The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-04-06
NEWS OF HORSES
AND H0RSEMEN
SOME FAST TROTTERS AND
PAGERS IN TRAINING OVER
ON TIIIE EASTERN SHORE

ON THE EASTERN SHORE
w l.. Bull, who farms and breeds
trotters and PAGERS. at Fair Oaks. on
the Eastern shore of Virginia, has
tered there and all of them are doing
We'll. Mr.. Bull does his own training
and driving and his campaigns for
some years past over the half mile
tracks in this section of the country
have been quite a success. one Of the
: best bred winners in his string last
season was the pacing stallion King
OF the Manor. 2:1S IA, by Direct
Hal. out of Princess Chimes. dam of
Lady of the Manor, 1904 IA, by
Chimes. The black stallion started
in fourteen races, winning four, get
ting second in nine others and third
in the remaining one During the
winter King of the Manor was sold
! to Frank r. Moore of Clarksburg,
w. Va. Lottie BedwOrt, 2:17 Ia
who has been a consistent campaigner
season after season. started eleven
times in 1910 and won two races, with
second money in eight and third in
another, is in nice shape. The
daughter of Bedworth may be shifted
to the pace this season, as at the
later gait she made a record of
2:S4 IA and worked miles around
2:25 at two years old.
Lena Directly. by Directly. out of
Lena N, 2:O5 IA, 10y Sidney. has been
in Bulls hands since her two-year-
old form and proven herself a con-
sistent performer. She started four
teen times in 1910, winning four
races and being placed in seven
others. The daughter of Directly
has been shifted to the trot and
should win the diagonal gait. Other
members OF the stable include Bug
Boy, 2:19 IA; Bolton G., 2:15 IA;
Sadie B., 2:1S IA; Grace J., 2:21 Ia
and Sorrel Top, Dewey Bell, 2:19 IA,
by Admiral Dewey, 2:04 "a was
picked up cheap last season and after
winning five races was sold for
$1,000. Recent additions to the
stable include The Overland, brown
gelding, 4. by Meko, Jr., dam po-
tence, by Potential, who acts like a
'trotter and should win some races
this season. Several we'll bred
youngsters were purchased at the
Fasig-Tipton Company's Winter
sale. two OF them being by Baron
Posey, one a brown filly. 2, out of
Flashy, by Potential and the other
bay colt, 2, from Betsy Belle. by Bel
mont Both are trotters and in the
careful hands of Mr.. Bull. should
make speed.
+. J. Ward. of Charlottesville. which
is the county seat of Albemarle and
the center of one Of the most thriv-
ing breeding and grazing districts of
Virginia, reports a very satisfactory
season, and has disposed Of a num-
Der of high-class harness horses.
baNRSs hunters ana EalIGQ saddle
horses. The handsome roadster.
Bishop w, by Virginia Chief, son OF
kentucky Prince, dam Flora Jeffer-
son, by Nutwood, passed 20 Northern
parties who are much pleased with
the bay gelding. Bishop W. won sew
eral blue ribbons in the roadster class
at the Virginia horse shows. Several
pairs of housekeeping harness horses
have been sold for export TO Germany
while some half dozen shipments of
park hacks. hunters and gated saddle
horses have been made to Canada. AS
an all around horseman Ward has
been quite successful, this being due
doubtless to his general knowledge
and ability TO drive roadsters and
housekeeping harness horses while
equally at home in the saddle. wheth-
er with hacks. hunters or the fine
gated saddle horse
President James w. Graves. OF the
Virginia Racing and Horse Show AS
ISOLATION, has returned from trip 10
various parts of the State, and while
away came In touch with a number Of
owners OF both race horses and show
ring performers likely 10 be seen at
the spring meeting here on Saturday
ano Monday, May 20th and 22d. One
Of the most interesting features will
be the races for United States Army
ofncers. whose mounts will be selected
from the troop of cavalry horses to
be sent down from Washington Some
nigh jumping contests OF the thrilling
sort Will also be witnessed, while the
Glasses for hunters promise TO excel
those OF former years here. with the
stables Of W. w. Osborne, Wallace
Sanford and Messrs. Andrews and 9TH
er we'll known owners. The roadster and
heavy harness classes will furnish emf
tertainment, too. while the mounted
police and a detachment from the
Richmond Fire Department will be
added features OF the pleasing sort.
Offerings at the Roanoke Horse Sale
Company's. at Roanoke, Va, on We'd
nesday next. April 5th. include a num-
Der OF high class horses, among them
the big and handsome bay stallion
Tearoleon, 1921 IA, by Red Leo.
2:26 IA, one of the best sons OF the
famous Red Wilkes; dam Tea Rose.
by Mecca, son of the renowned Nut
wood, 2:1S "a. Tearoleun was a race
horse and much faster trctter than
his record indicates. while with very
limited opportunities n the Sud he
has sired among other STANDARD yer
formers. the fast mare Tearolaine,
2:121 trial 2:O1 80. ard holder of
the half-mile track record for Nir-
ginia bred trotters. TearuieOn viii go
to the highest bidder and trotting
horse breeders should be attracted by
the son of Red Leo.4 >-
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