The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-28
NEWS OF HORSEAEN.
RICHMOND, vA.+speciaI-

RI H MO d, Vas pecial-
Caronia was bred by Langhorne
Putney, who owns the dam. Mabel
Rowland, a daughter OF the great race
horse Grattan, 2:l3, and Baby Blunt
ing, 2:24 Il, by Bonnie Richards. One
If the largest and handsomest year
hngs around Richmond is the chest
hut colt by Petaurist, from Message
Seize, 2:SV, bred and owned by Gar
and II. Harris. The youngster was a
blue ribbon winner at the State Fair
asst fall Message Belle has a bead
-iIul sucking flly at her side by Pc
aurist, and she has been bred CacH.
Grattan, by Peter the Great, now rec
-gnized as one OF the most Iotent
.ires of speed yet seen, anu from
-eika, 10y Arion, 2:07%, Norld's.
Fonder at two years old and sou for
S1Z5,OOO at that age, the top lines of
SetauriSt are OF the sort 10 attract
-onnoisseurs, but the mine of produc-
ing blood is even richer further back
on the maternal side, La Jolla, the
-econd dam, being a great brood
mare, by Advertiser, 2:15 Il. from
sally Benton, 2:17 q, former cham
Jlon of four-year-old trotters and now
distinguished as a producer, and she
out OF Sontag Mohawk, the dam of
eight in the list. Sontag Mohawk
ranked among the most noted of CAL.
.fornia brood mares, and her numer-
GUS brood included Conductor, 2:14 IA
whose son, Walnut Hall, 2:0SA. sired
The Harvester, 2:06%, one of the
most brilliant race horses this coun-
try has seen and by many regarded
as the coming champion OF trotting
stations.
horse, by Todd, out OF Lazy Bird,
2:26 S-4, owned at Floyd Stock Farm,
me IN M T %6 tSe S9fss bs9
| in 10 and final quarter in "a seconds
The mile was trotted over the half
around 2:15. with the latter half in 1:O6
or 1:O1s II was thought, would have
been easy for the big son of Todd
being probably over 16 hands high and
weighing around 1900 pounds, so on
kept busy in the stud. too, his prepare
ton has not been hurried. Nj. +. Han
son, who does the training and driving
at Floyd Farm, looks upon GUNNER as.
| the making OF a 2:10 trotter, while as a
sire the brown stallion is entitled to
rank among the best sons of his won
derfully potent sire, whose early death
was 81 cat loss TO the breeding world
Lady Bird, the dam of GUNNER, is a full
| sister to the dead jay Hawker, 2:l4 ga,
who during his limited stud career got
some great race horses in performers
Country Jay, 2:06 IA, and others. This.
| is stout breeding, and the Floyd Farm
stallion is pretty apt to make history
here in Virginia:
One of the handsomest sucking Niles
| to be seen about Richmond is the ches-
nut flly, by Wealth, 2:1O. dam Foxie-
Lambert, 2:22 Ia, by Alasatin, the son
of Sultan, 2:24. and Alma Mater, dam
of Alcantara. 1928. and Alcyone. 2-27..
the famous dead sons of George Will
kes, 2:22. This Ally has been regis
| tered under the name Wealthy Lam
bert, and will be shown at the State.
Fair this fall along with her dam in
the class for STANDARDIZED mares and
foals. Foxy Lambert, the dam OF
Wealthy Lambert. was much faster
than her record indicates. as she In also
credited with trials close to 2.15 over
half-mile track. The daughter OF Al
satan is stoutiy bred on the material
side, too. her dam being Antoinette.
2:34. full sister of Lady Foxie. 3:s4 H.
dam of Miss Foxie, 2:22 Ia, and Fer
wood. 2:24 Ia. by Daniel Lambert.
Foxie Lambert has been bred this oene
son to Petaurist, 2:2S Ia, SON OF Pe1asr-
the Great, 2:07 Ia. and the prospecffW1.
foal will carry the blood that has fzzI-
nished stake winners