The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
HORSES AND
HORSEMEN.
Princess Kenton. Virginia.
Bred Mare. Exported.
TO AUSTRIA: PRICE. $500.
ForneN 2:lel.4, Son Of Sidney Prince.
Louis Purcell--Lilian S. at Acca
Glen Cove Prize Winners.
Other Items.
TO AUSTRIA: PRICE. $500

Princess kenton. 2.3l IA. the chestnut
mare, six years old. by Great Stakes, 2:20,
dam Lady kenton, by Habletorlion MANI
primo. has been sold by John Mcclure,
new YORK, for export to Austria, the buy
err being LaJos Weiss, horse dealer Of
vienna. The price reported Is $3.50,
which shows that the daughter Of Great
Stakes was well thought of. Princess
henton was bred by Captain John L.
Roper, Foxhall Farm Norfolk, Va, who
shipped her along with some other trot-
ters and PAGERS to Empire City track
d N shase Of snoTe
k MI. drove her a trial In 2:19 Ia and
JUST before shipment she worked a mile
III s:iS II Great Stakes, the sire OF Prir.
Gaptaii, Roper. but Is now owned BY
W. n. Nelson, OF this. and a. number
o. the best mares In this section have
6een bred to the son Of Billy Thornhfll
during the present season. Lady KEN
ton, the dam. was also formerly In the
stud at Foxlall. AS stated. she was sired
by HGambletonlan Mambrlno. her dam be.
Ing Our Mary: BY thoroughbred LEAPS.
2:22 3-4: and Mike Wilkes, Els IA, by Hem
~ B. Patchen, and next dam old Sophie,
by Edwin Forest 40. the latter being
eYr9 dam Of the G faea mars s
now owned by Floyd Brothers. Bridge
ney Prince, 2:2l ii. son of sidney. s:lo "a.
Mr.. a. B; Gwathmey. OF the Cotton
horse IN the Virginia bred trotter Forney.
by Sidney Prince, dam by Bendee. pur-
Smith. OF this city. This tall, racv look
ing geldlng was bought by MIR. Gwatl1-
mey to drive on the Harlem River Speed
way but showed SO much speed that he
was placed regularly in training and
Will be kept over and raced in 1904. John
Howell. Mr.. Gwathmey's trainer, has
driven Forney quarter to start In 80 ~
seconds. while to sulky. the son Of Sid
ney Prince, has worked a half already
In 1:O2 IA. Among other fast ones In the
Gwathmey stable are Tiverton. 2I2 IA,
and Senator Mills. both Of whom won at
6iens Falls and defeated COCO IisIds To
two heats in 2:14 each, hut the Senator
Mills had to set a llvelier clip and made
seventeen seconds in his record. Tiverton
and Senator Mills were also WINES at
Albany last week where the latter cap
tured 5000 stake.
One of the specdiest trotters seen here
for some time Is the bay gelding. Louis
Purcell. by G. Fl. Purcell, dam Louise NJ.
by Louis Napoleon, recently purchased OF
Illinois. and brought here by Sidney P.
Gay. This horse has three-year-old
record of 2:e9 II. but can trot quarters
close to THIRTY, seconds. He IS n the
Farm. half mile track. who Is sha ping
him M for the races. In addition to
Louis Purcell. Pussy Is working Human,
20 by 9uarterrmiatstser dam Winnie Tn D.:
a black geldine. s. by Robert Ransom;
Ephraim Toodlea. bay. colt, 4, by 'roodles.
IRE: dam by willis: chestnut mare; 8 by
Ashland Wilkes, and several we'll bred
and promising youngsters.
William l.. Bass has fourteen head Of
trotters and PAGERS In the training stable
at Acca Farm, and most OF them are
making satisfactory progress. Recent adj
dtions to the stable include the chestnut
mare Lillian s., s:la IA. by colen e., &
SIy al' and .1si Eittle stake az i tie
WAIKIKI Prin1i. Among others with rec
ords being handled by Bass are Hazel, Hazel:
Isle. e:20. BY Idol Patchen;. ". II: n.
2:23 -. by Great Stakes. and Red Light,
Join the Maryland and Virginia circuit
at Pocomoke City and then go on down
tho line, finishing UP at Baltimore and
then shpp'ng h2m te s Ha w' va ak f. WIN N
thinks good enough TO win.
Under date of July 9th. the Mccomb
brothers, James and John. OF Glen Cove
Farm. Somerset, Orange county. Va. who
are we'll known as owners, breeders ana
have had a most satisfactory season so
FAR and hope 10 duplicate their succe.tes
right along down the line Of the Virginia
circuit Nine Of tha Glen &c, n horses or ,,r
ing seventeen, prizes. while I'VE were cx-
hibited at Cuipeper, Va, receiving seven
first and second ribbons.
entered. but they carried off three iirS,s.
couple OF seconds ard one third Prize;
With the exception OF Kentucky Cardinal
all were new horses and carried the NC
Samuel 3. Nelson, formerly Of this city.
but now of the American Horse Ex-
Nelson has dealt mostly. In park sad
dlers and gh s,epping harness frot,s horses nd
PAGERS. OF the latter division he has a
horse Of some promise IN q tall. rakish.
looking chestnut gelding. g, by Angeles;
son Of B%g Bells dam ro pa'sE: Dam ao o. y
now In the stable OF George r. Rich
mond at tho Deep Run Hunt Club track,
Richmond worked this horse nlle IN
&
son.
Capt. Thomas Il. Merry, editor. turf
man and pedigree expert, who ranks az
ties on all matters pertaining to tho
Thoroughbred horse, names Hindoo. Henry
OF Navarro and Africander, as the great
est OF American three-year olds. raiins
them in tile order named Henry or Ma
varre was sired by Knight OF Ellerslie;
Thoma sia, by scathelonk Knight OF
Ellersiie was bred in the Ellerslie stud,
Charlottesyiile. his second Dam being
raee-horse Eole. his full brothers st.
Saviour and Eon, and others of note
The bay pacing mare Fern. a:1s 81. by
Petoskey, dam Mamie. Ajax. who has
been started In several races this season
by Trainer W l.. Bass. has been turned
QUE by her owner, Luther Libby; She
won . match race against smith 20 ob ,hsa
2;lD III, ON June 18th, ana paeeh tnree
heats in 21o IL, 2ils 8-4. 2:2 - Fern
was bred carly this season 10 Great