The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-29
NEWS OF HORSES
md H0R'S'EMEN
Walton Stock Farm Trotters
That Are Inter
esting. n
THEY ARE IN -FOUR DIVISIONS
Dyer at Columbia-Notcs Frpm
Roanokc--Mr. Dixie Wins
at Boston.

at Boston,.
Reports reach mo from Walton Farm,
| Fails Mills, Va, that the trotters there
are doing nicely. This applies not only
to tho horses In training, but tho ssal-
| lions, brood mares and youngsters. MIR.
| Samuel Walton, owner and tounler OF
| the farm. has Just iet',rn0i froir tho
| Hot Springs, Arkansas, where he spent
several weeks seeking diversion from eS-
tcnslve business cares entailed by MS
position as the head Of the Wilton Con-
tract Company. Mr. Walton was accom-.
Roanoke. Va, ndvunc,l student CT blood
lines and pedigrees, hnh en- route lone
| ward they came W Memphis and looked
| over the stable OF '3cnrs.' who has forty
horses in training. The choicest yearlinE
at Walton Farm Is the black colt Devil
Hal, by Direct Hal, dim Regardless Maid,
by Dare Devil, 400. He was bred ut
Village Farm, but foaled the property
OF Mr.. Walton, who purchased Regard
loss Maid, with foal TO Direct Hal, at tho
closlng-out sale OF that famous ESTABLISH
Yncnt. Later this colt will most likely be
sent to Geers for development.
In the big training barn at the walton
Farm quite number Of yearlings. tWo-
! year-olds and thrce-year-olds are being
handled by the farm trainer, while the
older horses are In the stables of Wilton
Greenway, Towson, Md; George F.
Dyer Columbia Tenn, and w. W..
Evans, Lexington, KY. Greenway has
Charles Leo. 2:22 Ia, bay gclNng, by
Red Leo, dam Carina. by Callban; Little
Flaxy. chestnut mare, 6, fun sister to
Charles Leo; bay gelding. 3. by Lord
Ha rford, dam Lutte Dawson, $3.50, by
Jack Dawson; chestnut mare, 4. full SIS
ter to Charles Leo and Red Lutte, bay
mare, s, by Red Leo dam Lutte Dawson,
| 2:3O; Dyer has Kate by Jack Dawson;
Leo, bay mare, s. by Red Leo, dam
| Kate Book, full sister to Wilbooka. by
! Wilkes Boy; and Rose Leo. bay mare,
Tearolcon, 2:21 Ia, by Mecca. Willie g.,
bay mare, S. by Red Leo dam Maggie
Carroll, 2:1s ia, Is In the stable OF ". w,
| Evans. Lexington KY who thinks well
OF her. Tho fastest thing In the home
division IS a three old llly by
Cresceus, 2:o2 Ia, dam Woodford Bel, BY
Allerton. 200 Ia, and she has world
| OF speed.
The Virginia trainer, George F. Dyer,
! hailing from Roanoke. but during recent
years uuartcred and training at DIFF
5erent tracks in this State and North
Carolina, Is now at Columbia. Tenn,
where he has engaged with Mr.. John
Trotwood Moore. poet, author and firm,
est of pacing horse advocates. Dyer took
| with him several horses owned In Vir-l
g.rIa. among them couple OF gfeen,
trotters, both by Red Leo. a:2e. from
Walton Farm, Falls Mills va. Tn addi-
ton to these, however, Dyer has ten
| or twelve others, among then, being a
4-year-old PAGER by Brown Hal, dam
Rane, by Tennessee Wilkes, second dam
| n Z it, ia, al Is
| 2.14 IA, Maud Adams, 2.24 Ia by Brown
4 HAL and others by Directly, 2.o3 IA,
Walter Direct and Duplex. Dyer writes
me that he Is we'll pleased with the
! surroundings at Columbia and expects
to do we'll this season.
The Roanoke Racing and Breeding AS
ISOLATION. Of Roanoke, Va, has some
twenty-five head of trotters and PAGERS
CHARTERED at the Ealr Grounds track
near the city, In charge of Homer Jaml-
son. Jamison Is the young trainer who
campaigned Minnie Thompson, 2.17 Ii,
the bay pacing made with such SUCCESS
during the season of 1906, thereby show
ing his abllaty as q trainer and condl-
tioner Of that daughter Of shabbona
and other horses.
Among the lot now In JanlIson's stable
are Bad News, p. 2:os ia; Minnie Thomp-
| son. p. alt Ia; Fleety, j.. p. 1923 Ia. and
! q lot Of good green prospects,. Coleman
| Dyer Is also quartered at the Same track
with a good string of young horses. ! 9th
| trotters and PAGERS.
L.. Delaney, OF Roanoke Va, is driving
on the road very pr ,n!nns three.year-
| old trotter by Tear,l0on, ::?l il. dam
Perrette, by Juror. md J. H. Wingate.
same city is using for like purpose the
three-year-old gelding by the same sire.
| Mr. Wingate also owns q vary prcm!s-t
ing ,fllly called Tearoln.ne. by rearoleon,
dam stamboulalne, by Stamboun. son Of
STEAMBOAT. 2:07 IL. The latter oily Is now
way Towson Md, and Is showing speed.
Stamboulaine, the dam Of this hlly, has
recently been sold ny Mr.. Wingate to
| John l., Vaughan TO become f member
of the choice brood marc band owned by
the latter at Edgehlll Farm. 6hawsvllle.
| Va.
Among the Virginia exhibitors at the
| Boston Horse Show was II. Nv. Okle, o;
Okie and Padget, who have breeding
establishment near Marshall In FauGu'er
| county, where they breed thoroughhreia
hunters, jumpers and saddle horses AT
Boston, Mr. Oke who shows his own
horses. won In the classes for hunters
| park and road hacks and saddle taniems
with Sweet Wine, Jubilant and others.
| Mr.. Okic looks after the interests Of tho
farm. while his partner. Sidney Padget.
| Is interested with James B, Haggln III
some good race horses.
! George A. Tittz, Of Petersburg, Va,
who has been Identified with the horse
interests Of that city for more than n
quarter of q century past, and mostly
with light harness horses. too still has
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