The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-15
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN.
Some of the Speedy Trotters and
PAGERS Here.
M0SUL AND M'ZEUS AMONG THEM
Thcy Should Furnish Good Material
for the snowpath-Virginia Maid
and Her Produce-Sale oil
Nirginian.

Thus far during the present season
owners OF speedy trotters and PAGERS
here have waited in VAIN for fan OF
snow sufficient for sleighing, consequent
~ most OF the horses in this vicinity have
simply been logged on the road and
kept in fair shape for fast work on the
snow path, should the opportunity pre-
sent itself. which seems rather doubt
ful. The veteran road rider, James T.
smith, who is recognized as one or the
boldest and most intrepid drivers here
mas grand material for sleighing In such
horses as Mosul, 200 ia, the unse1ed
son of Sultan and the great, noted mare,
Virginia Maid. who, although mastodon
in SIZE. can brush a twO-minute CLIP ana
with his great turn OF speed b. thor
ouehlv tractable. then as companions TO
Mosul Mi. Smith has the speedy trolllhs
stations. LOudOun, brown son OK NOT
folk. named Gippy Patterson, Dy Mes
senger Duroc. and Guy Fly, "a chestnut
horse. By Lord Guy. out of the Dam oil
Alusul, and others not 50 weiiknV"n
but quite speedy.
w. II. Brauer. County Treasurer of
HenrlcO. who resides just outside or the
CITY. owns the brown gelding, human
2.gO. by Quartornaster, out on Winnie
d.. dam OF Ginter 2l5 81, by hannis'
that can reel on quarters quite handy
tn % and % seconds
Joseph Iasitter. of the Richmond Horse
Bazaar, has a stable ful of good ones
among them being the grand LOOKING
bay stallion, Eswood. regarded as the
handsomest horse in Virginia, ANA
formidable rival OF any ina the Solth
Tor that matter. whose record is -.in j.
10 the old style of sulky. Egwood is d
son Of Egbert and Lucille BiackWOod'
dam of Eggnogg, 2.25, and wyoming
2.gJ IL. and in addition 20 him DIT. Las
liter would probably have out the very
speedy bay gelding, FirewOod. ~ l--' 10y
King NutwOOd, out of Medina, sister 10
Mogul. 2l9. by MiddletOwn; the brown
stallion, Robert Ransom, 2.29 3-i. Dy Gam
beta. son of Volunteer. and Lady May,
2.29 IA, a roam daughter OF John w.
Daniel. who has shown better than q
sixteen gait I'm her work.
w. *. Mathews could make the snow
ov with the handsome stallion. AcIeus,
2l3 VINO looks good enough 10 Wot 10
his record. The brown son of Mckinney
and Grace Kaiser has been clipped auo
is i'm shape for fast work. Thomas An
derson. who owns the fast roam mare
Little Betx. 2.23 IA, should be able 10 set
,he pace for quite a number or real
good horses with that small daughter
of John W. Daniel who has troited
halves I'm her work over different tracks
i'm l.O5. The twin brothers James q.
and Thomas NJ. Smyth, Of the southern
Horse Bazaar are never without Jew
speedy trotters or PAGERS, ana, peinS
skilful. fearless drivers would as oiteh
as otherwise lead the procession down the
boulevard. William A. Walker would
have a turnout worth inspecting free
Quently i'm the bay geiding LeVereL Il
recent purchase who ls O. large. hand
some three-year-Old bay gelding. ny A..
j. Kempland. 2IS ia, out OF Laurel hf
the dam of the great three-year-old MY
Iaurels. 2I5 The bay geldins. Roster
g.9l 10 by AlmOmedO. out of Red Rose,
dam of Edith g., 2:25 If, by Red Mhker'
with his owner. Mr.. a. T.. Dounan. who
formerly owned Miss Nelson. 2ll j.; bee
hind him should cut a wide swath ON the
snow path. as should MIR Stauhope Boil
ing. with the fast black pacing seidins,
Doubtful by Yellow Jacket, who has step
ned easy halves in 1905. and is an ad-
| mjrable road horse. j.. II. Carter. with
| the chestnut geldlng. Charles Anderson
| 2.22 L.. by Wilkes chief, Who has trot-
ted quarters ia g. seconds, would give
ambitious owners n chance 10 measure
| conclusions. as would Dr. ii. r. Scott
who owns the big bay pacing geIding
Havelok. Jr., 2.23 l-2, by Havelok, son Oh
Prnceps W. 5. Forbes, who owns
among others, the fast and very mana
some chestnut mare. Filligree, ana does
not spare her when It comes 10 not
brush. would show q merry clip with
dhat blOodlike daughter OF Mamnrino
Dudley. with bay pacing gel0lng Wob-
hler bv Hustler Russell. out of George
| NJ. bv Lvle Wilkes, II. II. Vaughn ought
TO be able to make some Of the speedy
ones 20 fast to beat him. as Clyde Nor
ris should with the bay mare, Annie
pronaugh, by the same sire, but out
of Waseca, 2.2Ol j., by Aberdeen. Young
Jcnes would ride fast behind the bay
gelding. King William, a son OF the dead
trotting sire, WOODBURY. Hambletonian.
| Thomas ID. Stokes has good mare in
Venturita, the sister TO Currito, 2ll H.
by Idol Gift while Langhorne Putney'
who at one time owned Miss Nelson
/ oil IA. the fastest of Nirglnia-bred trot-
ters. has one Of the cleverest road horses
here in the little bay gelding. Claude
MclnOt. by Ioodles, Jr.f sire OF -N'lHo
d.. 2IS1-4 John X. Branch, OF the
| clearinghouse of Thomas Branch n CO..
who is regarded as an expert amateur
driver. owns at least half a dozen trot-
ting bred road horses, among them iull
| sisters to Miss Nelson and jamie - the
latter a daughter OF Egwood. This Is
only a partial list Of the fast road horses
owned here, as there are number Of
others worthy OF mention, but TO u
might be added a number OF elegant
coach teams, which hooked 10 handsome
| family sleighs. would add TO the attrac-
| tiyeness of the scene.
A very liberal buyer OF Virginia bred
horses for years past has been Mr.. Lew
! Is Becker. OF the Gottschalk Distiling
/ company Baltimore, whose collection OF
trotting stock Is kept at his handsome
| country near Arlington. superb OF the
| Monumental City. Mr.. Beckers most
! highly priced brood mare Is Virginia
Maid by Sam Purdy, out Of Peach Bios