The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
HORSES AND
HORSE,MEN
Clarion, 2:15 Id, and Other Fast a'
Ones at Monte
zeuma.
BABY DEAN THROWS SPEED
Black Bird Here Again-lmpe-
rialist Wins, as Docs Chara-
wind-Salc of Ethics.
BABY DEAN THROWS SPEED

A. n1ontezeu1na Farm, the clever eoun-
try place OF City Sergeant James 7.
.t sinth, in Henrico County, near the CITY,
tho horses are doing nicely. Trainer Nj.
10 Hanson has them In charge, me
stable includes Clarion. 2:l5 Ia. bay geld
sng, by Russell Rex, dam Helice. by Nor
55 val: Estuary, 2:14 ia. chestnut morse oy
EsSpedition, 315 "a dam Wavelet. a:24 -,
nv Belmont; Eliza Ingram, 2:2O Ia, chest
II nut marc, by John r. Gentry, ECO IL
Sja dam Blondotte. dam OF Governor Holt,
gl6 by Leland; HUMAN. 2:2o brown
gelding, by Quartermaster' dam Mhht u
NJ Is n BY Hunnis: Miss Thompson. 2:2D l-2'
brown mare, By Toodles, Jr,. dam pflm-
rose. by Hetzers Hambetonian; Lumi-
y nnnt Inv flly, 8, by Hummer, dam LIZ
lie Mills, by Homer; lack. chestnut
Vi eelding, A. by Sidney Prince. 2:2l II Dam
Thrift dam OF Willie Shaw, 2:29 - py
sMeander; DR.. Floyd, bay Gelding 8, by
Sidney Prince dam, the dam Of Albert
II 6. 9:1e1-s, by Clay; bay Colt. /, by
4 Tootles. Jr., dam Virginia Cooper. by
& bourbon Baron, second dam virginia
Maid dam Of Mosul, 300 Ia; Ginger,
chestnut mare, !. by Guy Fly, Dam VII
i Rinia Cooper: Ephraim Toodles, bay colt,
j. by Toodles. Jr.. dam Baby Dean by
& willis, and Flower, bay mare, the hana-
gone pony, by Toodles, Jr.
) Q
Ephralm Toodles. tho bay colt, four
wears old by Toodlcs, Jr, 1921, dam
@ Rnbys Dean, by Willis 1928, son OF Jay
&Bird, sr.d and owned by James G. Smith,
Is probably held In higher regard than
IS any other trutter In tho Montezeuma
Farm stable. Mr.. Smith has owned and
I campaigned NIosu. 200 IA; Roster ~?
Ia, and a score of others with fast marks,
a mt this scion OF the Toodlcs family on
Stpn0iNpSg
md disposition, comes nearest the local
Of Montezeumn. Though weighed down
l,y a. name likely to handicap the aver
Y age performer. Ephram Toodles trottcd
the Deep Run Hunt track In 2:2O IN l9o2,
rs a three year old, and came the last
half. which is an uphill grade, in 1907
~, and finished strong at that. G. a.
Pussy drove him. The youngster has not
been trained this season, but Will De JOB
ged regularly during the winter and go
into active training again next spring,
when, If he keeps right, much is expected
OF him.
Baby Dean. the dam OF Ephralln
,roodles, was bred by MIR. Joseph Bryan
II Laburnum Farm as was the second
dam, Jennie Bean, BY King Bolt, son of
q Lexington, by Boston, and likewise 70
pyra. the third dam, by Stanton, son OF
RED Eye, also by Boston, while the fourth
dam was Jennie Dean. daughter OF Bos-
ton The latter mare was ridden through
the war by Mr.. Bryan and was noted for
her endurance Rather remarkable fea-
ture in the pedigree OF Ephraim Toodles
IS that he traces four times to Boston
-Ahrough his dam, while through the sire,
Noodles, Jr, a son Of Odn Bell, l409 and
from Kate Flight, bTL Red Elawk son Of
+ cd Eye, he gets another Gross to that
famous son OF Timoleon. This breeding
viii doubtless be approved by those par
t,,f,,c re- ,u1,1 ,ra RI
blood.
Probably the best collection of horses
over Seen under q canvas In the State of
Virginia WAS hero with the Barnum &.
Il Bailey Circus, which exhibited In the
city on Tuesday and "Wednesday last.
afternoons and evenings. The world
wide reputation Of the show was fully
sustained, but at that Its most pronounced
feature was the collection of over five
hundred horses in the different depart
nents. The ring horses were under the
management OF Samuel w. Elliott, bet
ter known as DOC Elliott. and their
condition evidences skill, care and atten-
ton. Elliott was for several seasons with
the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and
then joined the Barnum II Bailey nGgre-
cation. Some forty OF nifty thorough
BREEDS over half Of which were purchased
from the race track last winter at New
Orleans. form n part Of the collection
and with patient handling they have
q grown ,tractable and kind. A special pro.
tege of Elliott's Is Elmer Brooks. who
Is some years back was with Madame Ma
rantette and rode tho famous gh-jump.
ing Welsh pony Jupiter" The latter Is
now owned by the Barnum e. Bailey peo
Pile along with other we'll known high
jumpers. among them being Pegasus and
Blackblrd, the black mare who was takel
"a down the line of Virginia Horse Shows U,
& Wyeth g. West. OF Marshall, In 1901. ant
after being exhibited ut the Richmond
Horse Show In October OF that year, wat
sold TO Barnum & Bailey's agent, the lat
Doc Colvin, and shipped to them II
Europe. While here ridden by Mr., West
she jumped six feet and one-half inch
Elliott has Blackbird In fine shape. AM
Elmer Brooks takes the black mare owe
tho high jumps during performances.
lmperalist bay geldirg. G. by Norwood
son OF Longfelow; dam Gemima. b,
Ileimda. won the RladensburE steeple
cha SO AT two and half miles. on Mon
day last, the opening day of the Wash
ington Jockey Club meeting at Jennings
doing the distance in 5:li % with Ma
nIa, who finished second, Imperialls
by Pitts IL Dorrior, Scottsvile Va, own
ii ere of the sire and dam. 1mperlalist
owned by j. y. Lane. Scottsvlle, and WI
liam Garth, OF Charlottesville, Is he
trainer The son or Norwood won
number of steeplechase events for Cart
In 1902,
Sidney Clay, bay gelding, 4, bred on TN
1t Eastern Shore OF Virginia, and sol
during the GUNNER from Foxhall Farm
Norfolk, Va, 10 ~ Il. MrCargo. of Phila
delphia, is showing up well In his WORK
having recently shown miles close 10 oil
This horse was sired by Sidney Prince
2:g1 IA, dam Misss Clay, by Clay. In
son OF Walker MOrrii lie is hlghl
" thought OF by Mr.. McCargo who foun
him very erratic In the beginning bu
mas now gained his confidence and look
~ Cor the reldlnY 10 20 very fast in 1901