The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
William Garth's Stable Shipped to
Benning Track at Wash
ington.
NORFOLK T0 HAVE NEW TRACK
Northampton County Fair Asso-
citation Is For1ned-Walton
Farm Trotters.
By Broad Rock.

The stable OF William Garth has
been shipped from the farm, near Char
lottesville. to the Benning track Wash
fifty in number, are reported for the
most part as doing we'll. This big
Virginian has as assistant trantr, HIS
younger brother, Wood Garth, but with
such large number of horses both are
kept busy every hour during the day
The ownership of horses in this big
stable. the largest ever in charge of
one man in the South perhaps, is credit
ed to such men as Paul and Roy Rainey,
the Cleveland millionaires; Samuel Ross,
an influential member OF the Washing
ton Jockey Club r. Angarola, and the
trio of Yirginians. David Dunlop of
Petersburg, and Woods Stockton, and
w. L.. Maupin. of Charlottesville. Some
are also owned by Garth himself, but
that portion of the stable will probably
be handled and raced by the younger
Garth.
The older horses in the bunch in
clude Graziallo Ginette. II. S. Martin,
! Heaslip, Sir Wilfred. Pater, D'Arkle,
Workman. Worthwhile, ISirklevington,
| Azeline. Souvigny, Judge White and
Annie Smith The three-year- olds are
L
May, King Castle. Compnter, Orphan
Lad. Lady Vera. Touchwood, Towr
4 Topics. Bourequin, Lucy Strome, Dimes
/ Trenton. Blue. Aiken, Daisy Frost, anf
Billy Hobbs. the full brother Of Patcr
Some of the best two-year-olds In the
4 stable are owned by Roy Rainey,
among them being Phoenix National,
CHI. c.. by Handspring, dam On Dreit:
b. c.. by Bridgewater, dam Black Heart;
b. c.. by Star Shoot, dam Ella Gowan;
4 b.. c.. by Eon. dam Mermaid, and b. c.,
by ST. Simonian. dam Van Auclaire.
4 Other youngsters that Garth likes are
4 Gomminus, full brother to Imperalist,
the dead steeplechaser, by Norwood,
4 dam Gemima: Merryman. b. g., by Merry
liza dam Belleyiew; Virlonda, by Or
lando, dam virgie Cook: b. f.. by Fa-
| therless dam Aurie, and a couple of
bay FLIES, both by the dead Aldine,
dam of Characene and Zone. OF the
4 high priced horses in the stable De
! NIund looks the best, having taken on
good flesh and filed out very much
He has few stake engagements with
horses of his class. but is in the Aque-
4 duct and other spring events. Sir Win
4 fired and Horace p. both appear IN fine
shape. as does the great little French
mare Glntette. we wintered a year age
In sunny California.
1t Is said that plans are under wa
for the construction OF race-track
with modern improvements. on tn
Country Club site. seven miles fror
"a Norfolk. Va, and right near the James
town Exposition Grounds, by syndi
cate made up OF ex-Congressman VIII
liam A. Young, James H., Prince. j. "
, Cashin. S. c. Davidson and others. Bot
. tho Country Club site and ad1olnln
, sewell's Point property. tho latter bein
, also recent purchase by the synicat
, mentioned will so to make up tn
grounds and track OF the proposed ne'
racing association. The mnnagemer
OF the Association applied to the locke
| Club OF New York for dates, which WEI
refused by the stewards OF that bod
in the form of n resolution, as follows
"Rcsolved, That the conditions while
are inseperable from race meeting {
jamestown, Va. are OF such natui
that the stewards of the Jockey Gu
reluctantly decide that they can M
grant the license applied for" There
very strict law In Virginia again.
racing made a few years ago to STAN
out "outlaw" racing in the State, ar
this undoubtedly prompted tho adver.
decision. This condition OF turf affair
was brought about more than decat