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

turned this track In 2:12. Price, s2,5o0.
We will have fair and race-meettng
here during the week Of September 2oth
to 18th, and will offer liberal purses for
tretters, PAGERS and runners, when we
expect a large attendance and good fields
of horses as starters in the different
classes.
The bay geldins Roster, who was sold
during the early part Of the season by
James c. Smith, of this city, to parties
IN Boston, distinguished himself on August
31st by winning the 2:17 class, trotting, and
defeating a field OF good horses This
stoutly-made bay gelding, by Almomedo,
out of Red Rose, by Red Wilkes. took the
second heat in 2:12ki. a reduction OF four
seconds in his record, after which ne won
the fifth and sixth heats and race RosCer
is seven years old, and was bred by w. s.
Rogers, Lexington, KY, from whom he
passed as a. yearIing to Major F. A. Dain-
gerfield. of the Castleton Stud. Lexington,
and from Major DainSerhelds son, Alger-
non Daingerfie1d, now assistant secretary
of the Washington Jockey Club, obtained
the geding, and used him as road horse
for several months, after which he passed
to c.. B. Novel, then to w. H Nelson.
who sold him to DIR. c. L. SeiSel. in whose
hands the gelding began to make speed
right along with road work. and showed
so much promise that he was purchased
by A E. Donnan. former owner Of Miss
Nelson, 2:11E. and placed in the hands Of
w T.. Bass, for whom he won several
races in 1895, and closed with a record OF
2:21 Ia From. Mr.. DoHnan Roster passed
to Mr.. Smith, who placed him in the
hands of James w. Carpenter. Readville,
Mass, for whom he Won several races in
1859, and closed the season with a mark
of 2:16A Carpenter wiutered the horse.
and has trained and driven him In his
races this season. before the close of
which the bay gelding is likely to trot in
2:10 OR better.
w. c. Whitney,s brown colt. BaIlyhoo
Bey, two years old, by Kingston, out of
BaIlyhoo, by Duke of Magenta, now IA
NOUS as the Futurity winner of 1900, has
for his second dam Baby, by imp. Strachi-
no. Baby was bred and formerly owned
by the late Major Thomas W. boswell,
at4Bullfield Farm, as was her dam, Eclip-e
tic, by imp. Eclipse, who was out OF the
famous Nina by Boston, one of the foun-
dation brood mares at fBullfield, which,
in its day, ranked as one of the greatest
of Virginia breeding and training estab-
1ShmentS.
Among the recent winners at Chicago
were Draw Lad, brown horse, 6. by Eolus,
out of Brown Beauty who won at six
furlongs in 1:31, defeat ting Lomond. Tame
-lrlSnmdQ ana elSuL tAaI ooSA
mare Frond, owned by John d. Hooe, OF
Warrenton, Va, also pulled off two stee-
plechase events and took second money
In another, which stamps her as more
s than an ordinary performer over the
jumps. Frond was bred by Pitts & Dor
rier, Seottsville. Va. who own her sire
and dam, Norwood. son of Iongfeilow. and
Fernleaf, the daughter of Tom Bowling
and Lavinia, by Hyder Ali.
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During the last days Of the Saratoga
meeting, Charentus, the North Carolina
bred son of imp. Charaxus and Contensa.
by John Happy, won the Citizens and
Merchants Handicap at one and one
sixteenth miles, value, $500, and got Sec
ond money IN the Spencer Handicap at one
and one-eighth miles, also valued at Ssseo1;
The time for the former was 1:4o IL anu
that of the latter 1853 L.
AT Saratoga on August 18th. the ehestnutt
{ filly. Annie Thompson, two years o.d, oy
Chorister, out OF Ocean Queen. won az
I five furlongs in 100 3-5, defeating La var
lere, Trigger and ten others. lnoslster,
the grand look, son Of Faisesto ana ao-1
die c.. who sired Annie thompson. IS
owned by James r. and Foxhai =. heeAe,
of the castleton Stud. Lexington. ny.
= but was leased for the season OF iSv oy
Charles Griffin Herring. OF i1a1ssson-s
+ of the best mares In the Valley Of Vir-s
ginia.
The big bay seld,nx co1ey. u yeas oad.
hv Jude Coz, out of PAttiA BY We
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