The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-02
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN
Wonderful Career 81 It. Simon
the Great English
Stallion.
OVER 100000 STUD FEES


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When ue Duke ~ Portland. in the year
-ssi az t-s sale oi tAe late Prince Bat
tiany's establishment. bought the brown
tvo-yeer-old colt by Golopin. from the
ing Tom mare 81. Angela. he became for
1850 guineas the owner OF the most won
derf-i and most valuable horse IN all the
world AS two eUr-old he ran four
races winning all ~ them. The following
season lie also ran four times. always in
cup races. and he brought home the
Epson Gold Cup. the Ascot Gold Cup
me Newcastle Gold Cup and the Goodvood
Cup That closed RS racing career. which
vas thus BRIEF and limited because tse /
death u Prince Batthany. who nominated
him IN al the classic events Of the Eng-
fish turf voidcd those engagements. The +
amount % his winnings on the turf was
The SUN OF Es.675 10 shh'ings a t-ifle COM .
pared WITT his vast earnings during the /
remained of his nfe. ST. Simon was tho
brown horses name. Tie IS still living and
Duke
Tn httie note that pc has recent,
si'eo 20 the public tho Duke furnishes
NE startling figures Of St Stnon's earn
ings IN stud fees. Up To- June Of mis-
wear they had reached the almost IN
credible total Of E236 6l7 ard 10 shilines
long way over million % dollars -rho
statistics or the SUCCESS OF the ,,roger,-
~ tfe wonderful brown horse ten tha
reason why De was a5le To- ~o-,r,e,,s
Whatever Gee his owner chose 10 sot rhc
Fngiishman. on the turf or OF v-s,,ts
Va ne tor his money. He paid ST Sinton's
lrlce because the 81 Simon stock dor,i
mated the turf in thetr earning csnacft,.
He would not breed to "a Dukes horse
% Kings horse. unless he con-
H.f ~
No famous son ~ Golou.n is now
twenty-five wears old. bur stiU vigorous
and Nke.r Yet % add considerable, ~ his |
owners bank account. likewise 10 increase
n own fame.
Robert Green widely known amoor /
rnrtmen as Jncle Bob the last land /
mark ~ Tho once famous Belle Meade 1
stud. Nashville. Tenn has passed away /
The faithful old colorc6 servant OF CEN /
eral W. .. Harding and General w II !
Jackson. a son-ir-law Cf General Harding /
'oln ~ whom Drec@5ed Cncle Bob 20 the 1
grave. died ar Nashville on tie iet, .r 4
Stsnt. death being duo 20 old ara and /
general infirmity. as he was clos, To- /
eighty years Ola
Incie Bob was born 40 Belle AI-al .
"Hc for SEVENTY five years was a familiar
lslIe amour the place lie was groonsmau /
Tor al the famous horses that stood there /
d
hampton performer was purchased Iv :
trr1men Al the Belle Meade sales Tho
american Derby winner. Uncle Rob 90 !
was named Tor him
The Nashville American says- .T-uclo
hoh sleeps peaceful under the soil az
era belle Meade. being laid To- rost with |
ceremonies ana incidents never before ac- |
corded a darby of Nashville Pail
bearers selected from prominent citizens /
conveyed The remains 10 their last resting |
place. While af the colored Baptist Church /
"to'" FUNERAL ser1 Ices Were conducted /
many W ite gentlemen gathered 10 ,.,.-
honor 10 the one 40 long respected bv /
those who knew HIM. The floral DESIGNS |
were handsome and many being con- |
'r-cuted hy members of both races Ser-
vices began at n o'clock with tho audi /
inrum ~ the church packed. AT o. O'Clock |
h'' procession entered upon us seven !
mile march o. the historic old nursery
and here just es the sun was sinking DE-.
ind tNe hills surrounding the old home
Uncle BOB was lowered under The SOD
of The meadows $50 long the court az
Bonnie Scotland. Great Tom ENQUIRER
Luke Blackburn and other famous
"quines urat the deceased cared for v-hla
- their prime With the chof- singing
Nearer ny GOD To- Thee" Che, remains
We're deposited a she following gentle
f1en, Who old ..h0r.@r- 20 the dead because.
he WIS faithful honest and respected. W.
J Ewing. So. Walter o. Farmer Holm
- Greener. Judge john Narrow. Houoll
Jackson T. o. Garrabrant. Charlie |
n~rFs AND O. u GIlock 8 small h,t
handsome monument will mark the lasi
0's-as place ~ "Tucle Rob-
and O. Bun. ~ Keller Va have /
f.vir horses in winter quarters 40 rho, r-s.r
'''o-HlS tra'k near town. and report /
mar al ~ them are DOING nicely TIL.
stable iHI|NH.
Sianot Prince dam Grace. dam az /
I-ihan s -ll l-f b.. CieE. s,u ~ Wall<or /
No~r' Lattice tu.t ...s r-4 ..r.et,..-
horse hs Andrew 50 $3.50 dam
laura. ny Ha.n uai -ls. nr Tu "a three
vear-olo. h- Sidney Prince with "a t-,o,
season Boodie bay colt O. trial oar IL
Nv The Bordsman. darn Unique bv on
ward. and some eight or ten others. among
t1em being several very promising youre-
sters both trotters and PAGERS which viii
he taken 20 the races in 1907 samuc,
Prince. g. 20 =. tho chestnut geldinq
~ sidney Prince. dam Edith bv Salem
ffat during the early part % the season
showed sensational speed. and later was
trofted rr rlr record was devalo-ee nv
re Mess h.l and from them passed
% TIE Mo-trzur1a Farm stable 30 James
. Smith. Richmond. Na. Samuel Prince
= flll brother 81 Elw,na Prince ..a.
49, pacing and Little Rob 22e7s +-o+
ing tne trD being aI NOW performers
far 1915
f,Jaer-l- -N lF ana nrs n.y. f,.. .+,,-
fast mares from the C-a5t--e stable of
Boston. owned by John 4 Crab-ree and
fie sister. Lotta, tie t-tress hay. boon
r"tire1 to riie stud. hut 500 NJ Star r7
-. N-t1ov 2-OT -. Princire 2.s 80
Rn1 Others there IS some good material o.
--N- -'"n me ok line in 1907 To WY