The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-18
NEWS OF HORSES
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Deatl, Of 1mpsrialist, One Of Wiz
gir1ia's Best Known
Chascrs.
HIGHEST PRICED STALLION
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ct Dunraven Farm Sale Of Les
sak-Lynchburg Now Offers
Good Purses.
HIGHEST PRICED STALLION

i;cw York, on Monday, the 5th instant.
Tho horse had taken all of the jumps, a
steeplechase ut two miles, and was ap-
parcntly finishing easy and likely to
win. when suddenly he let up, and on ex
animation it was found that he had
sustained a fracture OF the hind leg just
below the hook, caused by stepping III a
hole, and upon the advice of a vcterina-
rian, he was ordered to be shot lmpe-
rialist was n bay gelding, fonled 1897, by
Norwood, dam Gemima, by Heimdal He
was bred by Pitts & Dorrier, Scottsville,
Ma who leased his racing qualities to
Mi Lane. His turf career began at three
years old, when lie was returned VIM
ner, but ut four he was put to Jumping
and since then his career has been high
ly successful and many winning races
are credited to him. lmperiallst had start
cd five times this season, winning twice at
washington, was unplaced In the Whit
ney Memorial at Belmont and winning
Mt Gravcscnd three weeks previous to his
death.
Recent sensations OF the horse world
in England include the purchase OF tho
thoroughbred stallion Cyllene for $751; 200
by William Bass. who paid something
over $4,000 for the famous race mare
Sceptre, the daughter of Persimmon and
) Ornament sister to Ormondo The Lon
don Sportsman gives a list Of big prices
paid for stations, but strange to say
omits the previously second highest mat
of Ormondo, for Wnom me Cali ~ u naa
Villa OBJ. McDonough, gave 100000.
The Argentine breeder. Senior Don Juan
Bocau, who had some years earlier bought
him for only $4,000 from the Duke OF
Westminster The record price for
stallion is, OF COURSE sio''Vvv ."e su.,.
given by Eulnullu m, go,
preeaer ior si sn ooo ~ saa
manos a ice u so,ooT .a,,u trrnad away At
sons Paw M, ons ,oTa,,ne. ahla Includes the
.hal ~ aono ,, ne ~ st,,,inna f1nrnr
Dssest ..s. -, :, :, viii do,,h+las
tne pas ,a+h ,nterestinr and valuable for
Pr s oo."l
.,i',.1o $50 ooo
ir,.nnss >-'si 151. 200
Ssss.,,do $50 900
eaitsa. More 100, 500
ara patrick 100 800
e. B,aise 100000
Common 1900
ouite lot of we'll bred horses are in
Tho stable Of Andrew Pollard, of the Dun
raven Farm, which is clever country
place Of some two hundred acres, on the
New Market road, three miles east of
Richmond. Harness horses are given the
preference at Dunraven, and among those
owned on the place are the hackney stall
lion Patrick Henry, chestnut son OF
Squire Rickel and Margery, by Rose
berry, and another good one Fs the
chestnut filly. @ by the dead Aristocrat.
dam Margery. The outside contingent
includes the bay mare Carrie White
head. by Pilot Wilkes, and her sucking
filly. by Kelly, 2:27, owned by DR.. W. II,
Whitehead prominent Southern Rail
way surgeon, and the fast and richly
bred chestnut mare Juno Wilkes; 2:29,
by Victor Wilkes, out of Nelly Lambert,
dam of Ruth Wilkes, 2:17 l-2, and five
otherc in the LIST nv Daniel Lambert
Juno Wilkes is owned by Captain w. G.
Sells, of the United States cavalry.
Texas. Mr.. Pollard halls from Bowmnn-
VILE. Ontario, and purchased Dunraven
a couple of years ago. He has a couple
OF able assistants in his sons, Edward
v. and Joseph A. Pollard. These thrifty
Canadians are workers, and express
themselves as well pleased with our Vir-
glnia climate and soil.
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Robert TAFT Norfolk, Va, has sold to
"A. NJ Newton, same city. tho promising
young stallion Lissak, 1892, Il bay, four
years old by Burlngame, 2:1S IA, dam
Hclice, dam of Clarion, 2:15 IA, by Nor
val. second dam Grenada, dam OF Drol-
lery 2:25 IA. by Onward LAssak is n
we'll formed, handsome youngster, and
at tho trot he Will be placed In the
stud by his new owner. liellce, the dam
Of Lissak has thrown five foals by four
different sires and all OF her produce
show speed, among them being the bay
gclding Gilmerton, 3, by Great Stakes.
owned at Foxhall Farm, and able TO trot
in 2:25 with little handling Helice Is
now owned by w. ]. Garter, and has
been bred this season to Kelly, 2:27. and
The prospective foal will be entered in the
rich stakes for trotting foals of 1906.
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The Interstate Fair Assoclaton OF
Lynchburg. Va. only recently organized
and incorporated, whose dates are Oc-
tober $40 or during the week follow
Ing directly after the Roanoke Fair and
races, is getting up an attractive speed
programme, with purses aggregating
close to 5000, for rioters PAGERS and
. MT.