The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-11
The Purest Blood and the
Highest Breeding.
ALL CLASSES TO BE
REPRESENTED HERE
Names of Widely Known Horses, and
the Events in Which They Will Be
Seen-Records and Pedgrees
ofSome Of Them-Rders
Who Will Pilot Them to
Victory or Defeat

"Blood will tell in horses as well as
In humanity. While horses. like people.
do not always live UP to their pedigrees.
and the performances and regulations OF
their ancestors, the lineage of the horse.
ike that OF man. Is always worthy OF
consideration. There is an equine aris-
tocracy in the land, and the thorough
bred is always preferred to the scrub
where neither has had chance to sho"
by his performance OF what he is capa-
BILE.
At the Richmond Horse Show. which
opens on Tuesday, there will be large
and brilliant representation Of aristocra1lc
norses Sons and daughters OF famous
sires, many OF them having proved worthy
of their noble strain. will be seen in larger
numbers at this show than ever betoro
exhibited in this State. New York city
has sent to the Richmond show many
Of its prize horses. not only In the hunter
classes, but in the harness classes. Those
who attend this weeks show will. there
fore, lave opportunity to see many
horses that have borne away the gln-
bons over famous competitors at many a
show.
BREEDING Center.
Virginia has gained wide fame as
breeding center for hunters and jumpers
OF the highest class. and many OF those
sent out from the State have been aole 20
win events OF national importance. ooth
in this country and in Europe. hence IT
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filled we'll, and that big fields will COM
pete for the rich prizes offered. but an
unprecedented number OF harness horses
have also been entered, the latter dlv1-
sion Including prominent winners at the
big shows all down the line Boston. New
York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and other
large cities are well represented. A glance
over the entry list shows that number
of the best known and most prominent
owners. breeders and Horse Show ex-
hibitors in America are represented.
Courtland H. Smith, OF the Hampton
farm, Alexandria. Va, Will not be mere.
having heen called to Kansas City, or VII!
DR.. John L. Wentz, Of Scranton, Pa,
owner of a great stable OF show horses.
among them tho famous pair Lord Golden
II. and Lord Brilliant. DR.. Wentz signt-
fled his intention OF entering some Of
his best horses at Richmond. but death
in his family caused a change OF plans.
VIRGINIA EXHIBITORS.
The list of Virginia exhibitors includes
]. 7. Anderson, Richmond; D. Eugene
Block Newport News; John Stewart
Bryan. NJ. NJ. Blacker, John Kerr Branch,
II. C. Beattie. c. w. Branch. st. Gcorg.
Bryan, Barton H. Grundy. and others, of
Richmond; Hon Henry Fairfax, Aldie:
CARRIER G. CARRIER. FIarrisonburg; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Fl. Hurkamp. Fred
ericAsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Johnson.
Warrenton; Morris s; Joslin. Campball's;
Charles II. Moore. charlottesville; James
r. and John w. McComb Somerset.
Arthur Charles Marshall, Webourne:
w. o. Noting Howardsville; James E.
Porter. Louisa; !" S, Ricketts,; orange;
Miss Louise Selden, r. G. selden, and
John H. Selden, Stokes; H. M. Sackett.
Lynohburg; David B. Tennant oatlands:
Maxwell Wyeth, Marshall, and Richard
wallach, Warrenton. From other states
the names of such well known owners
and horse show patrons appear as those
OF Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Deford, BALL
more: Howard Willets. White Plains.
n. y: w. p. Drewry, Mrs. James r. NJ.
Grosvenor, G, Trowbridge IIollster, DR..
w. e Woodend, Lewis G. Young, Mrs.
John Gerken, Kings Highway. n y,
and Miss Henrietta Wetherhee. Mnmnro-
neck, N. T..
or the entries to the high jumping con-
tests, which includes good horses like
Chappie, Rifle and others. doubtless the
greatest interest alta ches to the famous
Heatherbloom, who established worlds
record by clearing the bars at seven feet
eight Inches at the Chicago Horse Show
In October last and was able to eclipse
even that marvellous leap by going ono
inch higher this season and placing the
record at seven feet nine inches.
Famous Heatherbloon1.
Heatherbloom is bay gedlng, eight
wears old and sixteen hands high. He Is
owned by Howard Willets, of the Gedney
Farm, White Plains, N, T., who has
him entered here. and Richard Donnelly.
who has ridden the wonderful bay geld
ing In his great contests, will come with
the horse and ride him IN his efforts to
establish another worlds record In ad-
dition to Heatherbloom. The Gedney
Farm stable will include those other
we'll known prize winners Clssie Grow,
Toronto and Jack, Usually the high
Jumper is bad tempered and most erratic
in performance, while for conformation
he ranges from weed to cart horse.
instances Of which maye be cited IN
Mauame Marantette's massive v1rown,
gelding Filemaker, the homely dun geld
ing Ontario, owned by Moorehouse and
Pepper OF Canada, and others known
to fame during years past but Heather
bloom looks fine and in appearance there
Is little about him suggestive OF plehean