Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-06-09
NEWS OF HORSES
AND HORSEMEN
WALTON FARM STABLF-DEATH
OF CONRAD GTESON-O. J. IN
TERED N THE NJ. AND NJ

AT walton stock Farm. Falls Mills.
Va. Eauey L. Macy. the young Ken
tuckian. who has done the training
and driving FOR this well known breed
ing esrab lishmert Tor several years
past. is quite q busy man with stable
90 close 20 twenty head q trotters
and pacerE- Those with records In
clude Red Maggie. 2-ls IA. Major
Eiceroy. @-1s -. and Major Hartford.
ga Ia. while a bunch % youngsters
ty other sires-Leo, 2 g Ia, Devil
Hal. son % Direct Hal 900 1-2-are
also being worked Tor speed
The star of the colt division % the
stable however. is Red Prod gal. the
and MARY North. hy Aoko. sire % The
champion twC-year-cl1 trCtter. Ma
rive Bell. or "a. Red Prod Sal Isl
f-u brother 20 VITO. 2-l- 5-s. one o.
the crack three elr-ol1 trorters az
1908. END O. whom much is expected
tE.s season The Walton farm COLI is
ID rrorrer. zoo l- his own right AND
Mlley thinks lct 20 the c-oo1-li BE
s-- 20 1roko. Red ProilEal WAS taken
along lr Macy llEr season and over
The CarCli-as was equal 90 G. mlle
-. with fractions r-th much iar
90 clip While i- the show rings ll.
tEe lire 20 these southern fairs az.
race meerlres tle haT cola figured az e.
Blue ribbon winner -- lis class
smreI walton. founder % walton
Farm. which 81 tre largest az N-rslula
.re- ding rs-.t. .rle-t-. las Been L-l
many sears a I.s-- friend and patron
.f rhe trlrrl-E horse. while one ct tne
eeer lUtoru.eu men or ped Erefs az.
blood lines 4u al has Southern co-r-
try-
The walton Farm horses w-f make
rhe.r lrsr start az the season. tl- Ir--
-eEsee Circuit ~ Pulaski. all int
strike the AlrglIta-l-arn| .a and Ge.r-
ga C-1lr az Eoar.r-. Va. ate.
which the luuerlrT FlA Ekely lnclll.
LyEchtErg and E--.lmoll. va. ulti
the meetings ln the CarOiiuas aul
A distinct loss 20 the light harness
horEe.E interest ulag He 1aslly record o.
ed lu the passing ~ conrad Gleson.
~ Roanoke. whose cr-rn. due 90 kic-
uey trouble. was uurimely and took
place At the axe ~ thlrty-three years
For nearly a decade past SIR Glesou
h4l served ar assistant secretary anc
manager ofr the Roanoke Fair AEso-
cation and be had ESQ held the po-
sltlon q secretary q the Virginia
Carolina and Georgia Circuit since Us
. orRa rtzaflol- a man % tlreless ener-
~. though apparently frau in ply
slQue. ne combined tact with good
judgment and MADE himself wel liked
and respected among horse fancleri
and most others with whom he came
I'm contact during his connection
with the local association the Roanoke
Fair was remarkably successful
while be also made an able offlcer Of
the Vlrginla-CaFOilna and Georgis
Circuit Mr. GieEon was married and
leaves a wife and several children
who reside in Roanoke
Among the entries 10 the 81. and NJ
stake az Detroit Is the Virginia brec
eeldinK. o. J.. 3. 2.z4I-s. by sidnel
Prince. z.2II-s. dam Molly. - No
doc. son OF walker Aorriii. the sire
~ Lamp Girl. 2.0s. .. J. IL Ia th'
stable OF ". ~. Owlngs. AZ Lexington
Ky. who worked him q mile In z.o'
IA over the Kentucky TrOtting Hors'
II Breeders Association track last. VheI
the son % sidney Prince attracte,
lyery favorable attention on account o
his speed, eteaclness and good looks
q. J. wae bred on the Eastern Shor'
o. Virginia. where he Uas fast a. tW'
years CiG. taxing a record Of II -
az that age su a race over . slow hal
mile track. while bis present mari
was obtained under similar conditions
The chestnut seiding 81 owned ~ II
L. Ward. q weil-to-co lunbermans o
Salisbury. Nd 81 whom ne vas pur
chased as q tWo-yesr- from ~
breeder. .. J. Ksll&m-