The New York herald., 1922-01-15

| lie married Mary Epes. daughter OF
| Col. Francis Epes, and had sons. Lit
tlebury and William. The latter may
have been the young man who made
the match race OF 1897 at Malvern Hill
wherein William Randolph, of Turkey
Island" ofiiciated as starter.
Captain Littlebury Hardyman Of the
later generation lived at Indian
Fields" in Charles City County. lie
must have died soon after racing Mark
Anteny at Williamsburg in 1863, for in
177I there was a public sale or horses.
mares and colts belonging to his estate
at Indian Fields" the offerings includ-
ing Partner and half interest in Aris-
totle.
Col. Lewis Burwell. who raced John
Dismal against Tayloe's Traveller In
1866. and won with Remus two years
later at Williamsburg, was a notable
member of Virginia's equestrian aris-
tocracy. The first Lewis Burwell emil
grated from England in 1916 and in
1647 was a member of the deputation
sent to invite Charles III. to come to Vir-
ginia. His grandson Lewis. 6. graduate
of Cambridge University in England,
became Acting Governor OF the colony
and President of the Council.
sThe Governors daughter and the turf
mans sister. Rebecca, was Thomas JEFF
ferson's first sweetheart. the Belinda"
of his school days at William and Mary
College. in Williamsburg She rejected
the future President to marry Jacqueline
Amber and lived to see her. daughter
become the wife of Chief Justice John
Marshall, associate OF Judge Gabriel
+ Duvai on tho bench sand 'onstire turf. :
- Married I'm Racing Set.
faI tn r-,,y ha
man upheld the cause Of American in
dependence and was a jealous member
OF the Revolutionary convention OF Vir-
ginia. He morried In the racing set.
his wife having been the daughter OF
Mann Page OF Roosevelt" who united
the blood OF the racing Corbins, Carriers
and Tayloes. His sister, Anne Burwell.
married Armistead Lightfoot.
1t was Armistead Lightfoots Molly
that ran in the race with Partner. Mark
Antony and Remus at Williamsburg in
176S. This turfman hailed from York
town and was a son of Hon. Philip
.Lightfoot of Sandy Point" His brother.
William Lightfoot, of "Tedington," in
Charles City county. owned the race
horse Monkey in 1863. Both brothers
died in 1771.
Little or nothing is known OF racing
at Williamsburg after 1863. Before that
time numerous other courses had come
into existence at Portsmouth, Port Roya,.
Richmond and elsewhere in southern
Virginia. and 1t may be that the older
race ground ceased to be used. At any
rate. no later reports from there have
come to light. At Pride's course, near
Petersburg. which may have been the
Newmarket OF later days. Thomas RAN
dolph's unnamed bay horse defeated
Col. Burwells Janus In split heat race
In 1856. At Port Royal Moore F'aunt-
leroy's Miss Alsop won a purse of ESQ
from unknown competitors on May II.
and at Portsmouth on September 1S the
same mare. whose name is unknown TO
the stud books. won a purse OF 100 gum
cas-, while In the first race Of record at
Richmond William Hardymans chestnut
mare defeated the entries OF J. p. Far
Icy and Halcott Price.
Relative of Washington.
In all these races the owners were
men of wealth and social prominsrce,
identified with .Virglnia's equestrian
aristocracy. Moore Fauntleroy of Crom-
dali came of an ancient English fam
lily descended from John Fauntleroy of
the Northern Neck and probably was a
son Of Col. William Fauntleroy of Rich
snond county, who was Burgess from
1885 to 1749. II so, his mothers sister.
Hannah Bushrod. was the wife OF
George Washingtons brother, John, and
the mother of Judge Bushrod Washing
ton of the United States Supreme Court.
II has been said that Betsey Fauntleroy.
the turfman's sister. was courted by ard
refused the future Father of His Coun-
try, and that Washington wrote a letter