The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEINEN.
Tie 1900 Crop of Yearlings at Annita
Stud Farm.
THEY ARE A VERY CHOICE LOT
Death of 81. L. Berscn-Rustlcr Wins
at Baitimore-Saic of Belle Nc
Gre.or Little Betz at
Acca-Othcr Items


bemarle county. interspersed by beautiful
dales and valleys and watered BY living
streams flowing direct from the mountains,
Is Annita Stud Farm, owned by a D.
Payne. of Charlottesville, and one of the
best-known breeding establishments IN
Virginia The successful sires, Jim Gray,
winner Of mary good races, and imp Wa
ter Level, the Engiish-bred son of isonomy
and Water Lily, by Lord Lyon, are the
stations in use. In them are centred
fashionable strains of blood, which also
may be said Of the choice band OF brood
mares at Annita. including. az it does. SIX
OF the best daughters of grand old Eoiis,
the dead son of imp. bennington, VINO
brought fame and fortune 10 Ellersiie. and
whose name is dear to hosts OF Virgnians
The 1900 crop of yearlngs at Annita sur
passes those of any former year, while
TO these may be added three unusually
choice two-year-olds, which Mr.. Payne
guarantees untried and his statements
are to be relied upon. The entire lot VIII
be shipped to New York at an early cate
and sold at auction by the American Horse
Exchange on Monday. June 1lth-
The yearlings are eleven in number, ana
include an eleSant-looking bay colt ny
Jim Gray, out of the Eolus mare, Nisi-
lette, dam OF Artillery, Grayling and Leon
idas, and really the best colt she has ever
dropped. The bay colt by Jim Gray, out OF
Joyeuse, is large, handsome and OF the
most pleasing conformation The pay
colt by Jim Gray, out Of Lady Bellevue,
is very clever, but another bay colt
by that good son OF Ten Brock. out
of Julia L.. is really q splendid specimen;
SO is the black colt by the same sire out OF
Ieola, the sister of Vigilette- The appro-
priately-named brown fly. On The Level,
q full sister to Water Crest and water
House, by imp. Water Level, out of Miss
CHI 1oll "a 4
race mare. as will the bay FLY by Wa
ter Level out Of Savina, be more than
likely TO do. The bay colt by Water Lev
el, out of Carbonate, is not very large, but
a real good one in appearance One of
the gems Of the collection is bay iilly
by DIabolus. the son of Eolus, out OF
Louise the Fair She has fine size and is
a racy-looking youngsteT- not very large
but choice individual, is the chestnut i'll
u by Castaway II, out Of the f5ous mare
ICdmonia, who traces back TO the famous
Nina, dam of Planet The two-year-old
chestnut colt, Howard Gratz, By imp
Newcourt. out of Mildred, has fine size and
is beautiful in point of conformation, while
a couple of high-class ones may be seen
in Water Run and Water Turk, both sons
of Wafer Level. the former full brother
10 water House and Water Crest. being
out OF Miss House, while Water Turks
dam is the richly-bred mare Turca, by
Tristan or Turco.
In the bay gelding. Rustler, who has
had comparatively little track work. Mr.,
E d Christian. Jr., Of this city. has
good horse ard one that is likely to trot
wav under go before the close OF The
season. At the Gentlemen's Driving Park
Baltimore, on Tuesday last, Rusticr start
ed in the 2:S5 class trotting, finishing third
10 Bailerton in the first heat in 2:2l la
after which he won the second, third and
fourth heats. and race, in Ia Ia, - Ia,
2.25. There were six starters in the race,
but Rustler won with ease. The bay geld
ing was driven ny the well-known trainer
and driver. c. a Pussy, of this city, who
took .ona Guffin down the grand circuit
line twenty years ago and since then has
landed Little Eez. 2:23 IA: Iirewood,
G:11 Ii; Mosul, 200 Ii, and others. WIN
.lers of good races RuStler was foaied IN
1894 and bred by William T. McAfee. Shell
by City, Ky from whom he passed as
yearling to w a. Neal, Manchester. Va
Rustler was sired by Hustler Russell. PIP
III, dam Lady Pilot, by Pilot Manbrino.
second dam unuaced-
In the death of NJ. L. Bergen, which oc-
Cured in this city on the 22d instant, an
other well-known horseman has joined
his forefattler Bergen. who was Familiarity
N J., as his home, but had lived here for
many years. He was a member of the
Bergen family of New Jersey, which fur
nished the weli-known jockeys of that
name but Red Mike had always been
identified with trotting horses. and was
one of the best caretakers in the business.
While an able caretaker, he was also
quite a good trainer and driver, the giant
gelding, Mosul. 2:D9 II. and other good
horses, having been developed and brought
out by him. Bergen was well liked and
popular. as rule. being brim full of
Irish wit and humor. but was unable to
stay the thirst for liquor, which was his
ruin.
Mr.. ]. w. Menefee, of Greensboro, N. c.,
has sent to c. A. Thompson, Empire City
track, New York who will train her this
season. the bay mare Virginia Menefee.
by Gregorian, 2::29R4, out of Minnie Roach.
by Aristos
w p Drewry. New York city,has placed
IN the hands of W. L. Bass, Acca Farm
this city, for training the bay pacing
gelding Big Jim, five years old, by Brown
Hal, the sire of Star Pointer. 1:594: DAM
the dam of Elk Tom, 7:1a14- Big Jim, who
worked a mile in 2:22 at two years old,
IS a rnastodon in size, standing seventeen
hands in height, and weighing close to
LOO pounds.
Recent foals at Foxhall Farm. the
property of Captain John l.. Roper. Nor
folk, Va. include filles by Great Stakes
2:2o. out OF Jessie STEAMBOAT, by Stamboul,
and by Allerton, 2:e9li, out o. Mime, by
Eagle Bird. Jessie Stanboul is the dam
of Clesintay, 2:1734.
The little roam mare Little Betz. 2:23A
by John w. Daniel, is now twelve years
old, and apparently not so erratc and
flighstrung as formerly. She is owned
by Mr. Langhorne Pucney. Of this city,
who has her in training at Acca Farm,
where w. L. Bass recently drove the
small daughter OF John W. Daniel an easy
mile in 2:24
In the classes for heavyweight hunters
at the recent Baltimore Horse-Show, Miss
Marie Murch!son captured blue and yell
low ribbons with the srand-looking roam
selding Hornpipe, by Young Sanford,
who was exhibited by Mr.. Charles H.
Hurkamp, of the Amaret Farm. Freder-
Va,
Smyth Brothers, of the Southern Horse
Bazaar. have sold to DR.. W. D. Turner,
the handsome and