The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-02
brother q the famous dam Motelfo. HIS

brother 10 the famous dam Mosnifo. His
daughter, Chcrlpe, won several races last
season MS II threc.ycar-ot. Morello WIS
ono Of the greatest race liorscs that ever
faced the starte1s mid though dying at
All carly age in California, nearly every
thing sired by him proved winners; hence
1t may DO expected that, crossed OH the
good mares In tho Annita stud, that
Cherry Pit Will sire race horses. Mr..
Payne has another son of Eolus In Merry
Day at the stud, and his colts are q re-
smarkably fine looking lot. which .betokens
success for Him MS n sire. Both Cherry
PIT and Merry Day were bred at Ellcrs-
lie. the latter having for n dan, Mermaid.
dam also Of 1son;c, winner o. the Burns
Handicap, by imp ST. Blaisc.
Ellis q. Clayton, who formerly. lived at
Norfolk and vas o,ie or the best xtlowil
gtrpiriors and drivers III Virginia, was
found dead recently In Ills bed nj Il board
Ing lioi8a In t1wenty-third Street, New
York city. Soir,c ten years since Clayton
cempaighcd such good trotters as Prince
purdH, ISIS Ia ind others for John Mar.
iner, OF Norfolk, and later on Joined I he
American colony OF trainers IN Russia,
where he was quito successful. lie re-
turned to America last fall, but had been
unsiccessful In securing 81 position since,
suicide, as a gas jet was found turned
on in fill. force In his room. Clayton was
quiet, unasslinng and quite successful as
Il carctaker and conditioner or trotters and
PAGERS. He was well thought Of In this
state, and recall his kindly references to
friends in"Old virginia" during n chat at
Madison Sqyarc Garden. New York. sotnc
weeks s1iic6.
u
city, is the proild posscssor Of q bay fily,
foaled March 10th, BY Aloha sire OF Ro.
bert Dranlcy's American derby winner,
R&ber. Wnddell, dam Grandma. The dam
of this silly, Grandma, the gray daugn.
ter of imp. Woodlands ana Pomona, by
Ten Brock, has been owned for some
years by Mr.. EngleklnG. who raced her
with succcEs, and later broke her TO ilar-
ness. whero size proved tractablc and
kind as Il driving mare This lilly is en-
tered in the lfuturity and other rich
stakes for Thoroughbred foals of 1905.
]. e. Lanes good horse Imperlalist, the
bay gelding, by Norwood, dam Gemi1na,
by Hciindnl, won steepicchase ut tho
Washington meeting on the opening day
March 23d, at two miles and romrcd home
eight lengths ahead or his field. with
316s pounds up, III A27 and on Tuesday
last. March 2Sth the unscxcd son OF
Norwood again won with heavy weight
up. and at distance in A:l9 IL. and Ills
victory was just as easy. Inlperaltst,
who Is now5s, and was bred by Pitts
q Dorrter. Scottsville, Va. owners OF
his sire and dam, seems to be n perennial
performer, MS she has been racing anu
winning regularly for seasons past. I'M
iperialist is nov being trained by Bernard
\ boswell, who wlntercd him Mt Bullfield
farm. Gemima. the dam. was bred By,
Mr.. boswell who owned the grand dam,
3 Gem, by Duke OF Magenta, son OF Lex
ington. 5
rs Thoroughbred fonls at II. Il. Oxford's
Blue Ridge stud Epperville. Va:
February 2eth, chestnut colt by Prince
of A1elbourne-Bito Of Spice, by Pepper and
Salt.
March Cd. bay lilly by Tiligrane-F'alr
tAnnet.5Dy Hanover.
March 9Th. bay flly BY Peep o'Day-i
Rcgalia II. BY Melton, 3
March sth. chestnut lily by Computes
Alnora, by sprlngbok.
March 18th, bay colt. by Peep o Day
Sinirr. by Carnage. 81 /,
March 10Th, chestnut .fllly by trerrIfier-
sl5AiZdH, 5Dy ttunOVer. n 5i:t 34s934
Mr.. j. G. Sterling, CT, Winston-Sa Salem
M g. kindly sends the following inter!
%estlng communication pertaining to the
harness horses owned there:
r. Ivy. W. Smoak has purchased the
organising young stallion * tor, ny Krem-
FEns .2:07ss. dam Allenc, by Kentucky
Prince. and having the colt developed
for speed, will likely place him In the
stud. 1Iot or was bred at Allen Farm
sPlttsfleld, Mass. p II. Hanes. OF West
bred colts and some choice brood mares,
among them Lady Phillips, 2:19A. pac-5
Ing. by Cuckoo. Hal Cook, by Jack
Cook. dam Lady. Phillips. is young
PAGER of much promise and well thought
& OF by his owner Some OF the best colts
ut West End were sired by Gallant c.,
son OF Red Wilkes. J. Thack Snydar Is
at the Piedmont Agricultural Socety's.
track. snydnrs string includes Pal Me-
dlur. o:19, pacing. by Robert Medium,
dam by Pamico, 210: Schnapps. Il green
PAGER. trial Els, by Erred S. Wilkes, dam
by Bay Toni Bob H.. c.17. pacing, by
Wilkes Boy,{dam by Enfield Miss Major,
by Don cozlnc. dam Lucy Hal. by Royal
side, 52:0g,4. by BroolssIde: Kate Campbell
h 3:2l by Mercury dam by Tennessee
Wilkes. and others that are well bred and;
promising
8a General Nelson A. Miles. of the United
States army. formerly az Washington
ID. c.. but now stationed at Boston, Owls
the fast Virginia bred trotter, Happy.
Tie, o:25A, By Happy Russell, 2:2lM. dam
Blanche H., by Walker Morrill,, and will
breed her his season to Fuzzy 2:15a,
son Of Ashland Wilkes, e:1fM. the sire
of John r. Gentry, 2:Oo1$, This hand.
some kay mare Is the favorite+ roadster.
of General Miles, and during his resi-
dence In Washington the speedy 5sdangll-l
ter of Fuzzy was able to- hold her own
with the fastest trotters at>the nntional