The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-06
NEWS OF HORSES
AND Il0RSE!NE!l
All in Readiness for the First Annual
Horse Show.
10 COMMENCE ON TUESDAY.
Rich Prizes Attract Over Five Hundred
Entries from Prominent Exhibit
srs-sharp Competition is
Expected.

All 4. in readiness for the first annual
o,bih,t of the Richmond Horse-ShoW AS
ISOLATION, which begins on Tuesday, and
will be held in The spacious Auoaeoiiuih
building at the Exposition Grouhds.
which has been especially fitted up LOT
.he occasion. Four exhibitions vii! take
Mace at night by electric light and inc
show will conclude with a matinee on
Saturday afternoon. Entries numoerihs
over 500 to compete for the rlch pi!~es,
asgrega;ing 5000, have been receives
from many different States and INCLUDE
r,,rohor of the best-known show horses
seen out during recent years. While some
Of Tho most prominent owners IN the
country figure as exhibitors. 100 much
cannot be said in praise of President ).
T. Anderson. Eice-PTesident Harry =.
Beattic, Secretary Leigh h rage, IL,
Manager c. w. Smith, and other oilceFs
of the Association to make the sho"
success.
1t comes off during Carnival week ana
the indications are that a large proper
ton Of the vast crowd expected here then
will take in the Horse-Show. The ac-
on,nodations are ample and elorts nave
not been spared to provide for the COM
fort of all who attend
Mr. Char.es II. Hurka1np, OF the Amaret
Farm, Fredericksburg, Va. one OF Tue
best-known cross-country riders IN 'he
State and equally prominent as an own
er, breeder and exhibitor OF nigh jump
ems and, harness horses, has recently pur-
chased BascobeI, a fine old estate or sew
erai hundred acres about four mics onl
from Fredericksburg. Bascobel is the old
home Of the Fitzhughs and one OF the
best-known estates in Virginia. 1t Wlii
be devoted by its new owner to breeding
and developing thoroughbreds, hunters
Jumpers and harness horses, Tor when
purpose it is well adapted Among the
horses now in MI. Hurkamp's stable ana
which later will be taken to Bascobei
arc the bay gelding Amaret, 1872, by
Young Brennan, dam by Shiloh, who has
cleared the bars at six feet ana over,
ridden by his owner at CharlottesVlile
and other places. Amaret has Won Tor
ty-Iive ribbons up TO the present ,iliie
and some sfiff offers have been reluseu
for him. one of them from parties IN Eu-
,ope, Another member of the stable
which Mr.. lIurkamp looks upon as
coming star is Kinlocf, chestnut gelding,
four years old and sixteen hands hlgh,
with great substance and bone. lie Is
1,y Ordway, the son of Springboll AMI
Verona, by Lexington, dam by iNhs
Bolt; also a son of Lexington. Another
prominent member Of the stable Is the
noted roam gelding Hornpipe, l62, by
Young Sanford, the son of Sanford, by
Lexington, who for two seasons has fig
7,red as 3. premium winner all along the
line. Last fall at the National Horse
Show, New York, Hornpipe captured
three prizes, among item the blne ripDoii
in the class for ladies' hunters. Amaref.
1linioch Hornpipe and other members OIL
Mr. 1Iurkanps stable will be eNhlpltea
at the Richmond Horse Show this week.
The weiI-known trainer and driver,
Joseph II. Farley, of Danville, Ky. who
has been quartered during the present
season at the FAIRGROUNDS track, Lynch
burg, Va, recently shipped his stable to
Lexington. KY where several members
of it are showing up in good form. One
of the most promising members OF Far
ley's string is the bay horse Wealth, four
year. old. by Gambetta Wilkes. dam
Magnolia. by Norfolk, son of Nutwood
Wealth is a PAGER and was bred by Cen
eral 7. S. Carr. Durham, N c.. but later
passed to his present owner, Colonel w.
IL Chapman. Orange. Va. The son OF
Gau1betta Wilkes came into TTarley,s last
season unbroken and was a, very trouble
some subject to handle. being almost UNI
manageable. but became tractable later
ON ana for the little work given him
showed really sensational speed. Wealth
has fine size. good looks and is nicely
gated. Recently Farley worked him an
easy mile in 2:15 over The Lexington track
! and looks upon him as good enough to-
take down the grand circuit line next
season.
Among the trottcrs owned by Mr.. Louis
Becker, Arlington, Md. are the chestnut
mare Alcyetiie, by -Aicyrene, dam Miss
chestnut colt. one year old, registered as
l4ynnebrook Eel. by Lynne Bel. dam Al
cNettie. NJ. Becker purchased Alcyettie
as a yearling from her breeder, William
Ellison. of this city, and when five years
old bred her TO Lynne Bel, the result be-
ing Lynnebrook Bel. who is looked upon
MS one of the best colts around Arlington,
md there are good ones in that vicinity.
as Ii is right near Pinlico. Electric Parl,
and the Genuemen's Driving Park. where
numbers of trotters are in training. AL
cyettie is a likely prospect for both speed
and race-horse quality but has not been
handled since she was two years old Her
breeder, Mr. Ellison. also bred the giant
trotter Mosul. 200 Ia, by Sultan, and
other fast horses
The brown stallion Eloroy. seven years
old. by Simmons. dam Berkshire Belle.
2:22 L. by Aicyone. In the stable Of Ira
c. Nelson. this city. has proven himself
one of the best campaigners sent out
from Virginia this season. Trained and
driven by Joseph Station. the son Of Sim
mons has won some good races and on
~ recently he trotted to a new record of
2:17 Ia at Baltimore in a winning con-
test. Eloroy is a horse of high quality
and finish ard srandly bred. being. as
stated. by Simmons. one of the most
successful sons of George Wilkes, while
his first. second and third dams are all
in the great brood mare list. the last
mentioned being Sally Chorister dam Of
Proteine. 2:ls: Belle Brasfield 2:2n: and
grand dam OF the famous sire Baron