The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-26
GENEROUS RESPONSES TO
VIRGINIA FAIR OFFERS
Many Promising Horses in Homer Jamison Stables
T. +. Leonards Pets are Fit for Seasons
Campaigns -Loudon Show Announcement.

The four early closing purses of
$4,000 each offered by the Virginia
State Fair Association, and to be de-
cided during the week of october 7tll-
nth, met with generous response
from owners and trainers in twelve
different States. These early closing
events for the Virginia State Fair
were the conception OF Secretary Theo.
H. Colman. and the liberal patronage
accorded must be highly gratifying 10
him. AS the Richmond dates are the
same as those of the second week OF
the big meeting at Lexington, Ky.
the latter closing about the middle of
the week usually. Mr.. Coleman figured
If purses of sufficient size were offered
here that horses of real class would
be attracted: and that he was correct
is shown by the size of the entry list.
a total of 1l9 entries were received
for the four events, of which The
Old Dominion Purse, 2:23 class, trot-
ting. received "a entries from twenty
one nominators The Richmond Purse,
3:1G class, trotting, % entries from
nineteen nominators; The Henrico
Purse 2:17 class, pacing, three entries
from 90 nominators, and The James
Purse, 2:10 class, pacing, "a entries
from 10 nominators.
At the half-mle track of the Dis
trict Fair Association, of Radford, Va.
quite Il number of trotters and PAGERS
are in training, some of which We're
wintered there. while other stables
are expected to arrive soon, The lar
gest stable on the grounds is that of
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John L. Vaughan, owner of a large
breeding establishment at Shawsville,
! Va, president OF the District Fair
Association, and with large financial
interests at Roanoke, Va, Jamison's
stable includes that busy campaigner
of several seasons past, the bay
pacing mare Minnie Thompson, 2:14
Id, by Shabbona; Belle Isle. 2:1914,
pacing gray mare, by General WILKES,
who has been converted to the trot
and Will be raced at that gait this
season: the promising green trotters
Brooks and Virginia Creeper, Luta
Bell, a green pacing mare. owned by
DR. j. j. Mott, OF Statesville. n. c.;
Bill Ross, by Kipton. 2:10 Ia; Clay
Cecil, 9;22 Ia, bay horse. by Gambetta
Wilkes; Jack Cook, 2:261-4, gray
gelding, by Capt. Cook. dam STAN
boulaine. by Stamboula, son of STAN
boul; Aurelie, bay filly, 2. by Nobel,
2:101-i. very promising trotter;
Chief Director, brown horse, by the
Director General Miss Potential, by
Potential; Duchess of Versailles, bay
FLY. I. by Arion. 2:o7 "a, dam Mag
sic Campbell. 2:2l Ia, by Pamlico,
2:10; Capt Wing. bay rolt. 2. by
Teroleon; Empress of Edgehill. by San
4fateo; Alto Clark. by Alto Leyburn;
Arfon Virginian. bay colt. 5, by Arion;
Black wilton, by oilton, and The
Pirate Of Edge Hill. by FieXo.
r. F. Leonard, of Crystal Lake. H.,
VINO shipped TO Norfolk, Va, last fall
from that place and wintered his
stable Of harness horses Ut the Fair
Grounds track is beginning TO send
come OF The speedy trotters and pac-
ers IN his charge along, and they are
doing nicely. Leonard Is good con-
SltiUner and has hts horses looking
Wen. some Of them being really 1T for
the show ring In appearance, but hav-
Ing been regularly logged right along
through the winter they are good and
hard and almost mt 10 commence show
Ing miles right now. The stable in