The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
HORSES AND
HORSEMEN
Vlrginla-Bred Jumpers win
at Atlantic City.
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PETER PAUL. SON ALOHA
Mr.. Upshur's Trotters-At Beau,lfu
AIamance - Rockingham t'orse
Show = Circus Wins at
Brighton Eeach-Gossip.
PETER PAUL. SON ALOHA

Brighton Eeach-Gosslp.
Virginia horses mndo quite q clever
impression ut tho recent Atlantic CITY
Horse Show especially those from the
stables of Charles II. IIurkamp, of the
Boscobel Erarm, Fredericksburg, and
CORTLAND IL Smith, Hampton Farm,
alexandria. The Boscobcl horses were
badly shaken UP by the car being struck
heavily just before shipment, and all of
them were thrown down. Amaret the
crack high Jumper, and Hornplpc, the
sturdy roam heavyweight hunter, both
escaped with n shaking up. but Field
Marshal, Meadow Plume and Colonel
Hawkins were not so fortunate, and sus-
tained considerable injury. Hornppe was
first in the class for heavyweight hunt
crs and Amaret came second In tllat
for jumpers, open to all, his successful
competitor for first being the noted
Hcathcrbloom Lucy Sutherland from
the Hampton stable, was first IN the
classes for lightweight hunters, green.
and in that for thoroughbred hunters.
This good looking baby daughter Of 81.
Carolus and Expensive, by Spendthrilt,
was formerly a member Of the Drood
mare band ut Hampton, but since being
taken up and schooled to jump she nus
developed into performer of real class.
Among the competitors In the field LOT
thoroughbred hunters We're the brown
gelding Joker, owned by II. l.. Evans, Oh
Nyarrenton, and Colonel Hawkins, IRON
the Boscobel stable. The two last named
came second and third. In class 10, open,
hunt clubs, for best three hunters from
one hunt, ridden by members or supscrip-
ers Of the respective hunts IN the NUM-
uniform, the blue ribbon went TO the
Cameron Hunt Club, Alexandria, and the
red to the Deep Run Hunt Club, of Rich
mond.
Mr.. Henry l.. Upshur, of the Elking.
ton Farm, Enstvllle, Va, VINO Is one Oh
the best known owners and breeders oil
trotters and PAGERS on the Eastern Shore,
writes me that his horses are all doing
well. Salem son of IroQuols and FERN
wood by Lancewood, Is the premier sire
at ELLINGTON and some OF his get are
being worked for speed over the nan
mile track at the farm. Sam Patch,
a:oa ii the bay geldng by Salem. dam
Pansy, by Bajardo, is In training ana
will be raced again this season. He is
In fine shape, and will be likely to ma
terially reduce his record Hardy H.,
by Salem, had trotted to record OF
OH Ia this season in long drawn ous
race. and Sam Patch is considered
equally as fast. Among others IN the
training stable at ELLINGTON are Mon
mia T., bay mare, a, by Salem; bay geld
ing, 4, by White Tip. dam by l1ahcelot'
fast but erratic; and a couple Of promis-
ing -year-old colts. one owned py
the other by w. Glib, Capeville, Va.
The Savage colt was sired by Bursar.
| 2.17 Ii the dead son of Stranger, dam,
the dam of Stella, 2:24 Ia. He is a pure
gated trotter and promises to speed ana
race horse quality. Of high ordes'
One OF the most prominent and prob
ably the best known Of North Carolina
| breeding establishments is beautiful
Alamance farm, with its thousands OF
fertile acres near the busy manufac-
turing town Of Graham, and 1t Is there
that L. Banks Holt, wealthy cotton
factor, banker, man OF affairs, breeder
and owner OF trotters and PAGERS, mates
z his home and dlspenses hospitality or
+. the typical Southern kind. John T..
Gentry, 2:0OE, ex-pacnE king ana one
of tho greatest and handsomest OF trot-
ting bred lateral-gaited performers was
formerly member OF the Alamance
stud, and some OF his get are there now,
among them the beautiful brown stal-
lion Giles Mebane, who now :leads the
farm. He has n pacing record Of 2:l6aa
and Is out OF the great brood marc WIN
ME D., dam Of four in the list ana
others to follow. Gregorian. 2:2oR. the
sire OF Glencoe. 2:1GA. and other good
horses, is the stud companion OF Giles
Mebane while the brood mare band In
cludes Winnie D. and Blondette. dam OF
Governor Holt, 2:15, and Eliza Ingram
2:21A.
The annual catalogue and prize list Of
the Rockingham Horse and Colt SNOW
Association has been issued and pre-
miums are offered for thoroughbreds
: >trottcrs, housekeeping harness horses
park saddlers, hackneys and variou:
: other classes The show will be hell
at Harrlsonburg and Is one OF the mos
important in the Virginia Circuit, pens
right In the midst OF plg breeding an'
. grazing district Mr. J. Samuel Harms
berger Is the president OF the associa
ton and DR.. John A, Myers serves as
secretary for years past. while the Boar
of Directors is made up Of these gen
tlemen along with other well know
and prominent breeders and stock raiser
. In the Valley OF Virginia
/. The fastest horse Mt Mr. Wlllar
DuPonts beautiful Montpelier fnr'r
Orange, Va Is the bay pacing stalllo
+ Selim. foaled 1898, by Saladln. ?;o5a
IS dam Lydia. by Osceola, son OF Morga
n Black Hawk, second dam Florene
Schamp. thoroughbred daughter OF Co
ia ton and Fountain, Seim Is PAGER an
y can speed merry clip when called upo
es for n brush. More attention, howevc
~ Is paid to breeding draft horses at Mon
III peller than to trotters and PAGERS, hent
=, the son Of Saladin has done little ST.
va service having been kept mostly Il
~ driving.
u At Brighton Beach. New York, 6
Tuesday last the Ellerslic bred ca
a, a Circus A. BY imp, CheraXus. dam Nlnon
- by Tous Won The handicap at one mi
q and quarter defeating Artculat
,,e sambo and others. and doing tho dl
lance in 2;01. During the season OF -
k this bay son Of imp. CharaSus was
good three ycar-old, as he won, amo'
II. other events, the Montgomery handica
ar the washington cup, ana Vas on
beaten a head after being .ahllt ~
-. Inc stretch, In the Cumberland Derh
-- concednE tho winner ~ pounds
~ 80
President n II. Anderson and Secreta
W q Warthen. OF the Richmond iipr