The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
NEWS Of HORSES
AND H0Rs[MEN
Virginia Ahead of All States as
the Home OF Hunt
Clubs.
TO DETECT A poPED HORSE IRIS:
The Champion Thoroughbreds at
Bennings-Gcorge Dyer,s
Stable.
TO DETECT A DoPED HORSE

Virginia now ranks quite bit ahead
of all other States as the home OF hunt
clubs. and OF these popular organiza-
lions II may be said that they riehly
merit the generous patronage and sup
port freely accorded them by the best
people in the Old Dominion. seeing that
they furnish diversion OF the exnlla-
rating, healthful sort. as compared with
which most other forms OF outdoor
grano sails" let even the casual devo-
tee OF exercise in the saddle take a
hand in riding TO hounds, and the
chances are that enthusiasm VIII FOL
low, especially II the mount be Viz
ginta-b bred hunter, with an heritage or
warm blood for generations that fur
nish his courage, gameness. and the en-
durance required for run of many
hours OF ten times in succession.
Among the hunt club fixtures in Nir-
ginia are Mr.. Maddux's hounds, War
renton. with ]. Is. Maddux. NJ +. H;
Deep Run Hunt Club, Richmond, Va.
with Harry C. Beatl.e, III. e. H, and
James w. Graves. secretary treasurer:
Keswick Hounds Keswick. Va, with
Julian Morris. of Campbells, Va, as NJ.
F. H.; Middleburg Hunt Club, Middle
burg, with Percy Evans, III. T. H; War
renton Hunt Club, Warrenton, with f.
a. 3. Portman, N. T. H.; Orange County
FOX HOUNDS, Inc PlalnSp va, WIN JOutl
r Townsend. NJ. f. III.
The Middlesex Hounds, of Boston.
Mass, with A. Henry Higginson. NJ. f.
H., are being hunted with the Lou
doun Hunt. OF Leesburg. Va, and mem
bers OF both hunts are enjoying fine
sport.
NO one is likely to be caught in the
act OF doping race-horse," said
prominent Veterinarian the other day.
because the dose given is so small
that it can be administered under the
very eyes of the officials with little. II
any, danger of detection. and, besides.
1t is given so long before the race that
the horses are not then likely to be I'M
der surveillance If horse is to race
ut o'clock he gets two grain pow
der on his tongue in a darkened stall
at | O'clock. The drug takes effect In
about thirty minutes and the animal
breaks out into a sweat. He Is rubbed
down, cooled out and done up as it he
had come In from morning work. Every
effort is made to Keep him quiet until
post time but he Very often breaks
cut again and is again cooled out The
doped horse never takes any warming
up work. and this fact affords the best
means know Of for finding him out.
He is moved slowly to the starting
point, great care being taken to pre-
vent him from becoming excited until
the flag Is dropped. Then kick and
a dig do the work, and in an instant
the fun force of the dope is felt stimu-
latins the animal to run the race Of his
life. After the race an antidote Is usu-
ally given, but it Is some times Well
along in the night before the excited
horse regalns his normal condition
The strain on tho nervous system Is
terrific. For this reason dope horses
have short careers as n rule, and ara Of
little value for breeding purposes.:''
Wilson chamber,alne thinks so well
ct the bunch OF youngsters, sired by
Aldlne. which he has In training al
Bennings, p. G., that he has recently
purchased all Of the yearlings by this
dead son of st. Simon at a. D.
Payne's Anmita Stud. charlottesville,
Va Mr. Chamberlaina formerly kept
Aldlne in the stud at charlottesville,
having the stallion under lease from
Mr. Smith, Of Philadelphia, who owned
the good-looking brown horse at the
time Of. the latters death. The young
sters obtained by Mr.. Chamberlaine
from Mr. Payne are out Of such mares
by CharaNus; Helen Wilmer. byCharnx-
us; Florence the Fair. by Charayns.
Evangeline, Cisneros,. by Eon: Vigtle,te'
by Eolus Cherry Wild, by Eon; Dar1el'
by Waterlevel, ana Sauceboat, by
Quickllme, He also purchased two
Goldcrest yearlings ut the same time
ont q Farmaid. by Longnlght, and
Y1sma. BY Masetto.
GeorgeF, Dyer, the we'll known Vir-
ginla trainer and driver. is back again
at Roanoke, after an absence Of some
years and is wSntering quite a large
stable Of trotters and PAGERS there
Last season Dyer prepared sis horses
as 'I.op !l Tenn. where he w!ntered