The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-27
News OF HORSES
And HORSEME EN-
NOTES FROM THE FARM. TRACK
AND STABLE OF VIRGINIA
INTEREST.
(BN Broad Rocky


tofmer Bunch and Fed Bunch IA
tner ana son, who trained in Virginia
during one or more seasons each. are
again in the FAR West. the former at
stockton, Cal, and the latter at Den
yer. Col. Farmer Bunch. who win
tered a stable during successive sea
sons at Roanoke and then at Rich
mohu. HoW has charge Of the track at
Stockton and it is said that under his
Nare the condition of that famous
course was revelation to horsemen
VINO raced there recently as they
pronounced il the best they had ever
seen. The younger Bunch, who is
training for Judge COlburn. at Denver
was at Acca Farm, the breeding es-
adjustment of Griffith * Saunders. at
Richmond. during the forepart of 1910
ana prepared Butter Brook, 2:1O IA
ana A<ar. the chestnut son of AQuilin
S:lS "a, for a campaign. Both horses
were first worked over the half mile
track at Acca Farm and then shipped
TO North Randall, o., where Bunch
even Scorched that fast mile course
with the speed of Butter Brook. while
Akar was sent along at a clip that few
green PAGERS show, but after pacing
halves around a minute, he was put
out OF commission by COlliding with
track harrow, and retired for the
season. Butter Brook. however. start
cd IN couple of races or SO. with
Bunch up, after which the young Cal
norman parted company with the out
nj from Virginia and the horses were
shipped home. Since then Butter
Brook has been in retirement at Acca
arm, nursing an injured tendon, but
70 is hoped that the dun gelding may
round to again with rest and treat
ment. Akar is now in the Geers sta
bile. and the chestnut stallion is re-
g0rdcd as pretty close to q tWO-minutC
alton as factor i'm the Chamber of
commerce stake and the handsome
chestnut stallion viii have a strong
backing when the Detroit classic is
called.
Judge w. 6. BENNETT. owner of
Riverside Farm. home of Lord Rob
erts. 207A, and band of choice
brood mares. at Weston. W. Va. has
recently purchased q beautiful place
of $50 acres adjoining the United
states Government livestock expert
mcut farm at BcltSville. Md. where
scott CroN, the former Village Farm
colt trainer. will direct affairs. a half
mile track and suitable buildings will
be added at am early date. over thirty
mead of trotting bred horses have been
sent from Riverside Farm TO the new
place. and these will be honored by /
Croy and his assistants. Judge Rob !
crtS mas filled out into q grand look
ing horse and his get show speed /
with remarkable uniformity. The son
OF Arion, 2:0f q, and Nancy Hanks, /
-:U4, Is several seconds faster than |
his record indicates. and the speed !
shown by his get indicates the pO-
tency as is to he expected from a /
horse Of his royal breeding. A Vir-
Elnlan, native bred and to the manor /
born. Judge Bennett has successfully |
hlled the roles OF lawyer. juriSt and !
business man in his adopted State !
while his career as a breeder has1
been satisfactory and furnished a lot /
OF most pleasing and healthful diver !
sion. When the improvements now
going on at the Maryland farm are |
completed Judge Bennett will have |
one OF the best appointed stock farms |
in the country. while the estate will !
also be one Of the most convenient |
Of access, being only twelve miles dis |
tant from Washington. ID. g.. and less |
than thirty miles from Baltimore. Md. |
EXpansionist and Waterway. both |
Virginia bred horses. in the selling /
steeplechaSe. distance about two |
miles, at the Windsor meeting on
Wednesday last. ENpansionist was |
barred in the betting. and the un-
ny a neck from Waterway. the bay
gelding, by imp Waterlevel. out OF |
Runaway, by Algerine. the son of 1
Add El Kader and famous old Nina.
by Boston.
At his farm on the Cary Street
Road, a short distance out from town
George B. Bull has some nice brood
mares. lot of young things, and the
good stallion BObbie Kean. thorough
bred son of Woodlands and Lizzie NJ.
dam of Lizzie Flat and other win
ncrs. 10y Eolus. Bobbie Kean was a
rae" horse himself and some OF the
best mares i'm this section have been
mated with the brown stallion.