Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

while his father generally holds the reins
! over his trotter "Forney" with a record
| of 2 1914. Then there is Alto Bell of the
house that has come down from "Elec-
! tioneer," and Beautiful Bells owned by
| Messrs ]. w. Ford and Thomas Graham.
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Fourth Assistant Postmaster General p.
V. DeGraw has what he considers the per-
feet road horse in his Kossuth. bay geld
irg that has frequently proved its racing
qualities. Then there is Mr.. n. w. Cham
bers' Sea King, jr., by Sea King, he by Lord
Russell full brother to the famous Maud S,
dam Sonnetta, by Cuyler Clay. Sea King,
jr., is great road horse, and like his sire,
is very handsome and holds his head erect.
Mr.. +. l.. Schmidts Bessie S, a daughter of
Nutclay, owned by Mr.. Joseph Auerbach,
has the style, finish and spirit of the famous
Nutwood family to which she belongs.
Then there is Lady Bird, driven by Mr..
William NJ. Weaver; Belle Mack, by Mr.
Francis Javns; Benoni J., by Mr.. Charles
! Weaver; Wight. by Mr.. John Javins; Win
chester Boy, by Mr.. Frank Thomas; Tribu-
lation, by Mr.. William A Brown; Mr.. Stub
bins, a hunter which is generally driven by
Mr.. Norval X. Tabler to a light sulky;
Beecraft, by Mr.. John o. Gheen: Joe D..
by Mr.. John Dugan; Dan, by Mr.. Ernst
| Gerstenberg; Prince Beale. by Mr.. James L.
Ford, and Ell Capitanna, by Mr. p. J. Stu
bener
Paymaster General Alfred E Bates (re-
tired and Mr.. Fred Hale, of Senator
Eugene Hale of Maine. are both fine riders,
upon coal black steeds.
Virginia has ever been famous for her
horse shows The Old Dominion and Ken
lucky vie in the production of fine horses
and each state excels in a particular type.
kentucky's thoroughbred is the undisputed
king of his kind. The older families of the
state, the Breckinridges, Camerons, Clays,
Conrads, Doug,asses. Duncans. Longs Lii
lardS, McDowells and Paynes have always
been lovers of fine horses and during the
earlier days have excelled and have many
times taken the prizes at the Virginia
shows.
In the hunter class Virginia stands first
Historical heredity is responsible for this
since the first Virgnians were the pleasure
loving squires of England, who had been
lovers of fine horses and followers of the
hounds. George Washington was a grace
full rider of this class. By constant atten-
ton on the part of the breeders the Nir-
GINA jumper and saddle horse has steadily
improved as the years have succeeded one
another. The shows of Virginia are held
by the Cameron Run Hunt Club, and at
BerryVille, Warrenton. Richmond and other
cities. These shows abound in the old
southern courtesy and in some cases are
superior TO the great show at Madison
Square Garden in New York in the quality
of the performers and the excellence of the
performances. Mr.. CORTLAND Smith was
until recently the master of the fox hounds
of the Cameron Run Hunt Club and the
leading spirit in all of its affairs His
Hiawatha and Benvolio are two beautiful
horses. Mrs. Smith also has three splendid
hunters in Tip Top tChappie Lee and Bea-
con.
Mr.. Clarence Moore. master of the fox
hounds of the Chevy Chase Club. always
shows several horses. He has several fine
hunters in kohinoor, Thunder, Lord Craven
Cardinal and Pope.
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Kentucky has as yet only had horse shows
in Louisville and several of the smaller
cities of the state, but these equal fully in