Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-10

uiie VI BUSINESS mas Deen moderate, but
fair for this season of the year. Good
horses continue to bring Fair prices.
while ordinary horses are very chcap.
Mules are in some demand at the same
prices that have ruled for several weeks
past.
Among the out-of-town buyers who
have visited this market during the
past week was Mr.. Smoal1, of the firm
of Smoak & McCrcary, of Winston, N.
c., who bought Il car load Of big work
horses and Il few mules. Mr.. w. b.
Lewis, OF Milton, N. c., also visited
Norfolk and bought car load, among
them some very good horses. MIR. N. G.
Norlleet. OF Suffolk. dropped down and
bought 4 few of the best general pur-
pose horses obtainable.
The date of the meeting of the Amer
lean Turf Congress. at Chicago, has
been changed to September 20 instead
of September 80, as previously an
nuunced.
a meeting OF the American Associa-
lion OF Breeders of Thoroughbred
Horses was held at the Hoffman House.
New York. August %. III the Lam
guage Of Gen. w. II. jackson, of the
Belle Meade Farm. Tennessee. who is
UtSSlNGhl VI liic Tile puE-
pose OF the body is ito guard with
Jealous care our great interest" The
organization has Il membership of fif-
~, and includes the owners of all the
principal stock farms in the United
States and Canada.
n permanent organization of the as
ISOLATION WAS perfected, with w. H.
Jackson as president: Il. Il. Clay, Of
Lexington, Ky, first vice-preSident; l..
0. Appleby, OF Shrewsbury, N. j., vice
president, and o. II. Chenault, of Lex
ington. Ky, as secretary and treasurer
y constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed, which declare that the word thor
oughbrcd" shall apply strictly to run
ming horses.
Letters are being received by Norfolk
horse dealers from various Western
shippers who are preparing to send
horses to this market in the near flu
ture. These are coming from Illinois,
Indiana and Iowa. One party in Mon
tana wishes to send to this market four
OF five car loads of range horses.
49,.
Que Allen Is now the fastest trotter,
by the records. in Europe, his mile in
200 $40 ut Baden, August 13. displac-
Ing the 2:l0 1-5 of Colonel Kuser, made
some weeks ago. This performance
which gives the son OF Champion Me-
dunn the European record, took place
in the race for the championship of Eu-
rope. Prize, purse $4,000, trotted over
the Baden track. The starters were
Que Allen. Colonel Kuser Miss Sidney
Boabdil, Senator A, Pastoral, George
"A. and Athanio. The race was mile
heats three-in-fve.
Budd Doble has returned to his first
love. lie has extensive stables at the
Gilroy track, California, and is train
ing big string of twenty-eight horses,
), 4 and 5-year-olds, principally the get
OF Cupid. Aptos. Wilkes and Dexter
Prince. Mr.. Doble does not propose to
race his stable, but to get them into
perfect condition for the market, and
then consiSn them to one Of the Madi-
son Square Garden winter sales.
Joe Patchen, John r. Gentry and
Searchlight Will pace for n purse OF
$4,000 at Sioux City. Iowa. at the meet
ing of September 10 TO L.
t-:-s
They are making the necessary prep
arations ut New Orleans for stecple-
chasing at the next winter meeting.
$50
a number of the thoroughbred yeorl.
inGs. the property OF several breeding
farms. were sold Tuesday at Sheens.
head Bay. Those bringing $500 or over
were as follows:
b. c.. Top Gallant-Glen Hop: w
L. Burcn... Observation-Disclosures. 600
Oh. C. by Lord Esterling- Welcome:
, Sidney Paget., 1900
B.. c. by I.issakLady Royster;
Sidney Paget. eOo0
Br. c. by Pirate of Penzance- Ella
b.; J. ]. Marklein. 600
Oh: c. by Charade Electricity; ].
II. Calm. s5o
John Bull CHI ATnEsnttn
do: J. ii. Calm. 65o
b, C. by Top Gallant-Ida Green;
+. De Ruiz. 7o5
go
Probably one of the largest gravel
stones ever found in an equine was
found n few days ago in the bladder of
dead horse at the fertilizer works Of
Mr.. Whitley. at Berkeley, where the an
imal had been brought to be cut up
and disposed OF. In the process of cuf-
ting the animal UP the workmen found
an enormous gravel stone almost ma
round ass ball. 1t Is eleven inches in
circumference, smooth as glass, darI,
brown In color. and weighs one pound
and six ounces. Mr.. Whitley has pre-
sented the stone to DR.. f. q. Whitp tho
Snapper" L.. II. Garrison, who soma
years ago was one Of the most nron,-
inent jockeys in the country on the 0at
has announced his intention of becom,
ing this fall hurdle and steeplechose
rider. lie has grown too heavy to re-
duce for fiat racing, but thinks he can
come within the limit of riding the
jumpers without Inconvenience.
s-:-s
Mr.. A. l.. Mcclellan has some very
promising youngsters at his Black
Forest farm. Among them Is d Direct
or stud. by Director dam by Red
Wilkes. and two Red Wilkes fllies-one
out Of Mambrno Patchen mare
frankie Lyons. and the other ont NJ