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r mm- - j Virginia m- Breeding Farms Nos. 20-21-22-23 ! By NELSON DUNSTAN THE SHADOWS. One of the largest horse dealers in America, Manly W. Carter, makes his headquarters on his lovely estate, The Shadows, located at Orange, Va. The Shadows is not large in acreage, for Mr. Carter maintains a separate farm for schooling his horses. He specializes in hunters and steeplechase prospects and has the successful sire of timber-toppers Rockminister standing at his Orange establishment. Rockminister, by Friar Rock Mallard, by Star Shoot, is very big and reflects the stamina which made him an outstanding distance runner. Winner of the Latonia Championship, Pimlico Cup, Harold Stakes and Golden Rod Handicap, he distinguished himself at three when he established a worlds record for one and three-quarter miles. Carrying 126 pounds, he ran the distance in 2:55. He is the sire of many flat and: jump winners, and notably the good steeplechasers Green Cheese and Rocky Run. To date his get have won 132 races and 59,258. He stands at a service fee of 00. Manly Carter is a popular Master of Fox Hounds and an ardent cross-country rider, and besides, is regarded as one of the best judges of thoroughbred hunters and jumpers in the East. CLARK FARM. Not far from Manly Carters The Shadows is the 230-acre Clark Farm, the property of Morris Clark, "who also specializes in the sale of thoroughbreds as hunter prospects. A native of Buffalo, N. Y., Mr. Clark has adopted Virginia as his home and is now a popular member of the cross-country set so prominent in and around the Charlottesville outskirts. With Mrs. Marion DuPont Somer-ville, Mr. Clark is joint master of the Mont-pelier Hunt, one of the best-known organizations of its kind in America. The Clark homestead is the oldest house in the county, a colonial mansion in which he has introduced modern conveniences. His barns are among the finest to be found in Virginia and at present house twelve thoroughbreds which Mr. Clark is personally schooling. He does not maintain stallions or ---- - . . m m m m mares at his farm, but buys all his horses as yearlings or two-year-olds. NEDRIE STUD. Mrs. Ray Allan Van Clief maintains the Nedrie Stud of 1,200 acres at Esmont, Va. No stallions are kept at Nedrie, for most of the mares are sent to the Ellerslie Farm of A. B. Hancock for mating. At present there are twelve mares at the Van Clief establishment, and in healthy bloom, they are one of the finest bands I came across in my Virginia travels. Twelve yearlings are stabled at Nedrie, seven fillies and five colts, and the two which had special appeal were a filly by Gallant Fox Julep Time, by High Time, and another by Sir Gallahad III. from the good mare, Tenting. There are others by Sun Edwin, The Scout and Petee-Wrack. A garden spot of Virginia, Nedrie Stud is a showplace conducted in keeping with its appearance. The, barns are big, with roomy stalls, and the paddocks spacious and well watered. The Van Clief home on the property is one of the most imposing in Virginia. CLIFTON FARMS. While most of the Virginia farms devoted to the development of hunters and jumpers are located around Charlottesville, there are some to be found in other sections. At Berry-ville, for instance, is the charming establishment Clifton Farms, the property of Dr. Lewis M. Allen and where stands Coq Gau-lois, which, since his arrival in this country more than ten years ago, has made his mark as the daddy of successful hunters and jumpers. Clifton Farms is a small breeding empire, in itself and Coq Gaulois the monarch of all he surveys. For this grand old son of Dream On has the unique honor of being the daddy of every young horse on the farm some thirty in all. Most of his youngsters are the big-boried, powerful types which make ideal timber-toppers, and there is a ready market for yearlings he sires. For this reason only two two-year-olds are now at Clifton, and it is doubtful if they will stay long. One is a powerful, rakish type, that looks as if he could run all day. A gray, popular color in the hunt fields, he is from a Light Brigade mare.
