The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-08
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN.
Trotters and PAGERS IN Training at
Acca Farm.
LITTLE BETz AMONG THEM.
Boncy Boy Defeats the Turf Queen
Imp-Charcntusa Winner, as is
Eonic-Sale of Ed. Kear-
ncy-Othcr Items.
LITTLE BETZ AMONG THEM.

At Acca Farm, near the city. William l..
Bass has quite large stable OF trotters
and PAGERS in training, among them some
good prospects for speed and race-horse
quality.
Bass has developed the speed of a num-
Der of good ones over the hai-mlle
track at Acca. In fact nearly all OF the
most prominent horses sent out from
this section have been handled by him at
some time during their career. Miss Mel
son. 211 IA, the fastest Of Nirginia-bred
trotters, was bred at Acca and broken to
harness there, and then Bass pronounc-
ed her the making Of a very fast mare,
while others, such as Roster, 2:l6 IL
Firewood, 2:17 Ia; Whitby, 2:lS Il, pac-
ing; HUMAN, 2:20; Branchwood. 2:22 H.
pacing; Lila, 2:24 IA: GORDON Smith. 2:S
II; Ginter, 2:2t IA, pacing; Mayo, 2:2e H.
and Zilla B., 49, have left the .ouch OF
his hand.
The horses now in training at Acca in
clude: Hattie r., 2:2O pacing b NJ, by
Day Star. dam Fanny, by Ficeroy. Fern
, m. PAGER, by PetoSkey. son OF George
Wilkes. Branchwood, 2:22 IL, pacing. b
&, by Woodburn Hambletonian. Little
Betz, 2:23 Ii, 70 IN, by John wv Daniel,
dam by Captain. Grow, 2:3o. blk 6, by
Rupee, dam by Dictator. Thiol, m, by
Egwood, dam by Woodburn Hamble;o-
MAN Belle of Whitby, b m, 5. full sister
to jamie s., 2:23 IA by Eswood. Ellen
Brodnax, b m, i, full sister to Miss Nell
son. Ell IA, by Norfolk. Red Light
2:3S2 Ia. CHI m. by Red Wilkes, Jr.. dam
Moonlight, by Twilight. Sarpentine,
m. S, by Mambrino Boy, dam Remem-
brance, by George Wilkes. Spectacular
blk m, by Spectator, 2:1ls-4, dam by
Volunteer. Ch. f., 4, by Norfolk, dam I
full sister to Creel, 2:2J ST. by Marie.
m by Jolly Fr;ar. dam by Sam Purdy
Alice Ingram, b +, 8. by Norfolk, dam
Frost. May, dam of the PAGERS Halo, H.
2:14 3-4 and Halo, ola Ia, by Joe Down
ing.
.ne big surprise of the Washington
Jockey Club meeting, which began at
Bennings course Washington, on Mon
day last, was the defeat of the famous
Imp, in the Bennings Spring Handicap,
by the four-year-old chestnut seldinS
Boncy BOY. a son of the Iron Horse
Bitten and sue B.. by Prosper, bred and
owned by Robert Bradley, Wilcox
Wharf, Va. The result of the race was
a sore disappointment to the talent, who
had backed Imp heavily TO win, the
daughter OF imported Wagner and Fond
ling ruling as Il top-neaVy 1aVor1te.
Aside from an advantage at the start,
when she was first in the van of horses,
the queen of the turf apparently never
had much show to wiz. At the half she
was third, and in the same position at
the thrce-nuarter post. From the turn
into the stretch Boney Boy led to the
finish, and was ridden out, beating the
North Carolina bred geldinG Charentus
by half a length. who was three-quarters
of a. length in front of Imp.
The distance, six furlongs, was run in
zig Is.
Eswood, tic beautiful bay son of E>gbert
and Lucille Blacllwood, for a number of
years owned by the late II. c. Chamblin,
of W1nitDy Farm. near this city, and one
of the best-linown stations ever owned
here. now belongs to James Stackhouse,
of Marion s. c., who has placed the
horse with Mr.. D. +. Efrd, of Licking
ton, S. c., where the stallion will be
bred to the best mares in that section
Egbert the sire of EE,wood, was one OF
the most successful sons of Hambleton-
ian 10, while Lucille Bachwood, the DAM
produced Eggnoy, 2:25, owned and driven
on the road by Walter Winans, Brighton
| Eng, Wyoming, 2:25 1-2, grand-look1nS
black son of Wilton, owned and kept in
in the stud by Peter Reville. Jr.
Baltimore, Nd, and Eg-"ood, who has a
record of 2:1S IL and is the fastest OF
her produce while as a sire he has to
his credit jamie S. DO 1-2, and Lila, 2:24 Ia
Mr. Efird Is an active member OF the
State Agricultural Society Of South
Carolina, and deeply interested In the
breeding problem.
In anticipation of the forthcoming an
| nual spring race meeting, members of
the very popular and widely-known Deep
Run Hunt Club are having number
of horses shaped up for the different
events on the programme of the meeting,
which is to take place on Thursday, May
18th, during Carnival Week. The Deep
Run Hunt Club Steeplechase will, as
usual, be one Of the most popular feat
! ures of the affair, and is being looked
| forward to with great interest by the
hunting set especially. Liberal and pro-
cressiye always, the management OF the
club offer purses for a farmers race, two
steeplechases and two or more races on
the fiat. Many thousands OF visitors Will
gather here during the grand Carnival
in May, ard numbers of them wall cheer
to the echo finishes seen on the beautiful
grounds OF the Deep Run Hunt Club on
race day.
Mr. Langhorne Putney, Of this city, who
has owned quite number OF Speedy
trocters and PAGERS from time to time,
among them Miss Nelson, I'll Ii; Whit
by, 2:1S Ii; Lalla Anderson, 2:oo3 IL,
and others, is now using as roadster
by Marvellous, the son OF Woodbrino, by
| Nutwood. that sired Vega. 2:10 II, Green
! brine, 2:1O ga, and others. Steed's dam
| was Miss Mrytleton, by NIrytleton, son
of Red Wilkes.
In her work this mare has shown great
! speed. and, with further handling, is like
~ to so very fast.
In the handicap for three-year -olds and
Oft va ch;OptOp "Wednesday
LAST. that consistent performer the bay
ee,diny Charentus, 6, by imp. CharaXus,
out of Contenta, by John Happy, amply
sustained his repua ton and won. defeat
ing Sidney Lucas, who got second money,
third going to Beau Ideal
| Charantus ran the distance, one mile
and one hundred yards. in Isl As. The
son of Charaxus, who finished second in
| the Bennings Spring Handicap on Mon
| day, has been a most useful horse Tor
several. seasons past. and bids to be
aora,1y as GOOD during the present one.