The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22

or, Senator LELAND Stanford, OF Callfor-
MIA, for the princely sum of 2a,ooO TO -.
Malcolm Forbes Of Boston, and III 1917
and 1893 he stood at $500 the season.
while about the same time his Sire Elcc-
tloneer, was allowed to serve few out
side mares at $1,000, q like fee being
asked for the services Of Nutwood, 2;lS 81;
Rcd Wilkes and Axtell. 2:12. The latter
trott ted to his record in 1889 = three years
old, and was sold by his breeder, G. W.
Williams, to q syndicate made up OF Budd
Dobe and others for $4,000. then the
record price, Along about that time Al
lerton. 2;Oo1-4, who was $50 bred %, py
and an offer Of $4,000 was declined for
him. Those were boom days, however.
md prices really ranged outside of all
reason Arions fee Of $500 was the
largest ever obtained for any harness stall
lion, being only equalled In thl2 country
by a like fee, charged for the services
Of the English Derby winner, 1roquols,
Meade Stud, Nashville. Tenn. But, hark-
Ing back to the present, the top fees OF
500 each are charged for Mckinney,
oil IA, trotting, and Dan Patch. 10 ii.
pacing, after which comes Drectum.
2:C5 IA, eX-chanpon trottlng stallion, 500;
Direct Hal. 2:041 L. the unbeaten PAGER.
$3.50; Cresceus, 2:o2 IA, tho champion trot-
:.
whose son, the beautiful blind trotter
Rythmc stands at $780, Sidney Dillon,
sire of the worlds champion trotter, Lou
Dillon, / .;s IA, $500; Einger, 2:0G Id $500;
AXworthy, 215-1-4. $50; Joe Patohen,
2:O1 Ii. $50; Star Pointer, 80 Ii en-
champion pacing stallion and first horse
to cross the two-minute line, 500; John
r, Gentry, 400 IL, 500 Patchen, Pointer
and Gentry made UP the famous pacing
trIumvirnte of former years, and all are
now successful sires of speed
Jay Bird, likewise his great son. Aller-
ton, 200 IA, both get 800; John a. Nc
Kerron, 500; Peter the Great, 2:07 IL, $lvO;
Moko, 500; Tho Dlrector-General 500,
and some others of equal merit perhaps
command the latter fec Chimes ana I'm
petition. 2l6 3-4, the greatest sons or
ElectIoneer, stand at S75 and 80, respec-
lively, while the services Of many good
stations range from $50 md under; IN
fact, in some sections Of the country, ac-
cess to successful sires may be had as
low as $3.
J. Thack snydar, formerly Of Balti-
more, but for more tina ma decade past
figuring as q trainer and conditioner at
the different North Carolina tracks, Is
now at Winston, where his stable win
tered, and he Is now working string
OF trotters and PAGERS over the half mile
track at the Piedmont Driving Park,
Among the horses now In snydars
charge are Rotor, bay horse, by Kremlln
.2.O7 ga, dam Allene, by Kentucky Prince;
Bobby IT,, a;l7 Ia; Pm! Medium, 2;l9;
schnapps green PAGER by Fred, 8,
wilkes; Kate Campbell. 2;2l ~, chest
nut mare by Mercury; Lou q. bay mare,
by Red Leo, dam Terose. by Mecca; bay
tfilly, 3, by Gregoran, 1929 s-4 dam by
Royal Hal; Miss Major, a fast green
PAGER and some half dozen others with
out records
A meeting, Of the Valley Farm FIunt
club, OF Petersburg, Va, was held there
recently and officers elected for the en-
suing year. In addition to transacting
other matters OF Importance. a conf
smittee was appointed to secure good
hounda for the pexs hunting seasoal ana