The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11
View of the residence from the James River.

Rysdyk's Hambletonian, whose dam
was the famous American Star mare
Widow Machree. with just enough of
the fire and devil in her veins 10 make
her a great matron. t'hlan was a
splendid r~acehorse before passing into
the possession of Mr.. Billings. but at
tanned championship fame only after
Doe Tanner had become his mentor.
He is priceless in the eyes of his
owner and his record Of 1858 for the
mile, his double team record of 2:O3i4
with Louis Forrest and his record of
l:54A with running mate Stats. all
made over the track Of the Kentucky
Horse Breeders Association in Lex
ington. will long adorn the pages Of
history. That he comes first In the
a~ppreciations of his owner is only
natural, but he had to prove his SUI
perlative all round qualities before
he succeeded in ~supplanting Lou Dill
Ion, l:5Sh.
The Harvester. 2:Ol. the head ~
the stud at Curles Neck Farm, is a'so
very highly regarded by Mr.. Billings,
and good judges who have looked over
this years crop of colts by him say
that he should be one of the sires Of
the age. A superb individual stand
ing fully sixteen hands high and
Weighing 1000 pounds. he fills the eye
the moment his keeper opens the door
Of the capacious Don and reveals the
magnificent brown stallion standing
knee deep in rye straw, his long fore
top braided in a silken strand re-
vealing a star of beautiful proportions
Like many Electioneers. rotahly Sunol
2:OSi4, he is a trif1e higher he
hind than al the withcrs. When
THE SIN representative visited the
farm a short time ago The Har-
vester was munchES his MONDAY
meal. but he left It Roodnaturedly
and posed for several minutes while
the party inspected his unusual per-
sonality. 1t would be hard to find a
flaw in this distinctively masculine
representative of the Electioneer-
Wilkes cross which Is so popular just
now, and a later glance at his colts
in the p~addocks. where they ran by
their mothers sides. revealed the fact
that he stamps his progeny with his
own very remarkable individuality.
Charley, who looks after the horse and
understands him perfectly. had a laugh
at one member of the party who side
stepped for the door as the horse with
his ears fiat on his neck turned from
his feed and marched toward the Wis.
itors.
"He only wants me to kill that fly
on his neck" remarked the caretaker
as he put the aforesaid fly out Of com
mission. Up went The IIarvcstcr's
ears once more and the business OF
converting oats into fat and muscle
was resumed. The horse Is ridden
every day by Charley when Mr.. RIl-
ings Is not at the farm. When the
master Is at the place The Harvester
alone cannot furnish him with suffi-
cient exercise, so Blon, n lordly Orion
in an adjoining box, is pres ed into
service, followed by Nancy Royce
2 ;06L, the ~giantess by Allerton tina
KNAPP Mccarthy raced for So MANY
years.
Bion is one of the very remarkable
exhibits of Curles Neck. lie Is u Rus.
sian t%rotter, almost snow white now
but a dappled gray when Mr.. Billing.
first saw him in Moscow in 1909. liz
had trotted n two lap icetraCk ir
2:l4A. and Mr., Billings did not res
till he secured him in 1912. when HI
paid his second visit to Russia. i
would he hard To find n handsOmel
big horse than Bion. and his Owner
says he Is not only a clever saddl,
horse but a very good trotter as well
He shows in his clear cut throttle
tapering muzzle and jewellike eye tho
Arabian ancestry from which HI
. sprang. Bion is one of the best argu.