The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10

BOILING W. FORD DEAD
He Bred Trevilian, 2:os IA, and
Other Good Trotters at Fa
nous Castleton Farm.

Tho annual meeting of the Maryland
and Virginia Fair and Racing Circuit
was held in Baltimore. Nd. on the LIST
instant, with Henry a. Brehn, the presi-
dent, in the chair. and Col. Robert Hough
secretary. The principal object of the
meeting was to arrange dates for the
members OF the association for the sea
son Of 1877. A fall circuit was arranged
and the dates assigned different members,
with the personal Representatives Of each,
as follows; Tasley. Va, August 6th-9th. W.
r. Wright; Pocomoke, Md, August 18th
10th. ". T. King: Rochester, Md. August
2hth-e3ri, Col. Robert Hough; Rockville,
Nd, August eIth-3oth. Lee o.futt and D.
II. Wartieii; T!nonium, Md, Sept. Srd-
9Th. j. G. Nussaun. and John Anderson
and8D H. Rice: Prospect Park, Balti-
more Md, Sept. losh-1tth, Henry a.
Brailn ard j. 7. Cougar: Easton, Md,
Sent 1Tth-1lth, p. c. Lachmar. Belair,
Md, Sept. asth-27th. Aiexius Shriver
Hagerstown. Md. October l5th-lSth, ".
IL Howard; friedrich, Md, October 22nd-
s4tit, j. Roger McSherry. THIS schedule
Offers from that of 1906 as then Norfolk,
Va, was q factor. as the initial meeting
Of the circuit was held there, but does
not now figure in the present schedule
despit. the Forthcoming jamestown Ex-
position. The latter, With headquarters
II Norfolk Is certainly worthy Of the
widespread attention It is attracting, and
racing is likely TO be seen in plenty, as
two tracks, one al Norfolk and the other
at Newpor, News are already in exist
enca and the site OF the Norfolk Country
Club will probably be converted into an
other.
During former years successful fairs
and race meetings were held at Cape
Charles, Va. and the Fair Association
there may be revived, when July 3lst-
aug. 3rd, the dates assigned Norfolk,
would likely be taken.
B. ". Ford, a native of this city, and
formerly well known among horsemen all
Teton Farm. Lexington, KY, is dead, as
the result of a pistG! sh.t fired by his
own hand in the Southern Hotel at Eliza
beth City, n. C, on January goth. He was
y in the forty sixth year OF his age and
The fact that he committed suicide was
due to dependency, which had been no.
ticed for some time past, as evidenced by
s his having referred to the matter in the
presence of friends on different occas-
ions The early Part of Mr.. Ford's life
WAS spent in Richmond but in the
latter eighties he removed TO Lexington
and began breeding trottcrs at Castleton,
which had been purchased by his father,
ihe late a, j. Ford, and achieved con-
siderable success, Remaining at Castle
ton. then one OF the finest estates in all
kentucky. a dozen years or more, he bred
Hnd developed some good trotters and
PAGERS OF class; the best known OF which
was tho bay stallion Trevllian by Young
Jim, dam, Miss kit,redge, by Gambctta.
son Of Volunteer, who was campaisned
successfully and trottcd TO a record Of
2.0S1-4. Later Mn. Ford sold Trcyiliau
for export 10 Europe. The decline Of
values among trotters in 1888 witnesses
the downfall Of CastIeton as n nursery
Of harness horses ana shortly afterward
the farm was leased 10 James Il keenc,
who later purchased II from the Ford
Estate, and converted it into what has
become known as one of the greatest
breeding establishments for thoroughbred
horses in existence, In 1855 Mr.. Ford
returned TO Richmond and has resided
lseir most of the lime since, with the