The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08
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MI. Hancock Writes About Vir-
4 4, ginia-Ered Steeplechasers, S5
s3s,sssss Which Are Great. III
SOME oFTHE GRE al oNE J! D. !
Aid There Are Others, 30 y.
Sale 81 Aurtlss', Son on 81
Eolus aid Sample.

lSOll1S dltll
r,i rcaponse toa letter asking for for or.
matt lon concerning rgnla-i1re stcepl PIE
chase horses DIM With the f I'll.
lowing Interesting communications from rom
Arthur b.. 1Iarcock, who directs AFFAIRS az =
.. Hancock Sons r \; Fls-i
iernlio stud, charlottesville. 5ga
Under date OF Januarys ga Mr.
Hancock writes: G W.
y Dick, 8s IIaase, who bca = Ii nlperialst,3
Notwithstanding Ill the. best chasers two ",
pnIthrees times It'll Cunndt list seasot,, $isI
Eon, dam Montebelle iulf<slster5 I'll e,
ShfaIcllo ana charadc) by Mont I'll 2 ORR
h Charley Moore BY Eon. dam Lad Y Grace
also won up there and but fors his Gun q
sg,lfng". VIM. Garth tai Inks, would have w.
been tie bcst Of the year, as he con-
I siders him on the flat, the class Of the
gA;wiloc bunch ood, and Plenty and Fox
hunter, not excepted; Ogrcss8 by Eon, dam
Emma q. year old ! mare) n by lisbon;
Il was. Mt seems, the best OF AL the Mary.
4 land Virginia ana elsewhere hunter
cllasers, 4! as she won easily |. q twice,
Il think, ut I'imllco ard once u Bcnnings.i
\ and gave good Il promise OF going Will
the others when she and ImperInlista
I ran each other to death at Bennings the
\ last day Of tho citing and were beaten!
h lyon (, srerrIf ler, anot her Virginia.
bred horse, wi til very ! light we ght.
These are tho only oness that I know
4 OF by Eon,s to- start. hey show him
ZIP wonderfully as q hunter and steeple-i
chase sire Why, don, Y some Of the ef5Ts
terprlsing virginlans especla y s of the,
q Deep Fun n INT Club set. breed to him
To- that end Z IT. isseyid dent ha In tho
class of hunters oycr the country more
n blood Is want ted. !, at the same time weight.
n carries, with plenty ot bone and sub
Stance. It would pay them to buy Ills
4 yearlings noWS that sucn handsome 8 tai csi
n are givons for ttiree-year- 'chasers.
King Car ter was a. God one and shows
d the value Of Nice avock 3 lot aga in. BY
lila tlands, out OF La lnli. BY Imp. Cha
\ Jsixus, second Il dam, Miss Grace. (sister'
of lDaiblo. by Eolus) landslide by same
u horse, won NIL three OF tho hnn Il cups
TX the Green Spring lralcy. 81 Maryland
and Brooklyn Wood hunt cups) !, given III
4 Maryland In tho spri lis oHncrSis
\ the descrvedls, 20 pularS Nj r. "a 5of the!
\ Green Spring Valley hounds Cone Of the
4 best packs In America) J. Mr.. Redmond
Il CJsEtcwart. Of Bal imore. .S
or & the 'ctaaels tho past few years
4 from Virginia here were ON FL erslic, i
Charawind, q good winner 4 ais season.,
Il Charag ra &c , one Of tic best, Tho Viz
gilman, by Charaxus. winner o. three.
@sfeeple cllase s kes last yea md Nlnos.
8also n winner over the Jumps and not
Hchooled sunl III seven or eight years OLE. /:
i Tho la ter by Chnraxus dam Ninonc, & ~
3 f;ulus. They were all by Charaxuss that
were tried over the jumps. mperfallst,n
4 he bay! geldlng, 81 has bee n a good one
fors several seasons. Mi. Oh urchill also
! by Norwood. 81 was also ~ winner this sea 4
son.. Inperlnltst and Mr.. Church. Y were
\ bred 4 In tho valmont stud 3, Of Fl tts
I Dorreed, scottsvile. who also bred that
good little mare, Fond, 4 by Norwood.
OF tho three year lids, IS Nv cstmcnt, by
y imp Arding Ton and bred &by Col. Robert
a NAyille, was thought to be ext g od.. 4
but was Il beaten III the three year old
special at Bennings, by Z Sunshine after
4 RAIN Tho LIT ter was bred by General
! BID splllinan at Iyarrenton, Va Came
cock three -yenr-old bred by Dr.. James y
I Kerr Antrim stud, Yarrenton gave
/ promise Of ,nakin II good horse. III MTG
n Carriers, by Rlgaletto. was quito "a nice
ono d few years back. Some years ago
y shamrock. BY Eolus, dam tnkno wn was
a winner at sheepsnead o ( a stake. beat
ing many OF tho best. He was bred
y by5Wm.S Garth. st. Luke and st, John
both. BY Botheration, and bred by Jno.8
i 81 Owens, lie. F'lains, y Va, were good;
Il ones. u q "A sSs3ii3
4 Diayolo. by Joncsboro- Ninettc. ( and con-;
seunently brother ia Grace Darling
dam OF IDiablo u is conside Tered ] even no "
4 ono OF the very best, mot the best
il ella ser eYersin America His "a ces VIII ~
Trouble Il were excellent N
Il sThe above has been given jus t as
Il iticame into my mind and Is not ct oil
q connccted, but those q re- IN " the main
the best OF Virginia horses. hope that
this may be worth something to you, and
\ serve to entertain readers OF tyo ure paper.
q Virginia has the reputation OF breeding
host boned, best footed and toughest
hunters OF any part Of Anlerl Ca and she
ought to take advantage q Of \ 9Is$a our
horses are all doing we'll mt lSllerslie.s
3Tha got OF imp, Fat terless have shown
wonderfully we'll as two-year-oids@ and
yenrlings In Il 904. We have TIVE mt Inc
mares inSfoal, nineteen OF them by .Fa--.
therless.f There az are ss t,yent Y four iine
yearlI,igs or our breeding, q: 55s .8
;Mysfather's heal tn has been be tier this
winter than for many years pas and he
goes. 10 the stables !. n zeal ls' every law
He doesn't write many letters but would
y be glad to see you at Ellersll 8 any time
YOU can get off. Drop. mo q n ne and
4 ! shall be glad to meet you and show