The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-16
#RANDOLP PHI ON/ARDH.AS
Il ANNEXED MANY PRIZES
Record Of Fredericksburg Horseman's Stable This
/. Season Has Been Remarkably Good Price
Paid for "Highba1l" S1z,5oo.


ia 1t will doubtless he pleasing to
friends In widely different sections to
hear that A. Randolph, Howard, the
fredericksburg banker. WHO was badly
hurt by the ovortuining of his road
wagon in the ring ut the Richmond
Horse Show last fall, has about re-
covered and is now looking after
business meters as usual,
The stable of hnrness horses shown
by this well-ltnQwn Firginiaii last
yenr at tho prominent EASTERN horse
shows made a remarkable record in
the way OF Victories, and many prizes
were annexed not only at tlIe open
air nfairs. hut at the big Iichmond.
Norfolk and New York shows, which
ended the season After this most OF
The horses were sold and Air. Howard
decided to practically retire from the
show ring arena; but Il IS certainly q
source OF pleasure to note that lie re-
tained the great heavy harness pair,
birmingham and Rockingham. for
whom General ~ L. Booth. Of Balti-
more, paid NJ II. Tichenor SS,o0o, aud
ROYAL Regent that grand little high
acting son of Bow Bells, Whose work
to runabout created such appi0use last
fab at Richmond, especially on the
night that the brown sSst6ing WAS
placed second to the Vanderbilt entry.
The Youngster, decision that caused
much feeling in the handsome brown
gelding's favor.
That this trio are being shown and
are winning in select company, again
this season argues we'll. because Mr.
Howard is such n thorough sportsman.
and witllal so much Of q gentleman,
one of the modest sort in victory and
able to take the sting of defeat calmly.
Already shown at I3rookline and l3alti-
more. Royal Regent won the runabout
cup at the former and the runabout
class at the latter, where he scored
second to Fleurette in a heart-break-
Ing contest, after all others had
dropped out. At Brookline this same
ron of Bow Bells scored a notable vic
lory in the runabout class over Carr
Brothers Babinette, who was placed
yecond, With Reginald w. Vanderbilt
Fancy third. Birmingham and Rock
}ngham are being used as coach horses
by Mrs. Howard and the conuuerors Of
My Maryland, Laughing Water, Chief
tain, and a score of notable show ring
performers, make one OF the fines;
-,,airs to be seen in all this Southern
country.
Il. G. Jones, Of Memphis recent,
paid S17,5O0 for the trotting geldin.
Highball. candidate for the hi.
stakes of the Grand Circuit this sea
son. The horse has no record, blu
every move he has made since gonl
to Geers at Memphis In the wnte
has made the veteran driver think wei
of him, and negotiations for his pur
chase from the Phiiadelphinn VIII
owned him were begun some time age
After s12,50O had been offered an
refused IIighball was given a worlou
and trotted two miles, each in 2:ot
with such superlative ease that it wa
decided to buy him at the price named
The final quarter OF the last mile wa
done in thirty seconds, and ut no tim
did Highball appear to be all out. TIL
figures at which he changed hands al
10y long ways the highest ever give
FOR green trotter.
Hlghball IS by DR.. Hooker, son
Vatican. 2:291-4, dam by Tom Covine
ton. He was bred in Kentucky.
Street. New York, and beautiful Lewis
ana Farm, with it's thousands of acre
fronting for near mile on the Rappa
hammock River, in Caroline county. nei
Fredericksburg, Va. whore fancy liz
stock is bred, clinched his title to kin
of the Jersey cattle auction ring {
the recent Cooper. sale at Attention.
Pa, by paying $l1,500 for the importc
bull Stockwell, a re>ord price. viii
In addition he secured fifteen of ii
,ichestbred cows and heifcrs to /
had in this country. the total outla
reaching nearly $4,000, making a
average OF about $1,000. Among IL
competitors of Mr. Lewis at this sal
was Alfred G. Vanderbilt and other
OF almost unlimited means
The master OF Lewisiana Farm
also trotting fancier, and among Ii
possessions are the handsome chestnl
station Bow AXworthy, 2:22 Ia, by A.
worthy, 2:l5 Id. out OF the great broo
mare Mystic, dam of Fred Kol
10y a-at ettc -;'.by'Nutwood; La Jola, IL
Salliorn1a bred daughter of Advertise
a:lo la, dam far-famed Sally Bento
Lisa n, the bay hlly by Eli
gen. z:oo Ia, one of the greatest
the richest breeding. while more al
being sought after Of a like characte
Under recent date. Captain r.
Hancock, of the I9llersle stud. Cha