The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

T. M. Arrasmith, race secretary and
superintendent of the grounds and track
OF the Central Carolina Fair Association,
Of Greensboro. N. c.. where his trotters
and PAGERS have been wintered, has re-
turned from Lexington, KY, where he
secured eighteen head OF horses by pur-
chase Mt the auction sales. The ARA
smith stable which already included
Carolina Agnew, 2:3o r.. by Wilkes
Boy; Portsmouth. 232 IL, b. g.. by AK
telloid. and Fairntcsh, bay horse, by
Allerton, zoe Ia, dam Maggie Campbell,
2:2l Ia By Pamlico. 2:10, will be greatly
strengthened by the addition of such
well-brcd young horses as brown lilly, q
by knight, dam Aubrey; bay filly, ., BY
Knight, dam Eva g.; bay filly, 2, by
Adblne, dam Quarer Bell; Beulah AL
fred bay fllly, 2. by Alfred G.. dam
Beuah Stamps; Great Promise, bay
geldlng, 2 by Fair Promise, dam
Ida stevens; Miss Pachcco, brown
mare 3, by Pachcco, dam Del Monte
Gir. Alice Parrish. chestnut filly, z.
by Prince Wilburn, dam Sufference. and
others, amohg them the fiye-year-old bay
stallion Moke Pearl, by lAfoko, dam Lit
tie pearl. 2:21. by Hinder Thomas. son
OF Hinder Wilkes, 2.2o Ia. for whom
$1,000 was paid. This horse Is credited
with a trial OF 2:20 trotting. He was a
blue ribbon winner at the Kentucky
elbows las, year, making Il clean sweep
in his class. and with his speed. good
looks and rich breeding, he Is well-Ipan-
nered and tractahle. Moko Pearl VIII be
trained and raced this season by Mr.
Arrasmitl and later retired to the stud,
when he should prove the most import
ant addition 10 the breeding interests OF
North Carolina, since John II. Gentry,
300 LIZ. was brought here by l.. Banks
Hot, OF Graham, close to a dozen years
since.
Charles Griffin Herring, of Harrison.
burg, Va. breeder OF thoroughbrefs
and patron of horse shows and cross
country sport who has expended much
time and thought in efforts TO improve
the breed of hunters In this and other
states, and has issued the following
circular, and 1t Is TO he hoped that
an object so commendable In every
way may meet with generous response
Harrsonburg. VA, March s. 1907.
Dear Sir,---Aftcr considerable CORE
spondence, the evening of April lltn,
ut s II. NJ, New willard, Washington,
ID. g.. have been selected AS time ,ll,H
place OF meeting to organize the Viz
EinIa fnr kational) Hunter Improve
ment Society. We earnestly hope you
can be present, and that you will bring
you. The movement means much tr
the hunter and Thoroughbred interests
CHARLES GRIFFIN HERRING.
Secretary.
II, Hancock & Son. OF thu Ellerslit
stud Charlottesville Va, rerort the re
cent death. due to old age, OF Cola, chest
nut mare, foaled 1882 by Eolus. dam WA
Song, by War Dance, The daughter o
Eolus Was bred at Ellerslie and passe'
her entire life there. She was full
sister 10 Eole, Eon, st. Saviour and Eolo
hence her blood Is valued by the Messrs
hancock who have three OF her daugh
ters. all by imp. Charaxus, viz; Eosene
1Iolde and Eonlsse, each being with foa
by imp. Fatherless The latter. n son 0
lsonomy, Is now premier sire at Eersli
and his book Is full for 1907 Recon
foals at the farm include filly, out Q
Aurlne, dam of Peter; a Ally. out of &c
Tide; a colt, out Of Sample. and a colt
out of Mermaid, dam OF EonIc and Merry
day. Tho stations, brood mares an
yearllngs at Ellerslle are all In fine shape
the latter including full brothers an
sisters to good money-Winners like Pate
Orphan Lad, Red River. Workman an
others.
Friends of Robert Bradley--and the
that the tall Vlrginan Is consldere
seriously III at his country home. Greer
way Farm, near Charles City G. II
where his stations brood mares IN
horses In training are kept His Ills al
diagnosed as stomach trouble, with whit
he has been a sufferer for years, AZ
paralysis of the throat, even more SCI
GUS A familiar figure on every race
track In the country, there is not mo
unique character on the American tut
rendered So perhaps, by his quaint @
pressions, gaunt form and original met
DDS, as aptly cited by his developmel
and success with wcl-ltnown race-hors
like Bitzen. Traverser Honey Boy, RIO
ert Waddell, Peter Paul, and other so
money-winners, The career of Mr.. Bra
ley has been characterized by ruEg
honesty, upright methods and bravery tn
caused him to be respected while With
he was ever generous and seeming
never so happy as when lending a hel
ing hand to some less fortunate comrat
The horses In training at Greenw