The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-20
NEWS OF HORSES
AND AORSEMEN.
Virginia Bred steeplechasers ARD
III Evidence on the Big
Tracks.
DEATH OF WILLIAM N. WILMER
Pctaurist, Son Of Peter the Great
Made Good Record at State
Fair.

Fair.
ny w. j. CARTER. "BlOAD utOCIS.p
IT Ii pleasing &c note that Virginia
bred stecplcchascrs nave played quta
n prominent part on the big tracks THU
tscason, M during former years, stliii
lbeing evidenced in number, OF iil
stances. and quite recently, too, by tho
pcrforInances OF Jimmy Lane. the chest
nut gcIding By His Grace, from Anna
Page bc Hayden Edwards, who. car
rying the colors of q. r. rompkins. OF
Warrenton. won the Corinthian Oneti
Steeplcchase Handicap, $1,000 added,
at Belmont Park, with T. j.. Evans UP,
and Mir. Mccain, the black geldinS, 4,
by imp. Contract, dam Lady Wooster.
by Wooster. For IL. r. 'Thomas, his
present owner, the iInsexed son of Con
tract won the Kings Highway Stceplc-
chase At Gravesend, defeating Gus
Straus. Mckittedge and two others. Mr..
MCCAIN was bred by Robert Neville. of
Melbourne, and, carrying the coiors OF
Hthe latter lie made his essay as u
cross-cpnntry performer last season,
but met with rather Indifferent snct
cess, being returned winner of only
one race during the season, and finish
ing second In another. which. with the
ready wit of her race. prompted Mr..
Nevilles Irish housekeeper TO suggest
that tue son OF Contract be called Mr..
Mccant instead OF MIR. Mccain, q
change that seemed pertinent at that
time certainly.
With the death OF William n. VIII
mer. which occurred at his country
nome, Plain Dealing Farm. near
scottsyllic. In Albemarlc county. Va,
on October 18th. one of the purest,
best and poblest men that was ever
connected with the tight harness
morse both as owner and breeder,
passed away. He was iifty-two years
old and his death war due to en-
iargement of the liver. son OF the
late 1T. Rev. Joseph Pierre Bell Will
mer, Bishop or the Diocese OF Louis
lana. Mr.. Wilmer was born and rear
ed in Virginia. but after graduating
from the University of Virginia few
years later he removed TO Now York
CITY and attained success In tho pr,nc-
tice of law, having been for come
time past the head OF the well known
tirm Of Wilmer & Garfield. in Walt
street In the metropolis he had es-
tabiished not only an enyiable rcputa.
tion us a lawyer. but as man whose
public spirit melted him to take part
In most things that tend to improve
education and purify municipal gov
eminent, as evidenced by his long ana
efficient service as member OF the
New York City Board OF Education,
also as chairman OF the Normal Col
iege.
The dead virginian was an intimate
friend and neighbor OF President
Roosevelt. whose hunting lodge. Pine
Knob, is quite near Plain Dealing. MI.
Winners real estate holdlngs III
GINA numbered hundreds of acres IN
AIbcmarle county. His trotting bred
horses were kept at Plain Dealing
Farm. among them being the stations
Virginia Chief, by Kentucky Prince.
dam Nina, by, Messenger Duroc; Bon
Axworthy. son of Axworthy, 2:l1 IL
and the former famous mare suhoi.
2:Osl-4, by ElectioneeN and band OF
brood mares, which included daugf-
ters Of &AIlerton, 2.09 III: Elk Sutwood.
Noryai, 2.l4 ga; Onward, 2:-o La. ana
other sires of note.
During former years, say along w
the middle nineties, to be more cXpl!-
cit. one of Richmond's ablest gentle
man riders was Graham Is. Hobson,
who. at each fair and race meeting.
was TO be found In the thickest OF
the fray. and many winners he rode.
too. because no professional could Gee
away much quicker, and good judge
of mace, the best mounts were usually
nj the disposal of the young VtrSinian.
1t was. in those days that ] frequently
handled the starters flag, and IT Is
source of pleasure to recall that ne
was never left at the post, being ever
on the alert and ready to hustle ms
mount off like fash, while display
ing marked ability in lifting q Urea
horse and landing him first under the
Wire
Some years ago. however, Mr.. Hob
son announced his intention OF drop
ping out OF the game, with the re-
suit that little has been seen Of MN
in his former sphere. Since that MS
fancy has not abated was plainly ap-
parent during the recent State FAR
races, when, with James Mex. Merry
man, of Baltimore. he Judged the run
ming races, while did the timing
and seeing that from four to SIX
events were run off daily we were
pretty well occupied. yet at that time
some OF the stirring scenes of other
days were brought up and discussed
at odd Intervals.
With Petaurist, 42s41, the handsome
and richly-colored bay colt, by Peter
the Great. 200 Ia. Joseph Lasitter.
OF tho Southern Horse Bazaar, this
city, won first prize In the class for
lS5tuVuaI0- pIcu aliOlttiies stniAOAS, LII ca
years old. at tho recent Virginia
State Fair, whore this highly bred
Syoungster attracted much attention on
account of his beauty OF form and fins
fish.
BY such a sire as Peter the Great,
from Tellsa, by Arion. e:o7 3-4.Nnext
dam La Jolla, dam OF Binjolla, 2:1i
al. by Advertiser, 2:15 Ia, and sha
out OF grand old Sally Benton. 2:l7N.
the champion fonr-year-old trotter Of
her day. by General BENTON. Petaurist
| is ono of tho best bred colts In the
land and Il trottor With it, as whila
only handled little this season he
can show close to a 2:a0 gait and do
lit right
Tho buy gclding o. j., 2:27 ga, Ia
doing we'll In tho stable Of his owner.
| O, j. kellam of lIellnr, Va. who bred
tho son OF Sidney Prince. o. j. won!
| the stake for two-year-old trotters:
purse $500. at TasleS, Va, and made
| his record there. This precocious
Virginia bred trotter has shown a
i quarter in thirty-four seconds and