The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18

| Virginia, trains for the Mcssrs. Floyd
| Hanson Is a careful. painstaking man,
and has been quite successful as a de-
yeloper Of speed. He expects to campaign
some hoses this season. usual. and
will make selections from the following
lot: Moko. Jr., brown horse. 5, by Moko;
Prospect, bro. e., 5, by Sidney Prince.
dam Thrift, dam of Admiral, 2;17 IA. by
Meander; Chief. bro. e, 8. by Sidney
Prince. dam by Bendee; Rod Oliver. en-.
c.. A. by Electrite dam Lady May. dam
of Blonde, 2:1Sh. and five others in list.
by Port Leonard; Princetta. b. m, T. by
Sidney Prince. dam by Bendee; b. c.. 2.
by The Bondsman. dam by Onward; Net
tie May, 2:29 IA. by Sidney Prince; Ber-
tie, b. T., 4. by Sidney Prince, dam by
st. James; b. T., g. by Colonel Sidney.
dam by Splltwood, and q couple of bay
colts. both two-year- olds. by The Tramp
from mares by Constantine and General
Wilkes
The statement prepared by the COM
mittee Messrs. John Stewart Bryan. AL
fred b. Williams and Charles b. Cooke.
is an admirable exposition of the advan-
tages to be derived by the Virginia State
Fair here this fall as quoting. In the
language of those gentlemen. ut shows
the great opportunity that is offered the
city of Richmond to show her enterprise
and impress on tho people OF the State
that its capital is a city OF progress and
growth. and is entitled to their interest
and good Will" Not only is this trio OF
newspaper men Of prominence entitled no
credit for their generous efforts to for
ward n great aud commendable enter
prise. but the Committee on Organiza-
ton, of which Hon. Henry c. Stuart is
chairman. with j. t. Anderson, Col. John
Murphy, p, y. Sydnor, NJ. c. Patterson,
j. G. Corley, l.. o. Miller. Joseph Waller
stein, NJ. A. Chambers and S. D. Cren-
shaw. as associates, may also be credited
with doing a great part In furthering an
enterprise that must be frought with un-
told good. not only for Richmond. but for
the grand old Commonwealth OF Virginia
in it's entirety.
Graham & Renfrew, of Bedford Park.
Ontario, Canada. have sold to Charles
Clapp. of Berryville. Va. the noted young
hackney stallion Hiawatha He was n
prize winner at the New York Horse Show
last fall, when he was purchased by Gra-
ham & Renfrew from Haley & Son for
stiff price, just az he was about to be
shipped back to the old country. Hia-
watha was winner In England last sea-
son when pitted against real high class
authority for the statement that Mr..
Clapp paid 800 for Hiawatha
The first foals of the year to arrive at
the Ellcrslic Stud, Charlottesville, Va,
came on January 2sth and 29tn. that on
the former date being brown colt by
Fatherless. dam Aurine. dam of the stake
winner Pater by Eon. second dam Sam
pie, by Rotherlill, and the day following
witnessed the birth of a chestnut filly
by Fatherless. dam Sample. by Rotherhill,
second dam Satila. by Buckden. Both
mares will be bred back to Fatheless, as
will others of the choicest matrons at
Ellerslic.
DIR. j. G. Walton, resident physician at
the MeckIenburg Hotel, Chase City. Va,
owner and breeder of the trotting mares
Princess Of Ridgefield. by Prince Belmont,
and Carolina. Bel. by Lynne Bel, 2:10 Ia,
has returned from a northern trip. DIR.
Walton spent Il part of his time in New
York City. and while in the metropolis"
purchased pair of very handsome ponies
and trap as a present for his little son,
Peter Hall Walton.
Il BROAD ROCK.