The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-08


The stud farms In Kentucky are very numerous
and many very extensive aad It Il fact that every
one who has farm is a breeder OF the thorough
bred horse either for racing trottng purposes
Woodford county abounds with stud farms oil gtca
dimensions including Alexanders. Harper's, Swt
gerps, Knkaid's, GRATIS. Dudiev's, Grinsteada
McGraths. Buivrd's aud otherA These farms arr
from three nun lre1 to three thousand acres In ex
tent. We have given accounts OF Messrs. Alexan
der's ana John Harper's domains, and VIII now pro
sent short des 5ript,on OF an,ther:-
THE WALNUT HILL STUD FARM.
This Is the properly OF A. Grnstead, All is situ.
atei six mites from Lexington, on the Richmond
turnpike road. The land is mostly covered VIII
natiVe Forest trees The improve nens on the place
are new and nave comfortable appearance. Man
and beast seem at home. rae dwelling oil the pro-
prietor Is located In the oentre OF a grows
OF walnut trees. Tue place we'll watered
and all beautifully set In blus grass. well divided
into feds and paddocks tho latter numbering
twenty The stock on the farm Is Systematically
classified aud well Sheltered. Mr.. Grinstead boasts
that his is the oaly farm In Keatuc where the
thorou 5hbred horse IL bred exclusively. Among
the many horses OF note that are owned at thu
place are the loowlng:-
GiLKoY, bay tallion, BY Lexington. dam Mag
nolia ul brother OF Kentucky " ten years old. This
Is magnnc mt horse. ana Mr. Grinstead mas br q
several OF nis best mares To him. HIS STOCK should
LIGnrNINa, gray stallion, by Lexington, dam
Blue Bonnet. by imported HedgetorJ brother to
adstone, Thunder and lancaster. This nors il
the sire OF many capital aorses aud himself
u STAR on The turf.
RIVAL, cnesinur horse, by Australian, dam Mar.
gravine by imported Marerave five Yeas old. This
- well pred morse ana should pro luce good stock,
beng horse OF consld erab.e substance.
NELLIE GRAY. chestnut mare by Lnxington
dam Prunella bv Glencoe. Tnis mare is the dam Of
AroY, The dashing tnree year-ol0 that beat Abdei
koree III Boston late Ia the iall.
by Imported Trustee. she mas colt ar her side BY
Hldrc, Genserlc and bay fy BY lightning.
BRESNA 6av mare. by Imported Knight OF Sc,
ones ncdnu n1I Ve ean Ina o aar o.
Brennus. cnestnuu flv by Lightning, bay Oily BY
Gilrov, and l. now In foal to the latter horse.
CIcELY JOBsoN, brown mare. bv Weather
bit dam Cestrei, bv Faugh-a Balagh, twelve years
Old. she Is capital brood mare.
MIsHAP, bay mare oy imported Knight OF st.
George dam L0rette, ten years old.
MARY HADLEY, a chestnut mare, by O'Meara, dam
SEeUIN, q chestnut mare. by Imported Eclipse.
dam Belle. by frank. She Is the dam OF Tim Griiin,
by GIlIoy ana Is now IN loil to Lightning.
WILD DUCK, chestnut mare by imported Eclipse
tlgern, aud two chestnut FLIES OF great promise
one by War Dance, loaiel in $780, and the other b1
KELplE pay mare, by Bonnie Scotland, dam
Sister 70 Rur;c by Sovereign foaled IN 1889, IN foal
to Lishtning Kelpie WIN make good brood mare.
ALALA, q bay lilly by war Dance, dam Winnie:
Ream, by imported knight OF st. George four years
old
vENErrA, a brown fy by Asterold, dam Verona
by imported Yorkshire. two years old.
CHESTNUT FILLY, by War Dance dam Saratoga
by imported Knight oil st. George. two years Old.
CHESTNUT COLT, by Australian dam Laura Whites
by Glencoe. foaied 1870
BAY COLT, by Australian, dam Cicely JobsOn, By
Weatherblt, foalcd 1870
GRAY COLT Dy Lightning, dam Mishap by Knight
OF ST. George. foaed 1870,
GRAY COLT, by lightning, dam Sequtn, by I'M
ported Eclipse, foaied 1870.
CHESTNUT FILLY, bv Australian, dam Lorette By
Sovereign, fOaled 1870
CHESTNUT FLY, by Australia, dam SchOttischd.
by Albion, fOaed 1870
CHESTNUT FILLY, by Lightning. dam Brenna, bY
imported Knight oil ST George, iOaled 1870
CHESTNUT FiLLY, oy Lightning, da by Vandals
fOaled 1870
CHESTNUT tILLY, by War Dance. dam WIG Duck,
fOaled 1870.
GRAY FiILy. by Lightning. dam Ltzzy Bugg, by
Epsilon, fOaied 1870.
puzzle, chestnut FLY, by War Dance or knight
or ST George. dam Mary HadieT ny o. Meara, f0aled
1870
BAY FILy, by Lightning, dam by Glencoe, foaled
1870.
Besides the above racers Grnstead has a chest
nut FLY by Aexanders belmont, dam CnarmiOn.
by sovereign. and a bay colt by MambrinO Patchen,l
dam by Cassius M. Clay Jr. that very prom
fsng, ana from present appearances they viii
make fast trOtters.
The your ysters on Mr. Grinst ead's estate are finely
advanced and are large and iull boned and ced.
There are several superior race horses among them
beyond q peradventure.