The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-31
KENTUCKY STUD FARMS.
A Visit IN Southern Kentucky and the
CarrinRtOu Stock Farm.


LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. Is, 1872
On account OF the poor facilities travel very
little has been written by tourists OF this rich ana
most favored section OF the State. A valley lying
between the Cumberland and Green Rivers, varying
In width from ifeen to forty miles and about sew
enty miles IN lengh-covering portions OF Cald well,
Trigg Christian, Todd ana Logan counties In Ken
lucky. ana Montgomery and Robertson counties, IN
the State OF Tennesseeuns In fertility by
portion OF the United States, with Intelligent
anu hOspitable population, churches. schools, peace
ana plenty Astounding so profusely-tt certainly i'm
pressed me as the Eden OF Amerca-being not far !
enough south to be parched by q sultry summers
sun, too far north TO be chilled by the cold /
bleak winds Of that region-from its intermediate
locality possesses all the advantages OF climate ana
luxurles common to its own and both the more
northern and southern climes
In tins valley the great staple known IN all parts
OF the civilized world Is produced--heavy western
or Clarksvle shipping leaf tobacco, yielding from
tell to twelve hundred pounds per acre, worth from
eight to Twelve cents per pound. according to
quality. good man cultivates four acres besides
the other crops, such as corn, wheat, oa:s and hay
on TINS account the great and universal wealth 30
common In the valley.
HopKinsvile Is thrifty and growing little town
OF some five thousand inhabitants, situated In the
heart Of this valley, and just accessible by
railroads connecting II with all the important cities
or the State, winch must continue to grow III pOpu-
lati0n ana wealth rapidly by its outlets and CON-
mandiDg situation ior trade. being the county town
OF Christian; whlle by to the statistical
reports Of 1860, nnd 1t the third county IN the
United states In point OF agricultural wealth.
Finding here that was near the great Darlington
STOCK iarnl, located In Trggby the by, one OF the
largest In toe state-I Determined to visit It.
In couple oil hours was kindly welcomed by Mr..
bearing, u gentleman Ito the manner bOrn.' who
never tires o! talking norse aud showing MS stock
resided In New YORK, and conducted one OF the
largest commission houses III the city, winch he
ing and developing 1ne stock. HIS farms contain
over two Thousand acres, ana are the richest in the
srranrea with tWo Seautifal miie tracKs-one for
trotting, the other Tor running. among the many
noted horses owned At this place are the follow
ing
ExCHEouER, q chestnut stallion, by Revenue dam
Nina by Boston uul brother TO Planer, fifteen years
Old. This was distinguished race horse on the
turf AZ all distances, ana 50 perfect IN every respect
that he Is q paragon In symmetry, and pro-
Mir. Bacon is breeding his Best race mares to him;
also many Of his trOlting mares, with remarkable
GENERAL wALrHALI. q chestnut stallion, BY ala-
watna, dam Mamie Mcclure, by imp. Amba,,
bred horse and should produce good stock.
BLUE GRASS, q dark brown stallion, py Rysdyk's
sister 20 the Celeb ated roting mare woelul
years old the spring. This Is OF the best and
produce capital STOCK lor the trotung turf.
J. l.. CARRINGToN, q chestnut stallion, by Exche-
out OF imp Margold, second dam Fanny Wash.
ingtOn, by Revenue three years old In The spring.
This IS decidedly the finest colt ever saw and one
OF the best bred, more especially for long distances
He Will. strike you with ms resemblance 10 Planet
only Will be larger, standing now hlteen anu han
hands unshod. lie IS engaged In all the principal
stakes North this year. anu many Of your readers no
4. W. boswell q dark chestnut Stallion, by Ex-
chequer, dam the distinguished race mare Dephine,
by lted Eye, three years old in the spring. lie is
also entered IN all the great stakes North.
Queen Maj Sy Planet ' 1nree y Years Old in the
spring ms colt Is strongly Inbred, his grandsire
Nina, aud hls slxtn dam Boston's dam, ana Is
, strkingly ike Boston, both In form and color. He
II also entered largely North.
LINwOOD, a DARK chestnut stallion, by Exche-
quer, dam Crcvasse by Wagner, three years Old In
s sac sig from he ~ make sa ep
horse or irotter as he possesses great trotng ac-
tors TO pure Eastern origin on both sides. He has
no engagements this year.
spring fourteen and half hands high and power
fully made. by Excnequer, dam Kate Whiteey by
, Rurtc. lie Is engaged North In twoyear-old
zULEIrA, a chestnut nlly. by Exchequer. dam Hi
larity by Lexington, three years Old IN the spring.
She Is rather low, put very powerfully made. En-
1DOGoROsA. a chestnut lilly, by Excheaucr dam
Tribuation, by Jelf Davis uull sister to j. L. Car
ringtonl, fourteen hands one inch hlgh and pos
sesses immense power. She Is also engaged In the
coming two-year-od stakes North.
DELPnINE, a bay mare, by Red Eye. dam by imp.
Nonplus, fifteen yearsOd. She was distinguished
best OF old Red Eyes produce. she Is very large
and lengthy aud Is now in Ioal to Exchequef.
line, by Medoc Bonnie Laddie and Bonnie Lassle's
dam) This male was also fine racer, and should
CHOLERA q chestnut mare, bv Wagner dam by
imp. Autocrat. she Is the dam OF the Village Black
/ smith, and Is now III foal to Exchequer.
KENTUCKY PEARL. bay mare BY Exchequer,
dam Kitty Brim, by imp. Felt; foaled in 1869.
then went to look at u lot OF seven fOas OF 1870
by Exchequer bred for the trottlng turf leedings
anu illies) They are large, stylish and finely bred,
possessing great bone ana muscle. i next visited
held with fourteen finely bred colts and FLIES. From
them very superior lots could he selected. 1t
would extend my article TOO long to go Into details OF
pedigrees Sufce to say most lastldious would
be pleased III every respect passed from field 10
ned containing groups OF nne.y bred trot;ng mares
celebrated for their ine pedierecs, last trottlng
pacing racking or other Qualities. ! regard them
twenty-five or thirty as line as could be collected
OH any STOCK farm
D Returning to the house Mr.. Bacon mad some two
year-olds past trotting yeldings driven In from an
other field and hitcned to sulkies-three chestnuts
and bay gcldlng by Excnequer. They possessed
more bone, style and muscle than ever Witnessed
In colts OF their ages and wnen harnessed what
astonished me more than all was their wonderful
trottng speed. green two-year-0ld last spring,
Jdst driven In from running at large IN "a meadow
, 1ed, to 20 kindly in harness full mile, without
break. ia three minutes and nall, without training
or preparation anu unshOd, was enough to satisfy
ans one, however hard to please. Mr.. Bacon in-
formed me that ne broke them early last fall and
that they mad been running at large since that time.
They were handled i've weeks In their breaking TO
halter and harness. He also broke three -year-od
at same Tune General Lec-that trotted his me at
Paducaf KY, last fall, in 2:5l.
/ cannot close this article without reference to
the kind hospitality OF Mrs. Bacon, her high accom-
pl,snments rendering her agreeable that all the
ne horses and other things OF the days sightsee-
| lug were soon forgotten IN her society. learned
she was educated at Mrs. Wizards school, at Troy
N. Y, and her brilliant conversational powers and
artistic s.lll was but another light pointing to The
time-honored proficiency VI that celebrated semi
nary.
THE KINGSTON BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.