The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-08-10
NEWS OF HORSES
ARO HORSEMEH
SOME PROMISING TROTTERS AND
PAGERS IN VIRGINIA RAG
ING STABLES.
(By w. J. Carter.O


Even with the long continued
drought and dust almost ankle deep
in many places, the Virginia State
tair Grounds have until the last week
or ten days presented an appearance
by no means uninViting. while the
hllie track has been kept in better
shape IMAM during any previous year
by superintendent George Walton.
who, however, has been afforded bet
ter facilities for working the course
and availed himself of the advantage.
Sewers are being laid and new drive
ways prepared, which, oiled and COW
cred with gravel, add much TO ap-
pearances. The local trainers, Henry
=. Nelson and Walter Porter, have
shipped 10 Tasley Va, where the in
ltlal meeting of the Maryland and
virginia Circuit opens on Tuesday and
continues four days. Nelson took
Great Stakes, Jr., 2:3O, bay horse. 6
by Great Stakes, 2:2O, dam Martha
Chatting. by Norfolk, and Porter
Shlpped two promising green horses
IN DICK Direct, PAGER, bay colt, A. by
star Hal. dam by Duplex. and Dill,
trotter, bay horse, 5, by Anderson,
dam Virginia Cooper by Bourbon Ra-
ron, second dam Virginia Maid. dam
of Mosul, 2:O9H, by Sam Purdy Be
lore leaving home Nelson worked
Great Stakes, Jr., miles around 2:25
IN company, while Dill made a credit
Dick Direct has trailed in 2:14 this
season.
Writing under recent date from
Roanoke, Va, J. II. Wingate, whose
knowledge of blood lines and Dedi-
grees represents a lifetime of study
and experience, comments in an in
tereStlnS manner on the Walton Stock
Farm stable of trotters and PAGERS
owned by, Samuel Walton, OF Falls
Mills. the largest Of Virginia breeders:
L have been here week and have
seen some Of the Walton Farm horses
work. The stable is a large one but
Will depend for it's racing string upon
Red Maggie, 2:1Sh; Red ProdigaI,
2;29A full brother to Vito 2:09 Il :;
Red Callahan, full brother to Marie
H., 2:16 u; Charles Leo, 2:19H, and
Red Cal, 1927 II; Jack NcGrath, by
Red Leo, 2:26h, dam Regardless
Maid, by Dare Devil. 2:O9k: Red Cal,
2:27 y Hal Jewell, p, by Direct Nal,
2:04H, dam Nelly Gray, 2:1SN; Red
woota. 4, by Red Leo, dam Inter
Ocean. 2:26 u. 10y Voodos; Jim Red. s,
by Red Leo, dam Bel Hildegarde, by
Allerton, 2:O9. and Lizzie Bond, by
the Bondsman, dam Diligencia,
2:27%, dam Of three, by Expedition,
and such others as may develop
enough class to take along. l saw
Red Callahan and Red Prodigal work
three heats in 2:21, last quarter i'm "a
seconds, and Jack McGrath in 1923.
last quarter in 80 seconds. I also saw
the two three-year-olds work last
week in $3.50, last quarter in sc sec
onds. / think Mr.. Walton will get a
lot with creditable speed out OF this
bunch of youngsters. Red Callahan
is the highest class trotter bred at
the farm and under favorable condi-
tions is a 2:15 trotter this year; be-
sides this he is the best individual
raised on the farm not excepting Mag
gle Carroll and Charles Leo"
Mr.. Walton has returned to Falls
Mills after a months trip through
Canada and the lakes.
Tearolaine; 2:12 Ia. the chestnut
mare; by Tearoleon, 2:21 Ia, out OF
2:20 Ia, by Stamboula, son OF STAN
grand dam OF Ruby Clay, 2:O9 - by
Rayard; has been sold by her breeder
J. II. Wingate. Roanoke. Va, to 1. w.
Fenton, Elkland, Penn, by whom she
will be used as fun horse and later
probably started in some races. The
daughter of TearOleon holds the half
mile track record for Virginia bred
proved herself one of the most consist
ent performers ever sent out from this
state. She was campaigned mostly on
the mile tracks last season and in
and drove her she worked a mile in
EOS $-4 at Empire City Park, New
Tom Hewitt. the bay gelding, by
Whitby PTS Ia. dam Miss Thompson,
2:20 -, by TOOdles Jr.. has been sold
by II. G. Carter to Felix Keegan. OF the
Lexington Hotel. who will use him as
a road horse. During former years the
sire and dam Of this gelding were
owned and raced by the late Thomas
NJ. Hewitt, who won many races with
them.
lanes y McDonoueb V = hoe so,a
to Louis J. Holzaffel, who will use him
as matinee performer, the well-grown
pacing gelding, The Spaniard, 2:1S IA,
by CaStleton, 2:10 Ia, son OF Wilton,
2:19 IL This good looking gelding
has speed and steadiness along with
the best of manners and should make
a very desirable fun horse for his new
owner.