The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
HORSES AND
H0RSEMEN.
White Oak Maid Goes to Mr..
I George Vanderbilt.
WAS THE PRICE PAID
Charentus In Atlanta-Death Of Miss
5avl|le-sule of Hunters by His
Charlotte Races.
Other Items.

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GraceACharlotte Races.
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Jack spratley,who probably handles
yearly more strictly high class harness
md saddle horses than any other deal
or in the South. passed through here
q few days since from tho West enroute
to his home and farm at Dendron. Va.
Mr.. 6pratley was returning from n trip
to Kentucky and Ohio In search Of good
| horses, but states that they IRE moro
difficult TO obtain and held at correspond
ingly high prices seemingly than ever be-
| fore, but ho succeeded In purchasing four
extra flno combined horses and Elk grand
| looking high steppers. He now has In
wntor quarters at Dondron twenty y eight
| hoad. among them three pairs Of the nm
est high stepping harness horses to be
scon anywhere, also the grand looking
combined geldlng The King, by The King
dam by Harrison Chief. who Is regarded
rs ono OF the grnndest high going COM
bined mares in tho country. Recent
salos by Mr.. Sprntley include high step
ping trottlng bred marc White Oak Maid,
seven years, who went to Mr.. George
Vanderbilt. OF New York. for $500. Mr..
Spratley's stable will be shipped to the
American Horse Exchange. New York
In April. Us has been his practice for q
number OF years and O. good season Is
anticipated.
From information obtained from an ap-
pnrently reliable source, stated In this
column recently that the bay gelding
Charentus thoroughbred. son of imp
Charaxus and Contenta, by John Happy
bred by tho late Maj. r. 8. Tucker, Raj
elgh, N. c.. had boon turned out for u
life's rest, In New Jcrosy, but a letter
bearing date OF February 7th, from Capt
r. j. Hancock. of tho I1llcrslic Stud.
charlottesville Va, where Contenta was
mated with imp. Charaxus, states that
Charentus is now the property OF his son.
DR.. Thomas II. Hancock, Of Atlanta,
Georgia. who drives tho former noted
race horse double almost daily. Charen-
tus was presented to DR.. Hancock by
o. L. Richards. who purchased the gold
Ing from tho estate OF Maj. Tucker and
raced him through his turf career. /
am requested to make this correction
by Capt. Hancock. who states that Char
entus will have plenty Of oats and hay
all the days Of his life. with Just enough
exercise to keep him in good fettle."
Manager Charles Mott. OF the Mayfeld
Stud Farm. property OF ]. s. Curtis,
Leesburg, Va, reports the death In Eng
land Of the bay horse imported Savlle,
foaled 1884, by Hampton. dam Lady Lil-
ian by Wlngrave, and she out of lady
Blanche by voltigeur. savile won the
Goodwood Cup and seventeen other races
In England and South Africa. In both OF
which he sired some few winners. He
made few seasons in this country, but
after most OF the horses were sold from
Mayfeld in October 1901. the son OF
Hampton was sent back to England. Mr.
Mott also reports the death OF the good
brood marc Reprleye. bay. foaled 1887.
by Garb Or, out OF Queens Messenger.
Joseph Lasitter's semI-weckly auction
sales are feature OF tho horse market
here that attracts not only local buyers
but those from q distance as we'll, The
sale of last Wednesday was success
and quito O number Of horses and mules
Of various grades were disposed of. At
Mr. Lasltter's sale on Wednesday next
the. 18th, instant. the offerings,
numbering several hundred head.
| horses of different classes, among them
some fine drivers, saddles. general pur-
pose, draft and business horses Mr.
Lasitter Is also prepared to All orders at
private sale and solicits correspondence
Smith Observation-Disclosures Live
Stock Company, who controls the horse
and mule department Of the Union Stock
Yards, of Norfolk. Va, report a live
TRADE and increasing demand for stock OF
oil grades. Since the season opened, the
shipments South have been quite heavy.
often reaching as high as thirty-flve cars
per week. The moving spirits In this
concern are thei Smyth Brothers. James
e. and Thomas M, who are twins and so
much alike that many are unable TO dis
tinguish them apart. The Messrs. Smyth
formerly conducted the Southern Horse
Bazaar In this city and while here built
a thriving trade. Auction sales are held
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday OF
| each week at the Union Stock Yards.
while quite q number Of horses and
mules are disposed of at private sale.
Secretary JuEius H. Harden Of the Fair
Association at Charlotte, N. c., announ-
ces that spring race meeting will be
held there and purses offered for both
harness horses and runners The dates
are May goth and 21st. Charlotte's an
nual fair and race meeting will be held
October 9th, 2Sth Goth, and 3Oth, when it
Is probable that ten purses of the uni
form value of $500 each will be offered
for trotters and PAGERS, The Charlotte
Fair follows right after the North Caro-
lima State Fair at Raleigh. the dates of
which are October Goth. 2lst, 22d and 2sd,
OF the latter Association, Mr.. Joseph q.
Pogue Is secretary, while tho racing do
partment is in charge of the veteran w.
G. McN1ackin, under whose supervision
and management the speed department
has been a pronounced success fora num-
Der OF years past.
Mr.. r. ". Daniel whose farm is near
Warrenton, Va, has recently disposed
Of three fine hunters at good prices
and the horses We're taken North, They
We're sired by Ills Grace, fine, big tho
roughbred son Of Eolus in the stud Of
Marshall and Thompson,of Warrenton.
The dam of His Grace was Lady Grace,
by Romney, second dam Grace Darling
dam Of Dinhlo, by Jonesboro. third dam
Ninette. s!sterto Planet, and fourth dan,
the famous Nina, by Boston. With Stall
lions in the stud, and whose services are
offered at merely nominal fee, like His
Grace, Tournament. Black Cock, son OF
tnlp Pontiac and imD BOnnie On, Mul.