The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
news. OF HORSES
AND FlORSEINENI
AT BeIgravia Farm, the Home Of
Kelley and BeIyiew.
SOME GREAT BROOD MAREsTHERE.
Judge Ycomans and r. D. Stout Buy
River Farm on the potomac-salo
OF Cupid-Rosinnnto Breaks
a California Record.
SOME GREAT BROOD mAREsTHERE

California Record.
From Belgravia Farm. Mt. Jackson,
Va, Mr.. James Cox writes me that his
horses are all wintering finely ana that
the prospect for 1900 is brighter than
for years past. Kelly, 2:2s, the bay son
of Electionecr, and The famous brood
mare Esther, dam OF Expressive, ., IL
thoroughbred daughter Of Express, VINO
heads the Belgravia stud, is IN better
shape than ever before and VIII pe placeo
in training again. The trotting record
of 2:2j credited to this handsome, blood
like son of Electioneer, does not Indicate
his speed limit by long margin as IN
his work the bay stallion has shown Ter
rife bursts Of speed. BelVlew, Inc stuu
companion Of Kelly, is regarded as one OIL
the handsomest stations in the valley Oh
Virginia. A rich bay in color. sixteen
hands high and highly finished from heao
to foot, he is typical Belmont IN APP
pearance, being by that great son OF Al
exandcr's Abdallah from Lady Simmons,
by Volunteer. He trotted TO four
year-old record of 2:3OA and was then
retired to the stud, though later on the
son of Belmont guided by tho amateur
hand Of his owner, went mile IN 2:2.}A.
The brood mare band at BelgraVia IN
cludes Ruby N1cGresor, by Robert Nc
Gregor, 2:17Ei. out Of Buena, sister to
Yerba S., dam of the sensational per-
former Iingmond, 2:O9A; Minnie Mont
rose, by Robert McGregor,, out of Minnie
King, dam of L. T. H, 2:1Gh by Mann
brine King; Erena. 2:1974, by Alcyone,
dam Estellc, dam of Rutledge. 2:2ttl. by
Clark Chief, and Alcyrene, 2:2IA, by Al
cyone. dam Bessie oliver, by Kearsarse.
Both of the Robert McGreSor mares are
in foal to Kelly, but the daughters OF AL
cyone were purchased at the FaslG SAFE
in New York last November and nave
not been mated with Belgravia's premier
sire. Erena is the dam of three IN the
list and is again in foal, but Alcyrene
was not bred in 1899 and Mr.. Cox thinks
of placing her in training and lowering
her mark this season, after which she
will be retired to the stud. Along with
Erena and A1cyrene was purchased tile
fast mare Frances, 2:212, who VIII De
driven to pole with a big brown mare by
Atelloid. bred and owned by Mr. Cox.
who looks for the pair to make grand
pole team One of the handsomest young
mares on the farm is Morelle, t. a da"sh-
ter of Belview and Aconite, by fremont
She Is gated to perfection and should
frot to n low record. Napclline. the
three-vear-old bay tilly by Kelly. out oil
Aconite, is just about as good as Morelie,
and should learn to go as last.
Judge Yeomans Interstate Commls-
sioner, Sioux City. Iowa, and f. d. Stout
formerly of II. L. and f. D. STOUT, OWL
ers Of the famous trotting sire, Nut"ooo'
Dubuque, Iowa, have purchased ~ acres
of the Mount Vernon estate In virginia
which George Washington called River
Farm-on-the- Potomac, and Will cstaoilsh
there a racing stable
The place has costly stables and I'M
movements Some very notaple norses
will go in the first carload from Judge
Yeomans' Iowa farm. among them Geo.
r. Peck, son of Joe Patchen; 'franh
Yol1um. Madeline, Annie and others
Mr.. Charles III. Hurkamp, of the ANA
rot Farm Fredericksburg, Va. has re-
Gently made a number of sales of line
hunters, park. saddle and high-steppinS
harness horses, among them being the
handsome thoroughbred geldinG Mans
field. by Brock, out of Miss Manslelo. TO
= gentleman in Philadelphia; park sad
die horse to a naval officer in Washing
ton. and the middle-weight hunter, Rus-
sell, years old, whose name mas oeeil
changed to- Cupid, by Bohemian, son Oh
Ten Brock, dam by Brennan, 10 MISS
Lucille Murchison, Of Wilmington. N.
G.
Especial care was given the develop
ment and training Of Cupid, who is one of
the handsomest horses of his class ever
sent out from the State, being or sym
mctrical conformation and with heao
fit for a Titan model.
Tom Cannon, who has been spending
the winter at Knoxville. Tenn, has gone
to HEREFORD N. c., and taken charge OF
{%>,., nrryy1Q nd
Fl. White, which includes Baron Wood,
2:17l-4: Bertha Baron,t 2:25 IL, and 9TH
er good ones. Cannon, who for the past
three seasons has trained and driven a
stable of trotters for Mr.. S. Walton,
Falls Mills, Va, will serve in a like ca
pacitv for Mr. White. While with Wal
ton Farm Cannon brought out and drove
to their records Maggie Carroll, 2:1S Ii;
Ella Leo, 2:22 Ia: Lutte Dawson, 2:30, and
other fast performers.
John Mariner. of the Norfolk Driving
Park, Norfolk. Va, has purchased from
parties in baltimore the fast brown
geldng. Walter s.. foaled in 1892 by Fred
s. Wilkes, dam Renala, by Almont. 1854.
This horse earned a trottinS record OF
2:12 IA in 1896, but was set to pacing last
summer and at the lateral gait showed
some very fast trials. Mr.. Mariner will
enter the son of Fred. S. Wilkes quite en-
tens!vely in the slow pacing classes during
the coming season.
Mr. Timothy Paxson. who during sew
eral seasons trained stable of trotters
and PAGERS over the half-mile track at
Alamance Farm. Graham, n. G., Is now
at Newberne. n. c.. where he is located
at the Fair Grounds track, which is be-
ing run by him in connection with u no.
tel.
Mr.. Covinston, manager of Foxall