The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
NEWS Of HORSES
and H0RSEMEN.
Elevator a Prize Winner at the
New York Horse Show
and Sold
Z. q. BOURNE THE BUYER
Price PaYid for the Gray Gelding
Stimulus for Virginia Breed
ers---King Garter Wins.
+. d. BOURNE THE BUYER

with Harry c. Beattie up, the heavy
weight hunter Elevator gray golding, Z,
by Ele+e, dam Kitsey. by +. F. VI, $3.50,
did well at the recent New York Horse
Show carrying OF a, couple OF red ril,-
bons and one yellow In as many class.
es. AIr. Beattle rode Elevator az MI.
John Stewart Bryan, his owner, was too
much indisposed to be present IN order
to take the big gelding over tho jumps
himself Ably handled, however, by the
M. +. H., OF the Deep Run Hunt Club.
the tall son Of Eleve was placed second
In tho frce.for.al class. With f1fty.two
entries. on Tuesday, the second day 81
tho show. while on the following day,
the horse was awarded second prize
again in the class for heavy weight quail
flied hunters ana later camo third in the
ladcs' class and on Thursday, November
nth. the fourth day OF the show, he was
sold to Frederick g. Bourne, Of New.
York, for $1,000. Tile price received Is
d record one, too for Henrieo county bred
hunters. Mr. Bryan was not over am
xious to part With Elevator. but consld-3
cred the offer a fair one and the transfer
was made.
i ~ 'ra.t
The fine work and subsequent sale OF
Elevator at New York mus. have been
pleasing alike to both Messrs. Bryan and
Beatte. TO the former on account Of
his ownership Of the horse and from
the fact that he had ridden him in all
OF his tsays In t4le show ring and carried
of blue ribbons and a championship
when pitted against company Of, real
class prior I'd the New York affair and
SO the latter. bscatse Of his having land.
ca the gallant gray a winner at the
big National Show and having owned Or
been interested Iii several Of his ances.
.eyr, most pleasing to both gentlemen
must be the fact that the horse passed
to so good d sport sman rs Mr.. Bourne
yachtsman. breeder, owner and master 4
OF the not ed Indian Neck Stud. Among
other horses owned by Mr.. Bourne is
the famous high stopper Moscow. one OF
the highest class harness horses yet seen
n the show ring at Madison Square
Garden. Il
The price received for Elevator should
serve as a stimulus for Virginia breed
ers to produce horses Of his class. BY
Eleve Thoroughbred son Of Eolus and
Einon, By War Dance, dam lkftsey the
trotting bred daugllt er OF T.. +. v. s2S2,
Elevator, who stands sevent cen hands
high and weighs 1890 pounds, Is an ex-
ample OF a line OF breeding likelysto pro
duce hunters, jumpers and good ALL
around cross-country performers. It is
said that Eleve never sired q colt that,
at the roper age. did not show the ability
to jump, which is mot surprising, as the
blood OF Eolus figures in such good
sers as Charawind, Poorlands
and others OF note. But from Kitsey. too,
an Inheritance to Jump must have been
as In her younger days she
would negotiate fences with ease and |
roam from paddock to paddock pretty |
much at will. A mare OF plea sing con;
but well made and with pow !
erful mus cular dcvel opment, W hen young
she carried q coat of reddish gray, but
with the flight OF years became almost