The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14

en-, by Manbrino Patchen; Tea Rose, os
Mecca, the son Of Nutwood, out OF MOS
Rose: Young Gossip; Perrette, by ouroi'
out OF Mildred. by Mambrino Star;; Nail-
ME Sudduth; Lucy s., by Young JIM o. ou.
of Lucy, graddam. of Direction, Z;psA !
Lutte Dawson, 2:30, the full sister TO Mas
gle Carroll, and Wflbooka's Sister, by
wilkes Boy. 2::24A. out of Kate, by Alien
Book. Perrette and Lutte Dawson were
In J. H. F,ar1ey's stable at Lynchours
during the early part Of the season, puI
went wrong and we're sent back home ana
bred.
Mr. T. B. Andrews, of Charlottesviile,
va, who for yaars past has made q spe-
cialty of buying and shap sns UP high-c ass
horses and dlsposing OF them on the north-
ern markets. has now turned his atten-
ton to breeding also. His horses are
kept at Oak Grove Farm. an estate of
300 acres, seven miles from town. and
recently purchased. Nightingale, by the
famous Matchless of Londesboro, out Of
Netrate A, by Copenhagen, heads the
stud. He is a chestnut horse, six years
old, of pleasing conformat on and good
manners. In addition TO six trottlng
bred mares OF the proper conformation Tor
such a cross which have been mated with
Nightingale. Mr.. Andrews also owns the
thoroughbred mares Theora, bay foaied
1891. by Dry Monopole. dam the jilt, by
GIenmore, who dropped a bay My IN tne
spring by Nightingale. and was pred pach;
Runaway, bay foaled 1887, by Alesrino
dam Belle of Ethan. by Victorious, who
also dropped bay FLY in the spring oy
Nightingale, and was bred back. one
of the best-looking youngsters on the
place is a bay filly, two years OLD, whose
dam, Miss Enaeti. thoroughbred daughter
of Powhatan. and EmetA by Asterla, dieu
when she was two years Old. Inns My
was sired by Axworthy, 2:15h, as was
the bay FLY of the same age out of Run
away. In the spring of 1891, when 3-year-
ODDS it is the intention of Mr. Andrews
TO breed these Axworthy fillies to Night
ingale, and the cross should be productive
of good results.
Captain John l.. Roper, of the FoXhall
Farm. Norfolk, who for more than a de-
cade past has been one Of the most liberal
patrons OF the trottins horse in Virginia,
is well pleased with the showing made i'll
1900 by the get of his stallion Great
Stakes 2:2O the son of Billy Thornhill
and Sweetsakes, by Sweep Stakes. Great
Stakes is the premier sire at FoXhail
Farm, and he is represented on the turf
this season by Foxhall 2:19$i. a cnestnu.
geiding, whose dam was by Norfolk, the
sire of Miss Nelson. oil Ia: Gypstakes,
2:23 IA, the roam mare out OF Gypsy, by
Ell Mahdi, and W. H. N, 2:24i2, a bay
golding out Of a mare by Lyle Wilkes. In
addition to these there is the fast bay
golding Little Stakes. 2:24hi. who is much
faster than his record, which was earned
in 1889. indicates, and is likely to trot
close to els when right and fit.
Among the brood-nares at FoXhali ere
Sweet Stakes. the dam Of Great Stakes;
Lacy Kenton, by Hambleton.an AlamErino
out Of Our Mary, by Heaps: Jessie Siam
boul, the dam of Ciesirntay, 2:l5l4. by
Stamboul out OF Astrone, by Alcyone.
second dam of The famous Jessie Pepper:
s. f. S. Frances, by Muscovite. out of
Venus, dam Of Monoeye. $50, Ivy ConSer;
Racket. the dam of Red Boy, 2:27. by Red
Wilkes; and Mime. by Eagle Bird. out of
Cleta Wilkes, by Wilkes Boy. Mime drop
ped in the spring grand looking bay tilly
by the famous Allerton, 2:09El. and was
bred to Great Stakes, whose stud COM
panion at FoXilall is the young stallion
FoNhall aicGregor, a tlree-year-oid bay
son Of Robert NcGregor, 2:11A, and Cleo,
2:19 Il, by Gambetta.
Mr. W. C. McIackin. manager Of the
speed department of the North Carolina
State Agricultural Society at Raleigh,
writes me that the outlook for the forth
coming fair and races there on October
ed to 9th, inclusive, is good, and the
attendance promises 10 be very large
Over $3.50 Will be offered in purses for
harness horses and runners. those for the
former ranging from $3.50 10 $500 each, while
those for the runners are from 500 10
SEQ each. The race programme as orig
inally published Will be I'm off with the
exception of the 2:1S class trotting and
pacing, which has been changed to a
class for 2:1S PAGERS and 2:l5 trotters.
Entries to the Raleigh races close on
Monday. October 18Th. at II 2. NJ, and
records made that day are no bar.
r. L. Smith, Greenvlle, n. c.. has sold
to parties in Baltimore the 1-year-old
chestnut stallion Bird Eye, 2:14A, by
Prince belmont out of Sue Burglar, by
Burglar, and While the price received has
not been made public il was known TO BE-
a good one. Bird Eye has proven him
self one OF the most consistent performers
seen on half-uile tracks this season.
Trained and driven by Siias Smith. he has
won the ma iority Of the races in which
he has started, and never been behind the
money since ne started out al the begin
ming of the season Bird Eye was bred
by e. T. Scales. Byrdville Va, and sold
as a yearling a public auction in Ra leigh
n. c.. for the insignificant sum Of $50
He was purchased by Waiter ruler. from
whom he passed to George D. Bennett
ard the latter sold him to Mr.. Smith as
q 3-year-od. for whom the sold son Of
Prince Belmcnt trot-ed TO record of 2:z9A
that season, reduced it 10 2:1Sl. a four,
and Clipped four seconds from that during
the early part of the present season. Bird
Eye goes into The stable of w P. IGigss
at Baltimore, who VII prepare him for
the Grand Circuit in 1861.
! am indebted 10 an esteemed friend in
Roanoke. Va, for the following notes
from that thriving city:
The fine brood mare Stambouline. by a
son of Stamboul, 200 II, is at the Walton
Stock Farm, Falls Mills. where she drop
ped very promising foal by Jack Cook,
son of General Wilkes and was bred to
Red PEG. 2:25 Il. Stambouline IS owned
by Captain j. II. WinGate, city engineer Of