The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13

turf interests over to the latter, who will
| have q big stable out in 1907.
/ After the transfer OF Paul Raineys
| horses. Garth went to Memphis and
f! superintended the shipment of them to
Charlottesville. the lot including De Mrnd,
for whom 1900 was paid; Toots Toots,
who cost $500; Yankee Consul, for whom
the older Rainey paid $4,000. and others
representing fancy prices. among them
Anna May, Dervaine, Heaslip, Kings
Castle, Voluntary. and bunch OF two
year-olds. In addition to these Garth
VIII have among others previously by
Paul Rainey, Computor. who cost $500;
! Glnette, Horace E., who represents an
outlay of $500, the amount paid Bar
ney Schneider for him, and r. s.. Martin.
loked upon as one OF the best three-year-
! old steeplechasers out this season. The
latter. n YirGinia-bred horse. by Father
less. dam sanci. by Eolus. was pur-
chased from c. C. smithson for $500.
upon the advice of Garth. who thinks
him the cleverest Jumper he ever han
died, which Is quite an admission from
the man who has brought out some real
good ones, while further, he does not
doubt that the geldlng will be able to take
the measure OF any four-year-old chaser
out in 1901. Pater and Orphan Lad. the
Dunlop pair in Garth's stable. are like
mares By Eolus. and the former. it Is
thought. wifi make good steeplechaser,
too next season.
OF Virginia thoroughbred stations that
fgrre as sires of two-year-od winners
in 1896 imp. Fatherless, who rules as
premier of the Ellerslie Stud, heads the
list with seven to his credit. the largest
winner among them being Orphan Lad
lal
with two races and $3.50, while Workman
Maid is credited with four races and
di30; Reina Swift with one race and
ti05. Hancock with one race and $40:
Sanscrtt with one race aid $780, and DOC
Kyle with one race and $3.50. Aloha is
credited with three winners in Town
Topics Sandy Creekcr and Eminola, their
winnings being $3.50. of which Eminola
won six races and $3.50 Eon had but
single winner in Lucie Marie. who won
eight races and s26s5. Merry Day. the
son of Eolus. that heads the Annita Stud.
of A. D. Payne, Charlottesville. had
four winners In Black Flag. Merry Lassie.
Jack Lee and Betsy Binford. the quar-
tet being returned winners of eleven races
and close to 5000.
The Boston Transcript says
Years ago little girl flied with great
horses saddened frequently by the sight
OF cruelty to old and disabled horses,
made up her mind to establish some day
homo for WORKOUT or sick horses
where they could be treated with kind
ness and consideration, and where they
could spend their last years in peace and
comfort. A beautiful thought for child
to originate, and remarkably realized
about three years ago in the now IA
g.,
tory of the establishing Of the place and
Its subsequent development. as told by
Miss Harriet ]. Bird, the originator and
founder OF the plan, who. with her moth
err, lives there and personally superintends
the work, Is SO full of tender interest that |
her Boston audience the other day was
frequently moved to tears. The life of the !
average horse Is a tragedy towards the |
last How little we realize what the |
downhill process means until the end is
reached, and the willing feet can travel
no more. How many owners OF horse
when he reaches the stage where his |,
pace is unsatisfactory or he begins to
show signs OF age, think OF sending him
to an "old horses home" where for
tr!fine sum he can be boarded and taken
care Of for the rest OF his life. or from
where he can be loaned to Responsible
people who will give him enough Iisht
work to keep him we'll, to be reslrned
to tho homo when his usefulness Is over?
That is what Red Acre Farm repres ants
a home for old horses. There are fow
faithful and honored pensioners at Red
Acre, notably among whom Is horse
from the Boston Fire Department. re-
markably Intelligent and much beloved.
But the most pitifu1 tales were those
of the rescued horses bought nom ped
dlers for 81 or more. found in the most
AFFECT misery, beaten, starved. enaciated,
almost at the end OF their endurance
these are the ones that Red Acre minis
tors and delights in retaining. Those
that are hopeless are mercifully killed,
but many recover marvelously.
With the prosperous condition OF at
fairs both in cities and agricultural dis
tricts that now exists In Virginia new
fair and racing associations are being
formed in different parts of the State,
among the latest to be organized being
that of Phtsylvania BHair Association, of
Chatham. with capital stock of $4,000.
Choice of dates fell upon September II,
Is, 49, 1907. Tho officers elected We're ].
T.. Lanter, president; ]. l.. Carter, vice.
president; Lee P. Clyde, secretary, S,
B. Yeats, treasurer. Board of directors,
J. p. Lanier, ]. l.. Carter. l.. P. Clyde,
o. s. p Yeats, J. w. Collie. and G. Z.
Thompson,
Ever attend running meeting" says
an exchange. land notice while ten men
are engaged In taking In money at the
bool1mal1er's stand. there is only ono man
who pays out the cash? There is some
thing in this for every one who CANDLES