The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-06-22

three: New York. with two; Pennsyl-
Vania. with thirteen: Maryland. with
I'VE; Ohio, with three: New Jersey.
with three; District OF Columbia. with
two; South Carolina. with two; In
diana, with two; while North Carolina.
Tennessee, Georgia and Vermont fur
nished one entry.
Nominators TO the Virginia State
Fair early closing events include not
only some Of the most prominent stock
farms in the country, but a number Of
widely known owners and trainers.
among them being A. b. Coke, Paoli,
Pa, owner of Nanbeck Farm, home Of
Del Coronado, 2;O9 IA; /. G. Still,
Newark, Del; George w. Stiles. Rome,
Ga; a. II. Tyson, Wilmington, Del;
A. Mcdonald. Philadelphia; L. f. Hall,
Washington, ID. c.; IL. a. Brehm, Bal
timore, Nd; II. S. Singer, Cardington.
O.; g. +. Pitman, Trenton, n. j.;
wilton Greenway, Rodgers Ford. ma:
NJ. V. Meangre, Lancaster, Pa; King
wood Farm, Tivoli. n. Y; Harry Ben
dict. East Aurora, n. Y; Herman r.
Tyson, Newark, Del; Shoemaker
Bros, Barnesboro, Pa: Samuel Jor-
dan. Danville, Ind, and ]. S. Porter.
Middlebury, VT.
Virginia breeders and owners who
figure among the nominators in the
State Fair early closing purses include
Tazewell, one entry each in 1927 and
three-year-old trots; Joseph Lasitter,
in the 1927 trot; Samuel Walton, two
in 1927 trot and three in three-year-
old trot; J. II. Patterson, Petersburg,
one in 1927 trot; NJ. b. Hickson,
Lynchburg, one in 2:27 trot; John ID.
Lewis, Norfolk, one in 1927 trot; Bull
& BloXom, Onley, one in 1870 pace;
Floyd Brothers, Bridgetown, three in
2:27 trOt and two in three-year-old
II
one in 1927 trot; Conebourne Brothers,
NassawaddoX, one in 1927 trot; Edge
hill Stock Farm, East Radford, one
each in 2:16 and 2:2O classes, pacing.
and a. A. Slagle, Petersburg, one in
2:16 trot
One Of the most promising four
year-old trotters at the State Fair
Grounds track is the handsome bay
gelding Nasmyth, in the stable of Will
liam l.. Bass, who enthuses over this
well-bred son of Jarldorf, from Ser
pentine, by Mambrlno Boy, 2:26H,
out Of the great brood mare, Remem-
brance. dam OF Virginia Jim, 2:12h;
Remember, 2:14A, and Ell Banecia,
2:17 u, by George Wilkes. Nasmyth
has worked around 1925 quite hand
lily, and in his enthusiasm Bass looks
for a mile in 2:15 later on, with the
promise of one in 2:10 another sea-
son if all goes well. The bay geld
ing was bred by Anthony T. Griffith.
of Acca Stock Farm, who owns the
dam Serpentine, and thinks a lot of
her. Jarldorf, the sire OF Nasmyth,
who was bred to a few mares and
then gelded, was sired by Jarl, 2:26%,
son of AIlerton. 2:19A; dam Annie
Allendorf, by Allendorf, 2:19A, sec
ond dam Annie Patchen, dam of
Jupe, 2:07A.
With a pedigree like this, showing
rich producing blood in plenty on
both sides, Nasmyth may be expected
to train on and develop both speed
and race horse quality.
Richmond horses were in evidence
at the Gentlemen's Driving Park
Davey, the bay gelding by Charley
Herr. 2:07, won the $3.50 trot and
entered the list OF standard speed
with record Of 2;26H on Tuesday.
while on the following day Sir Henry,
the roam gelding, by Eagle Bird, won
the 2:19 class, pacing. after a battle
OF FIVE heats, and reduced his record
TO 2:17 u. Both horses were driven
by Eddie Haywood. who prepared
them at the Virginia State Fair.
Grounds tracks. Uncle Davey is own
ed by Thomas Fraser, and the title
TO Sir Henry is vested in DR.. J. p
AcDoROugh. The Charley Herr geld
ing has much more speed than his
record indicates. and under Hay
woods skillful handling may be ex-
pected TO win some good races in
much faster time as the season pro-
crosses