The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-15

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About the hardest fought and longest
strung-out contest or the recent Norfolk
First Race meeting was thtat for the 2:2l
class trotting, purse, 500 in which six
heats were trotted.
Tiger Tom, the bay geldlng owned by
Bernhelmer Brother, Of Baltimore, won
the first heat: Maggie Carroll got the sec
Ond. then Undertake, another bay geld
ing also owned I'm Baltimore, captured
the third and fourth. after which Mag
gle Carroll took the fifth and sixth heats.
In the sixth and deciding heat Tim
berlake finished first but was set back
for running. In the summary Maggie
Carroll stood FOR first money. Timber
lake for esecond Tiger Tom for third
and Firewood, out Of Belle OF Richmond
by Daniel Lambert, bred at Whitby farm
this city, was behind the money. Maggie
Carroll, the winner, is owned by Mr.
Samuel Walton, Falls Mills. Va. She is
by Jack Dawson, 2:l6 II, out of Lucy 5,
dam of Ella Leo. pa IA. and Lutte
Dawson. 2:9o. and is mare Of
exquisite quality and finish. being ger-
orally regarded as one OF the most beau
tful trotters in training.
Whitby Farm. former home Of Nor
folk, sire Of Miss Nelson, oil -; Egg
wood. 2:lS -; jamie s.. 2:22 12; Bourbon,
the son Of Baron wilkes, and such well
known brood mares as Miss Lassiter,
dam OF Miss Nelson; Frosty May, dam
OF Halo, 2:l5 IL and Halo, III, 2:l6 l-3,
and Belle Of Richmond, dam OF jamie s.,
is no longer included among Virginia
breeding establishments, in fact Gypsy
Wilkes. by Young Jim, a fayorite road
mare Of the late owner, II. c. Chamblin,
is the only trotting bred animal owned
there, but in the paddocks such well
known trotters as Mosul, 200 II; Little
Betz. 2:23 IA. and others enjoy their free
freedom. on a hillside overlooking the
James river there rests Norfolk, the son
OF Nutwood, for more than a decade
Whltby's premier sire, and the matrons,
Miss Lassiter, Frosty May and Belle Of
Richmond. For years Whitby ranked
high among southern breeding farms,
and ii seems a pity that 1t should no.
longer be recorded the home Of the light
harness horse.
Geo. +. Dyer formerly Of Roanoke, va,
but now lessee of the Fair Grounds track,
Lynchburg. Va, has a stable Of about
dozen trotters. and PAGERS there, among
them being some good prospects for speed.
During recent years Mr.. Dyer has de-
veloped the speed OF some good horses
both al the trot and pace, among them
being the fast mares Mary D., trotter
by Cheyenne and Laura D., 2:2 Il.
pacing. by General Hancock dam by Blue
Bull. Mr.. Dyer's stable now includes,
Bay Wilkes. pa Ii, by Black Wilkes;
Jacy Cook. Gray horse, by General Wilkes,
dam Irene Fell. by Mambrino Abb
dalah; Stonewall Jackson PAGER roam
horse, by Brown Hal. dam by Jay Bird
Elevard bay horse, by Melville. Chief;
Zeb Stuart: brown horse. by Extralight
2:2n-i. dam by Brown Hal, and Skyland
Girl bay mare. T. by Simmons. The lat
ter has been set to pacing and she IS
booked for a low record.
SllvIand Girl Is quite handsome mare,
blood like and full Of quality. Her dam
is the well-known roam mare Mamie
Woods 900 who as a two year old was
one of the sensational performers OF her
age.
John Mclean. coored. who in ante
bellum days rubbed Engineer, the son
Of Revenue. for Mr.. John Minor Bolts,
and later cared for Tar River and other
good race horses for Colonei David Nc
Daniel. is now at Brandy station. Gull
pepper County. and al me age OF 81 Is quite
Irfr,, During recent years. Uncle
John" as he is Familiarity termed had
,barge OF the hor ses owned by Mr.. Frank
i'm stearns arong them Being Minnie
a andrews dam of the fine race horse Elk
wood SON of Eolus. The Odd man now
-uns small butcher shop dealr to a
limited extent in horses and owns two
~ three fair specimens himself. which
4 70 nv thoroughbred sires and able to run
and ump some Uncle John refers to
he good old days when New Market.
Fairfield and other noted Virginia race
curses fourished and MS comments on
men and horses OF thAt oay are OF quite
In interesting nature