The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN
AIamance Stock Farms Trotters
in Training.
GILES MEBANE, 2:I6 3.4, THERE
Mr.. TAFT Buys Ed. Kearney-Lynch-
burg's Horse Show-Fiora Jeffer-
son and FoaI-Other Notes Of
Interest to Horse Lovers.

| son and Cal-Otner Notes OF
Interest to Horse Lovers.
In the Alamanco Farm training stable,
Graham. N. c., the property Of L. Banks
Holt, the wealthy cotton factor who is
widely known. and popular in the "Old
! North State" may be seen clever col
| lection Of trottinE bred youngsters, all
| Of whom with one exception. are by
| Gregorian, POO Sd. the premier sire at
Alamance, who is credited with Glencoe.
2:17 IA; Defender, 2:19 IA, and other
| winners.
Tho exception noted refers to the hand
! some chestnut mare Maid of Alamance.
| s. by John r. Gentry. dam Lou Graham,
dam of Edna D., 2:26 1t, by Melville
Chief, who was gotten before her famous
pacing sire was sent North from tho
farm and sold The beautiful five-year
old brown stallion Giles Mebane, ZIG ga.
also a son Of John r. Gentry, but out
of the great brood mare Winnie D., is
now in the stud and simply being logged,
later on, however, he. too, will go into
training. Tho get Of Gresorian in training
are Lima Clark, bay mare. 4, out Of
Blondette, dam of Governor Holt. 2:15,
and Eliza Ingram. 2:25 IA, by Leland;
chestnut filly 3, out of Winnie D., dam
Of Giles NIe;oane 2:16 "a; Human, 2:2O;
Ginter. 2:16 "a, and Mayo, Ops IA, by
Hannis; bay gelding 8, out OF Gretna
Green, dam of ]. S., 2:24 Ia by Aberdeen;
bay filly, > out Of Blondette; bay filly
?, out of Gretna Green; bay geding, ., out
OF Winnie D.; bay geldins, =. out of
Coralyn. by Dictator and three year
lings out OF Winnie, D.. Blondette and
Coralyn.
Tho Maryland and Virginia circuit of
fairs will furnish nearly three months
of steady racing. and the snug sum Of
about $4,000 is offered in stakes and
purses. At Tasley. the Eastern
Shore Of Virginia. the circuit begins with
a four days meeting. the dates of which
are August 5th, 9Th. It'll and Sth, with
purses of $3.50 to $500 each for trotters
and PAGERS. From Tasley the horses
journey to Upper Marlboro, Md. then to
Pocomoke City. after which come Easton
and other places, ending up at Frederick
October 2lst-2ith. Following right after
this circuit comes the North Carolina
State fair and races to be held October
18th, 29th. Both and 31st. Concerning
the latter Secretary c. B. benson, who
has grown gray in the service OF this
society, writes me that the outlook was
never brighter, Notwithstanding the fact
that their 1901 fair was the most sue
cessful ever held in The Old North
State"
Mr.. Robert TAFT. of the wholesale seed
house OF TAFT & Sons, Norfolk, Va, has
purchased and sent to his country home
Spring Garden Farm, a fine old estate OF
seven hundred acres in Amherst county,
near Coolwell Postotiice. on the line of
the Southern Railway. the thoroughbred
stallion Ed kearney. and will use him
as sire of hunters and jumpers. Ed.
kearney was foaled 1891 and sired by
Tom Ochiltree, son of Lexington; dam
Medusa, by Sensation, second dam Hilda,
by imp. Eclipse, third dam Jessie Dixon,
by Arlington. He is a horse of grand
size, being 1912 hands high, and weigh
ing close to 1900 pounds, and his impress
an the stock in Amherst and surround
ing sections is likely to be marked. Ed.
kearney was a good race horse during
his turf career, winning in the East at
two, three and four years old. while at
five he was taken to California and won
five out Of ten starts. At six years
old he was again returned a winner ia
the East, and then retired
The Rider and Driver says: Horse
shows have become so popular with the
people of Virginia that the city or town
in that State which does not provide its
sidered as keeping pace with other com
munities in the march of civilization.
Lynchburg is the latest place to announce
the formation OF 9. Horse Show Associa-
ton. and w!l hold its first annual show
October %, IS and 81 This association has
a capital stock OF si;32, which has been
Presdene aaa Nd ?aa
Mr.. S. Z. Withers; Secretary and Treas
urer Mr. John A. Faulkner; Manager, Mr..
c. w. Smith. The date fixed for this
p;al, a
show. thus giving Southern exhibitors
an opportunity to keep busy before COM
ing to Madison Square Garden In Noven-
Der.'
In the boom days Of The horse b,a5iness,
now about decade since, it is doubtful
II ever as many mares were bred during
This is highly encoura ging to breeders,
and the report comes from various sec
tons that stations of all breeds have
throughbred siires have the call. but frot-
ters of size. breeding. good looks and
soundness have not been allowed to go
begging for patrons.
Among the inmates of his stable at
South Towson, Md, that is we'll thought
of by Wilton Greenway, is the young mare
ed by Mr., Samuel Walton; the big railroad
contractor OF Falls Mills. Va. Recently
he worked an easy mile for Greenway in
~ anG will be raced by IN, nm W. th!s season
stallion Red Leo 2:26H. dam Carina. by
Caliban, second dam Of Yellow Woman.
by StrathTore.
The chestnut mare Flora Jefferson. by
Elk Nutwood. dam Flora Diamond. by
Bay Diamond. owned by w. n. Wilmer,
the New York lawyer, at his Virginia
breeding establishment. Plain Dealing
Farm, near Scottsville. has a shapely bay
colt at her side by Virginia Chief, the
son of Kentucky Prince. that heads the
Plain Dealing stud and has been bred
back.
Captain James N. Williamson. of the
Ossipee Cotton Mills. Elon College, N.
c.. drives one of the fastest and hand
State" in the chestnut pacing .gelding De-
fender, 2:19A, by Gregorian: ::293;, the son
of Prince George and Beltina. by Mans
field. Defender was bred by Captain Will
hanson and raced by him during several
seasons.