The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15
news OF HORSES
and HORSEMEN
VIRGINIA BRED RUNNERS WIN
MANY PRIZES In MANY
LANDS.

LANDS.
Virginia bred horses. that are credit
ed with winning races on the Cana
dian circuit at Hamilton, Fort Erie
Montreal. and other tracks in the
Kings Dominion, include Superstition,
bay gelding, Z. by Aldine. dam Evan
geline ASneroS, Bookin, chestnut geld
ing, 4, by Fatherless, dam Watita. Ill,
ana the evergreen cross country per-
former, Jimmy Lane, chestnut geld
ing, II, by His Grace, son of Eolus
dam Anna Page. Jimmy Lane de-
teateo field of fine horses at Ham
ilton, and ran the distance, about ? 1-2
miles, in 4:56 3-5. The chestnut geld
ing was broken to harness before be-
ing put to Steeplechasing ana on one
occasion figured as one of the leaders
IN a tour-in-hand to sleigh. He was
bred by Duff and John w. NJ. Green.
OF fredericksburg. who owned the
dam, Anna Page, and still retain
others OF the brood produced by the
dead daughter of Hayden Edwards
Jimmy Lanes paternal family, the
mouse OF Eolus, has furnished many
notable winners, both on the fiat and
over the jumps, with longevity as
an endowment, as inStanced, too, by
G0uld, formerly Henry Joy, son of
Ellerstie's dead Monarch, who was
winning races at thirteen years old
and seemed likely to train on further
when an accident ended his career.
Regarding the origin of the Pari-
mutuel machines, the use OF which is
being revived at the tracks for run
nerS in Kentucky and other States,
an exchange says:
The Pari-mutuel machines for bet
ting purposes in the horse racing sport
had their origin in the abuses OF the
bookmakers in France, which were no
greater and no less than what we
have had to contend with in America.
In 1886 the owners asked the govern
ment for the suppression of the book
makers 1t was done. but then they
found that racing without betting
would not pay. and, in 1891, the Pari-
mutuel system was evolved. The rae
ing law then passed was as follows:
"(a) No racing club to be ap-
pointed in France unless with the ap-
prevail of the minister OF agriculture.
"(b) Any club to be appointed il il
does not assume by itself a character
OF encouragement, nor without laying
aside individual profits, either for con-
tributors or shareholders, their profits
being absolutely reserved to the fund
OF racing allowances
(c) The authorization TO run with
the ready money Pari-mutuel on the
race courses with the supervision OF
the Inspector of finances will only be
granted to the racing clubs whose
profits will be exclusively kept by the
clubs and with the special condition
that part Of the percentage levied on
the money invested goes to the State,
applying the same to the encourage
ment or agriculture and horse breed
ing as well as to charity boards
These are the regulations under
which the racing clubs are holding
their liabilities in France xsInce the
year 1891. At present the eceipts of
the clubs have increasedp IN a very
great proportion and the total amount
NJ ex.1 n
has reached the sum OF $350,O0O,OOO a
year, providing in that way 10000
600 for added money on racing and
$l4.0O0.0OO for States income annu-
ally.
During a recent trip to Kentucky.
made by Charles L. Whitlock, of this
city. accompanied by his sister Mrs.
Otto Noting, of the Gotham Park
Farm, Gotham, Va. four high-class
horses were purchased of Langhorne
Tabb Anderson. at Point Au View
Farm, near Maysville, one of the best
known establishments in the Blue
grass region Mr.. Whitlock secured
the prizewinning roadster, Francis,
2:26 "a, a bay gelding, whose show
in ring career in 1911 was of the SEN
sational sort. and the Hoyden, an ele-
CANT combined saddle and harness
mare, by Fftzsimmons. son of Bracken
Chief. Pitted against some of the
best horses in Kentucky last season,
she inquired as blue ribbon winner,
which, with superb conformation and
beauty, render her an object of much
attraction. Fer use as a carriage pair
Mrs. Noting obtained the bay mares,
Point Au View Maid and Point Au
View Miss, each six years old and
splendialy matched. Exhibited both
as pairs and in single harness these
mares won last season at Versailles,
Lexington, Frankfort and the big De-
troit show, when some stiff offers were
refused for them The pair will be
kept at beautiful Gotham Park, the
elegant country home of Mr.. Noting,
and one of the show places of Abe
marie county.
The Virginia bred horse Hatteras.
now racing in far-off Vancouver, Brit
ish Columbia, won there recently, and
did IL miles in 2:0S LIS over a track
pronounced fast. Hatteras is a chest
nut gelding, four years old. He was
bred by General William T. Townes
on the Alton green, Culpeper, Va, and
sired by imp. POtentate, the English
bred son of Peter, by Hermit dam
counter Breeze, a daughter of Eolus.
In his race Hatteras carried 1O2
pounds, and was ridden by the Ger
man jockey, Schwebig, who landed the
unseXed son of POtentate, a winner by
Nose.