The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-12

this idea OF sitting down and playing
seven-uo for a couple of mares worth
$4,000 apiece was 4 little too much Tor
nm We see by the New YORK Telegraph
that Scott Hudson, the well known ttalu-
en- worked Louise Mac a mile III z.io
hooked TO cart over the Empire CitS
track on Tuesday, July 18th, so she must
o.. ABOUT right this year and Ill 4 GOOD way
to reduce her record We return MI
Gwathmey our thanks for the handsome
picture. and here's good luck to HIM and
the mare and the hope that her record
will equal Dione's at the close OF the
year.
Under recent date C. \. Pusey writes
me from Dover, n. H., that the bay geld
ing Rustler, 2:15 IA, is in fine shape and
doing nicely.
Taken right off of the road by his owner,
Mr. E, D. Christian, Jr., in April last, ana
placed in Puseys hands, the career OF this
tail son Of Hustler Russell and Lady
Pilot has been nothing less than renarka-
ble a trial in 2:22 over q, half-nI!e track
during the last week in April was conV1nc-
ing proof that he had speed enough to be
taken 10 the races, 50 when the bell tapped
for the starters in the 2:40 class, trotting,
at GentIemens Driving Park, Baltimore,
in May, Rustler, with Pussy up, scored for
the "bil, Stiltl li!ct9ti LkSS S'S-A -oeoN~->NN-
as factors in the race the combination
won. and what is more, the victory was an
easy one. which was followed by another
three days later and two more at Prospect
Park the following week. Then the COM
bination journeyed farther north, and the
story is toli by Pussy, who writes: L
told you to predict that Rustier would
make good horse If left with ME and
was trained according TO my IDEAS, which
has been fully verified l have been in the
business too long 10 so wild over every
horse I see, but the Hustler Russell geld
ing impressed me from the first, and if left
with me feel confident that he will make
one of the best race winners of the year
You are aware of what a short time ne
has had to develop into the horse that he
now is Coming into my hands on Apri!
l7th ne has since that time trotted ten
races, winning seven and getting one sec
ond and couple of fourth moneys in the
others He was thin and weak to COM
.nence with, being troubled with indges
ton, but is fast getting rugged and strong,
and l look for him to win other good races
this season and sfurther reduce his record
Of 2:15 Ii, as over a good mile track I do
not think a mile in 2;l0 beyond his limit
In the class for harness stations at the
Orange Horse Show, c. c. TaEiaferro. Of
Nasons, won first prize Y, it'll the fine look
ing bay horse William l., Jr-, by VII
liam L., out of the great brood m ire
Mother Jumps. and another fist in the
roadster class with the black mare Pa
tience, by General Knox. out Of sappho.
by Jaw Gould. who. though twenty-one
years outstyled and had more speed than
any of her opponents. AS Anna NJ, this
mare figured in a ringing tour conducted
hy Thomas Kerr in 1898, but was caught
up with here and as a result were eN-
PEELED by the National Trotting Aszocia-
ton Later on Kerr secured re-nstate-
upon the shapely black mare, who, row
ever, has been retired to the brood-mare
ranks, so that ii does not affect her.
The bay mare Ethel Ray. 2:21 IL. by
Bonnie McGregor, 2:13 IL. dam Winnie
Constance, by Pestoskey. son of George
Wilkes, owned by James Stackhouse,
Marion S. c., dropped on July 22d i chest
nut colt by Egwood, 2:1S II, and was bred
back to that handsome and highly finished
son of Ecbert and Lucille B!ackwood.
This colt is described as being very hand
some AMI being the son of developed par
ents, is likely TO develop speed and race
horse quality. Egwood, who was formerly
owned by the late H. c. Chambin. of
this city ana kept at w illlbS L ain, - 10"
the property Of Mr.. Stackhouse and has
been we'll patronized by South Carolina
breeders this season.
Trained and driven by his owner. Z. l.
Smith, Greenville. n. c., Bird Eye, LII IA,
the seven-year-old chestnut stallion. by
Prince Belmont, cut OF Sue Burglar, by
Burglar, keeps up his winning clip, as at
Dunkfrk, y 7. On the second instant
he won the 2:15 class, trottng, finishing
second in the first and second heats and
winning the third, fourth and fifth heats.
rafting the third heat in 2:1s IL, which
was the fastest heat Of the race.
Al Albany. N. Y, on the third instant,
4ha bav gelding Roster, 2:16 II. who was
recently sold by James c. Smith. of this
civ to Boston parties, won third money
in the 2:1i class. trottins, the race going
70 crank Dreamer. by Mercury. and sec
ond money to Nell Gwynn a gray mare
bv Alcyon. who won the second heat
Roster, as usual, trotted good race. his
position in the summary, being .2-5-2-2, the
time of the four heats being Eli L., XII
II. 2:l2 IA. 2:14 IL