The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-05
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN.
PrayteIl and PeIot Boy to Be Driven
on the Road,
BOTH HAVE RECORDS UNDER 2lO
A. "A. Ware Leaves Virginia - Merry
Day, by Eolus, a Sensational Horse.
Vignetto aud Water Crest Win
ners-Othcr Items.
BOTH HAVE RECORDS UNDER 2;lO

Last fall al public auction Robert Bon
her paid $500 FOR the trotung-bred geld
ing. Prayteu. 2.09l son Of AXtell. while
al the recent Fasig sale in New York,
The gray gcdng, Pilot BOY, 200 Ia, also
trotunq-bred. and by Pilot Medium fell
20 BID OF $500. made boy A. J.. WEIGH
for lie notei rider Frank Work. Pray
tell ana rr.. Roy were purchased purely
Tor pleasure driving and use Oh the haf-
lem River Speedway and either MI Bon
uer or Mr. Work would have gone as hlbA
as $1,000. rather than have failed 60 SEE
cure these horses, which are line spcci-
mems individually perfectly broken ana
very fast. Tho tr0uer possessing speeu'
size. finish and temperament nttng nm
for road work. IS greatly in demand. ana
breeders haNo ample cause &c Ieei en-
couraeed over tne outlook foI the light
harness horse. as demonstrated IN inc
above Instance.
owing to the limited amount Of breed
ing done for some years past there ls
a scarcity of good material Tor road ana
pleasure driving, and 0" OF to'4
mares can make mo- mistake in mating
them with the nc-f eircs within reach. j
choerfuliy acknowledge the merits of
other breeds of horses. but Sc must Doe
conceded fhat the American tr0tter fills
% suhcro peculiarly his own. As general
purpose horse. DE is unsurpassed. while
f0r endurance hardiho1d and ability TO
carry weight on long journeys. the opn-
Som Drovsls that he is tho best adapted
80 sr breods for cavalry nurpoecs
vVpiio ffsrr-sino the merits of the trot-
a. do NOE rl.c ei0b+ az or iiuder-rate
49, ,.,f,,, 90 +be+ .isre or horses uro-
49, t,. -,.,f,,.. +t.r1,,..l.l ,rld .fros with
,.@Cs ,.,,,e.,l r,,,-,,.,e, mares which gene
@~,,-,. -c,.,1+e f, tr, nr,1-.tion Of an
-, t co., CO.. ..t...,. ,,,,,,,oees
..,, .t, Io,s. 80 which go f,r rso under
r.' .,l5f. a.. .t.o b,,,.i-., eof5 aud fo-
.-,ss-.o,,,i,-,, v,orl steo-lo-chaeine and
,,.~t, es94ie house Tor su of which. if
,,---s-rf,. -otl,le7 .,.t tr.i,o9 tbo,. are
49,, e,,-c IN rleli1s handsome urodfs
.fo .1.. 20 ,.r..5,..ior
The Kentucky stock Farm Publishing
Company announces the closing Of on-
tries on March 18th 90 is Expectation
,,-.t.l ,- fsa;
s-,.,...,,.i ,~.,, tr, STAR. its nurse for
,o.r. 80 -sa, l,.,,r.. over fre hundred
nomination.. notwithstanding the wide
spread depression lu the interest that
wear. IL has been paromzcI by the best
class ~ horsemen n che United States
and Canada The subscribers TO these
purses realize that Ou the opportunity
offered their youngsters % win money
depends to a large extent me Iuiuie OF
the business. and so realilng have No-
orally patronized them in the past ana
viii. no doubt so continue To- 90 ln the
future. The increased Interest shown in
the business during the last year ana
much emphasized oF iNe su.'e4sl 'i sa'eS
JUST closed. -ioli1 iH'-.e owners ~ rN',.
hDeraIF. max tNe 't'Is "--'
are rare "'''''' '''' ' ~
".'" H'
develop speel. NV'N''s ".7 "'
man more than I'D "ha ."dt Ho mas
purchased q colt that develops extreme
speed. out cannot prom. 10y l~ 'ui,'9'eI
should De nlepaIea 20, u,e MAJ N,, os n1
- .s
The stock Farm funl5hns company
49,, +-r-, ~ Ierirrton XIV
p. .,,, -.,,,,.,i .f AIR. X Ware from
e..,.. r,.,,, moan r,r.5e~iol,st,,~,
,,h,.t has ,..on sold 10 "a Chicago party.
,-t...i,.i., loses ono OF her most procres-
SIM, and nroroinent tr0tting horse breed
80 Cor,irq. here from .lmwood. Ill.,.
d, 1907 and brtnrln, with him the stall
- tytll,'sore.r 2.so bv NorvaI. and
-, t-irll,nd bv Alferton and
cboice hand or brood mares. which in-
,fr5.d Auie Medium 217 1-f Miss Pratt.
o.os - tto.e1s,cn Boa ia and later he
80, a.. f.,,o,s sire Alcantara. 2.23.
ets..,-,,t o.fo Id. Rarolite. 2.l 10. and
49,. 4,r. OF ~ noted stations. Mr.
- t.s ,l,s.5 the Fairgrounds and
49, - ,-o-,l,eold and NH iu The f-
avn -.lt4o t- .bo, city with his family
-, ,,,f,-r,,-, studont al pedigrces. an
,,ics.ert rarsonalitv. which caused him
10 be well liked 10y his friends. his aces
sion 70 the ranks OF Mliines3l" DIv'.''
should be "e.ooi',o' az VIZ a..
capital and a piacli.al NIo" llD- ~ s.
business his plans viii po prosecutor VIZ"
energy
~. o.,.,.
The sensation OF ''e
Jockey Club race meeting az New Or
,.,rs baa haon the four year old chest
,.. 49,, ,,,. bv rolps ont OF
""' N'' ,--., ~.
Mermaid, 10y imp. 81 bI'''7o' '''''
ruarv 18th a maiden he started that DAY
ana ,,re.9 .oscied a big field a few