The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08

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before Mr. Harrison got lin, Mrs.
Bruce Is almost always correct
In the fnli of 1919 he was sold TO
Col. David ynncey for $1,000, which
many thought too High price but
his loyal seller said che had never seen
M day lie would not havo made the
Bargain void"
Colonel Yancey took him to the
"western country wifi, a letter IN his
pocket from Colonel Willinni r. John
50 Installing that lie had seen him run,
ali Of Ills races In Virginia and tliat
This performances from one TO four
l.miles were such MS to do credit TO the
best runner in either this country or
Europe, that his action was most SUI
perior, and that his size and blood ell
titled him to rank first-rate as II
stallion.
His sons and adughters were dis
tinguiaIied over the United States.
Among them Sally Walker, who bear
Ariel Lance, Janet, BETTY Ransom. etc..
indeed everything that came against
her, except the celebrated Monsieur
Tonson. by Pncollt. Sally MeGee.
another daughter. In races. beat ell
competitors except Sally Walker. HIS
son Washington, the best a-year-old Of
his year. beat the great Henry; beat
Childers and others OF the best in
good time. Hotspur. another son, won
all of his races in fine style except the
one in which he broke down. when rum
ming 4-mile heats against the cele-
brated mare 1'lirtilla. Mason's Rather,
another son, was a great horse on the.
turf and In tho stud. His son Oscar
was never beaten. Timoleon's hnlf-sis-
ter, Roxaun (Betsy HaXalD, by Sir
Harry. was dam of Aratus. best son of
N Il Nrtt,.vt
OF his own brother Restless. of Stow
storm. the best son of Contention OF
Nullifier a fine son Of Eclipse.
OF Timoleon's sire, Sir Archy, enough
has been said. Imported Saltram, sire
of his dam. in 17S4-5 held the first
rank on tile English turf He bea.
tho famous Dunsannon. Phenomenon
etc. lie was the sire OIL
Whiskey, ten times n winner. and the
best horse of his day. Whiskey was
the sire Of the renowned Elenor. who
Won the Derby and Oaks (run on con-
secutive days) and is more races. beat
ing Orville, and so on alme0t lad in
we might go with his rcla-
tions. but Timoleon's browning glory
came to him in his Goth year. when
his most famous son. Boston, was
foaled--that horse who beat every
thing in America Except Fashion. who
beat him in his old age) and "cnlled
the hand."~if may so express myself,
OF the two English gentlemen who
challenged, or "bantercd," as 1t was
then called, to run against Boston OF.
the best American horse miles Bos-
toms owner at once offered to run
him against any horse they could pro-
duce for $4,000. one race to BIO run
in the United States and one in Eng
land. They declined Boston's owner
then offered to bet $4,000 to $4,000
that Boston would beat any horse they
could produce at tho post 4-mile heats,
This was declined also.
Boston then went on the even tenor
Of his way. beating everything until
Fashion conquered him, but even then
1t took the best to beat him. Cor after
his last race with her he beat Mariner
i-mile heats. Treasurer 4-mile heats
md Wilton Brown 4-mile heats. closing
his turf career by winning the club
purse at Petersburg
But l must get back to my subject
and at least give Tmoleon's pedigree
lie was by Sir Archy by Diomed by|
lslorizel by Herod by Tartar by .a-t-
her by Jigg by Byer1y Turk.
His dam was daughter of Saltram,
by English Eclipse by Marske by
Squirt by Bartletts Childers by Darby
Arabian.
Second dam by symmes wildair. by
imported Fearnought. by Regulus. by
Godolpfin Arabian. third dam by
Driver, by imported Othello, by Crab,
by Acock Arabian.
Fourth dam by Fallower, by Blank,
by Godolphin Arabian.
Fifth dam by imported Vampire, by
Regulus. by Godolphin Arabian.
saitram was out of Virago by Snap.
by Snip, by Childers, by barley, Ara
bian and so on. always tracing straight
hack to an Arabian, Turk, Barb or
Royal mare.
1t is marvellous how this great strain
of blood has been preserved and trans
mitted.
What soldiers, statesmen and scholars
we might have to-day had the Same
care been saken in the human race to
mate in marriage the great ones of the
past.