The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-10
HORSES AND
HORSEMEN.
Some Lively Scenes at the
Hampton Stock Farm.
NOTES OF THE RACERS
Erena Sent to Dreamwold- Cannon's
Stable at Brightwood-Whitby Son
Of Hannis - Clarion, Estuary,
News BOY and Others.

Tho scene at CORTLAND H. Smiths
| Hampton Farm near Alexandria, Va.
| Is a lively one these bright spring days.
| A string Of twenty-five or more hunters
and jumpers are quartered In the Dig
| training barn, and these are exercised and
worked out daily. In addition to the car
lead OF hunters sold this spring at Kan
sas City. MIR, Smith has another order
for as many more from tho Same source,
while call has been received 10 pre-
pare twenty-five more for the Denver
market this fall.
or course with tho number OF horses
that are being handled on the place. quito
d number of boys are employed as rub
bers and care-takers, and between tho
rivalry often waxes warm. especially on
workout days, when usually the whole
force may be soen to gather under q
shed or on the hillside near by and watch
tho horses being sent over the jumps.
The gambling instinct Of the average
darkey is generally pretty strong. and on
these days the rivalry Is so strong ana
the partially 80 marked that each poy
has for the horse under his care. That
wagers ranging from nickel to weeks
nay mako up tho stakes. So deep Is the
interest ma Infested onentimes 1t may be
said that the national stable game OF
craps so favored by the colored contin-
Cent pales, and you would readily mag
Inc from tn Grounds OF applause Wnlch
follow that red-hot race was being con-
tested.
The former vrginian J. Temple Gwath-
mey, now prominent as president OF the
Cotton Exchange New York. has pur-
chased the 1rlsh-bred steepiechase nose
Pawnbroker and imported him to this
country, where the unsexed son Of West.
moreland from Uncertainty will be raced
this season. Pawnhroker was bred by y.
r. Callahan, Of Brackentown. near
Dublin, for whom he ran well IN TINS
years Grand National at Liverpool MI =,
Gwathmey Is the eldest son OF A. 3.
Gwn thmey, esquire. also OF the Cotton.
Exchange. and widely known as the own
er of crack light harness horses ike Lou
sise Mac. 2:09 ga: Tiverton. PIP IA; Tudor
Chimes, 2:1s and others Of fame.
Mr.. Henry G. Herring, whose breeding
establishment Is in Rockingham county.
near Harrisonburg, Va. has shipped 10
Dreamwod. the farm Of Thomas w. Law
son, Scituate Mass. to be bred to the
young stallion Dreamer son OF Oakland
Baron, the great brood mare l1rena. 2a9
ga. tho dam of Alcyone. 2:17 Ia and two
others In the list. Erena Is one OF the
choicest daughters of the famous DEAD
Alcyone, and her produce are uniformly
fine. The chestnut f1lly Helen Wilmer,
two wears old, by Kelly. 2:27 out OF Ere
nm bred and owned by James Cox, Mount
Jackson, Va, from the daughter OF Alcy-
one. passed to Mr.. Herring, Is not only
Grand looking, but OF exquisite quality.
and with 1t promises to develop speed ana
race horse quality Of n high order. Drean
er Is we'll bred, fast young horse, put
II is to be taken as decidedly compl-
mentary that Mr. Herring should send
such a high-class matron to his court as
Erena.
Tom Cannon. who for years past has
been Identified with Virginia and North
Carolina stables Of trotters and PAGERS as
trainer and driver, is now quartered near
Brightwood track, Washington. d. @,
where his horses were wintered, and all
OF them are doing nicely. He VIII snip
to Baltimore during the latter part OF the
month, and there map out plans for the
season campaign. Among the horses In
this string arc: Klnster, 2:l4 3-4. bay
horse, by Kinsman. dam Cress. by Ken
mare, S. by Kinster; Velvet, black mare.
Kentucky Prince: Knstress, 1888 Ia. bay
by Kelly, 2:z7, dam Lucy Montrose. by
Robert McGregor, and Helen Wilmer.
chestnut hlly. 2. by Kelly. dam Erena,
2:l93-4. by Acyone.
Ex-congressman William R. McKenney;
TH,
farm, a grand old estate OF over thou-
sand acres in Brunswick county, border
| ing on the Seaboard Air Line Railway.
| IN gradually collecting some we'll bred
| brood mares. and mating them with ap-
proved stations The best known ma.
Princess Fulale. by Prince Belmont, dam
| by Red Jacket, who has been bred to
| Great stakes, go, the sire OF Captain.
| 2le1-4; the grand roadster and good race
horse Toxhall, 2:1s "a, and other standard
| performers.
The we'll known chestnut horse Whitby
2:1sl-4, pacing by Harris dam Maud H..
| by Flaway recently sold by the estate OF
the late Thomas NJ Hewitt, Weynnoke.
| Va, 10 Robert r, Firth, OF this city, has
been Installed rs the head of the lntter's
country place near here. and Will be
mated with some we'll bred mares. among
them Ellen Caskie. 2;321-4, full sister to
| Gordon Smith. 2261-4. by Willis, son Of
Jay Bird. During his turf career Witty
was n game reliable race horse. while
2:l21-4 one Of the fastest of Virghtu
bred rrotters,
The eastern Shore OF Virginia
breeders" Floyd Bros, who have fine
farm near Brdgetown. report that a
| greater number OF mares are being bred
in that section than during any previous
year. They own the good stations Sid
ney Prince 2:20s-4 and Rod Oliver. a
| richly bred young son Of Electric, 2,2s1-4,
both of whose books have long since filled
and mares turned away. Early m the sea-
son Sidney Prince. reached his limit OF
| seventy-hve Mares hut Npon earnest re-
quest ten more were allowed
Among the trotters and PAGERS to he
! campo Igned this season by M, #. Han
| son who Is shaping them up over the
Glenlea Farm halt nile track are Clarion laI {,
BY FHssei RsX; Newsho i sg| cb ~
bred green trotter. Estuary. chestnut
horse, ny Exped!tion. 2;15 81, dam Wave,
famous Waterwitch. These horses are
entered through the Hudson and Mo-
hawk Valley which includes Albany,
Poughkeepsie and other points
L. X. Bryan Hampton, Va, is shaping
UP the big hay PACING gelda DIN WALNUT nut
and expects to win some money along the