The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

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roe. and Ricnhcim. the home OF Mr.. Stew
/ .,uscn. lies EIcrslio. with 1900 acyes Of
! lard on the eastern slope OF the above
/ named mountain Tho Mansion house.
/ " hich IS a spacious building OF the Old
! colonial style. is beautifully situated at
: the bottom OF the timber RANGE which eN-
J tends for miles along the mountain
! side. and in which there is game OF all
} descriptions including numerous hocks
/ of wild turkeys. Bach field and paddock
has running water from mountain springs
/ OF which there arc eighty on the property
B The land, which Us rolling has splendid
pastures and what So under cultivation
produces well. fine crops Of wheat. corn
( oats and hay being raised on the prop
crty. In addition 20 tho thoroughbred
stock there IS D. herd OF registered
Shorthorn cattle and puvobrcd Southdown
sheep. Tho buck la the flock is War
witch from the Primes OF Wales flock mo
Sandrngham Tho hoes arc OF pure
Berkshire breed. Whiln the poultry IS 81
tho game variety so that u will be seen
that the proprietor Of Ellerslie goes I'm
for only the smonlpure i'm an the dir
fcrent varieties OF birds and beasts I'll
lcrsNe was named - one OF Miss Ham
cocks maternal ancestors after Sir Will
liam Wallace. tho Knight Of ElcrsHe. IA
nous as warrior i'm the fcudal age in
Scotland.
Before proceeding TO speak Of the tho
rouSnbred stock. may state that on ar
irving at Ellefslie. L received a most
hearty welcome from Captain Hancock
whom ] found 20 be most delightful
gentleman. and an enthusiastic admircr
or q really good race horse. After lun-
cheon which suihptuous rcpast was all
the more enjoyable for having such "a
pleasing hostess as Mrs. Hancock and
her charming daughters az the table.
round of the thoroughbred stock was
in order, ana, with the FLIES an roam
ing together IN one large pasture I'm
front OF the mansion house they We're
first TO come under my notice. and a nice.
even, weH-growu lot they are. 20 biz above
the average m size, and in capital con-
oition. as they well may be- as they are
well cared for. have plenty of range and
are comfortably housed i'm ro0my box
stalls, Of which there are upwards OF
100 I'm about "a dozen substantial buildings
al convenient distances from each other
The yearlines are: ca by Eon. out OF
Sample, by imp. Rotherhill. b by Eon.
out of Eonette. by imp. Eothen. Oh f by
CharaXus, out of Ada Belle. by Folus.
CD by Chara,us, out OF Eoiee By Eolus.
ch by E0n out of Title Russell. 10y
Scataciock' ch by Eon, ont Of Ccrise.
by imp. MOccdein. b G. by CharaXus ont
OF Ni0be. by Eous. Oh by Charaxus.
out q bite by Doius. blk e by Charax-
us, oct OF Meta Russell by Eolus: q
by CharaXus. out Of Vigile by Eol1s: oh
G. by CkaraTus. out of Geneve. by p fus.
C by Fh3raNus. ont Of Ethic. by E0lus.
by Eon. out OF Guava. by imp Eo-
then: oh C by Eou. out Of Nita. bv imp.
Billet, ch e. by Eon. ont of EOite bv
imp. Cllaraxus. Oh by Eon. out Of Nior-
maid, by imp st. Blaise: ch by Charax.
us out Of Helmwind by Eolus. bv
CharaXus, out or Clash. by Tolrs. b by
CharaNUs out Of EOlee. by Eolus. bv
Eon out OF Calais. by Mont d'Or. p { bv
CharNus. out Of Ninone by Eolus. p Z by
Charxus. ont Of Young Grace by Eolus
IL VIII be seen from the above that
these are brothers and sisters 90 we'll
known race horses, and as they are by
long odds the best looking lot that has
been raised az Eliarslie in some years
they ought TO be in demand. the more 80
that the get of imported Charaxus has
made a wonderful showing last year in
the West. The brother 10 Hammie is a
true shaped colt on rare limbs. and IS a
really fine yougstcr with AN exceptionally
resolute game look TO him
In the same paddock IS q lengthy. rak-
ish chestnut colt by Charaxus. out Of
Gencrine that struck me as the maMngs
Of race horse. The Elite colt is also
a good sort. The FLIES. as stated above,
are well grown good looking lot
The stations at Elerslie are INN.
Charaxus. Eon and Aurus. the after bv
Eolus, out Of Sample, by imp. Rotherhnl |
There are 81 seven brood mares. for the |
most part young mares. from woll-known |
producing families, and the past sue
cesses OF Ellerslie are likely 90 be re- |
peated.
Ellerslie was the birthplace Of Eoie |
81 ~ rrrf
tslre Of Henry of Navarro. Eurus (Su-
burban Handicap. $40 $50. Eolan wood
lawn Handicap. $lS,@W. Eon (New York |
Jockey Club Handicap, SlS.900). Eon CNew |
York Jockey Club Handicap. ii. |
2:06 2-l5. winner Of "a races. $4,000, Rus |
sell Great American Stakes. 81 wins !
SSl7gO. Diablo brooklyn Handicap "a |
wins. SIS 66O. Elkwood Suburban Handi- |
cap. $50 370. MorcHo CFuturity Stakes 2i /
wins. $I.7jO. Charade metropolitan |
Handicap, $50 600. Lester. MaBelle. Ham !
ME. Hex, Rosinante. Don Quixote, Tom |
Skdmore q mile 1:5s $50, Chauna, Cha |
rentus, Chateau. etc. etc.
In q small inclosure adjoining tho stall |
lion stables are the graves Of some ia /
nous horses. The remains of War Song |
dam Of Eole. ST. Saviour and Eon, and /
other high-cass horses. occupies the /
place of honor. and by "a strange coinci- |
NNUce "a young uidck walnut tree mas i
sprung up within a foot or so OF the |
end OF the mound where this famous /
old matron lies buried. Next is the grave |
OF Eolus then Lizzie Lakewood. dam of |
Knieht Of Elersle. and last is the grave !
OF Thomassa sister TO knight of Eilcrs- |
lie. 1t ia Captain Hancocks intention 90 ]
erect suitable monuments when the soil /
has sufficiently settled. Nv visit TO FL
lerslie was most pleasant one ana ] !
was only sorry that I could not avail my
self OF Mr.. Hancocks pressing invitation |
10 pr0iong my stay. Mr.. Arthur Hancock, |
the third son of the proprietor. is sole
manager of this extensive property lie
is a keen. good judge OF a horse OF any
breed and is q most systematic capital
manager and most interesting COM
panion TO tramp around farm with.
Amongst Captain Hancocks other be-
lougngs As "a splendidly equipped flour
mill which is situated ON creek.
few miles from Elcrslic. This is a great |
accommoda ton 90 the farmers of the
district, as well rs being source of