The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
The Trotters and PAGERS Now at Acca
Stock Farm.
SOME GOOD TRoTTERs THERE.
Death of Il. B. Pendleton-Noses from
Petersburg Merry Day and
Charagrace Win-other
Items of Interest.
SOME GOOD TR0TTERs THERE.


Items of Interest
In the training barn at Acca farm
w. l. Bass has over twenty head of 1rot-
tiers AND PAGERS in his charge, some of
which are logged over the fine roads in
The vicinity. While others are being worked
for speed over the 1lalf-rnile track at the
farm. Not only the older horses, most
of whom have records but the younger
division, which includes some good pros
poets. are all in good health and doing
nicely The i1lacl. geiding Crow, 2:30. BY
Rupee, son OF Guy Wilkes dam by Die
tailor, is showing more speed than any
Irotter in the stable. and Bass has fond
hopes centered in him. The blood-like,
handsome bay mare, joyful Maiden, by
King Nutwood, dam ~ Petoshey, is
another smooth going one, and her owner,
Mr. ". H. McConlb is well pleased with
her. Bass won two or three races with
Ibis mare last season, and gave nsr
mark of 2:355 pacing, over SOW half
mile track, but she is better gated now
than then and should 20 fast II Joyful
Aiai3en keeps right, she should ADD
another to her sire's 2:15 list. and do IT
quite handily. Among others n the sta
BILE are Branehwood, 2:22ta. pacing. by
Woodburn Hainbletouian: John Adding
ton 2t222l@ pacing. by Clan Alpine: :steed,
2:22ia, pacing, brown mare, by Marvellous,
dam by My'rtetGn; Rsdiigilt, 2:3lh4. chest
nut mare by Red Wilkes. Jr., dam By
Twilight. a bay gelding s. by Great
Stakes. owned by George D, Bennett, of
Goldsboro. N. c. that is gated right and
promises to make a trotter; Serpentiae,
bay mare, by Manabrno Boy. dam
Remembrance, by George Wilkes; Spec
tacular, black mare. by Spectator, 2:-l;;ii,
dam by Volunteer: the giant bay gelding
Big Jim, by Brown Hal. the sire Of Star
Pointer. 1:59L dam, the dam of Elk Tom,
2:17 while, in addition TO these. are some
well-bred youngsters, ranging from year
lings TO S-year-olds.
Clayton Fahrney. well known in Balt-
more and Washington circles as trainer
and driver Of trotters, has leased from
&. a. Fittz. Petersburg. Va, the New
Market track and grounds. near that city.
Prior to the war New Market was one
of the most noted tracks in the South,
and the scene of many notable contests
between the greatest running horses of
that period. Fahrney's stable includes
Lady Moyra, 2:16l4. pacing. bay mare, 5.
10y Saccharine, dam Alice Rider, by Judge
Rider, who earned her record at two years
old. She has been raced very little since,
and Is now sound ana clean, and Tahrney
looks for her to be very fast this season;
Nina Noble. 2:17li pacing. bay mare. by
Harry Noble, out Of Celery Gil, dam OF
Pawn. 2:2ilS. by I<iibucll Tom, the sire of
leopard Rose. 2:l514, and a back colt by
Bourbon Baron. the son of Baron Wilkes,
that can show considerable speed now,
and is gated right for a fast horse. Lady
Moyra is owned by Mr.. Iittz, who also
has at New Market the bay mare Hazel
Hess. >. by Happy Day. dam Springtl1ne,
by Blacks Tambleteuian. who gave prom
Use of being pflenomenally fast at three
old J,f.t HS-fa
thrown out Of training. Hazel Hess has
d bay colt at her SIDE by Great Stakes,
200 and has been bred 10 Judge Cox, the
sire of Fanny Cox, 2:20.
Mr.. James b. MoComb of the Glen Cove
Stock Farm, Somerset. Orange county,
Va. who is well known as breeder. own
er and handler of gated and park saddle
horses. writes me that the present season
has been very satisfactory one, the de-
mand Tor saddlers having been brisk,
while fair prices were realized. Mr.. Nc
Comb has, at The head of the Glen Cove
Stud the grand looking saddle stallion,
Golden. whose get are showing up in
grand form. Mr.. W. @. Newman has re-
Gently taken d farm near Glen Cove
and brought from the North Blondgoods
General. one OF the finest types of the
has Rey stallion in America and with him
a select lot of hackney mares. Mr.. New
man is building a frst-class half-nile
track and has fitted up a training barn
and show-ring in modern style, while in
addition TO hackneys he will breed thor
oughbreIs and hunters.
Mr. II NJ. Arrasnith. formerly of
C;reansboro. NJ c.. but now well located
and pros,,ering as director Of affairs on a
splendid farm owned by his 'brother-in-
law. AIR. Edmund Strudwick, Of this city,
near Nt. Pleasant, Tenn. writes me that
be has a stable of good horses. among
them come l,ich-rlass prospects for speed
has in training The witch, black mare, 5,
BY simmons, dam by Egotfst; Mary Nash,
hay flly, 3, by. Be!sire, 2:2l Ii, dam Miss
Rovster. by Red Wilkes; bay gelding. s. by
Relsire dam Red Minnie, by Red Wilkes
and chestnut mare. 5, by Bourbon Wilkes,
dam hy Westwfna.
Mt. Pleasant is right in the midst of one
of the richest grazing sections in Tennes-
see, where the famous Hal pacing family
aI,n,nds and to which Mr.. Arrasrnitl, is
very martial.
In the recent death of Rufus p. PEN
,5leton, which occurred ct his residence in
this civ. a well-kuown and popular