The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-11
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN.
At Foxhall Stock Farm, the Home of
Great Stakes, 2;20.
SOME CHOICE MARES THERE.
Jessie StambOul Among Them - Alice
Ingram at Acca - Limit and Her
E~oals-Lamp Girl Entered NJ
Empire City Park.

For years past one Of The most liberal
patrons Of the trotting horse ln Virginia
has been Mr.. John j. Roper. OF Norfolk.
owner OF Foxhal Farm. which is but d
short distance out from that city. Mr..
Roper, who is "a wealthy lumber NOR
chant, is a student OF pedlrrccs and fond
Of a fast road horse. several of which
are usually kept in his private stable IN
the city. Mr.. +. Covinct0n. who directs
anairs az FoXhau Farm. has faith in the
future 81 Great Stakes. 300. the cC0a
looking bay stallion by Billy ThornhilL
out OF Swcetstakes. by Sweepstakes. who
heads the stud. Great Stakes is much
faster than his record indicates. and
with a seasons preparation could trot
IN 2.l5 or better. quite hauoiIy. hut the
showing made by him in thc stud has
been satisfactory and the chances are
that no Will De kept there as AIR. Roper
does not care 10 campaign him again.
The brood mare band at F0Nhau includes
Lady konton. by HamhlctonIan Mem
brine. out Of our Mary. dam Of two lu
the list. by Icl0ps. Thoroughbred SON of
imp. bennington, Lady Marerct. 11l I-2
by Nailor, son Of sultan. out or Au-
sonia, by simmons, sunbeam by Handle
oman Memhrino. out of Matti. Handy. by
Ben Bolt. Jessie STEAMBOAT. bv STEAMBOAT.
HW IL out Of Asti.iouc. sister to Iona.
217 IL. by Alcyoue. second dam famous
old JESSIE Pepper. by Mamhriuo Chief
Jessie Stambou ST. tho dam of the fast
horse Clesimtay. 2IH. by Nutwo0d. Mary
l.. by William j.. out of Secret. by Soc.
rates; Miss Francis. 2.2f % at three years
old, by MuscpVitc. ont OF 90 mare by Cons
ger; Flora. by Wilton. out of tho Erics-
son mare. hy Ericsson; Swcetstebes dam
Of Great Stakes 2.2' by Sweepstakes.
out Of Gin. 10y Rockafellows Clay. Jcn-
ME Hil. 2.Z 1-2. by Egthorne 2I2 ~. out
Of Maud, 10y Hank One OF the most
highly priced youngsters at the farm ls
a two-year colt boy Robert McGrcEor, 3
2I7 Il. out Of cleo. 2le. 10y Gambotta.
who will De kept entire and given a
chance ia the stud.
A gem Of its kind. IN fact over the
neatcst ever issued, is the recently pub
lished entry list of t|rotters ana PAGERS .
% the September meeting of the Empire (
City Park. New York. whose able secic-
tary. s. S. Toman. compiled the work.
il contains cuts of q numbc of the eroat Z
stations of the present day. While tho /
back pages are repIete with valuable in- /
formation. such as "a complete iist of 2l9 =
%trotters, the world records both trot-
ting and pacing. also "a list of the cham
Iion trotters from the days Of Lady Sul-
folk 10 Alix. the r|eigning queen. Values
of the stakes and purses range from
s.. 90 20 $500. mile hca% best two in
three. while the programme viii Dee yarico
dash races. wagon races and con-
tests under the saddle. The Empire city
Park grounds and track are the Frandest
In America and the initial meeting tn
September, under the guidance of Sec
rotary Toman. who is widely known
both a. "a horseman and newspaper man.
promises 10 be- "a grand event in Che his-