The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
that Western classic the American
Derby, and with, i; a small fortune.

The old steeplechaser Gould met with
a pathetic ending recently at New Or
leans. where the bay gelding broke his
leg in q long distance event, and was
destroyed as an act OF mercy. Gould
was thirteen years old. He was a product
OF the Ellerslie Stud. Charlottesville, and
a son OF Eolus and Lady Grace. by Rom
ney second dam Grace Darling, Diabos
dam, by Jonesboro; third dam Ninettc.
! the sister to Planet, by Revenue, and she
! out OF Boston's famous daughter, Nina.
| a mare whose name and memory are dear
alike to most Virgnians.
AS a two-year-old the dead son of Eolus
made his turf debut as Henry Joy, and
| earned winning brackets, but later with
| his name changed to Gould, the good
| looking gelding was schooled over tho
jumps and put to steeplechasing VITA
| success, his racing carer extending over
| a longer period, perhaps, than that OF
| any other Virginia bred horses, as at an
| age when nearly all turf performers have
| dropped entirely out OF sight, he was
| earning brackets.
| Gould was essentially Virginia pro-
| duct, as was his sire, EOlus, and his
! DAM granddam and great-granddam
while back OF that came Nina, perhaps
the greatest Of foundation brood mares
ever owned IN this State, albeit she was
| Kentucky bred.
The Blue Ridge Hunt Club, whose
| tidy clubhouse and Kennels arc at Mill
wood, in Clarke county, one of the
most beautiful and highly improved
| sections in all Virginia. has closed q
| very successful season There arc
some forty or more members OF the
| club, of which at least thirty ride to
I hounds at it's semi-weekly meets, and
the runs are over stiff country, as
stone walls and stiff rail fences arc
! to be seen In plenty over the different
courses laid out
Two horse shows are held annually
by the club. one on July 4th and tho
other in October. the feature of the
summer show being a long distance
| steeplechase over stiff country. open
to horses owned and ridden by mem
| bers Of the club, whose colors are pink
coats, with navy-blue collars.
! The officers of the club are DR.. r. G.
Randolph, president, with j. Townsend
| Burwel as secretary and treasurer,
while the hounds are hunted by Ed
ward Gay Butler, owner Of the beau
titul "Annetield" estate, as NJ. T. H.,
with the gentlemen whips George Page
and Edward B. Jacobs as assistants.
| 4. Z. .
At Oak Fill Farm, which is on the
Mechanicsville Pike, and only short
drive out from Richmond, the horses are
all doing nicely. Oak Hill was formerly
tho country home OF the late John
Wright. one of Richmond's best known
and most successful tobacconists but at
present Arthur d. Wright directs affairs.
w. III. Hellman, late Of Baltimore, has
charge of the horses, and in his stable
are the following trotters: Bell Metal
2:161-4, bay geding. bys George Belmont
dam Adelina, by kentucky Prince, second
dam Adele. dam Of Monadel. 2:25, grand
tonian 10, brown hly, g. by Robert Ran
som, 2:2s ga, dam Georgia NJ, dam OF
Codeine, 2:26 Ia, by Lyle Wilkes; bay
nlly, 9, by Sir Red. dam Georgia NJ.
chestnut flly, Q, by Kelly 1927, dam
Juno Wilkes. 2:29 by Victor Wilkes; and
chestnut hlly, J, by Kelly. dam juno
!. Wilkes
a. r. Z. Kline, the man that marked the
, noted trotter, William Penn. 2:07 ia
= who was then with w. D. 4Athouse, Of
y Philadelphia, but quartercd at the Unior
d Stock Yards. Norfolk. Va, has sold te
o the Beacon Supply Company, Henderson
] N. c., the handsome hve-year-old chest
: nut station Cheswold, by Ashland
q Wilkes. 2:l7 IA, dam The Goldmino, by
y Allie Wilkes, o:16, second dam Sister t,
n, Sweetness. by Volunteer, third dam Lad,
n Merit, dam of Sweetness, ::.l Id, b,
|. Edward Everett. And 1t may he addc,
= that Sweetness Is the dam of Sidney
: whose son, Sidney Dillon. sired Lo,
It Dillon, 1.5S 19, holder OF the world
e trotting record.
out OF thirteen mares mated with Re-
10 Dillon. son of Baron Dillon, 2:1a, ii
II 1906, on the Eastern Shore OF Virginia
IS eleven caught, and among the fouls al
Y, ready dropped are a brown COLI. iron
Of IuteuSn. liz pntenll.l o,unnd L., 1cl..,.1