The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-12-01
NEWSsOF HORSES
And H0RSEMEN

Charles e. Mcleod. OF Lynchburx.
Va, who has been a loyal patron OF
the light harness horse for many
years, still retains hts aIlegiance to
the trotter and his private stable in
the Hill City always shelters several
well-bred and good-looking trotters
The tour-year-old hey hlly, Genteel
Margaret, a blue ribbon winner in
the show ring. and Bonded King. bay
coltt three years old. by The Bonds
man, are being driven to pole, and
the pair can show a merry clip on
the road. The bay hlly was sired by
the eXpatriated trotter, GenteeI H,
Gus a, one OF the handsomest stall
hons exported during recent years
and her dam was Butter Brook. a
daughter of Three Tips 2:25K, the
son of Sam Purdy. 2:2Oh The blood
lines of Bonded King are those sought
after now, as his sire, The Bonds
man, got this seasons wonderful
three-year-old trotter, Colorado e,
2:04% while the bay colts dam.
Lady May, was sired by May King.
2:2O, from whose loins came the great
sire Bingen, 2:O6A who got Uhlan.
2:O1 y, regarded by many as the
greatest trotter of any age. A choice
yearling in the stable is a bay flly.
by W1ltomont, 2:14 u, son of Wilton,
219H, and the great brood mare
zelda, dam of ConrOy, 2:10A by Die
tatOr. Mr.. Mcleod owns. in coniunc-
ton with DIR. Thomas Frazier. of
Richmond. the fast mare Gladys c.,
2;2O a, by San Mateo. dam Annie
Earl, by Earlmont, 2:Os% q. The big
black daughter of San Mateo is much
raster than her record indicates. as
she can trot i'm 2;15 handily over
| half-mile track. but is unsteady at
times in races. and this has proven
her undoing. Gladys G. is a full sis
ter to May Earl 2:1OH, who has
shown trials several seconds faster
RlnGa in, OF ~
Lexington meeting.
John o., 2:2Oh. the brown gelding
that won the 2:25 trot at HiIIsgrove.
r. l., and made his record in the
third heat, is a fun brother to the
hve-year-old bay stallion Major Bin
ben, by Bingen. .2:O6h. from Peggy
Baron. by Baron Wilkes. 2:1S out of
Morale 2;l5 "a, by King Wilkes.
| Z; ~ a formerly owned by the late
James 9. Smith. Of Richmond. Va.
from whose estate the bay stallion
passed during the early part of the
present year 10 Seymour Van Auken
or GloversVille. y. Y. Both John O.
and Baron Bingen were bred by John
OCOnner, of Boston, who still owns
the brown geIding. and also his dam
Peggy Baron. Major Bingen. though
| handicapped by deformed forward
root was natural trotter and could
snow quarters around thirty-five sec
NAANAS " III ease. Wnlle JOnn -. trOttR0
trials around 2:1O "A couple of sea
sons back for Lon Mcdonald. who
wintered the unseXed son of Bingen
in the South and looked upon him as
a prospect to take down the big line.
The bay horse Petaurist. 2:29H
owned by Joseph Lassiter. is back i'm
mis- owners barn, after starting i'm
races at Virginia and North Carolina.
Inc son OF Peter the Great. 2:07 u
was bred at Forbes Farm, Ponkapog,
ass. as was his dam, TeIka. by
AriOn, 2:O7%, out OF La Jolla. dam
OF Binjolla, 2:17#, by Advertiser.
2:lS u from Sally Benton, 2:I7St
dam OF Serpol 2:1O. and she out
the far-famed Sontag Mohawk. whose
grandson, Walnut Hall. 2:OSN. got
Harvester, 2:Ol. Petaurist came to
his speed early and is faster than his
record indicates. while the few foals
sired by him show natural speed, one
OF them chestnut colt now one
year old, out Message Bell. by Mes
sage being considered a youngster
or special promise. This colt is own
ed by ). II. Campbell and was a blue
ribbon winner at the Virginia State
FAR in his weanling form and again
this fan in the class for yearIings.
while several other foals by his sire
also figured as winners in the show
ring
At Floyd Stock Farm. which is near
BridSetown, in Northampton county.
and one of the best known breeding
establishments in Virginia the season
has been prosperous one, as Sidney
Prince, the premier sire is credited
with ten new standard performers
while others of his get have either re-
duced their records or shown fast
trials. Among the latter are the five
year-old chestnut mare Elsie S., who
started in several races without get
ting mark. This blood-like daugh-
ter OF Sidney Prince worked a mile
over the half-mile track at the farm
this fall, however, i'm 2;1O and looks
like the making of a 2:O5 PAGER. Then
too, she is level headed and easy TO
place. In the training barn at Floyd
Farm may he seen nice lot OF good
prospects, ranging from yearlings up-
ward, good part of them fit to train
and race next season, by both Sidney
Prince and his stud companion, the
fast young stallion. GUNNER, son of
Todd: 81 "a. and Lazy Bird.
2;26 II. full sister to Jay Hawker.
2: Il "a. by Jay Bird. Todd and JAY
Hawker proved wonderful sires of
speed but both died early.
Probably the fastest green trotter
ever bred on the place is the four
year-old bay flly Princess Cresceus.
by Sidney Prince out Of Clemonce. bv
Cresceus, 1902 IA She worked miles
over the farm track at three years
around 1920 and this season could
show close to 2:12 speed on the half
mile rings. In order to reduce stock
Elsie s, Princess Cresceus and all of
the youngsters, excepting weanlings.
with some older horses and ten choice
brood mares of the richest breeding:
bred to Sidney Prince and GUNNER
Will be offered at auction sale, to be
held on the farm, Thursday. Decem-
Der 14th. DR.. c.. Fred and William
F.. Floyd. owners of Floyd Farm, have
long figured as successful breeders and
but for i'll health would not dispose
or many OF the horses to he offered at
any reasonable price. In the cata-
loSue appears the get of a wonderful
array of great sires. including Peter
the Great 2:07 Ia; Jay McGresor.
2:O7 Ia; Guy AXworthy 2:O8 ga:
Mckinney. 2:11 IA: Bartolo, 2:191-4:
Sidney Prince. 1921 IA. and Poten-
tial, 2:29 IA.