The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN.
Bed Leo, the Son Of Red Wilkes and
Dictator Girl.
ADS HE HETHE WALTON FARM.
Air. Lavson's Trotsers-AIbcrt c to the Pole.
Erana Great Brood Marc.
King AIvaro and Governor Scott
Brought TO Virginia.

Little Tobc. 2:le IA. the midget trottcr
By Piyniico, 2:le. has gone tho way Oh
tho auctions. passing recently from ~
1iammonu Baltimore. TO Il. j. piSEs,
Same CITY. 10y whom he viii be driven on
Inc road The price paid was $500. which
.uiy represents his worth. as, while posi-
lively beautiful in contour OF form and
finish, and with head so line that 1t
might serve for a model, the little Day
geldin. has Il viii OF his own, and at
times takes hold of the bit so strongly
that il is no easy matter TO restrain MS
Iushes OF speed
The Yearbook docs not give the age
of this handsome midget, but he YVES
joaled in $780, and bred by w. p. Batch
elor. of Raleigh, y. c., who owned his
sire, The magnificent race-horse Pamlico.
90. and likewise his dam. the latter being
IN Indian pony, used as a hack on the
farm.
Little Tobc was brought out in 1893 by
Allen McrriGcd, of Baltimore, who then
owned him, and WAS one Of the starters
3n thc S-year-old class, trotting, at the
Stale Fair here in October, when he won
q heat in 2:;;: IA. Ciandon took one in
IA ID, iron Ear another in 90. and Per-.
rette still another in 2:;S3 ii, after which
the race went 10 Nelly D., by Toodlcs,
-ir- ii is worthy Of remark that every
starter IN this 3-ycar-old race did we'll
later on. winning races in good company
and developing quite q high rate of speed.
iron Ear. The gray son of the famous
outlaw Temple Bar. III "a. proved a
Grand Circuit winner. and trotted to
record OF I'll I'D: Nelly D. scored 2:1S IA.
followed by Little Tobe, 2:19 Ia. CIandon.
the son OF {. i. Clay. with Il mark of
20 Id. Perrctte 30 Ii The latter :,
aaushter OF Juror and Mildred. by Nam
bl1no Star. was owned then. as now, bv
Mr. Samuel Nation Falls Mills. Wand
Is = member Of The brood mare band at
Walton firm Little Tn.,a trott,.d IL. his
present record It Boston, Mass August
). 1S9f. when four years and an entire
morse, but later on he became dificult RI
control, and Selded, after which.
however, he Went wrong and seemed to
Jose the speed and staying power which
Chafacte'1zcd his previous efforts in races
Red Leo "a Ia. the son Of Red Wilkes
and Distator Girl. by Dictator, heads the
stud OF Mr.. Samuel Walton Walton Farm.
RAILS Mills, Virginia. and the brood mare
Aand there is one of the very best in Vjr-
gina Among The choice ,natrons are
t'e''rette. - IA the chestnut daughter of
Juror, 2.2f ID. and Mildred by Mambrino
Star who was very much faster than her
record indicates: the fun sisters Maprio
Carroll us Ia. and Lutte Dawson $50.
by Jack Dawson, 2:l7 IA, out of Lucy S.
bE Young Jim: an unnamed bay. a full
sister 10 Wilbooka, 2:191-4. by Wilkes
Boy. dam by Allen Book; Kate Rene. by
King Rene out OF Kate, dam of Wilbooka.
219l Ii; Princess Rene. dam OF Queen
bird, 2:29 IL: Tea Rose. by Mecca and
Young Gossip The bay daughter of Viii
diam c. j.. and Gossip dam of Don Wilkes.
s-2a" and grand dam of Baron Rogers,
ZOO ga. second dam the famous Jessie
psppec by IManltsrino Chief
The gearing by Red Leo, out OF Young
Gossip, is one Of the best youngsters on
the place. and she is again in foal to that
stately made scion of the Wilkes family.
Mr. Walton Will have a few horses han
died for speed this season, among them
being Ella Leo. 2:2e1-2. by Red Leo. out
Of Lucy S. dam of Maggie Carroll: a
chestnut Selding three years Old by Red
Leo, out of Perrette, 2:22 IL, and some
Others the get OF Red Leo out Of the farm
mares.
Mr.. r. NJ Lawson, who owns an elegant
estate OF several hundred acres, near
Burhe's Garden, Tazewen county, Va,
has a frst-class youngster in the three
-sear-ol6 bay colt. Dixon A1cGresor, by
bay Gresor. 2:29 l-2, dam by madison
Smith. 2:1a IA, son of the noted old Nor
gan sire Herod pa L. This colt was
purchased last summer by Mr.. Lawson
ifrom M. T. Grattan, of the Preston Farm,
Preston, Mimi and has shown great i'm
prcvement since being brought to Vir-
Einia- de Is now i ga hands high with
a big body and the Morgan type very |
plainly shown in the head. neck and short |
strong back.
Dixon McGregor is considered by Mr.. |
LAWSON as a. fine propect for speed and !
Iace-horse quality, but he does not expect !
TO have The colt developed. having pur- |
chased him for use in the stud. and there |
his future lies. Among the brood mares |
at the farm are Marion, the dam of An |
ME Lawson, 10, and several of her
daughters, among them full sister 10
Annie Lawson. who was bred last sea-
son, as was the dam, TO Dixon NcG-egor
One of tn misunderstanding colts in
that section Is yearling by Red Leo
e:2s ii out of Annie Lawson. who will |
d. bred this season to Dixon NcGresor
The best three-year-old filly on the farm
SIS by Luron. son of -Azmoor, 30 IL. dam
Nand, the fun sister TO Annie Lawson.
Another good one there is a yearlins by
Red Leo out OF Annie Lawson's DAM
This younSstcr was fed for carly develop
snont and now measures Il "a hands in
height without shoes.
II is said that one of the fastest double
teams IN New Jersey is owned by L. S.
of Camden. and is made up |
of the bay Eeidinss st. Andre, ELS IL.
l.r ST Bel. and Albert c., 2:l6 l-2 Albert |
G VIII be remembered as the son OF
Clay, out OF a mare by Signet. that was
bred on the Eastern Shore of Virginia |
and brought here as S-sear-old by VII