The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-02


Bellevue, the elegant bay son of Bel
mont and Lady Simmons, by Volunteer,
a member of the BelgraVa Farm Stud,
Mt Jackson, Va, owned by that clever
gentleman and price of trotting horse
buyers of the Valley of Virginia,
Mr.. James Cox, captured the blue
ribbon in his class at the Rocking
ham Horse Show. The bay stallion is now
sixteen years old, but shown to wagon and
speeded ~ and down the stretches of
the track he looked every bit as dapper
and spry as when a dozen years since he
trctted to his record of 2:30 IL, which does
not represent his speed limit by quite
margin, as driven by his owner, who is
an amateur, the son of Belmont, trotted a
trial in 2::23 over the Pimlico track at Bal
tLmore Mr.. CoX's other stallion, Kelly,
2:2I, the truly made and eXquistely fin
ished son of Electioneer and the famous
brood mare Esther, dam Of Expressive, 8,
PIP IA, was kept at home, but his get
captured prizes in every class that they
were shown, a pair4of his sons, two and
four years old, carrying off the blue rib
bon for best double team.
CHARTERED at the Fair Grounds track,
Harrisonburg, where the Rockingham
Horse Show was held. 1 found Richard D.
Seeley who halls from the Blue Grass
and marked SpringlOck, Miss Jerome and
other good ones. while, like most Ken
tuckians he is well informed on pedigrees,
and has the breeding of most of the prom
nent sires and performers at his tongues
end. Seeley's stable included Nora W.,
PAGER, bay mare, by Omedo Wilkes, dam
Annie Rooney, said to be by Volunteer:
Miss Kelly, bay FLY, >, by Kelly, 20,
dam Annie Rooney; Kingston, bay SeldinS,
4, by Kelly, dam Ruby McGresor, by Roo
ert McGregor; bay geiding. p full brother
| to Kingstown; Alice, 2:27 81, brown mare,
by Alcyone, dam Bessie Oliver, by Hear-
sarge. and Belview, go L. bay horse, hy
belmont dam Lady Simmons. by Folun-
! teer.
Among the trotting-bre animals on Mr.
| I,eonidas Triplett's farm. near Mt. jack
| son, Va, are the aged chestnut mare AGO.
| mite dam of Prince Nottingham, 80 Ii
| by fremont, dam Belladonna, dam OF Aler.
| GURUS. 2:22 l., by Woodlawn, the son OF
Hero of Thorndale and her daughter, the
| bav FLY iNapelline, three years Ola, by
Kelly. 2:27. Mr.. Iriple5t also mas q me
looking yearling chestnut colt, futl brother
~ .Napelline. while last spring Acon.te
dropped another chestnut colt by Kelly.
and was bred back to that elegant--ookins
son of Electioneer and the great hfoou
| mare, Esther, thoroughbred daughter OF
| Express.
c. e. and W. H. Rupp, Of New Market
which is about twenty-five mics rom
Harrisonburg, and one OF tne 2Teltssst
spots in the far-famed Valley OF US INA l.
| own the grand old bay mare ora,py %; So
thard 2:27, son of George Wilkes, oaiii Ma, -Ndg
gle. by Damon, 2::2233 ) 4, and q very naHu-
some chestnut FLY four years o.e, os
Kelly. 2:37, dam by Belview, me son OF
! Belmont Ora was formerly the prope ~
of Mr.. James. Of the BelgraVla rain, w.
Jackson, Va, who regarded her Hsls MS
" on account Of her splendid QUALITIES as
roadster.
,os+ 49,
One of the most blood-lle. racles.-iooh-
ing things that ] saw at HarrisoIlo'o55 , We
the bay pacing mare Nora W. ns .ll''s ~,
! Wilkes, dam Annie Rooney, oNtt -, ~
James NJ. Kavanash, of the heEel r., .'e ,,,,.
who also owns Miss Kelly. me pas 10y, 10y
| two years old, by Kelly. OUT 81 % sAs.li.e
| Rooney, both of whom were IN - see,
ley's stable. Nora W. is very sPeee .s a,t1
Mr.. kayanagh had her entered ~ 90 g "a. a,
| big. stakes, but she went wrohs' aHo WIZ
not be started this season.
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