The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-16
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
At Glen Cove Farm, the Home OF
Golden Denmark.
THE BREEDING OF HUNTERS.
Sale Of the AnniIa Year linSs-Eobert
BradIey's Stable of Runners.
Aloha IL. W ms ut New
OrieanS-Other Items.
THE BREEDING OF HUNTERS.

Those enterprising Young Virginia breed
ers. James 3. McConb & Brother, OF the
Glen Cove Farm, which is near Somerset,
in Orange county, are BREEDING and hand
ling some higll-class combined saddle and
harness horses, while in addition hunters
and jumpers also claim a share o. their
attention. The present season has been
a prosperous one slt Glen Cove; not only
llaye the sales been satisfactory, but the
farm horses have been very successful III
THE show ring. Following up the circuit
OF Virginia. Horse Shows at Upperriile,
Manassas, Orange, llaI'risonburg and War
renson and closing the season at Atlanta,
THE Ness1s. McCamb exhibited their horses
in .hirty-llinc classes and carried off 50
u,.tsl,arS five of which were taken at the
big Georgia show
Iyhs, premier sire at Glen Cove is Golden
Denmark eisht-year-old chestnut son of
WoedforNi'S Cripple and The famous Queen
Denmark. dam of Forest Denmark, one OF
1nfe sslrcs in lhe stud of john T. Wuodford,
MI. Sterling. Ky The stud companion of
Golden Denmark is Highland Rose, rich
liz colo,ssd bay. three Years old and sixteen
brands high, by Highland Denmark. dam
Miss Triton. by Montrose. The orcad-1narc
band at Glen Cove includes f'hlilis and
Nanne:ne. fun sisters. by WoodloHu, out of
4
wears old. 5y Golden Denmark ont OF Mani
natte; Helen Gray, three years Old. by
Highland Denmark, 10y Young Joe, ana
Princess Ida the thoroughbred dauShie1
OF Report and Vienna, by Nandai. Ihe
chestnut colt, foal of 1900 fly Golden Den
mark out of Princess Ida. is the ha'd-
somesi younsSter on r1e farm and the
mare MAS bred back
Tho following interesting connUllica-
lion freln the pen of Mr.. Charles Griffin
Herring, of IIaITisonburG. Ma, appeared
recently III The Horse Show el!tion 81
the Rider and Driver Mr.. Herring, who is
a lawyer by profession, and a we'll inform
cd student OF bioodlinc and DediSreeS. is
one on The best-known owners and 3re>u-
ers OF fine horses IN ilne Valley OF Virginia:
Some weeks ago ] noticed Ia 9aou-- very
attractive pai1er the question, .'Nill VIC
ever breed hunters and polo ponies"
see that Col Spencer Borden answered
as 10 polo ponies, and ! read With genuine
regret his decision THAT The could not make
1t pay. The intelligence, information and
real sportsmanlike interest he carried in
10 the undertaking. deserved u better fate
] trust Tlhat AIR. Patterson and other breed
crs OF This valuable asld Very fascinating
Breed of horses w4ll not tr. DISCOURAGED
and will meet with better Qf no. better
sne;dted) appreciation.
As TO breeding hunters I must beg
indulgence for a not wholly unjus;inable
pride as a rirsinian in protesting against
tynis question. Here and there in other
parts of the country gentlemen ar, breed
ing few hunters, and some of them
notably Mr.. AIather-hare gone into it
with an amount OF Judgment and (what
is of equal importanoe) enthusiasm
which are sure 10 succeed. But in vir-
santa it is not a matter OF occasional
individua1 enterprise. recently begun.
There IS n great section Of the State.
especially tho rich blue-grass counties OF
Tauouier. Lcrdoun, Warren. Rockingham