The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-20
NEWS OF HORSES
and H0RSEMEN
(By W. j. Carter.)

At a recent sale of trotters, PAGERS
and general purpose horses held at
Roanoke, Va, by the Roanoke Horse
sales Company, over 100 head were
disposed Of and fair prices ruled
throughout the vendue. The top prices
were realized by the Walton Farm
consignment, from Falls Mills Va,
headed by the hansome black pacing
stallion, Major Niceroy, 2:16 IA, by
The Viceroy. dam Eva Chimes, by
Chimes, who fell to a bid of $505 made
by John Farrar. of Roanoke; Major
Hartford. 2:21 IA, bay gelding, by
Lord Hartford. 2:2s IA, dam Lutte
Dawson, $3.50, by Jack Dawson. went
to J. M. Ayers. of Roanoke. for $3.50,
and Red Cal. 1929 ga, by Red Leo,
by ]. II. Wingate. also Of Roanoke.
for 1910. Among others sold were
Minnie Leo, bay flly. 3. by Red Leo.
dam Miss O'Brien, $125; Katie ARA.
smith. brown mare. 9. by Royal Will.
1921 IA. dam Matte Williams. by
Harkaway. 2:2S Ia. $140; Baby Lin
willie. bay mare. s. by Milton s..
2:OS 1-2. dam by Sentinel wilkes. Jo-
seph Hanna. Roanoke, Va, $500; Dan
Hal. Z. bay gelding. DIR. Lee Buckner.
2:26 IA. bay mare. Z. by Cecilian
Chief. 2;27 IA, dam Grace Linney. by
Jay Bird. c. L. Garner. $1s5.
Roanoke's annual fairs and race
meetings have been features of de-
Cided Importance for years past in
Southwest Virginia. and the organiza-
ton known as the Great Roanoke
Fair" seems now on the firmest foot
ing OF It's existence, with men TO direct
it's affairs like James =. Woods. pres
ident; II. II. Angel. vice president;
Louis a. Scholz, secretary; j. p.
Flippo. assistant secretary; Henry
Scholz. treasurer, with a board OF
directors including the officers named
m addition 10 S. X. Bitterman. G. d.
phenson. S. II. Hieronimus. ]. w.
Hancock, II. n. Dyer, a. l.. Sibert, J.
II. Marseller and II. Patterson.
Harness races have uniformly been
productive of interesting contests at
the Roanoke fairs. as the half-mile
track is second to none other in Nir-
y!nia. but with formation Of the Driv-
ing Club this spring a decided i'm
Detus has been furnished the light har-
acss horse interest and the weekly
maunees promise sport and diversion
galore for the a:l.tcur reinsmen who
PAGERS. the leading spirits including
Captain !. H. Wingate. owner and
breeder Of the fast mare TearOlaine,
2:1 21-4, holder OF the half-'nre track
record for Nirginia-hred trottcrs; DR.
Lee Buckner, Joseph Hanna, ]. NJ.
AYreS. John Farrar. Blair Pitzer,
LOUIS SchOlz. J. +. Flippo and others
Not only are a number OF fast and
We'll bred trotters and PAGERS owned
y Roanoke. hut a fine showing is
made in the way of business and heavy
draft horses by prominent concerns
J. Ne the PitZer Brothers, and others,
including the Virginia Brewing Com
pany, controlled by Messrs. Louis and
Henry ScholZ. who are also the largest
holders of stock in the Roanoke Fair
no
between fifty and 100 head Of general
purpose and heavy draft horses. while
the Pitzers own about the same num-
Der. Blair Pitzer handles fancy har-
ness horses. hunters, gated and park
saddle horses and ponies for his con-
Germ, and the tall Virginian reports a
very satisfactory season in every line.
Offerings at the Richmond Special
Horse Sale Company's annual spring
auction include probably the best col
lection OF trotters, -spacers, carriage
horses, gated saddlers and ponies ever
offered in the Southeast. Those with
records are My Shady Belle, 2:09 IA,
regarded as one of the best PAGERS in
the South and much faster than her
the famous Director. 2:17 IA, and
Josephine Young, dam Of the great
race horse, Joe Patchen. 2:01 Ia;
Royal Penn. 2:10 IA. by William
Penn. 2:O7 Ia, out OF Miss Nelson,
2:11 Ia, by Norfolk, 1870. one of the
best bred and fastest tEotting stations
in Virginia; Alto Mckinney, 2:17 "a.
son of Mckinney, worlds leading sire
of 2:10 performers; Wanna West,
BELLA, a show mare and much fast
err than her record; Alto Down,
2:171-4. a blue ribbon winner in the
show ring and good enough to cam
paign; Sir Henry. 2:19 IA, and many
others with slower marks. while the
catalogue shows a splendid array OF
green trotters and PAGERS, richly bred
stations, some we'll bred youngsters
and numbers OF fancy drivers and bus
mess horses. The sale opens on
Tuesday morning and the horses cat
alogued will be offered first, after
which hundreds Of general purpose
draft horses and mules will be sold.
The dates are April 25th. 26th. 9th
and 28th. and the Vendue takes place
at the mammoth plant of the South
ern Stock Yards. The catalogue is
full of interesting matter and may be
had by addressing the Richmond Spe-
cial Horse Sale Company, represented
by Smyth Brothers Cleary- Mcclellan
Company and II. T.. Kline. Southern
Stock Yards, Richmond. Va.