The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
HORSES AND
HORSEMEN.
At Noted Oak Hill Farm.
Home of Matchless Dane.
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FERN DEFEATS O'BRlEN
imported Diomed--Peter Paul Great
Two-Y Year Old-Thc Sale Of Baron
Wood and Princess Kenton.
Other Items.
FERN DEFEATS O'BRlEN


Wood and Princess kenton.
Other Items.
OF all virginia breeders not one has
on large scale too. TO advance the horse
Interest Iss In the State than the Hon; Hen.
~ F Fafn ewner 1f the no,ed o6 OAK
hackney stallion. Matchless of IIondsboro,
from ~ nsanS y ISIS and later a v sold
mont. for $4,000 Apart from. his ex-
tensive breeding establishment Mr.. Fair
fax has played a prominent part in pub
member of the State Senate. member OF
the Constitutional Convention and chair
man of Its. Finance Committee, and now
mission. which is one of the most I'M
portant offices in the State government.
breeding horses began at Oak Hill at
selection in England of Matchless by Mr..
Fairfax and his importation or the won.
derfully potent stallion was the master
to the farm as the home of fine harness
horses. In the beginning neghbo,rln,g ring
farmers We're allowed to breed Their
at Oak Hill on the most liberal terms
oftentines no service being charged. but
simply an oction taken on the foal at
f6r me t re oG H sf
all of which encouraged and served ike
wise to promote an interest that has since
grown into an Industry OF vast benefit TO
all that section.
A1atchless Dane. chestnut horse. I. by
Matchless Of Londsboro. dam Lady Fife,
by Danegelt Is the stallion now oS, IN lou use
and impressive action ;ti The l farm mares
WITH lin this season: while others sae Of
Gss fass we nsmses ef Ss oak
matrons are trottinE. bred and these
mated with hackney sires. have produced
some great high acting harness horses Sc 5
fixture on the farm and well she may
be. because her produce sold from !, the 1e
place. not including couple OF f .:,,IIs
of s21.65O among them being the three
year-old registered hackney frey Dane.
by DanegEeltt Rurchasesd ast f fdr
600. 1t was the Intention Of Mr.. Fair1 Ak
to reserve FREY Dane for the stud. 60
was sired by Triffett's FireaWay and al u
lion in America me- There we're seventeen
foals dropped at Oak Hill this season ana
among them are some that represent the
richest hackney strains OF blood IN thls
country.
After several postponements, due to
rain and heavy track, the ! II, rs &c 6,
owned owl e; by Luther Libby, and Smith
So'Brien., 2:19 Ia. the big brown geld n,
erty Of ]. G. Cheatwood, fixed for Sat
urday. the 9Th instant. was decided on
Monday afternoon last. the 18th, when aa
track in fair shape. several hundred
event. william i. Bass. the Acca Farm
s eom had drot tie reno mon mfs BEHIND Smith
O'Brien. AS contest. the affair was
void Of any special feature. the mare
simply taking the LEAD IN eaGh neal a a2a
The three heats were paced in ns2 s19 R Ia,
seconds, and, pushed out. could have iS,t.
gone several seconds faster; After this this
event was decided. Bass brought IT,, out 3u,
Ghn R the som Of Wilton
and Ximena Wilkes. by Wilkes Boy. to
beat 2:3O in order to decide T., wager y:
geldine would not perform the feat; IN
der the rules three trials were allowed.
Senator Little trotted the first heat IN
2:s1 IA and came back the second IN
Imported Dlomed, winner OF the first
EnRllSn DeEDy Ill 1fov, Wa
Virginia when twenty-five years old and
ST 600 was paid for the noted son of Florizel
and the sister to June daughter ad Of !, spyeses
the property of Colonel Hoomes. when
thrty-one yeas old and left an imper-
ishable renown. Dlomed must have been
horse Of unusual vlgor because ne na II
to this country. yet the voyage of thirty
days and tossing about in a sailing yes,
sci dq affect bis pfb ana ~ of Mo
fSsi turf was very different, as Blue
Gown. winner OF the nineteen aerpy' al,d
both died on the Journey oyer, though Inc
they were shipped on st stea az 81 p, e ~
presents a strong contrast to the =; $lo ,.is
and $1,000 paid respectively BY CHARLES : re
Reed for imp st. Blaise; a. ana w 2. NC ,
other derby winners that ever landed in
this country alive with the exception o.
Fiorizel proved more valuable than both !iIl
of them put together, for ne stred1, IL SIR
Archy the Emperor of American stalllon,
loins came the famous Boston. sire Of the
immortal Lexington. Sir Archy. Iimoleon
and Boston were all bred in Virginia.
Robert Rradey,sa home bred ts, year
dam Eminence, by imp. Kyrle DAILY, Is
the best youngster. regardless Of sex,
that has shown up n the We, Nest tbs ms
his name from Peter Paul. of this city,
one OF the best known horsemen in Viz
ginia, showed TO great advantage on the
meeting, Chicago where he meta strong
field Of twoyear-olds. five of them win
ners. 1t, was simply. a professional race,
81 Paula three lengths before Nlilkirk,,
and the Others tailed out. to, the sixteenth
pole. So good Is the virginia bred colt
West able to take his measure in heavy
| going.
The chestnut mare Lillian s., who re,
| in tina third heat of the 2;24 ,trot at BAL. BAL.
| timore recently and showed her ability
| to trot In 2:l5 or better. when called upon
for TIE efiprt Vas pIsa sha Vas sired