The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-28
NEWS OF HORSES
MD AORSEMEN
TRoTTERs AND PAGERS IN
TRAINING AT THE STATE
FAIR GROUNDS TRACK.

With the approach OF the Virginia
State Fair and race meeting. fixed for
the week OF October 9th-14th, affairs
at the associations mile track are
nvelter than for months past. and a
great number of light harness horses
are in training. The largest stable
ON the grounds halls from Walton
Farm, At Falls Mills, Va, which is
made up OF two divisions, one of
which has been taken to the races by
Railey L. Macy and the other that
was shipped from Roanoke 20 Rich
mond some weeks since in charge OF
+. G. Rose. Macy opened the sea-
sons campaign at Philadelphia. and
after taking in several meetings in
that vicinity shipped here last week,
with Red Maggie, 2:lSM: Red Prodi-
gal. 2;29A, full brother to Vito,
2:O9h; Lizzie Bond. fun sister to
Bond Issue, 1924; Jim Red, a prom
Using three ear-Old trOtter. by Red
Leo. 1851. couple OF likely green
PAGERS in Hal Jewell, bay horse, 8,
by Direct Hal. 2:O4 z. and Jack Nc
Grath. chestnut horse, 8. 10y Red Leo,
dam Regardless Maid, by Dare Devil,
1903. While at Philadelphia the sta
BILE sustained a severe loss in the
death of Red Caliban, by Red Leo.
from the great brood mare Carins.
by Caliban. who was one OF the best
green trotters sent out from Virginia
this season. From here Macy cx-
tor Farm has entries in the early
closing purses offered there and then
TO Norfolk meeting. October 3d-6th.
aftc which he will return to Rich
mo~d for the State Feir.
Rose has eighteen horses in train
ing. e4,ong them being Red Cal,
2:2S 4; the green PAGER Devil Hal,
black horse. 6. by Direct Hal. 2:O41R
dam Regardless Maid. and Kenlight
brown nv NTpI - do
lightning, 2:11. by Alcantara, while
the remainder of the stable is made
up of yearlings, two and three-year-
old trotters, by Red Leo. Devil Hal,
Red Prodigal and The Bondsman.
kenlight is a trotter and Rose thinks
highly of this big and handsome
daughter Of developed parents
The local trainers quartered at the
track, nearly all of whom Will have
starters at the State Fair meeting. in
clude w. G. Bryan, William L. Bass.
John w. Porter. Henry c. Nelson.
James Fletcher and Silas Smith. who
formerly trained and drove Conroy.
2:1OA; Colonel Patrick. 2:1OA; Es-
trella. 2:13% Bird Eye. 2:14A. and
other well-known Virginia and North
Carolina horses. Smith has recently
engaged with a T. Griffith and has
four trotters from Acca Farm. includ-
ing the fast dun gelding Butter Brook.
2:10A Tong c., bay colt, ,. by Akar.
dam Serpentine. by Mambrino Bow
by Akar and the other by Berro, son
of Bingara.
theotwscact etaoi hrdl shrdlshrdlujm
southern S star. H 2:2Se Sd: Tom Littiefon.
2:1b Ia, pacing, and four others, Of
which the fastest is the green trotter,
Iron Pilot, by Iron Worker, son OF
Mambrino King, whose speed has been
known quantity for several seasons.
but troubled with an ailing leg he has
duired for racing. No member OF the
stable. however. is better liked by Bass
than the green trotter. Nasmvth. !, by
serpentine. by Mambrino Boy who has
worked miles around 2:20 this season
and should make fast horse. Occu-
plying stalls In the same row with Bass
are the horses in charge of William
Bryan, who has Uncle Davey, 2:26 Ia.
by Charley Herr. 2:O1: Bert onward, a
speedy green trotter by Judge Cox. dam
Ideal. 1929 IA, on Onward; Petaurist.
2:29 Ia. and DR.. Peter, 2:26 "a. both
sons Of that wonderful sire of winners,
Peter the Great, 2:0T IA. DR.. Peter is
owned by j. II. Paterson, secretary ~
the Petersburg Fair Association, who
closing event OF the Virginia State
Fair Association. The bay stallion
was laid up all the summer by an at
tack OF distemper and is rounding into
race this fall. he has speed and Is
steady. Petaurist was placed in train
and has worked miles around ESQ
with fractions. OF course. at q faster
clip. He showed up well in his race
on Labor Day and improved with each
heat.
Porter is assisted by hts son, Wal,
ter. and the stable is made up OF some
eight or ten trotters and PAGERS, o1
which the best known is the local horse
Prince NJ record 2:24 IA, trotting
bay horse. 6, by Anderson, son OF Judg,
Cox. is well thought Of and shoulC
learn to trot fast; His dam is Virgins
Baron Wilkes. 2 ~ is. out OF the grea
brood mare Virginia Maid. dam a
Mosul 2:09 Ia. by Sam Purdy. DicA
Direct, the bay colt. 4. is a PAGER and
able to show a merry clip at that gait
He is from the Direct Hal family, and
when conditioned to carry his speed
should prove worthy member of the
near the Porters and is working three
trotters owned by NJ. T. Page, includ-
ing Post Direct, bay horse, 4, by The
Director General, out OF Puella, 229
2:1S ga; Bourbon Jay. 2:i41-4. and
Winifred, 2:14 Ia, by Post Boy, 1923
This is stout breeding and the son OF
Director General has shown speed
I. both by Ephraim TOodies. are the
stable companions of Post Direct
Henry Nelson, who followed the Mary
land and Virginia circuit from Tasley
to Easton, with Great Stakes, Jr., $50
shipped from Baltimore to Richmond
last week and his horse is in fine shape
The bay stallion started in some hall
dozen races, with young Nelson up, anc
was placed in most of them.
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