The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
Sale of Little lobe, PIG IA for Ex-
port 10 Europe.
HE WENT TO WINDSOR, ENGLAND
Mr.. Roper's stsbIs-Ih= Deep Run Hunt
Clubs New Years mset-.harss
Atkinson ct Norfolk.
Other liens.
HE WENT TO WINDSOR, ENGLAND

Tho recent sale q the midget trotter
Little lobe for export to Eulope recalls
some interesting tacts reiaung to that
small son of the dead race-horse Pamli-
CO, 2:1U. l1e5was bred on the farm of
W. p. Bachelor, Raleigh, n. c., who
owneG his sire Pamllco, later famous
as one of the gamest and fastest of rrot-
ting sires, while Little zone dam, a
band ID indian pony or mustang mare.
was used as a hack on tie place and
mated with Pa1nlico on The Very day ne
was Tapped to New York and placed in
the staple of James II. GoIosmlth. mat
was IN 1889 Ii tie bay Stallion S Iour-
year-old performances against aged cam
paigners during the latter part Of that
season is a matter of history, though
both man and horse have crossed tie
great divide. The Year Book does not
give Little Tobe's age, but the midget
was foaled on the Bachelor farm during
the early summer of 1890, and afterward
passed to a North Carolina horsemen, WHO
placed MIN in Allen Merrlaeld's stable.
Mortified brought the colt out as a three
year-old and started him in several
races. one of which viii be recalled by
Richmond horse fanciers as that for
three-year-old trotters at the State Fair,
held here. in October, 1888. The contest
was one Of broken hearts, none faster
than 2c::SSSS Ia ana there were five starters.
three of which, Nelly D., Clandon and
Iron Bar were owned mere. while Per-
rette hailed from Walton Farm, Falls
Mills, Va, and Little Tobe from Raleigh,
where he was foaled. In this race, which
went to Nelly D., while Perrett, Clandon
and Little lobe also won heat eac..,
It is a subject OF remark that every par
ticipant performed credtahly during
ID
record of Eli 3-4, while the others appear
in tic Year Book as Nelly D.. 2:lS Ii;
Little lobe. 2:ls IL; Clan6on. 2:21 Ia,
and Perrette, 2:22 1-2. This much of pas
history, but of the present l quote from
an exchange, which says:
The srfigh esteem in which English
horsemen hold the American trotting
bred high stopper was newly illustrated
recently, when Vivian Gooch. of Windsor
England brought of S. b. Nelson, at the
American Horse Exchange, New Yortt--,
the hackneyized trotter, Little iooe, 2:lt
IA, paying $500 for him, according to
report. Mr.. Goocl!, who came here to
ofliciate as judge at the National Horse
Show, supplies most of the carriage
horses for the private stables of King
Edward, and it is more than possible that
Little robe may find a place there. He
IS one of tie most attractive little goers
y
for the first time at the Garden last
month, he stepped into second place in
competition with Thomas w. Lawson's
1na.,..less pony Glorious Bonnie, beat
ing T. d. Jordans famous pony, Hur-
rah, fer the red ribbon In the strongest
peny-class. of the week. This is said to
have been the first time Hurrah was ever
beaten by any pony, excepting Glorious
Bonnie. Lie lobe IS lao IL hands
high. and for inches is a marvellous COM
bination OF extreme speed, graceful ac-
ton. style. beauty of form and good man
0ers When on tle turf he could trot
close to $50, and was once beaten less
than a neck by Queen Alfred in 2:l4 Ia.
After he had oriived his usefulness for
racing. Mr. Nelson saw him. and. becom-
ing convinced that the midget trotter
would make prize-winning pony, bought
him and transformed him into high
stepper Pa,nl.co. 2:1e, the sire of Little
lobe. was one of the handsomest Of all
fast trotters.-
Mr. L. G. Roper. who directs affairs OF
the John L. Roper Lumber Company, at
Roner. n. c., had out three horses OF his
own breeding during the season Just
closed. and put them all in the list. They
were Lady. Thelma, 2:29iz, chestnut illly,
8 nv Clement r.; Sunol Stakes 2:2I}a,
hay Eeldfpg. 4. by Great Stakes, both OF
whom are trotters. and the brown pacins
mare Alene Dudley. s2::2iR, by Clement
n tho sire OF Lady Thelma. Ny intor-
nation :was that this trio were all out OF
the same mare. Sue Norfolk. by Norfolk.
dam Lady Manchester. by Manchester.
geo. but Mr.. Roper states that Aiene
Dudley IS out aof Maud l., by Harry.
1904 second dam mare OF Gntraced
breeding. Maud L.. like her daughter,
Alene Dudley is PAGER. and now at
eiehteeneyears sclda can go fast She is
cYned By 1Ir.sRopcr. as is Sue Norfolk,