Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-05
BELLE MEADE.
Only n Few Horses Disposed Of, and
the Sale Posfponed-Hard Times the

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Cause.
In consequence of the excessive rain fol
some time past, the attendance at Gen
Harding's sale of blooded stock yesterday
was not as large as at former sales at Belle
Meade. Usually Gen. Hardins's annual
sales are attended by noted horsemen from
distant portions of the country, but yester-
day none of these gentlemen were present.
with the single exception of Col. S. ID.
Bruce of New York, editor of the Turf
Field and Farm.
A special train left the city at 10 A. NJ,
and quite number Of persons went By
private conveyance. Among those present,
our reporter noticed the following named
Nashville men: Sam Black, Maj. Patton.
Capt. Hammer, Archer Cheathafh, Robert
McQuirter, r. B. Cheathafn, A. Butland,
w. II. johnson, Sam Donelson, James T.
Bell, A. B. Robertson, John Luck, Albert
Akers, John Mckee, Jr., Isaac LittOn, (. ID.
Whitworth, Jailer Paterson, b. +. Blink
ley, Isaac Paul, and others.
The sale began about half past ten
O'Clock, Mr.. Newt Taylor being the
auctioneer. The following horses and
mares were spldi
w. NJ. Mayo bought the brood mares
Monica and Ballad, the former being by
imp. Sovereign, first dam Ii da by Epsilom'
the Latter by Childe Haroldc, first dam
Dudu by Gano. Monica was sold for SID
and Ballad for 500.
Juanita, a handsome bay mare, four
years old, by Jack Malone, first dam Mon
lea, by imp. Sovereign, was bought by w.
c. McGavock for s155.
Larkspur, bay FLY by Jack Malone, first
dam Lantana by Capt. Elgee, was purchased
by Webb Dar.h, of Trigg county, Ky., at
private sale, in consequence of her having
broken her leg.
Woodland, bay colt by Brown Dick.
first dam Woodbine by Lexington, was
knocked down to w. NJ. Mayo for $500.
Monitor, year old bay colt by Jack Ma
lone, first dam. Monica, was purchased by
DIR. KimbTeugh, of this city, for Sl60.
DR.. johnson, handsome chestnut, three
years old, sired by Vandal, first dam Dew
Drop by Lexington, sold for S405; Capt.
II. ii. Hammer being the purchaser.
a bay two year old, full brother to DR..
johnson, both horses being the property
OF Mrs. Thompson, Of Virginia, was pur-
chased by Ben Hadley, colored, at SOL.
Several other horses were offered, but
were withdrawn, and the sale of the re-
mainder of the stock was postponed for the
present.
During the sale, the celebrated Hem
bold, owned by w. R. Babcock, of Rhode
Island, and Gen. Hardings's famous horse,
Bonnie Scotland, were exhibited. OF this
horse, Frank Forester wrote, upon his be-
ing brought to this country! "He stands
full sixteen hands high, he has the longest
shoulder, deepest heart-place, best fore
hand, shortest saddle-place and the most
powerful quarters of any horse now before
the public, in our opinion. Bonnie Scotland
is half-brother of Blink Bonnie, the only
winner of the Derby and the Oaks since
Sir Charles Bunoury's Eleanor, which won
on those two great events in 1901. He is
the biggest racehorse; the best walker and
the best trotter we have yet laid oiir eyes
upon, in the shape Ct an importation; and
it is worth observing that he runs back
four or five times into the Herod, Matchem,
Partner and Regulus blood, which inyaria-
bly, hicks with our own, nearly identical,
early Sir Archie strain. There is no richer
or purer blood than this in England. Bon
ME Scotland is held by his owner at
$4,000
1t vas the intention of Gen. Harding to
dispose of a lot of Jersey heifers and Berk-
shire pigs, but owing to the dearth of buy
ers they were not offered for sale.