The Washington times., 1912-03-10
Brings Many Racers From
His Estate in Piedmont
Valley.
HAS THREE GOOD
STATIONS ON FARM
Sea King, Monsieur de I Orme and
EllisdaIe Are Said To Be
Three Grand Sires.

Thomas Fortune Ryan's string of race
horscs-fftecn in number-has arrived
At Benning from the Oak Ridge farm,
in Nelson county, Virginia, where the
famous tinancier has a baronial estate
Of 10000 acres in the far-famed Pied
mont section of the Old Dominion.
Mr.. Ryan is a Virginian of the sang
pur, and comes naturally enough by
his love for the thoroughbred, but it
has been only within the last three or
four years that he has been able to
separate himself from the keen pursuit
of business and carry out his long cher
ishCd plans of breeding and racing
At Oak Ridge he has established his
stud, and here he has collected a bunch
OF choice brood mares and a trio of
stations bred in the purple.
Sea King, Monsieur de IOrme, and
hllisdale are the sires at Oak Ridge,
ind each is superb individual with d
Sea King. purchased on the advice of
Richard Croker, out of the stable of
Sir f. w. B. Jardine, in 1910, is of the
rotent st. Simon strain, being by King
Edward S Derby winner Persimmon, out
of Sea Air, by Isonomy.
Is Fine Specimen.
He is magnificent individual stand
ing 16.2 end weighing close to 1900
pounds. Sea King was consistent
winner on the English turf, with
fondnCsS for 3 distance. Next season
the first Of the get of Sea King will be
seen under CoOrS.
Monsieur de lOrme, well ianCied b.
MI Ryan, is a son of Orme, out Of
Lady Asphodel. h. Hampton. This one
stood several seasons at Milton Young $
McGrathiana stud, where he was rather
OverShadOWed by Cesarion. At Oak
Ridge he will be given every chance.
and SHOULD prove a grand out cross for
the stout-bred mares of the Virginia
farm.
-, l.. u 4
stations, was bought out of the Rancho
del Paso of J. h. HagGin. lie is by
WaterCrcss out of La Primera, by Joe
Hooker Mr.. Ran intends this one for
service with his imported Irish mares
The string from Oak Ridge at Ben
ming is made up OF four three year-olds,
all winners last year, and eleven two
year-olds.
WOndawhy, by SemprOnius-Fary Bird,
the sensation of the Louisville meet
ing last spring.
WondawhN was the first morse TO
carry the white and green sash to the
post and at tn" first asking the hlly
proved a winner.
Has Developed Nicely.
After showing stake class at Louis
VILE, Wondawhy went amiss at the
I.atonia meeting and was thrown out
of trairing for the rest of the year. riG
flly has grown and spread during the
winter, and is now grand hooker:
The other three-year-o are Belle
Nelson, a fine, big flly Oy Scmpronius-
t.thelinda II, a winner at Pimlico last
fall; Belle Hampton, b. Yorkshire Lao
Debater, a winner at Pimhco: ana
Daingerneld by Dolce Far Niente-
Cherry wild. a winner at Pimhco auC
Norfolk
The two-E -Eear-oIdS are of unusual size
end substance, and Trimmer Cater has
them in them bloom of h nlth.
II 1NNF eli
de rOrme- Mianie Alphonse, Il half
sister to Doncaster; RuclSer's Run. b. G..
by Monsieur de rOrme- Mamie M. NJ;
Turkey in the straw br. e, by Mon
Fish, b. g., by Ellisdale-Anecdote, by
Tom OchIltree. a stout Lexington cross
close up: Hands Around, blk. f.; by
Ellisdale- Debater 4 half-sister to Belle
Hampton; Failing Weather, b. =, by
Monsieur de TOrme- Mum; Nellie agnes,
hr. f., by Monsieur de Ethelinda
II, a half-sister to Belle Nelson; Silver
Moon. b. f., by EIlisdale- Fairy Bird.
half-sister to- WOndawhy: Whisper
Belle, br. f., by Ellisdale- Worst; High
Top, ch. G., by Monsieur de lOrme-
Scotia Belle and DOgwOud, Ch. 8, by
Monsieur de IOfmc Miranda.
MI of the youngsters were highly
tried last fan, hut the pick OF the bunch
is probably Amherst. This one could
tow rope the others in the yCarling
trials. With 12S up he showed quarter
in 23E-ccrtalnIy going some for baby,
Fine Looking Colt.
Amherst is a big outstanding colt. with
fine head and shoulders especially
captivating to the eye.
Thc best of the ftliCs IS said to he
Nellie Agnes, which showed Il quarter
last fail in 23I2 with l2O up.
Turkey in the Straw is another highly
tried one. Mr.. Ryan is especially sweet
on this one.
The Ryan horses are trained by w. NJ.
Carter, a ClCan-Cut young NirSlnlan,
who handled the stable very SUCCESS
Jockey Joe MCCahcy. one Of the best
o6 the lightweight boys, Is under con-
tract to do the riding. The stable will
also have "A call on Tommy Davies, who
rrdc for Captain Clssatt last year.
The Ryan string viii not go TO James
town, but will be prepared for ilml! G.
why and Belle Nelson viii be- sent to
kentucky to be "prcppcd' for the Oaks.
Tor week or mere the trainers at
RCuninG hrVC been putting in S"m'
p.ottv good ltckI aud some yerV Re
spoctablC moves have been made. Re
Gently johnny Slack worked King Pin
S% R%o%9n H6 m Ro PhS snsG 3sSS in oS y Gsrt6
had his Ing string out and moved th"il
along at a sir gallOp, Mr.. Garth Will
send about 'WclV" mead to jamestown
IN charge Of lewis Garth, and these
are being hurried alonE.
Amos Turnoys string is said TO be in
N" most forward condition az any AT
the track IIors amcn say that the Trr-
nev tWO-ycar-UldS are a tmC lot, tn"
best thr Erntuckiun has had in many
tasoms. As usual, however, the Tul-
ncy stable is very much under cover
and but Httlt information leaks out.
Tom Rodrock is getting his jumpers
ready for Norfolk He will take along
Aunt Julc, NiIhalla, and Alfred the
Great. The latter, who was a pretty
good player on the Nat, is goint great
guns over the sticks.
Little Mike Dalv has come uD from
CMarl ,S,Ju With Herbert TmIcr ard
ChcC oruN, ami is now in charge of the
lhEginSon Jumpers, which Wirtcred at
RuSlun.
Tho whitney twn-yCar- Clds-thirtecu
in numb ar-unde~ 'harEC OF Albert ii
mons. are goiHS alOu- well. These are
rraudly hrel Youngsters. ut as a
Mhnlc. lLoN are LaLhCr undCrEIZCd.