Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-15

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Norfolk Good Place to Buy
Mules at Low Prices,
Tho Horse Market for she Week > Lo-,
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tors on tho circuit.

Mr. Frank Coyington, manager of
F'oxhall Farm, reports everything
lin good shape there. He is jogging
{ some of the farms promising young
sters every day. During the past week
\ several visitors from outside points,
: Who know the high character of the
FoXhall stock, have looked over the
horses, with u view OF making pur-
chases. sS
None of the Norfolk horses have been
in the races at Hagerstown, Md. dur
\ Ing the past week.
ssssas
Lamp Girl, owned by Mr.. j. r. Bull,
or Bobtown, Accomac county. has been:
at the Hagerstown. Md. races during
the past week. Lamp, Girl is a promis-
Ing little mare. She gets her name
from the fact that she was dropped
oy lamplight one night.
Colin Steele expects to leave soon
Tor Raleigh and other North Carolina
points. where he Will race Little Stakes
end Dot. Both of these won third
monies at the State Fair races, and will
probably bring back some North Caro-
Ina money on theis, resurn home.
Sport and White Tips, two racers
that. attracted much favorable COM
ment here during the races at the state
Fair have been racing the past week
at Bell Air Md.
George II. Mills was the starter at
the races mt the Hagcrstown, Md, Fair
October 1913.
At the Gentlcmen's Driving Park,
Baltimore, the bay mare Ella Leo.
owned by Samuel Walton, Falls Mills,
Va, reduced her record from 2:30 to
.:24E. This mare Is five years old.
got by Red Leo, out of Lucy S.. dam of
Maggie Carroll, 2:20k, and Lutte Daw-
son. 2:30, both of whom, along with
Ella Leo. are owned by Mr.. Walton
and have been trained and driven for,
seVerai seasons past by Tom Cannon.
Grover c.. wel-known stallion.
was sold this week TO Mr. w. e. Whit
ley, of Speed, y. G. The stallion was
Stripped Friday night n! IT,.
The local horse market has been fair
during The week. The week started I'm
strong. but failed TO hold up that way
10 the close. The principal demand
has been for heavy horses and GOOD
drivers. One carload of heavy horses
went to Roller, Md. for farm and
express purposes, and one carload of
general purpose horses went to Eins-
ton. N. C. Mr.. A. Q. Elliott. of Eden
ton. was up and bought a carload of
general purpose horses.
The Warrenton, Va. horse show as
ISOLATION, recently organized will hold
ITS first meeting October Is and 49,
There will be twenty-five classes. A
$50 cup. made by Kirk, Baltimore. will
be given by, Courtland II. Smith, Alex
andria for the best Thoroughbred hun
ter, stallion, mare or gelding, to be
ridden by owner. who must be mem
Der OF a recognized hunt club Mar
shall d Thompson, DroDretors OF the
Virginia Stables. offer two premiums
of SIS each for the best yearling and
the best weanllng sired by His Grace.
Other valuable prizes have been Of
fered. and the affair promises to he
success. The officers are: President,
w. Golden Davis: First Vice Presi-
dent, L. Ashley Cooper; Second Vice
President, Albert Fletcher; Third Vice
President. Scott Nesbitt: Secretary.
F.. r. w. Barker: Treasurer and Man.
agcr' G. w. Smith :.
Mr.. NJ. LAUDER. who buys mules in
the West for the Pennsylvania mar
ket, and ships Pennsylvania. horses to
the Norfolk market, has just returned
from trip through the West. He
found mules there were very high in
price and has telegraphed a Ken
buy mules on the Norfolk market much
cheane than in the West. The rise
In the price of mules in the West arises
from he heavy demand for army and
other purposes, and buyers do not
see to have awakened to the fact that
mules can be obtained much cheaper
at our market.
This is the way the Shelbvville, Ind.
Republican saw the races at the Spru-
Mica Fair Brown county: a race
track has been built around the hill.
On the back stretch the course is IN
hill, where the horses are all permitted
to run. The home stretch Is down Hill.
and there the drivers go for blood
The Judges reach their stand by means
of q. ladder that is on the outside.
hand bell is used by the starter. The
grand marshal of the race track is a
gentleman built on the same lines. in
appearance. of Moses PrlIitt. of wa tor
melon fame. The frce-f all pace was
one of the events Thursday afternoon,
The rules made 1t obligatory for five
TO enter and three to start. three heats
in five. There were only two PAGERS on
the grounds and a. trotter was put in
10 finish out the number OF starters.
After getting the word in the first heat
the horses lost themselves behind the
hill. but after a long wait they came in
sight on the top or the emihence and
made the wild dash for the wire, all
being hitched to old-fash4oned suIkies.
+ Ine excitement was intense and cheer
a fter cheer rent the ambient air. The
judges announced the heat a. dead hea,
and then there was fun. After n
short time the horses were brought GU;
again and sent away Ar tha cloee ~