The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05

mand for both breeding stock and
well-broken ponies for the use OF la
dies and children seems TO be in
creasing steadily in most parts of the
country. The MOntrOse Farm herd
has only been established five years.
It's patrons include buyers i'm the East
and great Middle West. while ship
ments have been made all over the
Southern States. There are over a
hundred head of Shetlands at the
farm. drawn from the best herds in
America and on the islands impOrta-
uOns direct from the latter including
ponies from the SandisOn, Bruce
Manson and other well-known herds.
and including descendants of world
famous winners like Odin. Lord Of
the Isles. Prince OF Thule. Beauty.
Fra. Laird of Moss, Constantine.
BrOnte. Nane Tempest. Corporal.
Home Rule and Jack. the great foun-
dation stations OF the Shetland Is
lands. Among the brood mares are
daughters and granddaughters of
Prince OF Wales. 1910, probably the
beSt-knoWn show ring winner in this
country. The stations in use at Mont
rose Farm include Steinvorod. win
ner of many prizes by Thor, son of
Odin, and thence back through gene
rationS of noted ancestors. while the
stud companions of this imported
black son Of Odin are the young
Fitzmaurice. already a prize winner.
by Tftmouse, the son of Jumbo, and
BOsie, by Basil Duke. son Of the un-
beaten Lord of the Isles.
Save a couple of imported mares.
every pony at MontrOSe Farm is reg
istered, and the records are kept care
fully preserved by Mrs. Snead, who
has acquired a wonderfully interest
ing fund Of information on this IA
vored theme of hers. In recognition
of the increasing demand for a larger
pony than the Shetland, though by
no means to supplant that most wide
Unknown midget of the horse world,
and ideals childs pony, a highly
bred bunch of Welsh Mountain
ponies has just been imported, head
ed by Grove Grenade, a prize win
ming son of BalliStite, winner OF many
medals at the big European shows of
1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910.
Now that Grove Grenade has be-
come a Virginia stallion, il is inter
esting to note that his sire, Balls
tite, is a son of Starlight, the great
est Welsh pony ever known, from
Bledfa Telltale, winner Of more prizes
and championships than any other
mare Of the breed. Among the mares
brought over with Grove Grenade and
now members of the Montrose Farm
herd are granddaughter of this same
Starlight, along with other choice ma
irons that were bred to King Cole,
Ballistite and Radnim, all noted sons
of the Welsh champion. Some mares
Of the Coppice strain, one of the old
est and purest of the Longmynd dis
trict also formed a part of the inn
pOrtation. one of the most attractive
sights at Montrose Farm is the work
of Miss Martha Snead, who breaks
all the younger ponies. This little
maiden of eight years is at home i'm
the saddle. while she can drive sim
gle. double and tandem or tool a
four-in-hand with ease.
with a stable of five or six runners
shipped from this city to race at the
Florida meeting now on at Pensa cola.
Twig Temple has some horses earning
winter oats, Of which several are own
ed by DIR. Charles II. Eppes, the we'll
known Richmond veterinary surgeon
and son OF the late City Sergeant
Eppes. Bethlehem, the four-year-old
chestnut gelding. by Golderest, out OF
Bethel, defeated a field of six at 1 lie
miles in 1:O6 lis. on the 18th instant.
and on the same day Jack Baker, the
chestnut colt, by Jack Point, out of
Judith, won over the hurdles at ! IA
miles. on the 21st Bethlehem won
gain at ! IA miles. when the son Of
Golderest ran the distance in 2:17 2-5.
Recent winners at Jacksonville, Fla,
include the Virginia bred horse, Mer-
man. by Fatherless, out OF Mermaid.
by st. Blaise. The chestnut gelding
won at lie miles in AS 3-5, and de-
feated field OF eight horses. Mer-
man was bred in the Ellerslie stud. al
also produced the fast mare Eonie.
daughter of Eon, son OF Eolus, and
winner Of the Burns handicap in Cali
fornia some years since Other win
ners produced by Mermaid include the
fast Splinter Merryday. by Eolus
Minotaur and Runic, by Eon.