The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-15
VIRGINIA HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
LABOR DAY RACES, WITH THREE
hAKNESS EVENTS, AN INTER
ESTING FEATURE OF nay
(By w. J. CMterO

LSoer Day races at the State Fair
Srounos track on the afternoon of the
sth instant furnished sport that was
cheered by a packed Erandstand and
generally pronounced an interesting
feature OF a varied program. Three
harness races were on the card, with
one al han-mile running, won by John
onds. W
As no entrance fee was charged
and only prizes offered the winners.
as at matinees, winners did not incur
handicaps in the way Of records. The
contests were decided best two in
three heats. The officials were:
Judges, p. A. S. Brine, Morgan r.
Mills and w. J. Carter; timers. VIII
liam Newsome, Sr., and William New
some, Jr.; clerk Of the course, r. Ell
Tyson Ewell.
The 2:35 trot was called first and
went to Dill, bay horse. 5. by Ander-
son, dam Virginia Cooper, by Bour-
bon Baron, with the gray gelding La
BAN, by Reelection, second; DR.. Nc
Donough, third; Jay Bird, fourth, and
Joe Anderson, fifth. Time. 2:S4 IA.
2:35.
Dill, winner of the event. is a very
handsome bay horse and likely to de-
velop speed rapidly, as evidenced by
recent trial around 2:24, with linn
tied handling, too. He is owned by
"A. D. Williams, who bred him, and |
was driven by Walter Porter. An
derson, the sire of Dill. is by Judge |
Cox. sire Of Coxey, 2:1S; dam Lila
Anderson, 2:23 IA, by WOODBURY. |
Hambletonian. Virginia Cooper. dam
of Dill, is by Bourbon Baron, son of |
Baron Wilkes, AIS. out of Virginia |
Maid. dam of the great trotter Mosul |
2:O9 IA, who trotted to his record |
while owned by the late Jmes c. |
Smith. Of this city.
a..
three starters: DR.. Peter, bay colt, by
the wonderfully potent sire, Peter the |
Great, 2:O7 IA, dam Emma T, by Or.
Sparks, won in straight heats. Time.
2:35, 2:32 Ia. Nasmyth, brown gelding,
by Jarldorf. from Serpentine. by Nam
breno Boy, and she out OF the great
brood mare, Remembrance, dam of Vir-
ginia Jem, 2:12 Ia, by George Wilkes,
was second, while Baron Cal, bay geld
ter Porter drove DR.. Peter and William
Bass piloted Nasmyth, and Charles J.
his horse. DR.. Peter and Nasmyth are
good looking enough for the show ring,
and both viii make speed at the trot.
Baron Cal was unsteady and finished
far in the rear in both heats. The son
of Peter the Great is owned by J. a.
Patteson, Of Petersburg, Va. who holds
him 10 make a fast horse. He simply
togged home in both heats, Nasmyth
though short OF work is evidently a
trotter. Serpentine. his dam. is the
lilOSA HiEHlN pIlLeQ UkOOU mare at ACE4 |
Stock Farm.
The free-for-an trot and pace. with
two starters, was the third event on
the card. r. c. Beavers bay pacing
gelding, DR.. Marvin, 2:11 IA. with his
while r. T. Edwards Black SRo geidine.
in second place, Both horses were TAT
his record at the Virginia state Fair
last fall, and has been used as a bust
Bedworth is one OF the, best hammered
rioters owned in Richmond.
Between heats Joseph Lasitter's bay
stallion, Petaurist, 2:29 IA, with VIII
liam Bass up, worked an exhibition
season sun on. he did the distance in
slower than the fastest heat Of the
2:07 a, from Telka. by Arion. 2:O7 Ia
q nd she out OF La Jolla, by Advertiser.
are in the height OF fashion. with the
stout blood OF Sally Benton, 2:173-4
and the wonderful ,sontag Mohawk in
Mohawk is the dam OF Conductor. ;
77,iLIt l5i, whose son, Walnut Han. got
trotting stations. One of the hand ,
soonest and finest looking yearlings in | !
Virginia is the chestnut colt. by Pc !
sa ge, bred and owned by c. H. Harris.
who has him at the Richmond Horse {
one OF the most interesting features
or the virginia State Fair this fall will -
oe the speed program, with $4,000 of !
iered IN purses for the harness horses /
ana nearly g much money for runners
me early closing purses for three | r
Vear-old and under trotters the 90 :
ana zig classes, trOttinG. were well Y
patronlzed. and entries received were
IN excess OF the number ANTICIPATED q
Ihis applying especially to the three /
vear-olds and under. and Judging bv 4
manner in which nominators have kent r.
payments up. the class will furnish one :
81 the largest fields of the meeting 9
among the well-known stables expect =
Orangeburg, \. Y, with King Cole
z:oo 81, and others; White Marsh stock y
farm, Roanes, Va; Walton Stock Farm
rails Mills, Va; Floyd Stock, Bridge
own own, Va AIlieWood stock Farm. Bal
"a, Va; George y. Mapp, Keller. Va Z
ma a number of others as well known Y