The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-07
NY BROAD ROCK.

The recent meeting of the Country
Club, of Brookllne. Mass, was much
enlivened by the presence of the VIr-
and Essex, the former&being owned
by Colonel Robert Neville, OF We'll
bourne, Va, and the latter being UNI
der lease to Dion Kerr, of Wnrrenton,
by Duff and John w. NJ Green. Of
Fredericksburg. On the closing day
Essex. with Mr.. Kerr up. won the
National Hunt Cup, his third victory
in the three days racing. The feature
event Of the meeting, the Grand An
nual Steeplechase, went to Mr.. Nc
Cam. who fought out the race with.
and was able to defeat Palm, Com
modore Fontaine and Bayonet. Mr.. Nc
Cam is n four-year-old black gelding
by imported Contract, dam Lady Woos-
ter. daughter Of Wooster and Lady
Milton, by Asteroid. He was bred by
Colonel Neville at his Virginia farm.
| Essex Is a big, handsome bay geldtng,
| five years old, and registered as half
| bred, being by Judge Morrow. dam
Mimosa, formerly Decoration, by
Attila, second dam Fanny Hin. by Cen
sor, third dam NIijnee, by Slaher, and
she out Of well-bred marc Of Citizen
blood Both Mr.. Mccain and Essex
are well engaged in different events,
and the latter will be ridden by Mr..
! keer. who is recognized as one of the
ablest Of Virginiats gentlemen jockeys.
The trotters owned by NJ. II. White.
| Of HEREFORD, N. c., and now quartered
at Belmont Park, Philadelphia, are re-
ported as doing we'll and making very
satisfactory progress in their work.
| The stable includes Colonel Patrick,
| 2:l0 la. bay horse, by The Conquerer
dam GodelLa, 2:16 ID, by Aberdeen;
Estrella, 2:13 "a, the big daughter
i of Guardsman, 2:23 IA, and Astral,
2lS, by August Belmont; green
trotter, four years old, by Ashland
things. Colonel Patrick Is being pre-
pared for some Of the Grand Circuit
events. and In his work recently
trotted q mile in 900 Ia doing the
last quarter in 81 seconds Both Col
onel Patrick and Estrella were cam
i paigned in 1906 by Mr.. White. and
won a number of races for the big
North carolinian. sias Smith trained
and drove both horses. The report,
however. going the rounds that Smith
is now With Mr.. White Is an error. as
the two men parted company at Ball
timore last fall after which Smith
engaged with "A. T. Griffith. of Rich
mond. for whom he Is handling Nelly
AIcIeus, 2:26 Id: Rock Sand by Sable
Rock, and others.
II. M, Lawson, formerly engaged In
mercantile pursuits and dividing his
time between Washington and Bal
tttAore. but for years past located at
Burke's Garden, In Tazewell county,
Va, was a visitor here recently Mr..
Lawson owns Oak Hill farm fine
estate of nearly two thousand acres,
IN the midst OF a beautiful valley. with
mountains towering high on every
side. Tho rich pastures furnish sus-
tenance for big herds Of fine cattle
while Mr.. Lawson also breeds saddle
draft and trotting horses. Burke's Gar
den is the post-otiice OF tho farm, but
Tazewell. some twenty miles distant
is the nearest railroad station, so while
seemingly pretty we'll isolated, the
home Of Mr.. Lawson Is really an ideal
one, that section being ono OF the most
healthful@in all Virginia, alike to man
land beast. Annie Lawson. 2:,o, the
sturdy roam campaigner Of dozen
years back on the half-mile track OF
the South, was reared at the farm
planeteer, son of Electloneer ant
Planetis, thoroughbred daughter o,
;, Planet was formerly the sire in use
and his blood exercised q refining In
: tluence likely to be felt for many &
year. The bay stallion was bred a
: fsr-famed Patio Alto farm, and shipped
AAoH' Cui'i otIlIa 10 ne" YORK as
yearlinG, when he was purchased n
ono of the kellogg sales by Mr.. Law
: son for sl.750 Later Planetcer passed
to Samuel Walton of Falls Mills. Va.
; who used the son of 11lectloneer as ,
= brood mare sire, and now tho horse Il
s owned by w. Z. Graves, Of Lynch
t burg, Va. Winwood rNrcGrcgor, tn
! chestnut horse, four years old, by Ba,
n Mc,Gregor, dam Lady Stoutwood b,
y Stoutwood. son OF Nutwood, Is now do
Ing stud duty at the farm. He wa
bred by NJ. T. Grattnn, Preston. MINI
J, from whom he was purchased as
t yearling. The son Of Bay McGrego
c has developed into a grand lookin,
e horse of l6 hands and Weighing l,2O
: pounds. with style. action and a way q
S. going that has made great sho,
horses out Of many trotters. Anon
the brood mares In use arc Marth
! Shaw, the stout roam daughter q
ID Rcd Leo, 2:26 l-2. from Maud, the dar
70 Of Annie Lawson, 2:20; Mildred Shaw
y fine looking bay, by Luxon, son q
Azmoor and famous old Gray Luc,
is 2li, out OF Maud, and others fror
Is Well known performing and producin
Us families
: Tho yearlingH from tho Ellerslie stu
4 o. T. J. Hancock s. Soi, CharIottes
| VILE Va, We're sold nt ira sI,on.h,,