The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

since by tho utter disregard of decenoy XIII
and regard of legitimate sport that pre- N M
vailed at tho Alexander Island and Sc. IA
Asaph tracks, which were located In the "
Northern part of Virginia, just acros1 N
the Potomac river from Washington, q
ID. G. With this decision OF the Jockey N
Club staring them in the face, 1t is un-
certain what course will be pursued by sS
Mr.. Young and his associates. At New n
port News, Va, however, which Is not n
far distant. the Hampton Roads Driving S
Park grounds and track have been leaSsHe
ed by another syndicate, made up OF this 81
Baltimore ok-maker, Gearge A. Hunt 45
ington, and associates, who intend ho1d-#lE
| ing q race meeting all during the
| Jamestown Exposition with races and ~
| other amusements on during the day.Ss
and by night as we'll under tile glare Of I
| electric lights That the Huntington
party Will hold an outlaw meeting does y
| not require comment Just here, but the i
| attendant evils of such meetings have
| already, provoked restriction by this \
laws OF Virginia and 1t need OCCASION;
no surprise to see the Newport NewssE
affair also placed under the ban. S&s
| At Walton Stock Farm, the big and
| we'll appointed breeding establishments
OF Samuel Walton. near Falls Mtllsss
Tazewcll county. Va, the trotters arc
wintered in good shape; In fact, In that
section. which is high above the sea-
| level. horses. like men. seldom seem to-
get sick. AS the head of the 81 Walton
\ Contracting Company. who do bust M
ness reaching we'll up into the millionS4
!, each year, Mr. Walton shoulders heavy,
responsibilities, yet he Is deep student
of pedigrees, and not q breeder In al S
4 this Southern country Is better inform-S
J ed on blood lines and performances OF
the light harness horse, either trotter
, or PAGER, Walton Farm Is one OF the
cleverest OF country homes and seeinSt
n fr1S A n M tn n ft1faGx reNN
round Established nearly score OF
years since. in the early nineties Mr.
Walton had out. with Thomas Settles
the bushv haired Kentuckian as trainer
trotters like Catherine Leyburn. .1A-ssS
Id: Skillful. 2:17 IA, both members OF
the famous Mamie family, Of which the
, young Madden boys, Edward and jos
t seph are now the special patrons; WIZ
Z booka. 2:191-4. and other money win "a
: ners. During more recent years. how-S
4 ever the farm has been chiefly repre-s3
: scented on the llalf-mile tracks OF the
(, South by MarEie n, 2:16 IA: Maggie
81 Carroll. 2:1s Ia; Ella Leo. $50 IA, and
!. others. mostly home products.
i So &
. Red Leo. 2;a6 ia, the producing son
= of Red Wilkes, has been owned at Wall
:, ton Farm for a number of years and
: used In the stud, too but his services
:, have never been offered to the public
:, !" and very few outside mares have ever
= received his embrace, and those were
= owned bv friends of Mr.. Walton At
/, intervals. however. the farm matrons
. have been bred to outside. stallions
/. though during later years IT ha $ been
/, tho rule to buy mares of approved blood
: lines. with foal to sres of note. among
7 ] them being Regardless Maid. bred ITO
. Direct Hal. 2:041-2: Boralma's Sister,
II as her name implies, q full sister to
: I3oralma, 2:0T. bred to Dreanwold
,k.>s1 Nfnt.. JrNrf
dam Esther. dam of Expressive. q: 81 1-2.s
. by Express, with foal to Bellini, 2: 13-
: III: Manaloa, by Advertiser. 2:15 1-4,
. dam Manette. sister to Arlon, 2 IA 3-4,
a by Nutwood. and lightning. 2..f1, ny
. Alcantara 2:23. dam Portia, by Start1ess
n The latter is with foal by Mckinney,
!, 2:111-4. In addition to these there are
i, 4 more than thirty other choice mares al
: the farms all being richly bred, some
: having fast records, while others are
O producers OF speed, 1t may he said
ii however. that none of them are pacers
o or has ~ performer at the lateral gait
ever bred, or owned either for that mat
ter at the farm.
{, Theo. H. Coleman, former manager al
10 the New State Fair at Syracuse. and who
m was also prominently connected with
s. other similar affairs in that State but
II now OF Wilkesbarre, Penn and chief
". latter place. has been appointed mana
tn ger OF the Virginia State Fair Assoc
l6 citation here.
lg With manager Of Mr., Colcman's
te wide experience and extensive ability
he 1T need occasion no surprise if the
wi Virginia State Fair of 1907 surpasses
MT anything of tho sort seen In the South
ey for maHy wears. One of the LEADING
re features of this fair will be the speed
ay programme. as probably four or more
s; guaranteed purses OF $1,000 each for
CHI trotters and PAGERS in addition to thu
at omen events will be offered. II ia more
re than probable that the dates will be thu
ub week of October Sth-1sth, the same a.
ot those of the Richmond Horse Show, thu
is fair being on during the day and the
st horse show mt night The matter q
mp dates. however, will be decided ats
nd meeting of the stockholders fixed To-
SO tho l5th instant when Mr. Coleman 4
Irs expected In Richmond and viii likel,
do remain here for some time 8