The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
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Good Yearlings from Aftongreen
Stud il, Training at
Benning's.
sANDYCREEKER, sONoF ALOHA
Death OF Bohemian ~ Sales Of
Fine Hunters-Orplian Lad
and Marster.

and Marster.
General William r. I'owiies. of the
Aftongreen Stud, Culpeper, vao has
q fine looking lot of yearliiigs In train
Ing Mt the Eennirgs track. Washing
ton, ID. C. They are the get OF Imp.
Tatherless and Imp. potentate, the for
mer stallion representing the Ellerslie
Stud. while Potcntate rules rs premier
a. Aftongreen. General Townes, VINO
trains his own horses, lis well SATISFIED
with the showing made by these prom.
ising youngsters, as several or theM
have worked quarters In twenty -three
seconds, and that over she deep sand
at Beunings. General TONNES 10 Will
ing TO wager odds that there lie not q
wearing In the stable that cannot SHOW
a quarter In twenty three seconds at
Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend or others
OF tile New York tracks. The star OF
the lot Is perhaps the full brother TO
II. s. Martin, the high-class four-year-
old steeplechaser. This colt Ii a nicely
turned bay OF nice size, and 1t Is easy
for him To run u quarter In twenty .lour
seconds. a filiy that Is particularly
fHnClClZ by IuG HtIGIa -
Nv potentate, out OF Katie c., by
charaxus. and therefore q near rela-
tive to T;nglandts great mare. Pretty
Polly.
Though taking place during the ran
OF 1906, the death, duo to advanced hBe
and debility. OF Bohemian has onst5 peeh
reported to me by William w. sennet.,
OF Buchanan. Va. by whom the staii'on
~ .. = 81 fnr "a. hummer oil SeaFs.
bohemian wa a bay horse OF hhe stne
and imposing appearance, foaled 1899.
ana Fired by Ten Brock. dam Oleander,
nv ,Tippernry: second dam Olio. py
oliver. mud she ont OF Isola, by Der
trand. During his turf career. "nich
was q long one. Bohemian proved MN.
self a race horse of the enduring kinh,
willis ITS work in the stud would likely
have been In keeping with anything
like favorable opportunities: but whiie
tie bay stallion did not figure as q
sire OF racs horses, II may be truly
said that lie got many high-class hunt
ers and jumpers, which caused hiin 70
he highly regarded by treenfrs IN
general, by whom he was hberaiiy
p~atronizcd.
Longlanc. blue ribbon winner in the
classes for best thoroughbred stallion
at the Virginia State Fair In 1906 and
1907, is now being driven TO harness by
his owner, Colonel G.. p. Hawes. or THIS
city. and certainly the richly colored
bay son of Longstreet and Algeria IS
In superb condition. while perfect man
ners and fearlessness OF all sights rem
der him additionally attractive. Alge-
ria Longiane's dam, was sired by Abed
ell Kader and bred by the late Major
Thomas w. boswell at Bulliield, who
owned the second daT. Nina, Eoston's
greatest daughter, and a prolhc foun-
tainhcad OF speed and race-horse quail
tty. Longlane has been measured by
professor Siewers in order to furnish
n model for tina equestrian statute OF
the late General Fitz Lee, certainly a
bay stallion.
At the late Belmont Park meeting
CORTLAND II. Smith, of Alexandria, Va,
won the Harbor Hill Cup Steeplechase,
one of the feature events with Sandy
Creeker, by AIhoa, dam Turca, by iris
tan or Turco. j. w. Colts chestnut
filly Economy was second, and David
Duniop's chestnut gelding Touchwood,
third. The distance. about two miles.
was run In 4:o3. Sandy Creeker, the
winner OF this event. to which Clar-
ence II. Mackay ADDS o silver cup,
= FSosVOSs OS Noh = ! q wv
not necessarily c~onsecutivcly. before
becoming the Winners property, was
bred by General William r. TONNES,
of C%ulreper. Va. while Touchdown,
who. finished third, q son OF Norwood
and Isolde. by Water Level, was bred
by Pitts & Dorrier, scOttsville, Va.
The gray GeldIng, Dr.. Zim, 2:21 1-2
winner OF the $3.50 class, pacing. al
W~inston-Salem. N. c., is owned by S
Crockette. of Blueield, w. Va, who OBJ
tanned theNhorse from a man that pur,
chased the dam while with foal. anc
who asked nc, questions and even cared
less about the breeding. r. U. Macy
who trains n dives the Waltor
Farm horses, from Falls Mills. Va, has
trained and driven Or. zim this sea.
son. The black mare, Lndy Lou, who
stood for second. money in the SAM
race. was purchased out of a carload
Of horses from Kansas when coming
years old. so that. like DR.. zim
her breeding is untraced.
The Cedar Run Hunt Club, ~recentl.
organized in Prince William county
Va, starts OUT under favorable au
spices, as its membership includes SOM
of the best known and most prominen
horse fanciers and patrons or cross
country sport In that, section. TIL
hunting season OF this club began Il
October, and the runs being made owe
a fine section of country furnish fin
sport. The officers are: II. w. Herring
Nokesville, president; M. C. Hazen. Q
Washington, d. e., secretary ana treas
nrer; r. i. Adamson, of Warrentor
master OF hounds, G. j.. Meetze.g of Bris
tow, first whip; w. g. Hall, secon
whip.
EAelH|E A. 49, Observation-Disclosures
While at SYarrenton,! Ya.,sa slor
while since Samuel Willets, M. Il. Fl
OF the Mendowbrooke Hunt Club, Lon
Island, N. W, purchased OF W. S. Sow
ers the fine middleweight hunter, al
Grit. price $1,000. ana from IIarr
Ndmonds u clever young hunter 70
$3.50. Following these sales came tina
Of Sir Cash, 4 fine chestnut geldint
by Circassian, who was sold b
Charles Daniel to j. c.. McComb, q
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