The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-26
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Trotters at the Deep Run Hunt
Clubs. Mile rack.
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LEvERET IS AMONG AMI THEM
Captain Roper aud nime-Little To5e-sale
of Helen Wilmer At Haven
Earm-Dsalh Wius at
- New Orleans.
.LEvERET is AMONG THEM HEN:

The road and trottins horses in the
stable of c. A. Pusey, at the mile track
OF the Deep Run Hunt Club. arc winter
ing nicely and most OF them are tho
picture of vigorous health. These horses
are owned by members Of the club, and
some of them will be shaped up for road
work, while others will be given the
requisite preparation and taken to the
races
pusey,s stable includes the bay gelding
Leyeret, by 3. l.. Kempland, out of
Laurel B., dam of Laurcls, 2:13 IL, by
Sable Wilkes, who appears TO be goou
and may be raced this season, likewise
and nice hammered, handsome bay mare
Lizzie S., by Jake, dam by a son OF
Mambrino Patchcn.z She is owned by
Mr.. Thomas Atkinson by whom she has
been used for road work but has speed
and steadness for racing, and Will be
given q. record.
The bay geldinS Big Jim, who is masto-
don in size, and paced a. trial in 2:23 Id,
at two years old, occupies the box adj
joining Lizzie S. He can show two
minute speed at tho lateral gait and
was sired by the famous Brown Hal
from whose loins came the pacing cham
Dion Star Pointer, 1850 ii.
OtlCTS Tire oil = CtSSli,
80 Ia, pacing, by Marvellous; Lysol by
Egwood, dam by WOODBURY. Habetonian,
and some speedy roadsters.
One of The most liberal patrons of the
trotting horse in Virginia is Captain
John L. Hopper, of Norfolk. prominent as
the head of the wealthy concern known
a.; the John l.. Roper Lumber Company,
owner of Foxhall Stock Farm and NOV
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Captain Roper is regarded as one Of The
most charitable of men, and the poor
and needy are never turned from lis
door empty handed. which extends into
the realm of horsedom as well. One or
the Captains faVorite diversions s road
driving, and for many years past MS
private stables have rarely failed to shell
ter one or moro fast trotters and PAGERS.
He is NOW driving the bay marc Mime,
by Eagle Bird. dam, t-leta Wilkes. by
Wilkes Boy, who jogseo q trot up 10 Il
threc-minutc gait, buts.When called upon.
to 30 faster strikes pace and can fairly
fly at that gait. In addition.to good looks
Mime has perfect manners Mime IS
the dam of the pacing marc OTTOMAN
Maid 2:10 ii who started in five races
in 1891 and Won all Of them, while Cap
stain Roper owns a. black filly, two years
OLD. out Of her that issanother good Pros
lpect.
Mr. George TAFT, OF the bg4seed house
Of George TAFT & Sons. Norfolk, who has
owned good road and frottng horses for
wears, is-now- inteees tet-i,f-hfeeding, and
has some we'll bred trotting stock on his
farm near Iynchburg, among them TIE
good brood mares GIelice. by Noryal,
dam Grenada, by Onward; Sunbeam, icy
Hambetonan Mambrino. dam Matte
Handy, by Ben. Bolt, and Sweetstakes,
dam of the good race horse and producing
sire, Great Stakes, 30, by Sweepstakes,
dam Gin, by RockfellcEs Clay Mr. Tat
has three promising yearlings out Of these
mares in q bay colt by Burlingame, 2:1S II
dam IIelice. a bay filly by Great Stakes,
out of Sunbeam, and a bay lilly by Fox
hall McGeogor, out of SWEEPSTAKES.
Call, of recent date, its trotting editor,
Colonel Il. S. Edwards, offers the follow
nous midget trotter Little Tobe: Some
years ago the writer was acting as start
er at Frederick, Md, when Mr.. MerrI,
| field, of Baltimore, requested that he call
| the attention of the audience to a horse
| which he would show on the quarter
stretch. He presently appeared with one
| of the handsomest little horses that we
| have, ever had the pleasure to look upon.
| He was not more than fourteen hands,
| half an inch in height, but in form. he
| was simply perfect His high finish, style
and spirits caught the audience; and he
| was appIauded to the echo, The horse
| was Little Tobe, 2:19h by the la1nented
Pamlico, 2:10, out of a mare Of unknown
breeding. Little ,Tobe was bred ut Raleigh,
| N. c., by Mr. w p. Bachelor. After
| passing through several hands and having
| had his share of campaigning he came. to
! New York and was muIiated,. having his
| tail taken off. In this condition. he was
exhibited at the National Horse Show and
purchased by Niyian GooGl', Of Windsor;
| England for s., 900. He Will go to England
| TO be exhibited there. He was second at
the National only to MIR l1awsons. Gl t,i
! Gus Bonnie. We can only think OF this
little beauty With regret He is getting
along in years now, but when the writer
first saw him he was in the flush Of
youthful vigor. a perfect picture. with II
his parts intact. The man. who doclleds him
and tho man who had done should each
have had agar with ball and cha IN
The Warrenton Nirgiflian says: Mr. J.
r. Townsend. Md. r. Evans Mr. r. u.
Evans. of New York eli y4. have Joined the
hunting set in this place, which adds
| greatly to the cheerfuiress or life here.
Their rcd coats, fine horses and beautiful