The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-27
NEWS OF HORSES
And HORSEMEN
GENTEEL H., 2:OS Ii. DIES IN
Australians FORMERLY
OWNED IN VIRGINIA.
(By Broad ROck.).

Announcement is made of the death
in Europe of one of the fast trotting
stations exported from the United
States TO Austria-Genteel H.,
ZOOS IA. Genteel Ii. will be remem-
bered as one of the handsOmeSt of the
fast uotting stations picked up by
the Austrians and he was a fast and
game trOttor as well. lie was sired
10y Gambretta Wilkes, 2:19 IA, dam
Lena (dam of 81, 10y Mambrino
Startle, second dam Lena Rivers. by
metropolitan. The late W. Il. McDOn-
aid saw Genteel ii. racing i'm Maryland
in the hands OF NJ. Il. dickson. of
LYnchburg, Va, who had purchased
him in Kentucky as a colt, and bought
him for Mr.. y. II. Miller, OF Bunalo.
From that time on the handsome stall
lions history is pretty familiar to-
hOrSemen, as he raced two seasons in
McDonald's charge. and then al
ter his death made a campaign in the
stable of w. l.. Snow. lie was very
fast horse, and game as well. but was
inclined TO go TO break at critical pc
riodS. He won about $500 In his
campaigns in this country, and after
being taken TO Europe raced there
with fair success. He was only ten
years old, and did a little stud service
in Virginia, where some of his get are
owned among the handsome bay horse
Gentelle, now in the stable of DR.. l..
II. Stinson at Scottsville.
Colonel \. w. Archer, long one Of
the best-known and most popular no.
tel men in the South and for many
years proprietor and chief director OF
affairs at the old Exchange and Bal
lard of Richmond, then the most
widely-known house in all Virginia. is
summeriny at the Buffalo Lithia
Springs in Mecklenburg, which has
been under his management for de-
cade or SO past. Along in the early
II 4 n -
treasurer and an active spirit in the
cOunSelS OF the Richmond Riding and
Driving Association, while also an
owner and breeder Of trOtterS by Nir-
ginia's best-known sires, including
Norfolk, sire of Miss Nelson, I'll Ia
Egwood, 2:1S; Bourbon Baron, son of
Baron Wilkes, PTS; Toodles, Jr., sire
of Nelly -. 2:1S IA. and Miss Thomp-
son, 2:2O IL; Carlos, sire of Roy,
2;3O, and WOOdburn Hambeltonian,
the beautiful blind son of Belmont.
For number Of years past Colonel
Archer spents the winters with his
family i'm Rhode Island and later on
Long Island, y. Y, with trips to
Richmond each fall and spring, while
his summers have been passed at the
Buffalo Lithia. The colone's most
highly-priZed roadster of recent years
was a daughter of Norfolk and Flor
ence, the gray mare, by Forager, son
of Edwin Forest and Medoca, by Pilot,
u
of generations back. Florence was
driven about Richmond for years by
Mrs. Archer, and horse fanciers of
other days will recall the handsome
gray mare. whose beauty of form
were transmitted to her produce by
half a dozen different sires.
At the Rockport meeting, which fol-
lowed that at COShOcktOn, Judge
Palmer started in the 2:14 trot which
4, 70 Z
which the son of Brusaro won the
first in 2:14&, clipping half sec
ond from his record, then Lazarus,
bay selding, by Allendorf, won the
second in 2:141@, after which Mabel
King. a daughter of Menlo King, won
the third fourth and fifth heats in
2:14A. 2:14% and 2:15$4. and was
awarded first money. Judge Palmer
stood for second money in the sum-
mary and Lazarus third. IL the bet
ting before the race Lazarus ruled
faVorite, while both Mabel King and
the big Virginia bred stallion were
i'm the field. Mabel King created a
great surprise by winning over LaZa-
rus, Judge Palmer and Monte Wilkes.
The latter was placed fourth, while
Guy Rector, the black mare, who was
successfully campagned through the
Virginia and North Carolina circuit
couple of seasons back by Herman
Tyson, was unplaced.
Akar made his first start of the
season at the indianapolis Grand Cir
cult meeting in the 200 pace. purse
$4,000, won by Zombrewer in straight
heats. with Sir r. second. The time
was 2:O6H, 2:04. 2:O415. TIE Acca |
Farm stallion finished second in the
first heat, third in the second and |
fourth in the deciding heat. Geers |
drove the son of Aquilin, VINO was
backed to in by many, but did seem
to be quite himself, as when Just right |
he is looked upon by competent critics |
as pretty close to two-minute PAGER
and later on it need occasion no sur |
prise to see him to take a record be-
fitting his speed and steadiness, which
with good manners and rich breeding