The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
The South Carolina State FaIr and
Races.
TOURNAMENT AND FOOTBALL.
knights VIII Ride in the Morning
and University Students VIII
Play in the Afternoon.
other News Items.
TOURNAMENT AND FOOTBALL


The following Friday. was 20 big success.
Favored by superb autumn weather
the attendance was good throughout, ea-
peclaly ON Thursday which was "a r"c-
erd-breakcr. as probably 80 Zoo persons
passed through the gates. President y. J.
Cunningham. Col. Thomas W Holloway,
who as secretary, has grown gray I'm ,hc
service of the society. ana Col A. W.
love. general superintendent. and others
cf the management wore broad smiles
daily.
The rise in cotton. the staple produ,t
o. the state. seemed 90 he the sduse ct
general rcjolcine and no end OF good tG-
fuor and merriment prevailed. I'm CO.
lumbia. that fair old Southern city. where
the state laws are framed. all was ml--h
and eavotv Daily excursion trans
brought many thousands of visitos ir m
various sections Of the state and even
sleeping room was at a. premium. Tho
pari0rs of The Columbia and Merchants
and Manufacturers Clubs were thrown
open. and rieht royal hospitality freely
dispensed AT the Assembly and Grand
State Balls held ON Wednesday ana
Thursday nights. the beauty and tashloh
OF the Palmetto State gathered. ana me
scene was one of rare attracureness. AS
usual. the exhibit OF show horses was
and thousands gathered around the spa
vious arena TO witness the awards. With
o. a. Bowen. of Pcudleton. as Superin-
tendont. and u. r. Edrd. OF Lexington
90 assistant superintendent Of this de-
partmeut the programme was Wei ar
ranged. and from ten o'clock til one on
TUESDAY. Wednesday and Thursday the
Judges were kept busy. I'm the classes
for best stallion shown go harness and
for best stallion three years old ana up
ward tho blue ribbons went to the Day
horse Egwood. owned and exhibited by
James Stackhouse. Marion $. O.. Even
in the palmy days of Whitby Farm. when
that v.ell-Rnown breeding establishment
ranked among the foremost ion Virginia.
this grand looking son of Egbcrt and
lucille Hlackw0od never appeared 10
better advantage Second 90 Egwood
came Peerless Ben, the good-loolling
chestnut SON of Ben Franklin, owned by
Mai AuCustin n. Smyth. of the Wood
burn Farms. pendlet0n. one Of The large
est breeders Of trOttcrs i'm South Carolina.
The competition was strong In The light
harness classes. "a number of the rings
being unwioldv Tho speed programme
as prepared ana carried out under the
supervision of Capt. s J. Mc'aughr1n.
Of Newberry furnished the best sport
ciauy the harness racing.
The track record of 2.22H. held hy the
PAGER Palmetto Prince. was twice lower
"a during the week first Icy the bay If'-
ing mare Lady Phillips. 10y Cuckoo. dam
los Brown Hal. who was driven hy Geo.
r. Dyer Of LNnchburg Virginia. stepped
the second heat of a winning race in -;l9
IA. when two days later j.. H. Kelly ian DE-
cd the bay gc'ding walter To- by Mad
wood. winner of The free-f0r-ail class,
pacing the third heat i'm 2I'l-4
There are few here who recognize the
tall. raugy bay eelding that may be seen
almost any fine day being driven about
the streets of this city by the veteran
owner. road rider and breeder of trot-
ters. James G.. Smith. as the fastest har-
ness horse in AN Virginia. hut such is
fact and the horse is none other than The
giant trotter Mosul 2G9 IT, Boy Sultan. out
of virginia Maid. by sam Purdy. who
earned his record I'M the sensational race
won by him at Columbus. o.. in l>',
when Oakland Baron and other crack
performers were his competitors Mosm
was bred by william Ellison, who also
bred his dam ana grand dam. and "h'n
right and ft this big euu of sultan can
show two-minutc speed ut lhe ,te' An
other fast troUor iu the stable of ihe
same owner g. the stouty mad" H.N eeid-
ing Roster. "a fun brother to li''n o.,
OPS 81. boy Alm0medo. Out of Red Rose.
bv Red Wilkes Roster is siN years Gel
and 10 his career is attached more o.. loss
interest AS 90 two-yelr-0Id obtained
the SON of AlmomeIo from the we'll
known newspaper man and turf CORES
pOndcnt Aleeruon DMnrerheid. now of
Lexington KY. giving him in exchange
the thoroughbred hlly Monitress by Heinz
dal out OF Maid of Airneld 10y Aspln-
wall the trade having been made sight
unseen by either party which. however.
resulted 90 The entire satisfaction of both
sides From my hands the gcldme passed
10 c. b. Norvell. of Manchester who used
him I'm a delivery wagon during the fore
part or his three-year-old form. then w
II. Nelson obtained the eeldiug and sold
him 10 DR.. Chas. t. Siegel of This city,
who gradually developed hIs speed 10y
road work and could easily drive MIN
miles richt around 2.3p. when ihe son
Of AlmOmodo passed 20 MT A. b. Don
nan former owner of Miss Nelson. Zll l-l.
and other fast ones. for whom the geld
ing was campMgned in lNN bv w. L.
Bass and driven 20 record of 2.Zl j.
in October of chat year az Raleigh y. g.
Last spring Mt D0unUn sold Roster 10
Mr. smith. for whom hc has won sew
cral races this season. and gone INTO win
tor quarters with mark of 2:lb L. cam
paicnod through the Northern New NoIk
and New England Circuits this FAN Kos
Ter. name has appeared I'm the sum-
marles OF his races published in the DIFF
ferent journals ass Rossiter. which is a
clerical error and should he corrected $50
order 10 prevent confusion. as the morse
VIII be out again in 1000. and when just
right mile right around PIP will not
Of limo RI
The race-meeung OF the Washington
Jockey club. now In progress at the Ben
nings track. Washington. ID. c., is at
tracing "a good attendance daily, and
some fine sport is being furnished the
publics An event OF especial interest 20 be
decided on Saturday the 18th instant. is
the Hunters Champion Steople-chase.
distance about four miles for horses own
"a bv members OF recognized hunt clubs
The event has closed with six clubs as
nominatOrs including the famous Mead
as, prook. Radnor tennessee Valley Dix
~iaae OF Maryland. and Piedmont. OF
VIRGINIA No stecple-chaso event of re-
,e,t wears promises tO furnish higher
eiaes snort than this stccpic-chasc. and
ouife delegation Of Nirginians viii be
~ hand 10 witness the race. n Virginia
can only be represented boy such perform
as over the jumps as Philae. by imp.
Crandmaster. or by White Carriers, the
daughter OF imp. Rigolette that is. II the
latter DO up % her o.d-ume form, II b
,ust possible that the massive silver cup
and snug sum OF money mat goes 10
lie winner may adOrn some home In the
GA r,ouinion. Hurdle race and sieepie-
&C events will be marked features OF
-, r,.,,,t,as meeting and the class or