The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17
HORSES AND HORSElNE,N
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Thomas Stokes, 2, 2:25, the bay colt
by Peter the Great. 2:07 Ia. dam Co
coon. 2:15, by Cyclone, is doing well
in the stable of his owner, ]. M. Kav-
anaugh, the hotel man, at Harrison
burg, Va. This colt. who is highly
regarded by able critics. trotted to
his record last summer. after which
he passed from Patchen Wilkes stock
in the stable OF his owner, ]. NJ. Kav-
Farm, at Lexington. KY, to his present
this season by Mr.. Kavanaugh, whose
summer outings are taken in training
and driving his horses. The son Of
Peter the Great will be entered in
some Of the 2:25 stakes, and is cx-
pected to show his capacity as a race
horse and money-wnner. Humboldt,
2:1S IL. the bay gelding by Noryal,
2:14 I'D. will also be taken along.
In Mr. Kavanaugh's hands this
horse won last summer at Rochester,
N. Y, and Allentown. Pa. AT both OF
these places the horse was lame, as
was the case at Mt. Holly, N. j., where
he Won a heat and then had to be
drawn before the finish OF the race
AT Baltimore he did not win but
forced horse to trot in 2:16 to beat
him, while he was timed separately in
2:15. Humboldt is now jogging sound
and never looked better. In all of his
races this unsexed son of Norva has
never made break. In addition TO
Thomas Stokes and Humboldt some
three or four others will make UP the
Il aU oh sfah ba,, IA.
ably couple of PAGERS that seem good
enough to win money on the half-mila
tracks.
f. NJ. Hanson. trainer and superin-
tendent of the horse department at
Wyldewood Farm, Fredericksburg, Va,
reports The recent arrival of Homc
good-lookiag trotting-bred foals from
the farm mares. among the youngsters
being bay colt. by Bon Axaworthy,
meer; chestnut flly by the same sire
from Kitty Kremln, by Kremlin.
2:O7 ga, while others are expected
soon from such mares as La Jolla, tho
dam of Binjolla, 2:17 3-4. daughter of
Advertiser and famous old Sally Ben
ton, 2:17 I'D; Telka. by Arion. 2:07 3-4.
dam La Jolla, and some young matrons
of the richest breeding. Among the
trotters that Hanson Will work for
speed this season are Lisa NJ, bay flly.
g, by Bingen, dam La Jolla; black mare,
5, by Sable Wilkes. 2:1S: bay colt. 81.
by Kelly, 9:27, and some yearlings and
two-year- olds, by Bon Axworthy, tho
son Of AXworthy and Mystic, dam Of
Fred Kohl 2:07. ga, by Nutwood
One of the most highly priced year
lings in Virginia is the black colt Alto
dam Pallta. 2, 2:29 1-2 by Patio Alto,
2:Os 3D. owned by Colonel w. L.
Laughlin. of the Exchange Hotel, Fred
ericksburg. More than passing in
terest attaches to.this colt, seeing that
he is IA full brother to High Admiral.
who was last season regarded by DR..
j. c. Mccoy his breeder, and others
as the fastest trotting yearling ever
seen. Colonel Laughlin saw High Adj
miral in his work last season, which
impressed him so strongly that he at
once purchased the younger brother,
then sucking, from DR.. Mccoy. Alto
Dewey is doing nicely in the stable Of
his owner at fredericksburg, but may
not be taken up and broken until the
fall. when he will receive his first
lessons in harness In the hands Of Col
onel Laughlin, who Is pretty fair
reinsman himself, having been long
interested as an owner and breeder OF
the light harness horse.
The trio OF trotting mares, Wanna
West 2:22 IA: Nelly Mczeus, 2:26 la.
and Illusion c., 2:2s Ia, by Jay Nc
Gregor, 2:O7 la. dam The Widow c.,
by General Wilkes are doing we'll In
the stables Of w. G. Bryan, the Acca
Farm trainer. who expects to race
them later on. The green trotter Rock
Sand, dun gelding, by Sable Rock,
son OF Sable Wilkes, 2:1S, Is also
showing W we'll in Bryan's hands. This
Nhn ,grvftk I, a. tr{ n ~ ia
to 2:l5 couple OF seasons back, and
was entered In some of the early clos
ing purses, but trained off and was
let up on. He is now however, both
looking and feeling fine, while he is
showing speed, too, OF the younger
division at the farm, Akar, tho chest
nut colt, by Aquiln, son Of Blngen,
2;o6 Id, Is most thought OF by Bryan,
who looks upon this New England
bred colt as the highest class young,
PAGER he has ever handled.
Last fall, as a two-year- old, Akar
could show a i2:0S clip. while gated as
few are, In addition to those named
there are some eight or ten Others in
the Acca Farm stable, and they a.c
all doing we'll. Bryan will probably
start two or three horses at the Balti-
more spring meetings.
Floyd Bros. Bridgetown, Va, have
recently suffered quite n loss lnthe
death of the well-known brood mare,
Thrift a bay, foaled. 1890, by Meandnr.
1911, dam Young Nelly. by Ashland
Patchen. sac was bred by Baker a.
Ilarrlgan, Comstocks, N. W and most
OF her nfe had been passed IN the
stud at Floyd Stock Farm. the homo
of her owners,
Thrift was the dam Of the Admiral
2:17 Id; zack, 2:l51-2, one Of the
most consistent OF the half-mlle tracks
last season and two other trotters
while While Shaw, one Of her daugh-
tiers, Ia the dam of Billy Prince,
2:a9l-4.
In addition to those Of her produce.
that have already obtained standara