The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-24

&s Among the many men who have from
time to time entered the horse show field
5s no man has forged to the front as quickly
e as Mr. C. w. Watson, of Baltimore. Com
5mencing little more than a year ago.
4 with hut two horses. he now has one OF
Gfitl,e largest and best stables of ~ show
x horses in the country. He was the lead X
ling exhibitor at Atlantic City, Bay Shore
and Baltimore this spring. At each Of,
these shows he stood out in the bright
flight. as he aims to buy the best that
he can secure. At Bay Shore he sprung
This celebrated new pair Of hackney mares,
Kitty Gray and Norma, whore they Won
Il numerous blues. At Atlantic City he
e created sensation with the hackney
mare, Ringing Bells, formerly Lady Ophir,
X and 1t Is safe to say will create another
8 sensation at Newport when he drives Into
the ring with his latest purchases, Revenue
and T1oqnence,a handsome pair of chest
/. nuts Is. 1874 hands, that no bought from
Z jay F. Carlisle this week. They arc said
BY experts to be tho best pair of show
horses Of their: size in the country. They
won the blue ribbon at the Madison,
SQUARE Garden show last fall In class AS,
where Lord Roberts and Harold H., Lord
{ Rurlelgh and Lord Belfast and Don and
Fife finished behind them. They are Q
Z high class pair OF trotting-brcd high.
steppers with class. style and quality,
and will land many blue ribbon for
their new owner. J6
Blue Ribbon String.
Mr.. Watson will enter his blue ribbon
string here in October and. besides his
recent purchases, will show the great
going "Lord Baltimore" Virginia"
west Virginia, MY MARYLAND"
"Mazic," 'sue Kearsley," "Mlnuet,"
..Minidalu," "Ruflcs," "Chiffon," 1.-THE
7 Master "Determinati1tl," 'Vindiceto7."
'II ellen Miller" and many others. Il
Mr.. Watson carried off tho honors Mt
the Richmond show last year, dominate
Ing the harness classes, and winning az
Ire pleased.
.T.ord Baltimore was the popular fay.
If orIte with the crowd, and 80 pleased
was Mr.. Watson with his success that
lie presented tho Richmond Horse Show
Association with the Lord Baltimore
,B& Cup valued at $500, which will be Of
fered this year for gig horses, appoint
Inents to count and owners to drive.
8 The recent purchases OF MIR. Watson,
..Elo1uence" and ''Revenue," were
also seen here at the last SHOW, when
NJ they won many ribbons "Eloquence" is
d chestnut marc eight Years OLD. and
Z llsr mate, "Rcvenue." is q chestnut geld
jns year younger.
3sg Vanderbilt Not to Exhibit.
IS President John Thomas Anderson, OF
the Richmond Horse Show, Is authority
for the statement that Mr.. Alfred A.
4 Vanderbilt will not exhibit Mt the show
ttis year. Mr.. Vanderbilt has written
&, that Imperative engagements will keeI
him in the North II may be, however,
that he will send his string of show
Il horses,
d Jack Donally, who will have charge of
: tie stables of Miss Gertrude Gilbert and
Mr.. Hartman, viii give an exhibition 81
four-In- hand driving, which will be q
revelation to the INITIATED
Among those who will show hunters II
laIr. A. y. Benner. OF Warrenton, VIII
III has an Excellent string, including kim
II Edward" asonbrette" and Snip Nose
I The shows Of the open,air circuit ar
Isl about over WarTenton, which opens oil
x "Wednesday of this week, being the las
a bf the season. 49,
X There are no shows scheduled for Sep
fember, and the horses Will have q lon
,est until Richmond, on tho 9Th Of octo
bsr, when they will have week Q
tan-bark WORK,
Norfolk Follows.
Norfolk follows Richmond instead (
heading 1t, as the cards indicate.
Il Is IL seems that the officers Of the Ass
8F citation could not get ready by the lst
ssR October, and SO changed the date TO y
A 18th. 50 chat the show would not ta
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