The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-23
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
Trainers at the Different Tracks in
This Vicinity.
THE SEASON A BACKWARD ONE.
The Tom Telegraph Family-Hobcrt
Bradlcy's Bunncrs-Ihc sale
Of The Jcficrson-Othcr
Items Of Interest.
THE SEASON A BACKWARD ONE.

A backward season and Che absence OF
favor9tle weather conditions combined,
have retarded the progress OF trainers OF
trottors and racers in this vicinity. but
within the past two weeks the balmy att
nosphorc Of spring has been strongly i'm
evidence. and horses have been sent along
some IN their work. and fair number
will be found ready % start 40 thc Nor
fox meeting. which lesins on May l6.
At Glcnlea Farm James Fletcher has
eight head. all trottcrs. iu IBIS stable
which includes Hulman. 2.-o brown
sclding by Quartormastcr, dam Winnie
Il. BY Hannis: Roster. 1.2 1-4 bay geld
Ins by AlmOmeoO, dam He'd Rose. hy
Red wilkes. a couple Of thrcc-y colds
by Toodles Jr.. sire OF Nelly u. els IA.
tho giant bay gelding MosuL 200 IA. by
Sultan, Guy Fly, chestnut stallion. 10y
LORD Guy. bay mare. by Bourbon
Baron. ana ally. s. Oy Wills. MOsul,
Guy Fly. and tho Bourbon Baron. and
Wills allies. are AN out of Virginia
Maid. dam Of Nutwitn. 2.-s is. by sam
Purdy. 20 II
Mosul who trotted % his record in
1897. did not start last season ON account
be thrown out q training during the
latter part of tho previous year. but the
mastOdOn is looking zine. and appears
90 be getting sound now and f he keeps
right Fletcher hopes Co have him in
shape for another campaign The son
o; Sultan Is entered iu the 5000 stake
for 2l0 trotters no Rcauiuc Mass to
be trotted in August.
Again occupying his old quarters nd Acca
H. Ell .I of
fifteen horses. among them some good
prospects. that are being worked for
speed over the half mile track there
During former years az Acca Bass broke
20 harness and brought out Miss Nelson
2.l il; Hulmau, 2.2O Gordon Smith,
2E Is. and other good ones IBIS stable
includcs Branchwool 1922 ID Oaccu. by
Woodburn Hambiclorian. Rcd Light
2.32 = chestnut mare. hy Red Wilkes
Jr dam bv Twilight. Marie. bay mare
by Jolly Friar. am by Sam purdy joyful
Maiden. bay mare pacer). bv King Nut
wood dam by petoekey. David c. cncst-
nut EclGing (p'cer). hy j. j.. &C.. dam Rosa
Clay Gam Of David b.. POO a. by Ameri-
can Clay. black mare UaceD. 10y Elys'an
Abdallah. and some younger horses
among them some promising two and
three-year old nues and CEILINGS
At the old Exposition Grounds balf-
trained thero and was wen Known here
has engaged quarters for fhe season.
station has been located af Belmont Park
philadelphia. Tor Two years past. Die ha-
during recent years trained ant driven
number Of good performers. hotA trotters
and PAGERS. among them Miss Nelson.
2.i1 Ia. David g.. 2ll l-f, Walter Herr
2.l9 IA. Minnie Rysdyk. 300 and others.
Ills string now includes tho promising
4 fr.a
dam by 6weepstokes; crow. black geld
ing b. Rupee. 2Il dam 10y Dictator ana
Eioroy brown horse Cd) dam Berkshire
Bole. 2.22 IL. dam Of Berkshire Chimes.
Ell "a. by Alcyone EIoroy's mark e.
2.zs1-4, but when ft and right lr can
50 close 20 ten second faster Tho brown
stallion IS richly bred and possesses eN-
quisite quality ard finish. which comes to
him by right OF heritage through DIS
sire. tho dead SImmonF ana h.s maternal
grardsire. Alcy0ne, who was noted Cor
his faultless form and beauty. EIorov
second dam was Belle Easf@.d. 80.
dam Of H0lstein 2.26. and his third dam
was famous old sally Chorister. Dam ~
Protelne. 2.ls and Belle Patcheu. dam
OF the noted sire. Baron Nhte- t
Mr.. j.. p. sale. Of Washington ID g..
whose contributions 10 tuIf Journals eI.
not only bright. clever aud entertaining.
but Instructive as Rel. writes at InloH-
in p recent issue OF the ch.caro Hose
Review. concerning the Tom Telegraph
family Of horse. formerly 90 We'll SHOWN
;n Virginia.
In view " tie prominence Of the Tom
Hal family. &c may prove of interest 20
relate something 0f the history OF 4lOtn-
er family OF sald.e horses. which al on.
time was the most popular lJr saddle
purposes thar has ever existed iu aI of
this section Of county 4 refer 10 the
family known as the Tom Telegraph.
Who bred the original Tom telegraph !
am unable 90 ascertain. and what 4 state
about tho early history OF the family IS
largely founded upan hcaIsay statements.
The story goes that the founder of the
family. Tom Telegraph. was bred near
Frederick City. Md. and was foa cd about
lso6- %. lie was blood bay horse.
trifs over IL hands, very muscular. and
possessed a perfect saddle conformation
as well as al of tho salts SO popular
among the men and women of that period
Ills sire. the story goes. was thorough
bred horse his dam "a mare OF pacing
Hood. She possessed an the saddle
gats. and. possibly. was Of Narraeansett
stock. as much Of thar blood permeated
tie saddle stock OF those southern States
that lie along the Atlantic coast.
The descendants OF Tom TELEGRAPH
speedily became famous in Maryland. and
az the wealthy Virginia planters were all
WAYS on the lookout u those days for
superior saddle animals as good roads
were scarce one or more Tom Telegraph
stations were imported south OF the PO-
toInac When boy j was a member
81 the family OF the celebrated chief |
Justice John Marshall OF Virginia. and
q was during my boyhood period as a
member Of that family that ] FIRST be-
came personally acquainted with the Tele- |
graphs. Every person who owned a
Telegraph stallion name him Tom. and
every descendant Of any particular stall
lion. whether male or female. was called
a Tom Telegraph.
80 Il comes 90 pass that the history
o. the Halls and Telcgaphs In this re-
spect runs in parallel lines In Virginia
the breed was kept up 10 O. hign standard
until the beginning OF the war Ilo
Telegraph stations were crossed on mares
carrying the blood OF Revenue. owned
by John Minor Bolts imp Sovereign,
Blackburn's Whip imp. Priam. Boston.
and many other OF tho female descend
ants OF the f0Ir-milers ~ aute-belum
days.
When tho war bGglr sounded, the Teie-
graphs. and about everything else that
had legs and wore hair were summoned
20 arms And they responded There
were no laggarQs In those davs Those ]