The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-16

include G. d. IanghOrnc, president: u.
II. Moore, vice-president: and L. 3. Trie-
Der. secretary. Tho initial show was held
at Charlottesville last September, and in
spite of being handicapped by unfavora :
BILE weather conditions, was an unquali-
fed success and a nice margin was left
over after paying expenses. Charlottes-
vile is right in the midst of the largest
breeding district of Albemarle county and
an ideal place for horss-shows. Near
by are such well-knoWn breeding estab-
lishments as Ellcrlie, Annita. Belmont
and others. the owners of which are pro-
gressve men and will lend both patron
age and support to the horse-show feat
ure.
Among the horses which will be trained
and raced this season by Mr.. L. Banks
Eolt, Of the Alamance Farm, Graham,
N. c., former home of John r. Gentry,
2:0Ols; Baronet, 2:11M, and other we'll
known performers, is the brown pacing
stallion Giles Mebane, S0,9oS, who started
out last fall a green horse, and in his
third race won over the half-mile track
at Raleigh and reduced the North caro-
lima State record. to 2:16&. Giles Mebane
is not large, but of exquisite quality and
beautiful in contour of form. William
chatham, who trained and drove the
little brown horses in his races, states
that he worked him an easy mile under
Els, while fractions Of the distance were
reeled off at better than a two-mlnute
clip. Giles Mebane was bred by Mr.
Holt and got by John r. Gentry from
the Alamance Farm brood mare WINNIE
D., the daughter of Hannis, 2:liA, VINO
also produced Ginter, 2:16A; Huffman, 2:20,
and Mayo. 2:2sA.
Mr.. Charles II. Moore, OF Shamrock
Farm, near Charlottesville, in Albemarle
county. has recently purchased from
Maryland parties Il large, well-formed'
handsome thoroughbred geidins, four
years old, by Imp. Dutch Roller, out OF
Mary Stone, by Imp. Sir Modred, anu
She out Of Rosemary, by Joe Daniels,
next dam Wild Rose, by Norfall. rms
horse has good manners. great bone
and substance, and will be schooled IN
the hunting field and taught to jump.
Mr.. Moore has judged hunters at promi-
nent horse shows and ridden to hounds
in England, Ireland and America The
private stables at Shamrock have smell
tered many good cross-country horses'
and they were developed by MI. moore.
The bay gelding Death. :, by imp.
Charaxus, dam The Alarm Bell, by
Alarm, who has been a frequent winner
at the New Orleans winter meeting, is
now considered about the best horse rae
ing there. Death was bred by the Bowies,
OF Maryland, and carrying their colors
he won several times at Washington and
was then shipped to New Orleans. Later
death passed to S. D. Atkinson, who has
in turn sold the gelding to Harry Robin
son. The price Is said to be 5000, and
at that figure Death should prove good
investment.
The semi-weekly meets Of the Deep
Run Hunt Club, held on Wednesdays and
Saturdays, have not taken place for a
couple Of weeks past on account OF I'M
favorable weather conditions. the ground
being covered with snow and ice in some
places and the going being very heavy in
others. Mr. Harry G. Beattie, M. f. II.
OF the club, who was injured several
weeks ago in collision. is improving.
Mr.. Leigh r. Page. Jr., secretary of the
Richmond Horse Show Association, owns
and rides to hounds at the sen,i-weekly
meets OF the Deep Run Hunt Club big
brown gelding, full brother to Pamun-
key. by Abdel Kader, Jr.. that has a
clever way Of going and does good work
in the hunting Geld. Mr. Page has ys-