The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-26

Keswick for the hunting; Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. McGruder; Mrs. DR.. Thurman,
Frank Randolph, George Macon, w. H
Lipscomb, Alexander Hamilton, John
Sawyer and others. Some twenty-five or
more hounds are kept By ti1e-5jkeswiclS
Hunt and foxes are said to be abundant
in that section this season. -
Geogre F. Dyer formerly Of Roanoke,
Va, but later of Greensboro, n. q,
where he prepared his stable Of horses
for this seasons campaign sold during
ous of the Baltimore meetings to II. a..
Tyson, who made the purchase for a
party at Bradford, Penn. the brown pa C.
ing mare Skyland GIL, 2.ly -. by SIM
mons, dam Mamie Weeds, go by lNoooss
Hambletonian. The price vas Sltoo-fFl ne
mare was owned by y. p era ddock,
Lynchburg. Va. but was controlled by
Dyer. Skyland Girl was foaled the pro-
perty of the wealthy manufacturer Il.
J. REYNOLDS. the head of the big Southern
tobacco concern bearing his name at
inston. n. C. Mr.. Reynolds purchased
Minnie Woods in Kentucky alter she was
bred to Simmons.
The chestnut mare Eliza Ingram is
showing great speed on the road Tor her
owner, Mr.. z. a. Saunders. OF tins city
and with it she has good manners ana anu q
level head. During the fore part OF TINS
season Enza Ingram reduced her record
from o:2514 to c:211-4, while in her
work she could trot right around 10.
When retired from the road and track
this mare should make a valuable addl-
ton to any trotting stud both on ac-
count of her rich breeding and speed, as
she was sired by the famous PAGER, John
r. Gentry. 21-2. out of Blondette. dam
of Governor Holt, 2:15, by Leland.
MI. S. G.. Atkins is driving his. bay
mare, Marie 2:3o1-2 on the road, where
she is steady and level headed. and 1t
takes a. good horse TO beat her IN
brush. Marie was sired by jolly Br1t1f,.
dam Parker Holland, by Sam Purdy.1
Mr. Atkins other fast mare, Red Light,
o:2l IL the daughter of Red Wilkes. Jr.,
and Moonlight By Twilight, is in the
stable of ~. L. Bass at Acca Farm
Red Light showed enough speed early5ln
the season to justify the belief that she
would make a new record close to S2:l5.
but trained off and was let up in her
work
Mr. Charles A. Brown. Of this city,
has sold to J. w. Kohnston Houston,
Va. the brown gelding% Sebacic. by \ or
.sal. 2.14 "a. out of Gladys, dam of Kitty
Hawk. 2.271-2. and Eufaula. O.. rs Ia.
by Alcantara. 2 49, Sebacic will be used
as road horse by his new owner. and
lis good looks and nice way: of going.
make him highly desirable for that pur-
pose.
Messrs c. J. and Joseph Button. of
Laurel Hill Farm. Walkers Ford. Appo-
r.:ittoS county, Virginia, bought the
hackney stallion Heidrick, four-year
cid. by imp. Danegelt dam imp. Hero
inc. and will use him in the stud. He
was bred by A. ]. DreNel. Philadelphia.
and passed as yearlng to E. y. Twad-
cell. same city. and from him to the
Mcssrs. Button. Heidrick is very
handsome horse. sixteen hands high. and
great actor. His dam. Heroine. pro-
d'1oed Mountain, winner of numerous
plies at New York. Boston and other
places.
On Wednesday next the 29th instant
Joseph Lasster. of the Richmond Horse
Bazaar. East Franklin Street. will! dis
pose of several carloads of horses of all
grades, among them drafters. business !