The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEME:N
The Deep Run Hunt Club Races At
tract a Good Crowd.
SIX EVENTS WERE DECIDED.
Faustcna and aIodoc Won the stceplc-
chases-Gray1ess wins the Blue
Grass Stakes-Dea,h Of lei
0Iodclio.
SIX EVENTS WERE DECIDED.

The annual spring meeting Of the Deep
Run Hunt Club. which came off Thurs
Gay last, was a decided success and at
tracted the largest gathering ever seen on
the grounds Of the club. 1t was a fitting
event for Carnival Week, and OF the vast
concourse Of people gathered here in honor
OF that festive occvasion, numbers wendell
their way out 20 the beautiful grounds of
the Hunt Club and witnessed the events
that were run off over the fine mile track
there, which had been recently improved
and prepared especially for this meeting.
Conducted under the rules of the National
Hunt and Steeplechase Association, Messrs.
j. Z. Anderson, II. c. Beattie and E. H
Savage served as stewards; Major Otway
S. Allen, DR.. c. W. 2. Brock and NJ. NJ.
Eiacker as judges; Langnorne Putney,
timer w. j. Garter, starter; Col. G. P.
Eawes. assistant starter; while Secretary
%. A S. Urine, Of the Hunt Club. was
clerk of the course.
The first race on the card was for horses
owned by farmers over whose land the
club rides, and the distance was half
mile.
e. r. SCOTS Nellie finished first, t.
r. Darracott's Ellen, J., second; and j.
i. Planners Bernice. third. Time, "a -.
SECOND RACE.
For Hacks and Hunters, one-half mile.
Louis Croxton, CHI. m, Ethelen c., by
Longmore-Minnie.. -Croxton
j. D. Mathews Oh. f., Glory Quayle. 5,
by Farandale-Agnes Morancy 2
w. C. Sn2idt's en-. g., Herman the Great,
-Brauer
St, Victor also ran Time, 30.
THIRD RACE.
Deep Run Hunt Club Challenge Cup
Eteeplechase. About 2 IL miles
J. D. Matthews C. n, Faustena "a. by
Eolus-War Lass..............-Ma Matthews
William Rueger's c. g., Deep Run 4, By
Kassor-Faustena. Harrison
81. c. Beattie's CHI. g., st. Victor, by imp.
ST. Biaise-Niss Dane 8
Gladys also ran. Time, 5:12.
FOURTH RACE.
For two-year-olds and upwards. fur
us. ID. Christian. IRIS. b. G.. Shotbelt, 4.
by Shotover-Blanch.. Booker I
z. D. Christian, Jr's., b. g.. Chusnut
---.--------W White
). D. Mathews en- s., Glory onavle-.:
Sunshine and Yellow jacket also ran.
Time, 1:05 81.
FIFTH RACE.
Heavyweight and Steeplechase- About
IL miles.
A. ii. Christian. Jr's., b. G., Modoc- by
Tnspector-Un Croxton /
]. a. Whites ci. g, Ganecock, Harrison
J. t Anaerson's oh. g.. Titwillow Beattie
SIXTH RACE
For polo ponies. 1-2 mile.
- nj CtrnSiOn /
&C. BEarton-s bfA. NJ, Betty Blackhawi
.CroXtcn
CT. c. Beattia's oh. m, Undine, Beattie
Time. 81 IL.
The Thoroughbred, of Lexington, Ky,
says:
The theories of breeding advanced by
Mr.. Bruce Lowe constituted only few
years ago an absorbing topic among
breeders of thoroughhreds the world
over AS rule, we believe. the majority
of successful American breeders have
rejected that principle of breeding as
untenable in the actual production OF
race-horses. There are still many. how
ever. who deem the systematiZed deduc-
tons of Mr. Lowe 10 be infallible. This
class of breeding fanciers will certainly
take great delight in the following article,
written in the clear concise style OF the
author It will also be serviceable food
for thought for those who have no faith
IN the we'll arranged ideas of ,N1r. Lowe
This article is from the pen of the tor
mer well-known Nirginian, Major F. y.
paingerfeld. who now directs affairs at the
famous Castleton stud. of James r. and
Foxhall 2. keene, near the city, and has
been specially prepared with care and
accuracy from compilations made by that
advanced student of pedigrees:
THE BRUCE LOWE FIGURE SYSTEM.
Faith, or no faith, in this as a system
for the breeding of race-horscs in this
our day and country. it must be conceded
that, regardless of the line ECLIPSE,
Herod or Matchem) from which they have
descended the families l, :, 8, and o.
danominated by Mr.. Lowe the great
cunning families (No. 3 being also the
first and greatest of the sire families),
crop out with marvellous persistency as
the winners of the English classic 80
year-old'' events.
The first Derby was won by Diomed,
nj the family, just outside the charmed
circle. in 1850. In the 1a0 years since
there have been but four years in which
some one of the S-ycar-old classic events
has been won. by a horse from one OF
the five families indicated as 1.-The great
racing families" and in the large major
ity of these years two, three or four,
and frequently all five, of the events
circle of five families
From 1880 to 1909 the classic >3-year-old
events consisted Of three-viz., The Epson
Derby, The Epson Oaks, and The Don
caster ST. Leger. In 1909 the Two Thou
sand Gufneas and One Thousand Guineas
were added.
From Dio1ned-s Derby year Q7Sol up 20
1909 there was but one year in which a
representative of one of these five fami-
lies does not figure as a winner of Derby,
Oaks. or ST. Leger, and not infrequently
In AID. In the years 1875 and 1895 all of
these events were Won by representatives
of these families, and no two by the
same horse. the Representatives winning
them being from all the lines-Eclipse
Herod, Matchem. In 1890 all were Won
by representatives Of the family. Cham
pio1, of the Eclipse line, taking the Derby.
and Ephemera, of the Herod line. the
Oaks.
Since 1869. when the Two Thousand
Guineas and One Thousand Guineas were
added to the classic events DERBY. Oaks
Ind ST. Leger) there have been but three
years in which one or more of these events
has not gone to a representative of the
charmed circle of five families. and that
without special reference 10 the male