The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-23
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
Raleigh the Fair City of the
South.
IT IS AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE.
Some OF the Roadsters Owned There
Senator Martins Thoroughbred's
The Winston Salem Fair.
other Items.


Raleigh. I'm which. as the state capital,
much interest IS centered, and their 10y
atty. which is Of the staunch. enduring
kind. to this fair Old city Of the South
IS well placed. Hospitality Of the typi-
cal Southern kind IS cordially extended
the visitor from other sections and climes,
and once within the confines or the capt.
tai or the Old North state, you arc more
than apt 20 feel the inclination TO lnser
there creeping over you.
Al the Yarbrough House viands or the
tempting kind are provided for the IN
ner man. then an evening spent IN the
coy pariors OF the Capital Club furnish
os diversion Of which pleasant memories
niger.
But for pleasure galore, social and
otherwise. Fair times IN Raleigh offers
The greatest attraction for the many
thousands who gather there from All
over the State during that week In Oc-
tober. when the strongest efforts are put
forth 20 furnish diversions for the masses
During the coming fan the North Caro-
lina STATE Agricultural Society have de-
cidod upon their four days fair and race
meeting, beginning on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 18th, and closing the following Fri
day.
The outlook FOR tho forthcoming fair Is
brighter than for years ana wen may II
be when the affairs OF the Society are in
the hands of practical men ana enthusi-
astic workers OF tho stamp of Colonel
John s. Cunningham, president; G.. r.
Densen. treasurer. ana Joseph T.. Pogue,
who combines the duties of secretary
and general manager. On the grounds Of
the Society, which are right near the
hauled the stables and cattle sheds put
IN good repair and other details looked
after while special attention will be
given the half mile track, which IS "a wise
provision as the speed programme in
cludes purses of sufficient size TO attract
some good performers. both harness
horses and runners, which are likely TO
furnish good contests and these are al
ways interes ting % the masses
But few a0-ses, either trotters, PAGERS
or runners, have been trained al Raleigh
this season. yet on The other hand che il-
terest iu speedy road tors. fine saddle.
driving ana earn .ge horses has greatly
increased and lars sr number ore owned
there now than iu any other city Boo North
Carolina.
3. s. Bachelor has considerable speed
%
who was raced some and obtained a Ie-
cord under 24O. but showed easily 2.zO
speed. His dam has a trotting record
well down in the teens.
DR. James Mckee drives a team made
up Of the veteran campaigner 81. Elmo.
216H. and tho well-known bay stallion
Robert Medium. 2:2sA. son OF Happy
Medium. the sire Of Nancy Hanks 2.o.
EaorUo Harden ,t+ho I.- ,ture1 nd
driven numbers Of horses some with
breeding and speed, others with breeding
and no speed etc. for which It was sim
ply case OF you pay your money aud
take your choice" has one Of the choicest
Of the get Of that magnificent race horses
Pamlco. 2lO, the dead son Of Mcander,
in Rubico. a shapely brown gelding six
years ola. whose dam, Ruby W. "A
daughter of Maryland Volunteer. pro-
duced Cock Robin, 1854. oy Franklin
Chief
Y. II. Murray owns a speedy PAGER bred
by himself in the gray mare Annie Pam
leo, whose name indicates her paternity.
but whose dam was by Robert Medium.
DR. j. NJ. Aver certainly obtained a very
clever young horse. recently from the
Boylan estate. I'm the gOod-lOoking bay
gelding. five years old. by Pamlco. dam
by WoOdburn Hambletonian. who has
much Of the alriness and style OF his ia
nous W. G.. "Slr Hubert" McMackin has
a handsome horse and one that IS
likely 20 figure as "a sire OF speed IN the
big horse Patterson Wilkes, by Overstreet
Wilkes, out of Flora Patterson, by
Charley D.. 2:2j sire of the well-known
mare Alice Burlow, 2:22i2. Overstreet
Wilkes. son Of George Wilkes. got the
grand circuit winner Tacomis and the
great brood mare Rachel Ray, dam OF
Commodore Porter 213 Captain 3.
J.. Williamson. former owner of Fairview
Farm and one Of the best known breeders
I'm North Carolina, is a loyal friend Of the
light harness as of yore and still retains
q few of his own breeding. among them
the handsome Day mare Edith Kingdom.
by Moondyne dam opal Lambert. by
Mountain Boy Or. J. r. Rogers drives
q we'll mated team in Message Belle, tho
clevcrly named daughter OF Message and
Belle by Reeds Aimont and Roberta
Medium. by Robert Medium. A. l..
Baker has another clever pole team made
up Of the brown mare Daisy Webb, by
Gregorian and mate did not learn
the breeding Of the latter.
r. l.. Bernard uses FOR pleasure pur-
poses good one In Rowdy Bob. the
learn TO trot fast with proper handling.
In Anneta. the brown mare by Bourbon
Baron. dam by Fleets Hambletonian. j.
X Marshal has a young mare that work
ed am easy mile close 30 2:30 and was
handled but little. John ". Harden's
bay gelding William O., by Elevator. is
one OF the best road horses in Raleigh.
being speedy. kind and tractable and large
enough ~ null weight q. D. Harris
has Rena Mix, the brown mare by Both
Grafton dam by Aristos; Thomas stone
owns Mamie Parrish. by Gregorian. dam
Trouble. by Bona Eide; T. T. Pace takes
his arings behind Prlmus. the son Of
Robert Medium and old Lottie Lee. By
Brown Chief that was bred by DIR. Nc
Kee; J. H. Robins has Mary Arthur, the
daughter Of Madrid. from Octave. By
Princeton. who was bred IN Kentucky by
Colonel Julian $. Carr: Cross & Llnnehan
have the bay gelding. Trevillian Boy, by
Treyillian, 21S II. out Of Coretenia. BY
Corinthian, and the black mare. Kitty
Hawk, 2:27 -. by Baron Browne. out of
Gladys. dam Of Eufala c.. 2.2S IL. by Al
cantara. who has a very handsome chest
nut colt az her side by Gregorian. while
w. i. Bachelor, who owned Pamllco and
bred his fastest son, Governor Holt. 2l5
now only owns one horse. and that IS
the aged brood mare Virgia Wilkes. dam
of Recutude, and grand dam OF from
bone Rex, ana she IS in Kentucky. This.
Of course, is only partial list of the
good owned in Raleigh. which was hastily
1otted down during a recent visit there.
as there are number OF others worthy
of special mention. which. however. may
be referred 10 at another time.