The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
| NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN
Organization OF Virginia Hunters
Improvement Association
Augurs Well.
GREEN BROTHERS. STABLE
Death OF Gould-The Blue Ridge
Hunt Club-At Oak Hill Farm
Sale Of Chcswold.
GREEN BROTHERS. STABLE

The Organization of the Virginia
Hunters Improvement Association,
which was accomplished at meeting
of representative breeders of hunters.
jumpers and thoroughbred horses OF
this State. at the New Willard Hotel,
Washington, D. c., on April 18th.
marks an event likely to be of lasting
Importance.
The association proposes to estab-
lish register of Virginia hunters and
to encourage their production by Of
fering prizes for best Virginia bred
hunters foals from registered sires
and dams. 1t is also the purpose of
this association to establish bureau
for the distribution Of thoroughbred
stations for service, in different parts
Of the State, such as is being done In
New York and Kentucky, to improve
the general breed ~ horses. Capt.
talized at $4,000 the association, and
all the stock taken, a charter will be
obtained at e.; early date
The list of officers are: Harry
Groome, OF Warrenton, president; DIR.
James Kerr. of Washington, d. c., and
Warrenton Va. ce-president; Charles
| Griffin Herring, of Harrisonburg, Va,
secretary and treasurer. The honorary
| Vice-presidents of the association are
! all residents of Virginia, and are as
| follows:
A. S. Craven, Greenwood; w. w. Ben
nett, Buchanan; w. W. Sanford,
Orange; II. II. Oxnard. Upperville; Roy
G. Mitchell, Clarke county; Charles II.
Hurkamp fredericksburg; II. Rozier
Dulaney. Washington; W. c. Eustis.
Leesburg; Arthur Hancock, Charlottcs-
VILE; James II. McGavock, Max Mead
ows; a. l.. Warthen, Front Royal; II.
| c: Beattie, Richmond: M. B. Lewis,
Lynchburg; j. Jenkyn Davies. Ma
nassas; Charles Wheeler, Warrenton;
Julian Norris. Keswicle: James D. Hall.
| Jr, Warrenton; James x. MadduX,
| Warrenton; Henry G. Herring, Bridge
water: Henry Fairfax. Aide; Il. Ashley
Cooper, Warrenton; Henry c.. Stuart
! Elk Garden; Robert Neville, Well
bourne; ST. George Bryan. Richmond;
f. a. B. Portman, Warrenton; r. En-
Dulaney, Upperville; Il. G. Butler,
Royce; Charles II. Hoof, Seminary:
Brook r. Miller, Sperryville; w. r..
Townes, Culpepcr: w. f. Randolph.
Millwood; c. D .Langhorne. Green
wood; Thomas Atkinson, Gordonsville:
|
, Portner, Manassas C. w. smith, War
renton; A. NJ Chichester. Leesburg,
The Green Brothers. Duff and John w.
NJ. OF Fredericksburg, Va, have leased
! the Fair Grounds there, with the stables
and track. and will breed and train thor
. oughbreds and steeplechase horses on a
:, more extensive scale than formerly, fol
/, which tho location Is a very desirable
one. They have some promising young
= sters and older horses bred by them.
: selves in training and Others owned BY
. outside parties Duff Green, the Older
brother, who has been quite successful
: in developing both young things ant
older horses, will look after the training
: while John. the younger one, Is bus,
with banking interests.
Both brothers are Nirginians to tn
= manner morn and inherit love OF fine
. horses from generations of ancestor
: back. The good steepiechaser, Jmm
n Jane, who has shown real class and wo
y In ftrst-class company, was bred by thes
: brothers, while they also developed ant
o brought out another good chaser in rs
K sex, the fine, big bay gelding by Judg
= Morrow, dam AIimosn with which the
It won races last fall and during the winte
'e leased him to Dion Kerr, the well-know
cnss-country rider, OF Warrenton v;
h For Mr.. Kerr, ESSEX earned wlnnn
* brackets Mt the recent Washington meet
~ Ing promises to make ono OF the mos
n useful cross-conntry performers Of III
rs present season. @
he
'r,l Among the youngsters now In IL,
vel Green stable are several of the get
ch Aloha, the son OF st, Mungo, that ha
We sired many winners for Robert Bradle.
among them Robert Waddell. winner