The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25
HORSES AND
HORSEMEN.
The Deep Run Hunt Club
Elects Officers.
WINNERS AT HORSE SHOW
Captain Eaird's Thoroughbreds- Mr..
Neville Buys Imported Stock.
Heatherbloom, Champion High
Jumper Other Horses.
WINNERS AT HORSE SHOW

! That ever popular and meritorSous or
ganizntion, the Deep Run Hunt Club Is
| taking on new life. and at meeting
! recently held at the Westmoreland Club
matters of Importance were discussed.
| while 0,licers for the ensuing year were
elected The Hunt Club has played an
important part here since Its organiza-
| ton. moro than decade since not only
| socially but in stimulating an interest
in well-bred horses and creating de-
mand for hunters and jumpers likewise
| In the development Of such and drawing
tho attention of tho outside world to Vir-
ginias splendid resources in that dreo-
ton. It Is likely that the present hoad-
quarters Of tho club may BIO changed ut
| an early date and other sports. including
shooting and golf, added. number OF
members ere favorable to having a
country clubhouse out on the Cary
Street Road and tho impression prevails
that the Hermitage Club and Hunt Club
| are likely to unite in securing homo.
Tho officers elected: President Cotes-
worth c. Pinkney: Vice-Presldcnt, w.
Otto Noting; Secretary and Treasurer.
MAJOR r. a. wexford; III. r. III Mr.
Harry G. Beattie; Board OF Directors
Messr5 Joseph Willard j.. Stewart Bry-
| an, Harry c. Beatte J. T. Anderson,
Frank w. Christian Carter w. Branch,
II. s. Halves, Barton H. Grundy and Dr..
j. A. White.
Tho largest winners ut tho Richmond
Horse Show were DR.. and Mrs. W. E.
Woodend of New York. who are credit.
ed with s1.75o, but they had the largest
stable here, numbering some sixteen har-
ness and saddle horses while Mrs. James
B. NJ. Grosvenor followed with SEQ: ..
Trowbr!dge Holister with $50. Mrs. John
Gerken with $50 Thomas Deford with
| $500 Charles Pfzer with $40. r. M. Tay-
lor with s175 and Mrs. A. E. Deitertch
with $50 These were from a distance
but Virginia horses did well and their
owners stand credited as follows: e. A.
Saunders 1925 Carbon & CARRIER SIZE,
John Kerr Branch. 800, w. E. Boeing
$780, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stewart Bryan
s2i7.50. r. L. Evans sls3, L. D. Pas,ano,
Jr., s167, D. B. Tenant s1l25o. MtConb
& sydnor $50, Hon. Henry Fairfax 500.
John II, selden s101, b. 8. Forbes 500.
Mrs. Blair Johnston $50. In this list tho
most noteworthy winners are Mrs. Blair
Johnston with Robin Adair and Lord
Chesterfield. both Of whom were in tho
saddle classes and Charles II. Hurkamp.
three days. Amaret Hornpipe and Alan
adale made up the Hurkamp sta BILE
Three blues and couple OF red ribbons
went to Amaret one blue to HornplI'o
and Alanadale green horse, Followed
with one yellow ribbon.
Howard willot's bay gelding Heather
bloom. tho champion high Jumper OF the
world, with a record of seven feet. -nne
inches, who attracted so much attention
at tho Richmond Horse Show, Is to BIO
sent against an eight foot bar this WIN
ter. SO easily has the great horse ac-
complished the wonderful feat. asked OF
him that both his owner. Mr.. Willett and
Richard Donnelly. who rode him when
he made this marvellous leap. are conf
dent that he will yet clear eight feet
and probably better. In fact Heather
bloom is credited with clearing eight
feet six inches in private at Mr.. Willets
farm at White Plains. N. T.. but as this
was not public exhibition. the perform
ance does not constitute a record.
For the past couple OF years Heather
bloom has been improving, and nothing
seems impossible for the speedy thor
oughbred. He carried his rider over
seven feet nine inches of timber at the
Byrn Mawr Horse Show. The champion
has one or two engagements In this
country where he will attempt to i'm
tour through the European countries,
where his owner has received many lib
eral offers to show his horse In Bel
GUM, France England and Ireland
Heatherbloom will jump. and Mt each
place the fence will be raised untN It has
reached at least eight feet Not only Is
Heatherboom wonderful high-1umper.
but he is wonderful broad -jumrer as
well, and he Will be sent against this re-
cord while abroad. An Idea of the won
derfu jump Heatherbloom can make on
the fiat can be had when 1t Is considered
that he clears more than twenty-five feet
in his regular high jumps. That Is. the
distance between the take-off before tho
jump and the landing place after he
clears the hurdle measures fully that
distance. On clean broad jump or over
n low hurdle 1t Ia believed that he can
clear between thirty-ave and forty feet.
Captain Edward r. Baird, breeder of
thoroughbreds. harness horses. hunters
and jumpers at Epping Forest stud farm
Occupacia. Va, writes me that he Is we'll
pleased with the condition OF his stock,
all of them on the farm. The thorough.
bred apartment includes the brood mares
Imp. Pleasure. chestnut, foaled 1885, by
Fortissomo. dam My Beautie, by II.
Gladiotore bred to judge Morrow. and
Mole by Eolus. dam Nitn by imp. Billet,
bred to ch,swck: Lotus Lily bay FLY,
yearlng. by imp. Water Level. dam
Evangellne Cisneros, by 11on; Iron Prince,
chestnut colt, yehrling. by Chiswlck, dam
imp. Pleasure. Carlton Grange. dam
imp. Pleasure, and Keystone, black
colt, weanling. by Iron Crown. dam
imp. Pleasure. Captain Baird also has
some good looking half bred from stand !
ard bred Mares among them couple of
handsome geldlngs. four and five. which
are being driven to pole.
At the sale of imported thoroughbred
broodmares, yearlngs and weanlngs. con.
n. II a.