The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
NEWS OF HORSES
AND, HORSEMEN
Princine and Prince Edward Are
Virginia Bred Trottcrs.
Likely to Beat 2:1o.
CHARLOTTESVILLE SHOW
#Eehst y 54------------- s.saF-
CHARLOTTESVILLE SHOW
Was the Best Yet Held There.
Exhibits Fine and Weather
Ideal.
by w. .. CARTIER t"prond I,ocls'')

by w. J. CARTER t"Brond I,ocls'O.
OF tho Virginia bred trotters out
this season. at least two are credited
with being able to make records OF
2:1O or better. and they are tho bay
Prlncine. 2:151 Ia, now six years old,
by Sidney Prince, 2:2l Ia, son Of Sid
ney, from Miss Stakes, by Great
Stakes. 2:2o, second dam Lady Ken
ton. by nambletonian Hambrino,
thence back in the nth remove TO Old
Sophie, the grand dam OF Nancy
Hanks, 2:O4. She was bred by Floyd
Brothers. Of Bridg etown, owners of
her sire. and who did own the dam
Miss Stakes. which died after pro-
ducing only two foals. Last season
she won several races over the half
mile tracks and reduced her record
from 2:2O1-4 to 2:l5 la, when, acting
on the advice OF McHenry, the dhugh-
ter of Sidney Prince was kept over,
after having shown a mile under 2:10,
while on different occasions she
breczcd quarters in better than 30
seconds. yPrinclne has started once
this season and finished third while
recent reports do not seem to Indicate
that she is Just right but later the
bay mare may round to and prove
factor in the valuable events In whihc
she is entered along the line OF the
Grand Circuit.
While high rate speed might be rea-
sonably expected from Princine, yet
neither breeding. size nor appearance OF
Prince Edward would betoken the race
horse quality shown by the diminutive
black gelding. about whom little can
be learned from the Year Book, save
summarizes OF his races: but the facts
are that he was sired by Prince Ho-
garth, 2:26l-4. son Of Messenger Duroc.
dam Dimple, n little mare used for
farm work, by Won Brock, son OF Mann
brino Druid, line OF breeding not like
~ to attract much attention In these
days. Prince Edward was foaled in
1900. He was bred by Cyrus Griffin, of
hlillenback Va, WHO Is employed on an
oyster boat in winter and at other sea-
sons handles horses. Cyrus, however,
Is nm interesting character in his way,
n typical negro In appearance, being
tall and Jet black, with a shiny bald
head and mouth of the Georgia water
melon type set Off by a splendid Sc.
OF pearly teeth. From Griffin Prince
Edward passed as yearling for the
paltry sum OF sl7.50 to ]. E. Blake
more, n young farmer, OF Millenbeck
who at once began to care for the lit
tie poyerty-stricken colt, and with sur
prisingly good results. as at two years
old. the small son OF Prince Hogartf
made his first essay in public and wor
race of half-mile heats in 1924 ant
LEA Ia at country fair at Mathews
Va.
When four years old Prince Edward
was taken to Baltimore by Blakemore
and the appearance OF man and horse
there at the spring meeting of 100.
will be recalled as ludicrous in The
Extreme. but 1t was simply a forecas
! of the success that followed as tina
year the black pony started in twelv
races and was placaed in eight Of
them his fastest winning heat being
2:l91-4 In the meantime, however
he passed to DR.. kilmer, the paten
medicine man, of Binghamton, N. Y
Last season the black gelding start
ed six times in the Grand Circuit
and. while not winning a heat, he wa
second to Allie Jay in a $4,000 purs
Mt Syracuse on September IL. and tw,
weeks later was again second to tina
daughter of Allie Wilkes at Columbu
in 2:os la and 2:1o1-4. This seaso,
Prince Edwards work has been con
fined to the half-n:ile tracks so far
but he has won several races an
taken a new record of 2:17 Ia, Will
Ills dDlHtS TO go some ten second
faster on a good mile course is gen
orally conceded. He is entered &
some OF the big purses, and il RICH
and fit is likely TO be a factor wort
considering each time he starts.
Favored by weather conditions of tn
ideal sort and a snug list OF entire
the seventh annual exhibition OF til
Albemarle Horse Show Association
held at Charlottesville on August 1.
and I'd. was a success both In point
attendance and the character Of tt
exhibits. The previous shows at Char
]ottesville have seldom missed bein
handicapped by rain. but on this occt
sion bright sunshine prevailed, ar
both President George Mason and Maj
ager Joel Cochran were in his
feather over the results. AS the NEAR
OF stimulating breeders and owners
fine horses In that section, the Alb
marie show has proven a pronounce
factor. and that the good work is b
Ing carried on Systematically Is plail
~ evident when you compart the el
tries that have appeared In the diffe
ent classes from the inception OF II
show until the present And tn
means much too seeing that Albemar
county for quite a while ranked amor
the most important breeding distric