The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-25
news OF HORSES
and HORSEMEN
VIRGINIA STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION
OFFERS RICH EARLY CLOSING
PURSES.
CRy w. J. Carter)

cry W. J. Carter)
-Four early closing purses have been
offered by the Virginia state Fair As
ISOLATION for its big fair and race meet
ing fixed for the week OF October 7th-
18th. The value OF these purses are
$4,000 for the 2:27 trot: $4,000 for the
$1,000 for the PA pace. These classes
are the same as those offered in 1911,
takes the place of a 2:16 class included /
in the speed program OF last year. l
Later an attractive program OF open |
purses viii be announced Of the uni |
form value of not less than 5000 each /
The liberal amount OF money offered 1
the largest number of horses ever seen
on the grounds; in fact, stable room
was at a premium and accommoda tons
had to be secured outside, with the re- |
suit that closer contests were seen |
than at any previous meeting of the /
Virginia State Fair, both by harness /
horses and runners. which induces the |
belief that the speed program for 1912 /
will prove even more inviting. as tho
purses for trotters and PAGERS viii
aggregate much larger amount than |
at any other point along the Atlantic |
SeaboaTd, while those for steeple chases
and nat races will be Just as liberal |
proportionately.
one OF the handsomest horses to be |
seen on the driveways around Rich |
mond is the trotting bred horse Col |
Onel Purcell, owned by Charles e. |
brother to Louis Purcell, 2:16 IA. and |
has speed at the trot himself. while he |
also has the form and finish required |
owner up the Colonel won first prize !
in the roadster class at the spring |
Horse Show Association here in 1919. |
and repeated the victory again a year
later over even a better field of horses. |
and David Bonner, were the Judges.
Colonel Purcell and Elsie Simmons, the |
bay mare, by George Simmons. were
purchased Kentucky ArfN 20
pole for a season or two, and then the
bay gelding was used in single harness.
horse by Mr.. Whitiock, who finds the
unseXed son Of J. j. Purcell an apt and
willing pupil.
Kinlight, the brown mare. four years
old ID, by BY MCKINNEY, 2;l1 IA. out of
Hambeltonian. 10. has been set to pao-
ing. and at the lateral gait she prom J
sire. The daughter of Mckinney is of
nice size, we'll made and good looking, |
while also endowed with a level head |
thought of by the Walton Farm train |
ers. r. U. Macy and c. +. Rose. who
are are QqaTtered at the Virginia State
summer months Of last season Rose |
trained Kinlight at the trot. but even |
ward she showed a decided inclination |
TO pace. and before being let up in Oc- |
tober Rose worked her an easy mile in |
onds. knight was bred by Professor |
Thomas T. Adkins, Of Rochester N Y |
and foaled the property of her pres |
ent owner, s. Walton. Falls Mills. Va, |
who purchased Lightning while with |
foal to Mckinney at the Old Glory Sale |
York, in 1906. Lightning. though foal- |
ed back in 1887 and now twenty-five |
years old. is still alive at Walton Farm |
and in fair condition. too.
The former New England trainer.
John w. Porter, who was for a num-
and later during, several seasons at
Richmond, Va, has removed to EN-
poria. Va. where he has quarters at the |
Association. Porter has his son Wal
ter as assistant, and the stable in
Direct. by Direct Hal. 2:04 10, and four
or five green horses, which will be |
raced il they keep right and seem good |
enough to win.
over two hundred head Of high class
horses are listed in the catalogue OF |
the Richmond Special Horse Sale. which
next Tuesday, the Odd instant. at $3.50 /
\. NJ, and will continue on the follow
ing day until the catalogue is finished, |
after which hundreds OF business, gen.
eral purpose and draft horses. shetland |
ponies and mules will be auctioned of |
until the close of the sale on Friday.
signment is that OF the Walton Farm.
at Falls Mills, Va, which includes
brood mares with foal, and richly bred |
colts and FLIES, along with some
choice young mares and geldings fit for
the road or track. Among the trottng
stations TO be offered is Clinton Bailey
a son OF the mighty Onward. from Title
Thompson, dam OF Miss Stokes, 2:0S ga
hv Guy Wilkes, which is rare and
fashionable breeding. All told the
trotters and PAGERS with records and
Frafn fsr ia. IL /
marks and win in good company this
season. Among the PAGERS with fast
Bedworth, 2:l2 IL; Virginia Belle,
, :16 Ia; Lady Pilot, 2:1S1-4, and
others, while the money winning trOt-
ters are listed like Humboldt 2:16 IA
J essie CLAY. 2:1S a Adwriter, 2:2O Ia
Blue Ridge, 2:21 IA; Grace Lane.
2:2l Ia; Anna Virginia, 2:2S Ia; Clay
lick, :24 Ia; Dill, 2:24 IL; Paul g.,
:26 Ii and Great Stakes. Jr.. go.