The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-13
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN.
Our First Annual Horse Show a Great
Success.
RlCHMONDERs ARE PROUD OF 1T
Virginia Bred Hunters and Jumpers We're
Good-Amaret, iicrnpipe, Torchlight.
Buck aud Others In Splen-
did Form.

From venture, in a measure expert
mental, the first annual show OF the
Richmond Horse Show Association leaped
at a single bound TO pronounced success.
That 4. is to become a. fixture is the
universal verdict. Beginning on Tuesday
night with an attendance reaching well
up into the thousands, high-water mark
was r,-obably reached on Thursday, when
a vast audience greeted the equine per
formers making the circle OF the show
ring The exhibits We're fully up to ex-
pectatons and the different classes were
well filled. Those for hunters and jump
crs were particularly good. In fact this
department was a presumed feature of
the show Some of the Gnost valuable
jumpers in America were shown, among
them such noted horses as A1naret, con-
ceded 10 be the best high jumper in the
country: Buck, Searchlisht Grey Cap,
HorTlpipe,. Blackbrd, tiinloch, Up-to-Date
and others Of this class, among them COM
ing champions. Riding and driving or rare
skill on the part OF James IL Maddux
Charles II. Hurkamp, CORTLAND II. Smith
Frank W. Christian. Jr., Harry c. Beat
tie Allen Potts, Spencer l., Carter, Mrs.
James X. Maddux. Mrs. F. A. B. Port
man. Mrs. Allen Potts. Miss Maree ct
NJ. Esrey and a score of others addeG
brilliancy to richeSTscenes Vastly pleas
ing to Nirginians in general was that
most of tIIc horses shown were bred in
the State which applies particularly to
hunters and jumpers. Detailed reports of
the show have appeared in our daily IS
sues, hence space foTbids more than q
passing reference here. but it may be
said that from the commencement Of the
show on Tuesday evening until its close
Saturday afternoon interest did not flag
and the attendance far surpassed eN-
pectatioDs.
1t is the intention OF the management
to make preparations for larger show
next ihll which will Ree given wide
publicity months ahead. whereas this one
was rather looked upon as a feature OF
the Carnival week. and much of its sue
cess must be regarded as due to the lib
erai efforts of the press Of this city,
which virtually made the Horse Show
an institution to become permanent and
worthy OF the highest commentator.
With the chestnut mare Red Light, the
Acca Farm trainer, w. l.. Bass, won
good race at Frederick Md, on The 1h
instant, where she started in the $50
class. trotting, purse. $500, and n the
second. third and fourth heats in Ia
2:25 1-2, FPS. There We're nine horses in
in 2:24 IA and got second money, third
going to Matagorda and fourth to the
bay mare Baby. Red Light is ten years
old and registered as Red Light Maid in
Vol. XIV, American Trotting Register.
She was sired by Red. Wilkes Jr., tS6l,
dam Moonlight, by Twilight Si5. second
dam Norma, dam of Guinea, 2:29, by Nor
man. Is. The mare was bred bE Silas
Corbin, Newtown. Ky. from whom she
passed to Anderson e Sparks, Centreville,
KY, then to Theodore Abercromaie,
Rushville Ind, and lie sold her to j. ".
Farrar, Reidsville. n. C.
BY Mr. Farrar Red Light was brought
here and started in $50 class at the nact-
ing of the Lee Pleasure Park Association
held in June 1886. at the Exposition
Grounds during the Confederate Reun-
ion The giant gelding Mosul, 2:09 Ia,
won the first heat in 1882 -, his maiden
,fort; Monopoly, by El Mahdi, got the
second in 2:33 il: Red Light the thir! ~
2:Ss when Marian Craig, by NutiUrst |
captured the third, fourth and sixth heats |
ana race; time, 2:3l IL. 2.S5 IA: 2:%I IL
Just after this race the mare passed 20 |
MILAN A. Walker and from him some |
months later to her present owner, Mr.. |
S G. Atkins, of the wholesale grocery |
houe of Davis & Atkins. Since then Red |
Light has been used partly on the road, /
but trained and driven <; Bass. has |
started in several races. generally finish
ing inside OF the money, but was never
quite good enough, It seemed. to win
until this race The daughter of Red
Jr.. is a very handsome mare
goes in good style has fine size and speed
nough to trot we'll under 2:20 when fit
The dispersal sale Of the NIayfield Stud.
he property OF ]. Storey Curtis. Leesburg,
"a. composed of thoroughbred stations.
rood mares and youngsters. took place
/ tive FasigTipton Company's paddocks.
heepshead Bay, n. ", recently. A poor