The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24
ROANOKE MEN BUY
GENERAL ADELE
Several Sales of Importance Re
ported by the Edge Hill
Stock Farm.

shawsyillo. Va. February pa syn
dictate of Roanoke horsemen mas JUL.
purchased from the Edge iilii StoSH
Farm the handsome hrh- prea a NJ,
fast pacing black stallion Sthoi ~,
Adele, 2.lO. and ne is now IN toan S}i"
AT the Haley barn General A ,a
.3,io is by GRmbctta Wilkes, -" -
md IS the sire OF Ethel Grant, : i .,
the handsome chestnul MARI ~,
raced ut Roanoke last tat! aha Wh ~
mile track; Raync. go. and the tnret-
year-oit illy. GYPSY queen. 80 ~ -
irhe sire OF General AuclIc IL tttV 90
sof llo trottcrS and l22 PAGERS, llciuu
~, txvnnty-thvce in tho 2.lo llst. "hu
sc HE sir. of Chandelier. the sire OF
The celebrated pacing stallion EEL
* Another sale of great interest 10
,,oTsnnoen has lust been completed by
the Edge Illl stock Farm, being IN
sale OF the pacing sGiuiilg;, ~, NJ ~,
-,.barlia 9:15I-4 at what is Sshu 20 NJ
the highest price for q pacing scia'i, ~
In Virginia King Charlie ~ one o.
ne fastest PAGERS ever foaled IN ms
state, ana last year ~ ah NE! E"e demom on
s,ratcd his ability as a race morse y!
Winning every race he StarlcG M ~,
,,ludInE his race AT the great hohHoiN Z Z
Fair. He was purchased by WeaithE
natron of the successful race driver
and trainer. II. *. Reeves of Nlnstoi-
salem. y 9, who trains ana ufNys
horses owned by w ~. I've i''. III Ia
a. nrobable that King Charlie VIII ne
ranpaigned in the Reeves Staole oNc.
one-haif mile tracks thls Season, ",
that he viii go TO the Grand Cilcu''
next season ..+ :. +bo
sale OF the pacing mare helen nc. nd
planter, of Bennotisvii!!,H, L., ;. doa1,r Of
stewart. Va has just purchased SIX
Youngsters from the tarin. .,1
The fast and handsome trottlnE s' NJ
lion. David Ross. 9:l6 IA. sired by inc
,rnrid,s champion ycarljng rotter OF
his day, Adbell, 2;23' ana Wn'cn ~; 80
the subject of some extensive 'tiS"
ton IN the Virginia courts; h9s Yen ~
soId 10 H. w. Adkins. of SaltNilIe. Va
Mn - Also the purchaser Of the ccle-
bratcd pony stallion, Puck
Tho Edge Hill Stock Farm IS located
oc,r Shnwsvillc. in MONTGOMERY Couh .
~. and is owned by j J. Vaughan, and
4, one OF the largest breeding estao-
Iishments in Virginia IN rccent go
il has furnished a large huulPer o.
farm has been represented by WilnlhG
horses in a large number OF harness
races. Horses from the farm Won mo
than thirty races IN ~" rs, ~, ia Me srt
Farm, purchased at a reported price OF
100000 by Mr. Billings, who Is me
towucr, and has on the Curls Neck
Farm the worlds champion trottihs
stallion, trottinE mare and trottinE
geidinc namely. the Harvester
2.0l ia Lou Dillon :59 IA, and Chlai'
i.5qIa the Edge Hill Stock Farm
has the largest acreage OF bluegrass
land devoted to the breeding OF mar
ness horses, saddle horses and ponies
In this State, or possibly in the south,
outside OF Kentucky, having nearly
1000 acres OF bluegrass LAND devoted
to horse breeding, and in addition has
one of the most modern training stables
in the entire country. in the property
known as tho Radford Fair Grouncs,
where the manager Of the horse depart
ment OF the farm. II. j. Jamison now
has about twenty youngsters. that are
being handled. as we'll as some sea
soned campaigners. including HAS
Eyelet. 2:15l-4; Silk Mckinney. two
year-oid record, 2:23 a., and what is
reported TO b. one OF the fastest trot-
ting colts ever foaled Golden Frisco,
by Sab Francisco. 200 IA.
The track and grounds al Radford
mr.. becoming so favorahly known that
trainers from various parts OF the
country are arranging TO train on these
grounds. Among the recent arriNa Is
is l.. c. Door, OF Syracuse y. Y, who
has quartered on the grounds two
young trotting stations OF much prom
Use, one being the Great Todd, 2:li 4,
another by the celebrated speed sire
d. II. Kelly. of spartanburg, s. G.,
has engaged quarters for his stable
OF about fifteen head, which he eXpetcs
TO bring to this track about April !.