNfls CifllAiHAlA can HAlt'f-
a 2.3G gait tr0ttlng hut when called
upon TO 20 faster he strikes pace. and
can speed Ike the wind at that gait.
Barolite trOttins record Ia is q
handsome bay horse of medium size. and
much resembles his full brother Baronct
! Driven with the bay mare Alcora, VINO
! has trOtted a trial In 2:22 Barolite can
show q merry CLIP, and the par makes
| Il great pole team.
Another stallion owned AZ Snowdon Is
| the big bay horse whatsoever go. son
| Of Norval. 21i4i, and Milly. by Onward,
! second dam Ruby sister 10 Hamlin
! Almont J.. 2:26. who. notwithstanding his
| great size. IS an exceedingly clever road
! ster. and, when I'm condition, able 10 show
J PIP clip. Sidmont and Wiikesoneer
will be shipped TO Eugene Hll at Mon
mouth Ill, and placed in the stud with
Alcantara, but Barolite VIII be kept AZ
Snowdon and bred TO the mares on the
farm. So clever and handy as a road
| horse Is the son OF Baron Wilkes that
/ Mr. Ware prefers TO keep him at nome.
! Bonnie Kirkland. son Of Allerton and
J Gauita. by Adirondack. that was formerly
! kept for service M SnOwdOn. was disposed
| Of az the Fasig sale i'm New York last
| month. as was the speedy pacing mare
| Emo by Idolater. dam Ardanella, by
| Melton.
A few Of the farm mares were bred
| 80 Alcantara before he was shipped 70
| Illinois in May and they We're Alhe Me
dipm. Ply. 2 grand booking a9d fast
| Alroy; Iona Wilton 2.23. by Wilton. dam
| Iona Curtin. 2:23. by Blue Bull. and the
| black FLY, two wears old. 10y Director,
| dam Lady Arundel by Guy Wilkes, Iona
| Wilton succumbed 10 an attack OF acute
| INDIGESTION while heing campaiened last
| summer and lies buried at Peoria. ! J.,
but Allie Medium ard the Director my
are both in fOal. The latter has hecn
registered as Virginia Snowdon. and is
highly priced by Mr. Ware. who later on
will have her speed developed. and looks
Tor her 20 make a very fast mare
AS GnNf nfaH
dam San Waw by Administrator, IS also
IN fOal 20 Alcantara. Ardanclla. ny Mel
ton. dam Mendot3 by Frank Noble IS I'm
foal 20 Wilkesoneer and Viola NJ, by
MOnOcacv. dam by Bashaw. Jr., to the
same sire. as are Lady Waiting dam by
F,du0Od ard Flvguld. by Nufgold. dam
Lucy Nutwood, by Nutwood Chief
DR.. r. /. Triton. Of this city, Is well
pleased with the two fh0ro4shDre4s re,
Gently purchased by him at Smyth Bros
sale Of Kentucky horses at the Southern
Horse Bazaar. One Of them being the
chestnut FLY Red SILK, three years old. by
Onondaga out OF Silken Ban, dam OF
Master Fred. by Imp. King Ban, second
dam La Rieve, dam Of KinlOch and a half
dozen other winners. by Lightning. and
third dam Sally. dam Of Long Nine etc,
by Imp Sovereign. Red Silk is not lack
ing I'm finish. while she has grand size
md muscular development, ana should
deve'oD into a steeplechaser Of more than
ordinary merit. She Is I'm foal 20 Linden.
and will probably be schooled over the
Jumps in the fall OF 1899. In addition 70
Red silk. Dr. Triton secured the hand
some wearing chestnut FLY. by Faran-
dole out OF Agnes Morancy, by War
derer. second dam Mag Rapture, dam Of
the good winner Glenold. by INN. Rap
ture. and third dam Belle Robertson by
EXcheQuer. The latter will be placed IN
training in the Spring, and probably
started In some races.
Mr.. Charles II. Hurkamp, Fredericks-
burg Va has sold to r. G. Hooper. Bos-
ton. Mass. the well-knOwn steeplechaser,
White Garter, \ gray mare by Imp. Riso-
lettO, out OF Nesta by Kateby second
dam Stella, by Nauxhall. third dam Imp.
Gray Star. by Kingston.
Though owned by Mr.. Robert Neville.
white Garter WIS trained and raced al
during the past season by Mr.. HurkamD,
and from her the latter had n severe
fall. which came near ending his career
at Culpeper during the summer race
meeting and horse show held there The
price paid was 50 600 which Is the largest
sum ever paid for a iumper sold from
this state a few weeks since Mr.. Hur-
kamp sold the champion high Jumper
King Pin to northern parties for 81 600
Like White Garter. King Pin was trained
and ridden nv Mr. Hurkam MP, whose abil-
itv as a gentleman jockey and handler
Of cross country horses hunters and
Jumpers. Is meeting with general recogni-
ton.
Mr. Harry c. Beatue. ex-M. F. H. Of
the Deep Run Hunt Club. has sold 20 Mr.
jackson Miller. the chestnut mare seven
wears Old and Thoroughbred daughter Of
Heimdal and Virgo. by Abd-el-Kader
second dam Eclipuc. by Imp. Eclipse
and she out of the famous old Nina, by
Boston.
Trained and ridden bV Mr. Beattie.
Nirago will be remembered as the winner
OF the Deep Run Hunt Club Challenge
cup over the steeplechase course. dis
lance about two and half miles. Virago
will be used as park saddler and hunter
by her new owner.
Among the fastest snow horses in Phil
adephia Is the bay mare Miss Nelson,
2.11L by Norfolk, out of Miss Lassiter,
owned by William Diston. Of that city,
former owner of the noted mare PiNley,
20SH In addition 70 being the fastest
trotter ever bred in Virginia, Miss Nelson
was about the best-known one owned
here. having been bred by Preston Belvin
and brought out by s. b. Nelson, then OF
this city. but now Of she American Horse
Exchange, New York, while later she
passed to 4. T.. Donnan. and while in his
possession She made a couple OF very
creditable campaigns through the Grand
Circuit and trOtted to her record.
William l.. Bass has moved back 10
4cca Farm, and wifi winter q stable Of
trOtters and PAGERS there. While AT Acca
during years past Bass broke TO harness
and brought out a number of well-known
horses. among them being Miss Nelson,
2llh; BrdnchwoOd, 2.22i2, pacing; Lila,
2:2ih; Gordon Smith 2:2JA: ella b.,
$50 and others. Among those now in his
stable are BranchwoOd, Marie, by Jolly
F'riar. dam Parker Holland by sam /
Purdy; Red Light. 2:32A, by Red Wilkes. |
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