The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-25
NEWS OF HORSES;
AND HORSE EN-
At Foxhall Stock Farm. the Home Of
Great Stakes.
FoxHAll M'GREGoR THERE.
And Fine Band Of. Brood nIarcs Also
<sSe or Mary D.-Kcccnt Foals Mt
Asni,a Choristcr md Circas-
sian in Virginia.
M'GREGoR THERE.

Great Stakes, trot.ing record OF 2:21.
the good-looking bay horse by Billy
Thornhil!, out OF Sweet Stakes, by Sweep,
Stakes. is the premier sire at Mr. John
l.. koTer's Fox Hail Farm, Norfolk, Va,
and his stud companion is Foxhall Nc.
Gregor, the threc-year-old bay son Of
Robert McGrcsor, 2:175i, out Of Cleo,
c:lsa, by Garnhstta, son OF Volunteer.
Great Stakes was Il consistent turf per-
Icrrncr and earned his record in a winning
race over the half-mie track at Norfolk.
Very few of his get have been trained,
but sail of those have shown up well.
among them being Little Stakes. 2:241a,
who has either won first or second money
in every race in which ne has been start
ed. Foxhall NcGresor is a fine individual
and as the son of developed parents. who
were racc-winners of sterling capacity,
much Is expected of him. Mr.. CoyingtoE,
VINO directs affairs at the farm, thinks
very highly of the Eounsster and thinks
with training, he viii develop extreme
speed and race-horse capacity. The brood
mares are a good-looking lot and all in
vigorous health, reflecting credit upon Mr..
sCorinEton'ss management. Probably the
choicest mare at the farm is Jessie SIAM
Dol. dam of Clesitay, 2:111s. by S;ambol.
Sc:o71.. out Of Astrione. the sister OF Iona,
c:l715. by Alcyone. second dam famous old
Jessie Pepper, by Malnbrno Chief she
{ is in foai to Great Stakes. The aged
chestnut mare Sweet Stakes, dam of Great
Great Stakes, by Sweep Stakes, dam by
Rockafellers Clay, was bred in 1883 to FOX
hall McGregor, but does not appear to be
in foal Frances. 2:25., registered as S.
f. S. Frances, is a shapely black mare,
seven years old, by Muscovite. son OF Nut
wood and Reina Victoria, out Venus, by
ConEer. and much faster than her record
Indicates. She was bred in 1889 to Fox
hHu McGreEor Mime, bay nine-ye6rs-
old. by Eagle Bird. out of 2Clcta Wilkes.
by Wilkes Boy, is a typical brood mare in
appearance, long, low and roony- She is
heavy in foal TO the great race horse and
noted sire AIlerton, 2:09A and If the pro-
duce should be a filly, Captain Roper will
prize It very highly. Sunbeam. bay
mare by Hanlblctonian Mambrino, dam
Matte Handy by Ben Bolt, son OF Abdal-
lah Pilot, is g.ell thought of and her colts
are all promising. She is In foal TO Great
Stakes. Lady kenton is an attractive
Docking roomy black mare. by Hamble-
tonian Mambrino. out Of Our Mary, the
Eranddam of Town Lady. PLY, y'I,elaps.
Thoroughbred son of imp. bennington.
second dam Nelly B., dam of Ira Wilkes,
e:eS and Mike Wilkes. 2:l5*4. by Geo. NJ.
Fatchen and third dam Old Sophie. the
granddam of Nancy Hanks 2:N she is
in foal to FoXhall McGreSOr, as Is .her
three-year-old daughter Princess Kenton,
a chestnut filly by Great Stakes. Racket.
the dam of Red Boy, c:29. and blanche
Archer. are recent purchases. The forn1-
err is a daughter of Red Wilkes and
Racquctte, by Enfield, second dam Heel
and Toe Fannie, dam of Jewett, 2:l4.
blanche Archer is by Mambrino Boy, OUT
of Tributary, by Tribune, second dam Hat
lie Hogan dam of Spectator. 2:1Ia and
Tribute. o:g1A. Among the two-year-olds
is a brown FLY. by Great Stakes. out of
Flora by Wilton. a chestnut EeldlnS by
Great Stakes, out of Lady Eenton. bay
Eeiding by Guyicrwopd. out Of Jessie
Sta1nhol and bay filly by Great Stakes
out of Treaclma. by Trevi1lian. 2:9Sh while
fhe yearlinSs. five in number include a
brown colt, by Potential, son Of Prodisal,
GU. OF Nellie W.. by Hiatoga Chief, a bay
1illy. by General Johnston. son of Lynn
Bel out OF Sweet Stakes, and bay colt
1,y Great Stakes out Of a mare by king
Nntwood. second dam True Loves sister,
by Sweep Stakes
s, Robert Bradley has shipped big
stable OF horses from Greenway Farm,
Wilcox Wharf. Va. to the Beenninss
track Washington, d. c., where he mas
made a number of entries to the running
meeting beginning there April ID, and
continuing two weeks. The stable is In
charge Of IL. Flippen, and includes
rtwenty-six horses, the most noted MEM
Der OF the stable being Boney BOY. that
game, thoroughly honest and enduring
son of the Iron Horse, Bitten, ana
Sue B.. by 1'rosper- This ransy chest
nut Eclding. now four years old. rs IN
fine condition, and appears fit and ready
to race as do others 0f the. string. In
ADDITION 10 Boney Boy. the stable includes
Manchir lD. by A1iracle-Refuse; Henry
do I, IA .aG
IA. by Even Wait-Fanny H: Judge Viii
cox t4D. by. America Ethel H.; Allie II.
{s,. by Aloha Ethel H.: Aileen Wiscn
CA. by Burlington Marie Shanklin:8 The
Jefferson 90 by Bohemian; Aloha IL. by
acknowledgements; Hold In. four years,
urd the o-year-olds, IIa.,Adacll. by Aloha
lar,incnce; Water Alone. by Aloha
AvaierNviich; GiNeall. by Aloha5Gift:
Albert Enriglt- by Aloha-Purse: Ellen
Abbott, by Aloha-Annie L.; Light Ball
by Elitzen-l<ady Ggecnway; Robert Wad-
dell. by Aloha-Nirgie; William Ack, by
& Aloha Wi,nette; George Arab, by Aloha
ye&a;lon; Bob Alone, by Aloha-Blanc che
One.o Of the handsomest 2year-olds in
Narcinia-in fact, just about the equal Of
j the best IN any section in appearance
is the bay FLY. MARY Boisseau, by Red
Leo. out of Lucy s.. dam of Maggie! Car
reli. 2:1S IA; Ella Leo. 2:e1 LA and Lutte
Dawson, $50, by Young Jim Mary
Boisseau is a fun sister to the fast mare,
Ella Leo. and is owned at Walton Farm.
Falls Mills, where she was bred by MIR.
S. Walton. the big railroad contractor,
who is one of the cieveresi and best
know OF Virginia trotting1horse breeders.
Mr.. Nation owns the stations Red Leo.
son of Red Wilkes, and Planeteer. son
8-of Electioneer, and a number Of we'll
known brood mares. while there are
about twenty ycarhngs. p and s-year-old
colts and tillies. among them being a
2-year-oid son Of Red Leo and Perrette,
22.2 22e az. by Juror.
e The bay mare, Mary D.. by Cheyenne,
:oa IA. owned by ]. 4. Tarlton. I4exing-
tfu KY was sold during the past week
to Roy Miller. OF Selma, Ala. for 5000.
She has shown a mile in 2:lS IL. and is
regarded as one of the NEST promising
trot,ers IN the country. being a candidate
for the NJ. s. NJ. Stake. Detreit.
Mary d. was purchaser in Lexington.