Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-03
SOME FINE
SADDLE BREEDS
-. W. MASON WILL ESTABLISH A
VIRGINIA FARM FOR BREED
ING REGISTERED SADDLE
HORSES.

chase by Mr.. Daniel w Mason. OF
Ripplemead, Va. of four registered
saddle horses of the finest Ken
lucky stock II is Mr.. Mason's pur-
pose TO establish near Pearisburg a
farm for breeding registered saddle
horses equal to the best Kentucky
bred horses. Mr. Mason's sons are
largely interested i'm Red King. a
registered Denmark saddle horse.
who took first prize as saddle stall
lion and combination saddle and
driving stallion at Tazewell. Roam
oke and Lynchburg fairs last fall.
This stallion will be used as the
head of the herd. The Virginian
says:
Mr. Daniel w. Mason got back
from Kentucky on yesterday, after
spending two weeks in the Blue
Grass counties, visiting the homes
OF the best breeders Of registered
saddle horses in the counties of
Montgomery, Fayette, Clark, Bour-
bon, Boyle and Mercer. He attend
ed the great sale of 500 thorough
bred horses at "Tattersall," Lexing-
ton, Kentucky From Lexington he
went to Georgetown, KY, and pur-
chased from j. p Evans & Son their
registered five-gaited brood mare
Lizzie b., No. 1885. at high price
From Georgetown he went to Paris
and from Paris to North Middle
town, was at the home of Collins e.
Redmon, who own the great stallion
Teddy Roosevelt by Bourbon
King, 1888, and from there visited
the home of Allie G.. Jones, who
owns the celebrated stallion Bour-
bon King 1883, the finest bred and
best-trained riding stallion in the
world. From North Middletown he
went to Danville and purchased
three high-bred registered saddle
mares, "Flossy," "Joana" and
Marie Spears"
The four registered saddle mares
he purchased in Kentucky are heavy
in fold to the very best registered
saddle stallion in Kentucky, and
will bring him colts this spring. He
will breed these four mares to Red
King" who will make this season in
Giles county. Red King" was bred
by j. +. Woodford, Mt Sterling,
KY, and was sold to DR.. Fox for
$500, and stood three seasons in
Kentucky. One of his get, Romany
Girls 4642, was in the great sale of
500 at Lexington and sold at a very
high sum.
Mr.. Mason says the people of
Giles county will make no mistake
to breed their mares to Red King.
To give some idea of the kind
and character of mares purchased by
Mr. Mason we copy from the George
town (KyD Herald:
j. p Evans & Son sold Monday
to d. w. Mason & Son. OF Pearls
burg. their registered five-gaiteel'
saddle brood mare Lizzie h. No.
1885, by Washington 81, dam Lot
tie Minteer, by Black Eagle. at
fancy price Lizzie f. is an especi-
ally we'll bred mare and is a full
sister to the great show stallion.
Cromwell Eagle 1904, who was one
Of the greatest show stations in his
day.
Lizzie r. has already proved her
worth as breeder, having pro-
duced two colts by Highland Den
mark, both of which were purchased
by Gay Bros, of Pisgah, for $3.50
and $500. The one that brought
$500 was an unbroken yearllng and
the other a three-year-old. TheIma.
Mr.. Gay afterwards sold Thelma for
a fancy figure. she going to New
York.
The Danville KyJ Advocate
said.
Mr. Hoge Mason. Of Blueheld. w.
Va, and his father, Mr.. Daniel w.
Mason, Of Ripplemead. va. have
returned 10 their respective homes
after spending several days I'm Dan
Vile and other sections Of the Blue
Grass country. The Masons are rela-
tives Of the Cecls and were their
guests while here From Mr.. w. r.
Robinson they purchased Joanna
z"l9. a very fine animal. from p. J.
Colby Of Moreland. they purchased
Fiossie. an inbred Denmark TO be
registered and from Joseph Evans
of Georgetown, Lizzie r. 1855. All
.'f these animals we're bought AT
FANCY prices and represent the
choicest bred saddle stock fin Cen
trail Kentucky Joana IS from tho
clifton stock farm and the others
ar" of an equally high standard Of
breeding Danvue IS rapidly becom
Ing tho Mecca Of the best horsemen
and the local stockmcn have made
IF $50 by breeding the best tho coun.
try affords
INDIANA MINE WORKERS.