The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-25
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H R5ENEN
Al Walton Farm. Home OF Many
Highbred Trottcrs and
and PAGERS.
KNIGHT or ELLERSLlE IS DEAD
Blue Run Hunt Club Meets-Ex-
pansiOuist, Follow On and
Other Winners.

samuel Walton. of FaIIs Mills Va Who
has ansassei wealth IN railroad contract
Ing. banking and other lines. though ever
deeply interested IN the light harness
horse AZ a source % diversion. has deter
mined % enlarge his breeding establish
ment the walton Farm. a Gue estate Of
&c raj Thousand acres near Falls Mills
end rs making extensive improvements fu
The way % regarding tho training track.
erecting new buildings and the like in
FORMER Years when Catherine Levhurn
R.lf IL. Skilful. 2-I1 Il. Wubooka. 2lsl-s
ana others were raced al tile blk meet
ings Thomas SETTLE tile Kanturklan
handled the horses. For some seasons
past the trotters have been sent out from
home 20 public trainers this year tie See
lection falling On Wilton Cracrr-n.- ~
--, sd, George r. Ryor ~ Coz
lumbia. Team and W " Evans. % I.rx-
iugton. Ky. Now. however. an the horses
have been ordered home 20 DE ulntereG
az the farm. where next season the pre-
liminary preparation Will - given. though
rs yet ar walton has not decided what
trainer VIII De engaged Quite a lot o.
wei-tred horses arc owned AT the farm.
ranging from yearilnes up. comprising
TIE get ~ Creseceus. -02 ia. Dare Devil.
800 Chimes. ESQ 81. The Eccrov Direct
Hal. 2o4 -. Onward. 2.E 80. Red wilkes
Rcd Leo 90 "a. and other eires from
which speed and race horse quality is
likely TO be DEVELOPED
The recent death a. woodburn Farm.
near Lexington. XIV. 81 the noted thor
cuEhbred stallion. Knight ~ Ellcrslio. re-
moves another superior race-horca end
successful sire frosn the ranks OF We
ein-bred horses. K1irht OF Eu-rslie was
8 chestnut horse or commanding appear
unce foaled ISL ard hr,d IN the Euerslio
stud OF Captain T. J. Hancock. Char
the famous dead son OF imported leaning
ton. from Lizzie ITazoiwood. by Seattle
lock, and she out of the noted War Soax.
r.on and St Saviour All
great race-horses. by War Dance son ~
Lexington and Reel. by imported Gienroc.
Knight OF ElieT~lie won the Preakness.
Vernal Army and Navy. and other
stakes. and was second 20 Panique in the
Belmont Stakes. After The close Of his
turf career the son OF Eolus was taken 10
New jersey and placed In the Silver
Brook Stud 81 Lucien o. Appleby. where
he remained a number of years before
feing transferred during more recent ones
90 the blue Grass Regi ~ Of Kentucky.
The value Of the chestnut stations stud
career IS attested Av such performers as
Henry Of Navarro. marvelOusly good
race-horse and champion % his year.
The HuguenOt Knight Of the Garter. Her
aid. Brances ana many other winners.
The Blue Run Hunt Club. with head
quarters at Orange. Va. and the semi
weekly meets are furnishing sport OF the
eXhilarating sort to the members and in
Vited guests that ride to hounds. William
Du Pont. successful breeder Of horses.
cattle and fancy live stock in general. and
won known as owner Of the elegant
Montpelier estate. one Of Virginia's his
tore places, Is president Of the club,
with o. W. Barbour, secretary. and James
n. Andrews, NJ. r. II. Among the well
known members who take part IN the
meets are W. w. Sanford. l.. s Ricketts,
II. O. Lynn and Henry Holiday. am ~
Orange. Live foxes arc hunted as we'll
drags. and a fine English pack OF dogs
has been imported by the club.
With Dion Kerr up, the bay mare
FOLLOW on. by imp. sir Singeinton. dam
Edna May, by Lukeburn, won the
Bladensburg Steepiechaso at Washington
OF the 18th instant. doing the distance
about two and one-half miles, IN 5.2l
Bred at Warrenton, Va. IN his stud
there by Mr.. Kerrss father. DR. James
Kerr. the widely known Washington sur
Eeon. Follow on has been consistent per
former and with young Kerr up, has won
some good races. The daughter Of Sir
Bingeinton has earned winning brakets at
Richmond. having been starter both
At the Deep Run Hunt Club and state
Fair race meetings.
Expansionist. chestnut gelding 5. bred
BY Pitts and Dorrier. ScOttsville Va. and
hired by Norwood. dam Cemima. by
Heimdal. won the greensboro Steeple-
phase Handicap. his second successful
Essay ior stake honors during the week at
Aqueduct on the 10th instant. defeating
bone good horses and r''nning the dis
lance. about two and onc-half miles in
l;o2 Expansionist is a full brother 20
ne dead Imperialist, who was one OF
be best and most consistent cross per-
ormcrs yet sent out from Virginia.
Seldom has such collection Of horses