Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-15

Gen. Mabry's Helmet, ana EnoS llnuen
brood mare, siredlby the noted stallion,
! Red Pepper; Bob Wood showed 3 year
old; Jno. Miller the thoroughbred stallion,
| .'Nero' and Jack "Kickapoo,, Jr;" II.
N. Clark of Rhea, year old colt, draft
stock; John Starns, of Hawkins, a fine
stallion of Mabry stock; b. M. Branner,
of Messy, Creek, a trotting horse, mare and
stallion; Robt. Blevins showed one of
DANDY Jacks" colts and saddle horse;
Isaac Keener, of Sewer, the blooded stall
lion, "Alfred," and J. w. Wood the well
known Jack, ANDY" Jno. Lowe also
enters three horses for other parties, but
beyond all question, the finest animal on
the grounds was the
THOROUGHBRED ARABIAN,
exhibited by Col. W. H. Turley, of
McNIillan's station. This is colt two
years old and was exihited here last fall.
He is beautiful iron gray, faultless in
form and manifests all the
OF his ancestors of the desert. He
was bred from the imported mare
"Sedalia' by the thoroughbred stallion
Stonewall Jackson, he by Mariner out of
Cassandra, Mariner by Shsnks out Of Bon
nets of Blue, Shanks by Sir Charles and he
by Sir Archie, Cassandra by imp. Pram,
out of Flirilla, Jr., by Sir Archie, out of
old Flirtilla. Stonewall Jackson's dam
was Arabella, by imp, Trustee, out of Ma,
,
Joe and others by Monsieur Tonson.
The dam of Col. Turkeys colt was i'm
ported by Mr.. Donaldson, of Baltimore,
while on foreign tour, at cost of three
thousand dollars, in 1872. Young Donald
son had an unlimited command ofmoney,
and while travelling in the Barbany States
resolved on becoming the possessor of q
pair of horses, about which there could be
no cavil of their purity of blood, and by
payment of $4,000 procured the
two mares, against the wishes of their
owner, an Arabian Sheikh. These animals
were brought to Maryland, but one of
them died shortly after, ald the dam of
Col. Turkeys colt was never bred from UNI
til she was nineteen years old, being
kept as a saddle horse up to that time by
the father of young Donaldson, who was
killed during during the late war Mr.
Donaldson, Sr. dying few years ago, his
stock was sold, and the mare was sold to
JOS H Rieman, who bred these colts from
her, one of which is the one now on eXhi-
billion.
CATTLE.
Col. Turley has on exhibition some fine
Jerseys, the bull "Sir Davy," COW "But-
tertly Drue," and two calves. The ances-
tiers of this stock were noted for the enOr-
nous quantity of butter they produced,
averaging fifteen pounds from each cow
per week. ...
Mr. Lorenso Stratton from Cumberland
county, exhibits the only herd on the
grounds, numbering eleven head of De-
Yons, nine of them being thoroughbred5
and two halt-bloods, four Of whom We're
imported and the remainder home bred.
One of these is q COW eight years old
which was exhibited at the age of four in
Western New York, together With the
yield of butter from her milk alone, which
amounted to the enormous yield of ten
pounds per week, for eight weeks in sue
N oil in hArA iu
years of age, and has been shown at thr-
teen fairs III New York, and is a good
mixer yet. One of this stock was sold
last year to Hough & Co., who now have
it on exhibition, and it is one of the finest
to be seen. Mr.. Stratton claims that the
Devons are the hardest cattle known,
and are easier kept than any other in this
climate, it being unnecessary to house
them, even in winter, none of his having
been under shelter since the fair last year.
Mr.. Burr of the firm of Burr d Terry,
and John Reynolds, of Anderson county,
each enter yoke of oxen, the former of
which took the premium, as will be seen
elsewhere. r ...r .... ..
Mai. John Blevins, of Hawkins, shows
a short horn calf five months old, aud Mrs.
w. p. Elliott a fine heiter, which took the
$50 premium Samuel Rodgers, of Lou
don, a Jersey heifer, which took the sweep
stakes premium offered 10y w. w. Wood
ruff & Co., while Judge o. p. Temples
Jersey carried off the blue ribbon. James
Cam bell, also showed number of short
horns of pure blood. m ....
Mr.. Rolfe Saunders, of McMillan's sta
ton entered pen of four Berkshire hogs.
one of them being the thoroughbred boar.
"Jo. Johnston" bred in Middle Tennessee,
f0om the imported boar, British Lion,
which proved worthy of his name, carry
ing off several of the premiums. Col. q.
NJ. Branner's Burkshires attracted great
| attention, and representing the best blood.
of Kentucky, were awarded the premiums.
Major Blevins' yearling Leicestershire
was awarded the ribbon and Mr.. n. T..
Besl's Cashmere goats were so much ad-
mired as to be thought worthy OF special
premiums. g --ut#-ss e#re. lfsd aIgf "A.
! .-fr.-a rr. ... SINGING. 81. antg..t a..
At one o'clock the singing contest for
| the organ, and banner offered by the So
ciety, took place, and was a very interes
! ting feature of the day. Four Sabbath
! Schools entered the lists. namely: Coal
| Creek Sabbath School, Little Flat Greek,
| Sabbath School, Washington Church Sab
| bath School and the Welsh Church Sab
! bath School. The singing was beautiful
and elected the hearty applause of the
audience, the second floor, where the
singing took place, being crowded during
the contest. The singing took place under
| the superintendent of Prof. ID, r.. Knight
| The following is the award of the commit