The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-10
Bv w. FL. GOCHER


Everybody in the light harness
racing world has either met or heard
of Frank Ellis Of philadelphia. For
fifty years he has been a conspicu-
Gus figure among the leaders OF
shooting. fishing and racing. his tilt
in the third group being towards the
trotters
In 1873 Frank Ellis made his first
appearance as a winning owner with
Nettie. the fastest daughter Of Ham
hletonian Turner raced her for FIVE
years and retired her with a record
of 2:1S Since 1878 her owner has
kept up with the procession, his
leading representatives during the
past two years being Princess Etawah
209 Ia and Brusiloff 2:04 IA He
was a member of the Pastine Sta
bile when IT raced Abbie Putney.
zoos i-2, Mary Coburn. 2:o7 IA,
yolga. 2:04 Ia and the champion
Lee Axworthv. 1853 IA while he
also paid a14,0o0 for Volea and her
vearling Ally Miss w-illouehby. when
the stables horses were sold at Lex
ington, in October
Few sportsnaen have a greater
fund Of "reminiscences of men who
have gone west than Frank Ellis
club he told the following about
| figure in New York when the four
| in hands were seen on all of the
| tracks on race dav.
larry Jerome was one Of three
-, nr four brothers that went to New
| York CITY from Rochester Their
| father had stare line in the north
srn part. of, tbs stair where Larry.
| Leonard and Tom learned ~ drive
a four in hand before. they were
! old enough TO leave school Leon
| ard heca mo a man ~ affairs in tho
business -an5 racing world wft1e H;a
| name WIS given 10 Jerome Park H.
had three daughters one ~ whom,
married Lord Randolph rhurchi,,
| Larry married and was the father Of
| three sons Fortune chased ri-, un
! hill and down hut he never worried -
Room CoArsrion ~ Rennett
/ For years he was the boon COM
srion OF James Gordon perrett
and was on his boat in the race
across the Atlantic. Before sailing
! Larry purchased wild west out
! ~ II wss not SO we'll known in
those dsvs as now since Buffalo
Ril's cowhovs carried them all ove~
!
| long boots with spurs that would
l.rape = Mexican vaduero lock green
With en--- hurfshin TROUSERS eannrl
shirt and hat with rim large
/ enough to make a race track for A
| colnnv ~ ants"
The news IT the oces race soon
! "a rried with y the names az all who
were on the boats So that II was
not long before Larry Jerome tho
uncle ~ Lady Churchill. was the
talk Or London This was incrca sed
! after his arrival as soon as 'hg sport
I Ing set became acquainted with hin, 4"
! Shortly after Larry was loca to 4
/ IN london he dolled ur one morning
! in his western outfit ara set out ~
call on his nefce. BY the time that
/ he arrived a the Churchill residence
/ half If the boys in the neirhhnrhooS
| were n Sr7nr along behind while the
bohhvs blirkes Such makeup
had not been seen in London since
/ the Savs ~ 1ulius Caesar and M one
J enfoyed the scene more than larry
/ Jerome
When he arrived AZ tho Church
, Ill residence. he bounded m the
steps and gave the door bell such
''ank that the house serva nts Thought
/ l' YVES mr. alarm. \ Aunkv In silk
! stockings and hrsse hut+nrs oranea.
the door when he got rlirrse
~ sly foot and half man IN >
makeup that he had never seen
outside of picture book his ewes
! almost rorted out ~ his hoss
Larry dia nor give him time 10 re-
cover before he tsrped him m the
! shoulder and said, Son 7 want IN SEQ
Mrs Churchill Bv that time tho
docrroan caught his breath His
face froZe into the old lines and
he =ucceeded In telling larry thai
re 'rademncn's door was in tho rear
of tho house.
- 'Tradesmsn, my eve snid larry
7 want TO see Mrs. Churchil and ha
quick about - Z.
Meets lady Churchill,
AT the time Lady Churchill wss
coming down the stairs When sbe
heard the voice, she rushed through
the vestibule on to the front sten ana
with laugh said, 1T il I'ncle rarr~.
But when she followed II IN bv
clasping her arms around his p4ck
and kissing him the fiunky collapsed