The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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Virginia Circuit Of Horse
Shows for Season OF | 9O3.
NINA. BOSTON'S DAUGHTER
Charlotte's Spring Races oxhal
2.le 3-4D yer's Stable-Wick-
ham, Son Of vvillfu Per-
cherons at Leesburg. III

NltOlSIiO ~ .OSoNA'
The Virginia circuit Of horse shows for
1908 will DO the most important IN its
history, as the list Of prizes and trophies
has been much enlarged while the ex-
.hibits promise to be more numerous and
of higher olusN chan dultng previous
years. The horse showsls now pro badly
the most popular fad In the South, anu
as conscu uence. breeders. owners and
exhibitors are alive to the demands Of the
OCCASION and there has been q marked
Improvement on all Sides. At d recent
meeting OF the Virginia Horse Assooia-
ton In Washington, twelve organ tons
were represented, and the following
schedule OF dates were arranged Il Lees
burg, June Sd, 9TH; Upperville. June 10th,
18th; Culpeper, July Sd, 4th: Manassas,
July 21st, 22d; Orange, July 2sth, 2oth;
Front Royal, August 9TH 9th; Berryvillc,
August 12th, 18th Harrisonburg. August
10Th, goth Warren ton, August 26th, 27th;
Charlottesville, September I'd, Sd: Lynch
burg, October 7th, 10th; Richmond, Octo-5
Der 18th 18TH. XII X. ~
This schedule was arranged by J. r
Anderson, president Of the Richmond.
Horse show; Charles W. Smith. OF wa!
renton and Charles Mulilen, Of Pcrry-
Vile, and It was unanimously adopted
by the delegates, with the amendment
offered by j. y. Davies, of Manassas, that
within fifteen days the various horse
show organizations may have other days
Of the same week allotted to them. If so
desired. The Virginia Horse Show Cir
cult Includes a larger number of nsso-ii
Citations than any similar organization in
existence, Ger tninly in any one State, and
what Is better still increases In Eimpor-
tance, annually Zach, year great show
horses are developed, while the impetus
given to breeding hunters and jumpers
has been marked. Fl 5lg } n; # 81 Nil 54} VI S IA
"A wonderful family is that which traces
to Nina, the famous daughter OF Boston
and imp. Frolcsome Fanny, who was
fonled In 1S4S and died thirty-onn wears
later at the late Major Thomas ". Dos
wells Bulfleld farm, formerly the best
known probably Of Virginia breeding es-9
tGblishments.h The blood Of Nina has bred
on with remarkable success through both
sons and daughters. and particularly to-
the latter, one Of the most notable in-8
stances being that Of Sayonara by George
Kinney, dam Sunbeam, by imp Leaning,
ton. Sunbeam was bred by Major Dos
we'll, her dam being Ecliptic, by Eclipse,
and she on Nina Referring to Sayonara,
an exchange says: N nj VI
One Of the greatest bargains picked up
by a thoroughbred breeder in % long
time IS the broodmare Sayonara, by)
George Kinney, dam Sunbeam. by imp.
bennington, now one of the most highly
priced stud natrons OF Milton Young's
famous McGrathiana farm, Lexington
Ky. Sayonara Is the dam Of the flying
Huntressa, which flyyi won nine races
last season. Mr. Young bought Sayonara.
for the small sum Of $40 at the closing.
out sale Of Norvin T. Harris Hurst
iot = ,{eY,yf11 opoS
ago. Five thousand dollars would not buy
her to-day, sayonara was purchased JUST
a year before the Breeders Protective
Association began It's extensive OPERA.
lions. Had she been sold a year later
she would most likely have been iosa
forever to the breeding world IS
" Secretary 2Junius II. Harden, Of the
5Mecklenhurg Fair Association, Charlotte,
NJ c., has issued the speed programme
of the annual spring race meeting to-
be held there, and the dates chosen fall
on May 10th and goth, when purses Will
be offered for trotters, PAGERS and run
ners. The Association Is member Of
the National Trotting Association. whose
rules will govern the harness races, while
the events for runners will be conducted
according to rules Of the New York
Jockey club, The programme:
TUESDAY, MAY 18TH. "a
No. 1-2:9o trot and pace: purse $500.
No. 2All ages, flve-eghths mile dash.
weight for age; purse 500. rs
No. sail ages, three-fourths mile
dash, weight for age: purse $780,
No. 4-all. ages, seven-eighths mile dash,
weight for age; purse Sl0o.
"WEDNESDAY. MAY 20rFI.
No. b-2:2o trot purse $500
NO 0-2:17 pace; purse $500
No. Tall ages, flve-elghths mile dash,
| trrht fnr n pa, SlOO.
No. s-Mecklenburg Declaration OF In
dependence stake, all ages, three-fourths
mile heats, weight for age purse $780,
Mr.. r,anghorne Putney. cubman, we'll
TODD man Of affairs owner, horse show
exhibitor and road driver has n crack
roadster In the chestnut Foxhall, by
! Great Stakes, 2;2o, dam the great brood
4 mare, Sue Norfolk. by Norfolk, the sire
4 Of Miss Nelson, ell Ia. This horse has
a trotting record Of 2l9 81, but has
4 shown trial miles better than 2;15 and
Il fra ctions at q very much faster clip. With
4 his speed, this yrginla-bred geldlng has
. perfect manners, and can get away as
A quick MS a flash and stays on trot
Foxie Lambert the bay mare. by Alsa.
tian, dam by Daniel Lambert. Is the sta
bio companion of Foxhal, and, like him
she is thoroughly tractabe and fast
n The daughter OF Alsntlnn has n record
of 2:22 and has trotted trials we'll below
geo.
George T, Dyer, we'll known as trnlne
i and driver, and who Mt different time
has heen Identified with the tracks n
Roanoke, Winston. Greensboro and othe
places in Virginia and North Carolina, i
now located Mt the Fair Grounds track
Lynchburg. where he has Just removed
from Roanoke. Dyer's stable includes
some ten or more head of trotters nnt
PAGERS, which are being worked for speed
and those that seem good enough will b.
taken to the races later on. Tho tastes
member OF the stable is the pacing mare
Little Belle, ana IL, by Sidney, whom
Dyer campaigncd with good success II
1902 Dyer Is n pninstaking, careful mar
with his horses. and has developed quite
n lot of speed In the past decade, ant
that, too. oftentmes with both trotter.
and PAGERS that were not looked upon al
of especial promise when coming into hi
hands.
Iyickham, the chestnut son of Willfu
and Eol!ptlo, who heads the Cedar Grov.
Farm al Mr.. Harry Giddngs, Ontario
Canada, Is attracting attention as sire