The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-27
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RsEMEN
Akar, Son Of Aquilin, Star Of
Silas SMITHS
Stable.
FLORENCE TROTs IN 2:10 IA
Tcarolaine, a Stake Winner.
Death Of White
Tips.
FLORENCE TR0Ts IN 2:1o IA
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Griffith and G. w. Saunders, Of Rich
mond, Will winter at the State Fair
Grounds track, near the city, where
tho trottcrs and PAGERS. Numbering
about Il dozen head, in his stable are
now quartered. Among h older
~Iiorses In Smiths charge arc Nelly
McZeus. 2:2G Ia, by MeIeus, 40;
Princess Kingan. chestnut mare, 3, ny
The Beau Ideal. 2:t5 Ia. dam Princess
Alma, sister to Lady of the Manor
2:0i ia, by Ma,nbrlno King, and shocA
sand. a fast green %trotter. by SADIE
Rock, son of Sable wilkes, 2:1s. The
latter was we'll engaged In the carly
closing eycnta but trained off and did
not start. The younger division oil
Smiths stable includes a trio of New
England bred two-year-oids, which
promisc well, all OF them being pro-
ducts OF Allen Farm. Pittsfeld, Mass.
bred In the purple, too. Thesc are
the bay colt Bcrro, t%rotter. by Bingara,
g:o6 Ia. dam keshana, by Kremlin,
2:07 81; Kahola. bay tiily. also Il trot-
ter. by Kremiin. dam Benigna. by AL
catraz, 2.t6 3-l. and Akar. chestnut
colt, by Aauiiin. 2;1o "a, son of Bin
gen. dam Payetta, dam OF Utatlan.
2:22 Ia. by Pistachio, a:21 3-4. the full
TO Nutwood, 2:1S 3-4.
Akar is u PAGER. and. gated right
for extreme speed. while n better
looking colt of his age has not been
seen in Virginia for many n year. In
the fall Of 1905. as IL yeariing. Akar
could show quarters In 30 seconds, af-
ter which he was wintered by Smith.
WHO has worked the chestnut colt
carefully along this season, gradually
dropping him down from miles around
$50 to those under 2.30. Quite re-
Gently Akar worked a mile In e:24 Ia.
with the latter half in iii. and nnoi
quarter In better than 81 seconds.
The fastest trial credited to any
trotter or PAGER during the State Fair
racing was the mile in 2:10 IL. trotted.
by Florence c.. the handsome brown
mare by The Director General. out OF
Grace. by General Wilkes. on the clos
ing day, when for Robert Brawley.
who trains her. she came the latter
half in better than LOS. This shape
ly daughter Of The Director General
" owned by Charles McDerInott, OF
Washington. d. c., whose horses are
in charge OF Brawley. On a previous
occasion during the present season
Brawley worked this mare a mile in
2:10 Ia. with the last h1lf In 1:04, but
N.Y.. II. btIIIiclt Idu tutNtI seen
cnce G.. even partially extended until ut
Richmond. which was very pleasing
TO him.. as the wealthy Washington
contractor seeks diversion rather thar
profit In owning and campaigning
harness horses; in fact lie rarely at
tends a race meeting, although his
PAGER, Finch. by Bonnie Prince. has
been one CT the best money nner
OF the season over the haif-mile
tracks.
With T%earolaine. the chestnut mare.
&, by Tearoleon. 2:21 ii, out OF Siam
boulaine, dam OF Captain Cook, 2:20 IA.
by Stamboula, son of Stamboul. 2:07 1-2,
Wilton Greenway. who now halls from
Havre de Grace. Md. won the Old Do
,ninion. an early closing event. for a
purse OF $1,000. for 2:23 trotters. In
2;1T "a, els and 2:19 Id. and had 1t
been necessary she could have gone
faster. Tearolaine is owned by ]. II.
Wingate, Of Roanoke. Va. who bred
her. She reminds one of Il old-fash-
toned trotters. but Is good gated. and
into a 2:10 performer later on 1t need
occasion little surprise, as over the
Richmond track. which is some three
or four seconds slow, she worked an
easy mile in 2:15 n couple of days be-
fore her race. Greenway will winter
this mare at his farm. near Havre de
Grace. and enter her In some OF the
most important stakes to be offered
In 1905.
H. A. Wells, Ccntralia, Va, has lost
by death. due to an attack OF acute
indigestion, the bay stallion White
Tips, 2:l7 Ii. by Clay. son OF Walker
Morrill,. dam Mittie Belote, by Hamble-
tonian Pilot, White Tips was foaled
1890. n bred by Laban Belote.
Cheapside. Northampton county, Va.
The son of Clay was much faster than.
his record indicates. as he could trot
right around 2:l2. and some years
back was quite a good campaigner on
the half-mile tracks of Maryland and
Virginia. In his prime the bay stallion
was a handsome horse, and being
conspicuously marked. having a white
face and all four legs white, probably
attracted more attention thar other
wise on account OF being so easily
recognized.
David Rossi. 2:171-4. by Adbell, dam
Kitty Wilkes, dam OF Katy Earl.
2:16 1-2, by Red Wilkes. will be win
tered in the private stable of his own
er, z. F. O,Brlen, OF. Roanoke, Va. In
a workout with Adbell, 2:O9 a. at
Readville last season, this big and
handsome trotter went a mile In 2:l2,
with lHe latler nall IN LOB. David
Rossi's second dam was Ashland Kate,
2:29s3-4.s
The Yirginia-bred horses Touchwood,
chestnut gelding, 8. by Norwood, dam
Isolde. by imp. Water Level. and Judge
O'Gin. bay horse. z. by Judge Morrow,
iam Ginka.Sy by Mortimer, both figured
Is winners Of steeplechases at Belmont
llParlr. New York. recently. Judge
NyO'Gin. the Autumn Meadowbrook Han.
dicap steeplechasc, $1,000 added, net
value to winner, $3.50. The son OF
Judge Morrow ran tho distance. about
three miles. in .6:3s.
A license has been granted the
charlottesville Hunt Club. of Char
lottesville, W., by the National
steeplechase and Hunt Association
Frances Trevlyan. NJ. r. H., of the
Charlottesville Hunt Club. Is one of the
i 'ablest and best known raing men II
the country. having served at various
times as Judge It New Orleans ani
other prominent meetings.
James X. Maddox, of Warrenton, Va.
has sold to Mitchell Harrison. 81