The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-18
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
Some Interesting Notes From Roa-
nOke, Virginia.
A SPEEDWAY TO BE BUILT THERE
At GIcncovc Stock Farm-Col. Cars
Trotfers at BaltimOrc-Suprc
Son of Bell Boy-Eincr and
Llyllis Winners.

J Under date of June 9th, Chief-of-Police
IT, N. Dyer. Of Roanoke, va, sends me
tho following interesting notes:
During a recent trip TO Lexington
KY. bought OF John D. Creighton,
through William Agnew. a very hanl-
some and speedy brown goidimg. six
years old. by Charles Canrey This geld
ing was purchased for Mayor James J..
Woods and his brother Judge ]. w.
Woods. both Of this city. srho viii drive
him on the road. For stud purposes
purchased from 1lr. Agnew a chestnut
colt. foaled 1898. by Ashland Wilkes. sire
of John r. Gentry. 300 l-2, out of Jessie
Woodson dam Of Edward o., 2li IT, by
Bayard At fifteen months old this colt
weighs $50 pounds SIS fifteen hands h.gh.
his coat Is of the richest shade Of golden
sorrcu. heavy name and tail and so proc
nounccd IS HIS individuality that experts
pronounce him the best colt OF his age
over brought 90 this vection. Mr. g. g..
Harris. of Lexington Ky. 10 whom I
sold the speedy mare Mary D.. by Chey-
enne, for j. J.. Tarlton. also purchased
from J. T.. Picrson q good looking chest
nut gcldiug by Brighton. and from Dr
Lcigh Buckncr. q black mare six years
old by Scarlet Wilkes.
"Mr A. ID. Walton has rcocnflv sold fo
parties here the bay stallion Dick Ma
lone. PAGER. boy Smuegcr. cam lIurIuuud
Fairy. by HARDWOOD. Dr. Buchncr has
purchased of Thomas Burnett very
handsome chestnut mare by HiH Top.
dam boy Fayctte Wilkes. T. Duiancy has
quite "a handsome road horse iu "a bay
eoiding by Dictionary SON Of Dictator.
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bay mare, by Stanford dam by Bayarl.
TO Jack Cook a gray son OF General
Wilkes. owned by the Dyer Brothers.
Jack Cooks colts are fine lot and aN
show speed and style.
"The fire department hero has a stand
ard bred geldng by Junemolt 2ll. out
of the dam OF Nellie o.. 213 3f. shat is
l6 ~ hands high and weighs $500 pounds.
An offer of so has been refused for
him.
Geo. J.. Dyer has removed from -his
city TO LynchburF and VIII train stable
of horses at the fair grounds track
there His string includes eight head az
Totters and PAGERS and three runners.
Road riders and others here are look
Ing forward with great pleasure Oh the
completion of a Speedway which win Doe
over half mile long and about e'V'E-fro
feet wide. j. D. Traynham. OF this city,
has a grand looking tW0-year-lIi uF Jack
Cook, dam hy sam Purdy 2.4 1-2. This
younrster has tine action and gait az
rotter and Us expected t0 Ego fast with
handling
Messrs J. b. AIcComb & Bro. of the
Glen Cove stock Farm. Somerset. Orange
county Va. breeders of fancy saddle
horses hunters and runners. send me
The following notes:
AMONG our sales. This qnrirc have Iron
one great show, horse .Feslrr.' that was
never beaten In q saddle ring but once
and then bv FarIv Brg' he was sold
t0 Mr. Jno. G.. KunkIe. If HARRISBURG
Ia
owe also sold fo Air. Finn of NOW
York tho great mark saddle rorlir..
Franklin Ue was o. G,o-voar.oil bv
VVoodford' and ONT of "a Terocrarr marc
and was winner I'm bis class at Inc
Orange Horse show En- 1.> g'ha nrico.
for tbe above AS well .s r,- others sof1
has been mn to the prices tha5 nome buf
the hest hiring
com e.vfa.r-ha-d chestnut stallion
Golden Denmark &c making q largo eea-
SON mis- wear i'm the stud uis colts ont
of the mares fn tbfs section aro vorv
fine and should dovafo, into ooo1 mark
saddle horses and hunters rs re vffh
very little handling last summer. could ]
clear with ease "a r1-2 foot fence and
enfoved 1t very much
after selling 'Feslar' we epcnt ten
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