The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-10
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSENEN
Ira C. Nelson's Stable Of 1rotters and
PAGERS.
ELoRoY AND FERN ARE IN IT
Notes from winston-at Eoxhall Farm
Prospect OF n Match Race Here.
Lady AIoyra in New York.
Fans Winner.

son is wintcriug qi9!te a promising string
of lro;tcrs and PAGERS, OF which Sefefal
were c.ampaigIed and marked 10y him last
season. Those with TecogNs are the DIich
stallion EIor,oy. 2:1S il. WHO was not raced
last season, but WIS good an lS4' and
croi-esi 10 his record in q winning race
of five heats at Baltimore; the bay pacing
.na-e Fern 81 IA, by Petoskey, dam by
Ajax: W. Il. N, 2:23 Ii, bay seldfnS by
Great Stakes. 10 dam by Lyle Wilkes.
and Crow. Us Ia. black GeldanS, by RI-
nee, dam by Dictator. In addition TO these
gre Lucian, bay yeldias, 6. by Lord Rus-
sell dam CedroTl. by Norral; Bent, bay
mare ). by Hummer, dam Belle Electric,
IA second dam the great brood mare
ssTptIirc dam OF four an the last, by Jay
Gould and Beatrice Ps1ldit, bay mare,
. hv Pandit. dam the famous producing
mare Beatrice, dam Of Patron, 2:la. Prod
agal, e:1G and Patronage, the sire OIL ak,
2:GS S-4-
w. IA. n. commenced the season of 1900
rs q perfectly green horse. but improved
11spidqv and should prove one of the best
horses TN his class III the Maryland ana
Virginia circuit for 1901. Eloroy is being
logged regularly on the read and looks
big and strong. He is well formed,
Handsome horse and much faster fian MS
record indicates. and after a ilInI1ed sea
son in the stud viii so into active train
ing.
There are few better bred horses than
this sood-looking black stallion, who was
sired by Simmons, 2:2S, dam Berkshire
Belle. 30 l., dam of Berkshire Chimes.
s:17 Sd, second dam Belle BTaSfteld. ~,
dam of Holstein. 2:a6, and third dam Sally
Chorister dam of Protein, els, and grand
dam Of the famous Baron Wilkes, 2:lS.
Fern and Crow should also he good IN
their classes, while the two young mares
Befit and Beatrice Pandit are richly bred
and gated like the kind that so fast and
make money winners.
George T. Dyer. formerly we'll known
trainer and driver OF trotters at Roanoke,
Va. but now of Winston. n G., where
he has charge of the grounds and tracks
of the Piedmont Fair Association, is Win
.e-inr ten or twelve head OF trotters and
oacers there and all of them are doing
we'll Dyer caInpaigned a. stable OF rot
1ers and PAGERS through the North caro-
lima and Georgia circuit last faii, closing
the season at Jacksonville, Florida, and
did quite we'll With the handsome little
chestnut pacing gcldinS Prlnceteli. by
Drextell. &27 Ia. the brother to AXtell:
dam Minnie S. by kentucky Prince, he
started in ten rIDces and was never be
hind the money, finishing first in two.
second in four, and getting third and
fourth positions a couple of times each
"a the remaining four. frinceteH Is SIX
wears old and was bred by Hudd Doble
His second dam was by eating ana thlFu
dam Gretchen, dam of the Demon
Trotter'' Clingstone, 2:l4 The little
chestnut geldilg is sound and clean, and
Dyer looks for him to go East during the
coming season. Another good one in the
stable was Trib Gentry, Us IA, a big bay
seldins. by Cecilian. 2:19 Ia, dam Esca-
In C+g y~f.a in
races and was inside of the money in
six of them, getting better each time he
started, and that over the sandy tracks
Of Georgia Trib Gentry is the property
OF w. II. Osborne, president of the Kelley
Institute, Greensboro, N c. and there is
probably not a more promising young
horse owned IN the State.
in addition to Princetell and Trib Cen
try Over is wintering Queen Bess, 2:S;3
il roam mare, by Blue bird. dam by
FLORIDA; Lady Phillips. 2:l9 IA, pacing,
brown mare by Cuckoo. ZIG Ia, dam by
Brown Hal; howGy Fob, $50. brown geld
ing, by Gregorjano, dam by Charley b.,
some promising green trotters and PAGERS.
and a few high class road and saddle
horses that are being shaped up tor their
owners.
The chances are that Captain, John L.
Toper of the Foxilail Farm, Norfolk, Va
will race during the coming season some
three and four year old tillies, colts ana
seldfngS that are now beng regularly
lcsged on the road and slow much prom
Use. These youngsters were bred and are
owned by Captain Roper. who has been
liberal buyer breeder and patron OF The
light harness horse and his accession TO
the turf. even in a modest way, should
be welcomed IN Virginia Among the
good things i'm trainer Hanson,s stable and
which manager CovinGton writesSlne are
of more than usual promise are a. four
year-old lilly by Great Stakes. out OF
Lady Nenton, by Harnbletonian Mann
!,rtno: "a bay Gelding of the same age. by
Russell Rex. out of 1Ielice, by NorSal; a
hay FLY. three years odd. by Great Stakes,
out OF Tredelma- by Treyflian, 2:us Ia,
and a bay geldiIlg, three years DID, by
Guyderwood, out of Jessie Stasnboul, Gam
OF Clesimtay, 2:I7 ii, by Sta1nboui.
The Southern Horse Bazaar. on East
Franklin Street. conducted With much
success for seven years past by the S1nvth
Brothers, who have removed to Norfolk.
has been leased by Joseph Lasitter. OF TINS
city, one Of the best known and mos.
populai. sloIseInen In .he South, and who
has been identified with both the whole
sale and retail trade of Richmond for
nearly twenty years, While he has also
figured as an owner. breeder aiEd handler
of trotte;s, PAGERS and fast road horses.
Like his predecessors, Air. Lasitter will
hold seTni-wealily auction sales on We'd
nesdavs and Saturdays, and VIII also
be prepared no supply the trade with
horses and mules OF all grades He will
hold the largest sale OF the season on
Wednesday next. and among the offerings
will E,e found general purpose and bust
ness horses. heavy draft, saddle and road
horses.
The prospect for a match race between
local horses TO be gotten up here seems
good. The entrance fee is 10 De 500 each,
OF which sos ferfeit is TO be put up with
she nomination; Ike amounts cn March
L.t ana April LIST. while The final payment
must be -,iade OH date of race. May nth.
Horses must be named April list. The
probabilities are that ira {. Nelson Will
eate. the bay pacing mare Fern. 30 Ii.
by Petasllew- dam by Ajax: James Fletdcer
will name either Roo Mate, 2:l9 IL, by
Rer,sor, or the bay paging s.lanS Smith
O'Briea,, 2:1s Ia. by JA4,s-;ka: w. J.. Bass,
the bay pacing, mare Joyful Maiden.
2:aa5 Is. by king Nutwood. eiscn by Pc
.osley; T. D. Christian. Jr.. the bay geld
i:as RustIer. 2:ls IA. 10y Hustler Russell,
and probably other nominations nay be
forthcoming also.