The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-10
UPPERYIL| COL
AND HORSE SHOW.
The Exhibition This Week to
Excel All Other Efforts.
FRUIT OF. COL. DuLArY's WORK
a area. Social Gathering as Well as Ex-
iibation of Fine Horse FIesh-There
are 400 Entries Fewer. High
steppers in Demand.
FRUIT OF. COL. DULAnY's WORK
fspecsal dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to Tho Iimesy
BERRYEILLE, VA. June 9.-What is
certain to be the creates: exhibition ever
held By the Upperville Colt and Horse
Cluh win be seen on Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week, on Colonel Rich
ard Duiany.s No. farm, two miles east
of Upperville, in Loudoun county. Just
uory there is great deal OF activity
among the horse1nen. not only OF TINS
section of Virginia. but in the big ciues;
and on these two days. when fashionable
society. bows to the horse the country
around UpperviIle will be alive with nun
dreds of the smartcst turnouts seen OIL
Fifth Avenue.
THE DULANYS.
The Dulanys have. perhaps. contributed
more time and money to bring about
greater interest in blooded horses than
any other family in Virginia, and their
efforts have been successful IN every par.
ticular Colonel Dulany. the president Oh
the Uppervilie Club, came to this country
from England about sixty-hVe years ago
with p comfortable fortune, and he
bought some of Virginia's best land. upon
which to raise good crops and fine horses
and cattle At one time he was the largest
taxpayer in the State. During the war
between the States he received severe
wounds while fighting under the Southern
flag, and to-day he carries quite num-
Der of bullets in his body. But his keen
Interest in ell matters pertaining 10 me
stock, has not diminished.
Senator Henry Fairfax. Robert Neville
md p S. Gcchnauer are among the
prominent members of the club
A FASHIONABLE GATHERING.
II is a most interesting sight to see the
endless variety Of vehicles and styles at
this great annual gathering. There IS
everything. from the most 1asmonapie
designs of four-horse English breaks ana
smart turnouts. down to the old farm
wagons aud ox-carts And there are all
kinds of people from almost everywhere
who come to buy or sell, and GONE to
shove the queer and dispense the seduc-
five pink lemonade as well as the les
iial mint Julep-
On far there are 40 entries. as follows:
Ponies. IL; high steppers. ID; quick draft,
M. heavy draft. 81: gated saddle. %;
hunters. i21: park saddle, 81; thorough
treds. ID. and general utility, -. The
reason thaf there are SO few in the thor
o,ehbrel class is that all over three
rear old mares were cut out as not be-
ing desirable.
- : A PRETTY CLASS
The park saddle is a pretty class. and
5s better filled than usual. The entries
In this class are as follows: Ihree-year-
odds 1s entries; four-years, 10 - hands
and unuST, IA eieiiSs2, e4AN = -
10 hands. Is entries: five to six years,
az 10 hands and under. entries same.
over Is 10 hands ? entries.
The thoroughbred horse is not In as
1nrcb favor as in former years on the
upperville market. and fewer hish-step-
,,ers are in demand. Hunters take the
lead. followed by the quick graft ana
,5.rl. Saddle classes For hunting. a
frree.sourth thoroughbred is most desir-
able. the custom being to breed to the
finest thoroughbred mare that is about
half.