The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-06-27
NEWS OF HORSES
and H0RSEMEN
POINT AU VIEW FARM AND IT'S
GREAT STABLE OF SHOW
RING PERtOkMIERS
(By w. j. Carter.O

(By W. y. Carter.)
Charmingly located and favored
with views and scenes at once roman
tic and beautiful. few establishments
IN all Kentucky offer such attractions
TO the visitor as you find at Point Au
View Farm, the country home of
Langhorne Tabb Anderson. less than
a mile south of Maysville. The state
~ old farm mansion of brick towering
high above the surrounding country
oVerlooks the Ohio River for miles
northward: Indoors the warmth of
southern hospitality perVadeS apart
mentS that suggest the architecture of
colonial times. A man OF parts ana
positive in character, Langhorne Tabb
Anderson has forced Point Au View
Ffrm into recognition by Votaries of
wealth and fashion seeking horses of
class for both show ring and pleasure
purposes, and the asset valued apart
from most others is the approval of
discriminating buyers that have re-
turned To secure infuSions of new
blood. In the smoking room and
parlOrs at Point Au View plate md
cups and ribbons galore are trophies
that betOken many a victorious essay
ia the show ring, while many more
have been gathered in by horses de-
NelOped and fitted in the stable before
passing TO other hands. 1t has been
che purpose Of Mr.. Anderson to bring
out fine horses and dispose of them in
a reasonable time at figures repre-
''AAN4Ai@ q lar maj SIN Ol RIOlll, rather
/ than those on occasions at some SEN
sational price, though at that, recent
transfers include those of the Illus
I traitor. $4,000, whose mate. Demon
strator. brought nearly as much; Beau
Brummel, $4,000; Beau Cairo, $500;
Blakey, S1,750; Lord Anderson, 81, 500,
with Point Au View Lad, Aerial and
others for about the same. while dur
ing successive seasons past numbers
more have made an average reaching
I which n nj e
pairs, made up Of Patsy Pearl and
Lady Princess, and Cal Purcell and
Elsie Simmons. joined the private sta
BILE of Charles E. Whitlock. of Rich
mOnd. Va.
With the season of open-air horse
shows in full sway during the early
summer, the Point Au View itinerary
will include those at Sringield and
/ Dayton, o.; the Kentucky affairs at
Mt. Sterling. Georgetown. Lexington
and other points in the blue grass.
| The stable will be made up of heavy
| harness horses, shown single and in
1 pairs, gated and park saddlers, road
sters and ponies. In the walk. trot and
canter and combination classes Point
! Au View will be represented by Win
some Girl and four or five others.
/ This bloodlike daughter of Bracken
! Chief is bay mare, seven years old
! and 5 u hands, with exquisite quality
! and finish. Many times a winner. she
was placed first in a light harness
| class at Memphis, over twenty-SiX en-
| tries, and to pole won at the Blue
Grass Fair in 1910 and 1911. The
| daughter of Bracken Chief appears to
| be in great form this season. Her sta
/ bic mates include j. j. Coffman. the
/ bay gelding, 6, 1872, by Bracken Chief,
! with lots of quality and finish, which
| shows all five gaits under saddle and
! is a charming combination horse; and
/ On Parade the chestnut Csn1Hinp &
| by son of the famous saddle stallion,
! Chester Dare. on Parade is a we'll
| finished, handsome horse. with a neat
head and neck. The Hoyden, bay
more, 9, 1873, LOO pounds, who can
walk, trot and canter under saddle
and then make charming display in
! harness. She is by Fitzsimmons, son
| of Bracken Chief, and for beauty of
form she is fit for an artists model.
| The bay mare was first at the Ger
mantown Fair, in Mason county, and
second at Detroit last season. For
pairs in the heavy harness classes the
! stable Will depend upon two teams.
| one OF them will be made up of the
/ handsome bay mares, Point Au View
Maid and Point Au View Miss. each
SIX years old and splendidly matched.
| IheSe mares won last season at Yer
sailles, Lexington, Frankfort and De-
| troit. Another flashy, high acting
pair to be shown both in single har-
ness and pairs is made up of a bay
! geldlng, 6, and a chestnut gelding of
the same age.
There are over fifty head of horses
usually kept the year round in the big
| show barn at Point Au View, while
with an acreage of more than three
hundred acres in the farm ample
range and pasturage is provided for
| nearly double as many others, includ-
| ing brood mares and young stock
some of which is owned by outside
parties. Harvey Durham and a well
trained corps of assistants handle the
horses, and the young Kentuckian IS
often in the saddle from early morn
until the Wane of the afternoon. One
of the staunch patrons of Point Al
View is Miss Lula Long. daughter OF
r. A. Long, the lumber king of Kan
sas City, who has a fine bunch OF
brood mares and show ring pros
poets on the place. About fifteeT
horses are being prepared for Miss
Long to show this season, among
them that famous roadster, The King
an international winner and familiar
at both American and European
shows. The Kings stable compan-
ions include the magnificent bay stall
lions, The Demonstration and The IL.
illustrator, both of whom are trotting.
bred and figure among the noted win
ners Of the country in the heavy har-
ness classes.
A couple Of horses in the show ring
collection of Mr.. Anderson, whose
names will sound familiar to many
who saw them race-are Francis. 2:27 q
bay gelding. 6. by Cecilian Chief
2:27H, dam Spruce, by G. f. Clay
2:1S, and Rachel Mac. 2:25H, chest
nut mare 10, by Kanawha Star
I2:14H, out of Miss Marquette. daugh-