The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
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news OF HORSES
and H0RSEMEN
The Deep Run Hunt Clubs
Spring Race Meeting.
IT'S GOOD HORSE SHOW, TOO
Elevator Wins the Heavyweight Hunter
Prize, and Maxine Elliott That
of Light-weights-Sale
of Estuary.

of Estuary.
The eighth annual spring race meeting
Of the Deep Run Hunt Club, which came
off on Saturday. the Sd instant, was
most enjoyable affair, and all things con-
stdered, probably the most successful IN
this history OF the club, as the attendance
included a brilliant gathering, and the re-
ception which followed at the clubhouse
was in keeping. Horse show features
combined With the regular race pro
gramme, was an innovation that proved
decidedly popular and pleased the masses.
hence it is likely that in future pro-
grammes that these exhibits viii be
much more extensive.
Messrs, Charles H Moore, CORTLAND
II. Smith and Julian Morris judged ooth
the races and show horses, while Secfe-
lary Jeffry Montague had p. A. ;. Brine
IS clerk Of the course and w. ). carter
as starter
The first event ON the card was for
farmers horses at half-n1ile, and went
to j. r. Darracott's Bitten, Jr.. son OF
the Iron Horse Bitten.
The free-for-au trot and pace Tor
horses owned by members OF the CLUB
had only two starters in LanShorne Put-
ney's bay pacing mare Steed, 2:zs Ii,
by Marvellous, and w. P Drewry's bay
gelding, Big Jim. also a PAGER. by Brown
nal the sire Of Star Pointer, 1853 IA.
and went to the former in straight heats.
Time, 2:43 and 2:37.
The third event at half-mile, running,
open to all horses, furnished good con-
test, and the winner turned up in Cal
liant, by F'latlands, Shot Belt second and
"a lin, hir9 p
The point to point steeplechase dis
lance about three miles. for horses
owned by members Of the club, had four
starters in Allen Potts Bachelor, with
Or. Gwyn Harrison up; Leigh r. Page.
Ir.'s King, ridden by Spencer I. Carter;
F. D. Christians Shot Belt, with his
owner UP, and Frank Nv. Christians
Ajax, ridden by Harry c. Beattie,
The first three horses finished in the
order named but Ajax had three falls,
and the last one in sight Of the club
house. resulting in quito a shaking up
for both the good-looking son Of In
spector and his clever rider.
One Of the busiest breeding establish
| ments in Virginia is the Hampton Stock
Farm near Alexandria, the property of
CORTLAND H Smith, the young owner,
breeder, horse show exhibitor, four-in-
hand driver, expert cross-country rider
trains most Of his own horses anu has
| made a success Of the business. There
are over 400 acres in the Hampton es-
tate, and thoroughbreds hackneys, coach
horses, hunters and points are bred on
the place
Mr.. Smith directs affairs himself and
the place is conducted in q practical
manner. In 1901 the sales of horses
reached $4,000, which included the sale
Of four-in-hand team to w. G.. New
| man, of Somerset, Va, for price rang
Ing right around the $4,000 mark, While
in addition dozen or more hunters, all
schooled on the farm realized nice sums.
ST. Carous, thoroughbred son of imp.
st. Blaise, and Carina, by Kingfsher,
who has headed the stud for several
seasons, is now at Warrenton, and the
mares will be bred to Bannock, by Turco,
out Of imp. Sister Louise, while French
coach horse and the grand-loolling hack
ney stallion Bright Fire, son OF Wild
Fire and imp. Victoria, will also be
| used. The thorcughbreds, ten or twelve
in number, are by great sires, like Eolus,
Iroquois and others of note. They were
! selected with a view Of producing large,
! bis-boned horses, fit for either racing or
| making hunters. One Of the handsomest
! harness performers on the place is the
| beautiful hackney mare Beatrice,
| chestnut. 152, by the famous Matchless,
| Of Londsboro. out Of Danish Girl. She
| has produced three foals, but was not
| bred in 1901, and will be taken to the
| horse shows this season. On the day of
my visit the weather conditions were
| favorable and I was treated to a sight
| worth going quite a distance to witness,
as no less than fifteen hunters and Jump
ers, mostly Virginia bred, and all schooed
on the place We're put over jumps, rang
ing from four feet six inches to five feet
two inches. and ending with a stiff
| Liverpool. These horses ranged in
height from 1913 to 16.2 hands, and were
! grand lot They were being shaped up
for the Baltimore and Philadelphia Horse
| Shows this month. and later Mr.. Smith
J will make tho circuit of Virginia shows
Mr.. L. P. Holiday, of Basic City, Va,
has in the seven-year-old bay stallion
| ITltz Lee, by Kentucky King. son of
| Mambrino King, one of the handsomest
horses in Augusta county. With sound
| ness and freedom from defect OF either
| temper or conformation. Fitz Lee COM
! Lines handsome proportions with the
| lofty carriage and style peculiar to the
Mambrino King family. With only road
work and no regular training, this son
| CT Kentucky King can trot in 2:40. His
| dam was Zencbia, dam of Stella, Pa by
Enchanter, 46S sire Of Trophy, 2:27, and
others; second dam Leonnes. by Satel-
| lite and third dam Oneta. dam of Saturn,
2:22; Trophy, 2:27, and Ensign, 2:2S 1-2.
| Mr.. L. Banks Holt, Of the Alamance
| Farm, Graham, N. c., has issued an at
trac tive and handsome stallion cata-
lcgue for the season of 1902. Included
among the cuts are those Of John r.
Gentry, 200 II: Giles Mebane, PIG 81;
Gregorian, 2:2o 81. and the prize winning
| Shetland stallion Governor Peck. John
r. Gentry was formerly owned at Ala
nance, and his son, Giles Nebane, is now
ole of the sires in use at the farm, as
is Gregorian, the producing son OF Prince
George and Beltina, by Mansfield.
|
At the carriage house of w. C. Smith,
NO. Slt North Fifth Street, this city
whose business was established in 1870,