The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-15

r. q. Lyme. OF Orange. Va, who Is
O. loyal patron of cross-country sport
and n member OF the Orange County
Hunt Club, Is wintering among other
horses the trio of thoroughbreds Dame
Fortune. the black fiily. foaled 1904,
by Tor,unio, out OF Thera, who was
bred In England and raced last season
by the Brownleigh Park Stable, of
New York: Frances, w. the chestnut
fIIIy. foaled 1905, by Tenny. the famous
swayhack. from Agnes, by Kehama,
and Codex. the chestnut mare. foaled
1901. BY wedsworth, son of Longfel-
low dam Fancy Free. by Fonso. Dame
Fortune was brought across the At
Iantic. but Frances w. and Cordex>
were both bred In "Old Kentucky"
Frances w. was mated in the spring
with knight OF the Garter. son OF
knight OF Ellcrslie. by Eolus. and ap-
pears to be with foal. while Codex
MAS trained and raced by her owner.
fer whom she furnished n lot OF sport
during the season. Codex was taken
up In June BY Mr.. Lane, who Is an
amateur, and with his preparation the
daughter was raced at different places
in Virginia and Maryland, and made
very successful campaign.
Codex made her first start at the
Culpeper Horse Show and race meet
ing, where on July ith, with her own
or up. si,c won hapdily In an event for
qualified hunters, at mile and q half.
and was second in a mile dash. same
place on the following day. Her
subsequent performances are interest
lug. and appear as given by Mr.. Lyme.
Codex WAS first in hurdle race at
two and q half miles at Stanton,
over 4 1-2 foot hurdles. where she
ran the last mile with 143 pounds up
In l:i3, over tho bad half-mile track.
Her strongest competitor was John
Atwood, who had just beaten Westown,
winner In England and America, at
Manassas. Tho following week, at
Harrisonburg, she was pulled by the
jockey and got second money in two
races. being only beaten nose in
each. She was then shipped to the
United Hunts, meeting st Baltimore,
where she finished fourth in two
Pi,nlico track at Baltimore was
shipped direct to the Virginia Stata
Fair meeting al Richmond. starting
III three events on alternate days,
getting third place In one and finish
ing second In the other two, both OF
which she should have won but for bad
racing luck. At Staunton an offer OF
$500 for the mare was declined. she
finished the season In good shape. and
will be raced over the Jumps again
next season. 81
Ny Grace, the six-year-old chestnut
geldinE that won the lightweight
handicap steepleehase on the closing
day but one OF the Washington meet-
ing, when he did the distance, about
two miles, in AGA. is "a yirginia-bred
horse and sired by His Grace. a son
OF Eolus, from Vnrsovienne, The lat
ter, daughter Of Wilful and Gavotte.
by Macduff. Is owned by II. Rozier Du-
fancy, who bred My Grace at his farm
in Fauquier county. His Grace, who
has been owned and kept In the stud at
Vvarrenton. Va. for nearly decade
past, is also the sire OF that other
good steeplechaser Jimmy Lane, and
his ability to sire such useful horses
as these is simply added evidence Of
the wonderful potency OF the blood Of
Eolus in not only producing cross
performers. but those on the flat as
we'll.
II, r. Kline who formerly trained
and drove the great race horse VIII
liam Penn, 2;07 Id. also other good
trotters and PAGERS. Is now looking
after some important details connect
: ed with the mammoth plant OF the
Southern Stock Yards. now In course
OF erection here OF late years Kline
has bought and shipped horses ane
mules quite largely from the big West.
ern markets, but will locate here ant
open an office when the Southern
Stock Yards begin bustness, AS L
member OF the firm OF Macfoat s
kline back In the early nlnetles. Kline
i Is really the pioneer Of tho auction
sale business In Richmond while hi
knowledge Of pedigrees and bloot
lines OF both thoroughbreds anu trot
: tors has enabled him to turn man!
an extra dollar BY selections ant