Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-03
WITH THE .HORSEMEN.
News Of Interest to Lovers of
Fast Stepping Equines.
evsraI shipmsn4s-e rwe.tern Horses o. IN
ing This woek-Local salos of tho Past
woek-Looal Horsomcn Getting Their
gerings Readyfor Summer Campaign.


somewhat light. but nice roadsters and
Heavy draftcrs and express horses are
selling fairly well and in demand.
Fssues zrnio fair on all grades.
The principal sales for the week have
Deem to the North Carolina and Balti-
moro trade. and there has also been
good docai demand in and around the
city.
The marlzet,next week promises to be
well supplied. ]. Draper, Of Alton.
Iowa, who has shipped 800 carloads of
western horses and mules to the Nor
folk market. will, during the coming
week. ship In two carloads OF heavy
draftere and smooth little Southern
chunks. II. F. McCleury, of Norfolk.
will bring In one carload OF choice dri-
yers and road horses and NJ. LAUDER. OF
york, Pa, will send In two carloads OF
big mules are also Ell route to this mar
ket.
brewer, the br. G. by PARKER, by AL
cantara, by George Wilkes, and first
dam Adelaide Tyler by Chester was
driven in Baltimore the past week by
Mr.. Colin Steele, OF Norfolk, and made
q mark of 2:19H. official time He was
an the 2:22 pace, and showed n great
deal OF speed all through the race He
returned home Thursday morning, and
Mr.. Steele will convert him into n trot-
ter. Mr.. Steele now has ten perform
ers at the Norfolk track, and expects
TO go out on the campaign about July
j. His string will be headed by Clan
don. Or. e., 2:21A, by G. f. Clay, and
will include Little Stakes. b. b., 2:25H.
by Great Stakes; Annie Mariner. b. m.
2:23M. by Bob Pierce; Russell br. g, a
very fast green PAGER. and Brewer
2:19A.
In last Tuesdays pacing race at Pros
poet Park. Baltimore, Calvin Steele
drove Mr.. Geo. w Bethels Brewer.
which got second prize. His first heat
was done in 2:19h, excellent time con-
siderlng the fact that this was only his
third race, Brewer was sired by Parker.
sh".ss
On last Saturday at the Gentlemen's
Driving Park, Baltimore. Angewor,h,
also by Parker, won his race in 2:1Oh,
the best time ever known for this time
OF the year over n u mile track Ange-
worth is cwned by Senator Yeomau,
and was trained on the half mile track
here all of last spring. Seeley did the
driving in the race.
Frank Yohum, by Parker, won on
Saturday and Tuesday In Baltimore. He
belongs to Senator Woman, and was
driven by Seeley. He was also train
cd in Norfolk last spring.
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The sorrel horse Broker, one OF the
string trained here 10y William Foster,
won last Thursday in Baltimore
+Ast
Mr.. John w. Porter of Boston, has
: his brown mare, Minnie s., here train
ing. II is not known yet what she can
do.
Mr.. John Mariner shipped string OF
ten to Boston last Monday They were
Wilton Bay. Walter s., Norval NJ,
Irene, Too Soon, Miss Grace. Andlyne,
Bon Bells, lr.. and two more unnamed
sSta*%
1t is interesting to note that all the
horses from Norfolk in the Baltimore
races were supplied with shoes by
James Barlsley of this city. He has been
sending shoes to Baltimore all the sea-
son.
The issue of Turf. Field and Farm"
of May 18th, says: The meeting intend
cd for this week at Norfolk, Va. was
declared off for lack of entries. Purses
at this track never failed to I'LL when
they We're advertised in Turf, Field
and Farm
The above statement is wholly untrue
md surprising coming from such n us
ually reliable source as Turf, Field and
TNaam." We do not know whether 1t is
q case OF sour grapes" because the
Local track management failed to give
The above journal an advertisement or
whether it was imposed on by some par
ty who misinformcd 1t. In either case
PREPARATION is due the management of
the Virginia State Fair and Agricultu-
gal Association, that has the track and
Saces in charge.
As previously stated in the Virgin
Ian-Pilot, the reason that the spring
races are given up is because the Ocean
View Railway spur track to the Fair
ground has been taken up and the new
street car track 10 the grounds has not
been completed.
In regard to the entries for the spring
traces which were large and included
large fields OF flrst-class speedy flyers.
MR. John Mariner, general manager OF
the Virginia State Fair and Agriculture
al Association states that the entries for
1he proposed Spring raccs here were
greater IN slunlber and included better.
horses dhan ever before, and the races
would have been held but for the tear
ing up of railway track 20 the fair
grounds. Since the new track was not
laid there was no feasible way of con-
Neying the throngs of spectators ex-
pected to and from the fair grounds
While the Turf Field and Farm is n
good journal, an omission to patroniZe
its advertising columns will hardly be
attended by such dire consequences as
1t seems TO Imagine.
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The little roam mare, Little Retz.
2:23h, by John w. Daniel, is now
twelve years old, and apparently not so
erratic and highstIung as formerly. Sh,
is owned by Mr.. Langhorne Putney. OF
Richmond, who has her in training at
"A cca Farm. where w J.. Bass recently
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