The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-06-24
OUR rRoTTINa STOCK.
Rambler" Among the Thorough
breds-Agricultural Topics
cleverly Discussed.

EDITOR CITIZEN - promised In
a former communication to the CIT
IzEN to give you some notes OF the
stock interests of the county. The
breeding of stock is the great and
most important interest of Giles
county in the future, and the sooner
our people realize this inevitable
destiny the better it will be far
them. Wheat growing In this part
of Tennessee is a most uncertain
business, and so also Is cotton, TO
say nothing of the damaging effects
of the latter crop upon the land.
Sooner or later our farmers will be
forced to see this, and will naturally
fall into the manifest destiny that
awaits them. In order to save our
rolling lands our people will cover
them with grass and turn their at
JentiOn to the breeding of fine stock.
| We have a few farmers IN the Ioun-
" who are pioneers IN this great
work, and il occurred to me that ii
might interest your many readers
for me to give somewhat a particu
lar account of what they have done
and a,e now doing in inaugurating
this good work, and also that il
might possibly stimulate others to
turn their attention in this direc
| zion.
a few days since 1 paid Mr.. F.
I @. Buford's farm, "ROckdale," q
visit and took look at his stables.
Mr.. Buford intends to make the
breeding of trotting horses a spe-
cialty and has enlisted in the work
during the war;" and as he is q
Young man and one of more than
ordinary intelligence, of the most
untiring industry and perslstency,
/ think his final success is assured.
He has six brood mares which are
not surpassed in the whole country
for individual excellence and fash
ionable breeding, and at the head
of his stud he has the splendid stall.
lion High Private, who is one of the
most fashionable bred stations in
the United States. He was sired
by Volunteer, the greatest son OF
the great Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
he even surprising his sire. Volun
teer has no less than thirteen of his
get who have trotted in 2:25 and
under, while his sire has twelve
One of Volunteers colts, st. Julien
has the fastest record in the worlt
2:128; and another, Gloster, the
best four heats ever made, 2:lS,
2:174, PIT, 2:19; and another
Huntress, that trotted three miles
in 7:214. High Private has not
been in the stud long enough for
any of his colts to make their ap.
pearance in public, but Judging
from the foals to him this spring
ten of which have seen, he will dc
no discredit to his renowned sire
These foals show a wonderful like
ness to the horse, which is always q
most important consideration with
breeders. When a horse has 6
strong prepotent power a breeder
can calculate with confidence what
the character o: the foal will be.
OF Mr.. Buford's mares the frs
that comes into my mind is LIZZIE
Hoover, who in my opinion is the
finest mare that l have seen in the
! county, She was sired by Jack
Malone. 1st dam by imp. Sovereign
going back through thoroughbred
strains to the original Bar6s i'm
ported into England by Charles Ii
one hundred and fifty years ago
Lizzie Hoover brought a colt by
Enfield which was sold at one year
old to j. G. Vanscrooler, of Erie
Pa, for $1,000, aid she has now by
ner side FLY foal to High Private
which promises to come up to any
thing she has before brought.
Mr.. Buford has another mare in
his stables, his pet, which deserves
especial mention. l allude to Lady
Forrest. She probably combines
more fashionable trotting blood
than any animal in the county. She
was sired by Edwin Forrest { sire
OF Billy Hopkins, record 2:264 lst
dam by Mcmbrino Chief (slre OF
Lady Thorn, record 2:184(, I'd dam
Kate Hayes (trial 1850 by Roe
buck, the sire of Young Portia the
lam OF Hymen) J, 5 years old, trial
2:28, of Voltaire record of 2:2l and
Childe Harold, the winner of the
International Handicap stakes, Liv-
erpool. England, 2-mile heats in
5:05; Sd dam by imported Arabian
Stamboul; 4th dam by Trumpeter;
9th dam by Thoroughbred. Lady
Forrest has FLY foal by her side
to High Private, which Mr.. Buford
calls Quickstep and to all appear
ances her name will prove no mis-
homer. Quickstep probably com
bines more of the blood of the great
$3.50 than any horse in the state.
$3.50 has two year-old record OF
2:31, which is the fastest ia the
world. He was by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, out
of an Edwin Forrest mare.
Blanche Walker, bay mare bred
by Enoch H. Lewis, of Lexington,
KY, sired by Erricson { he by Mem
brIno Chief record 2:304 in four
year old form, sire of Eric, 1924 at
three years old, and Doble, 1928,
and others. First dam by Captain
Walkers PAGER; I'd dam the dam of
Coleman's Abdallah Messenger.
Capt. Walker has contributed
most literally TO the trotting stock
of the country. Old Lady by Capt.
Walker was the dam of Jessie Xix,
record at 3 years old 2 ;404 and who
was sold to 5. d. Bruce, of the
Turf, Field and Farm, for $4,000;
also of Pilot Chief, trial 2:30 at 4
years old, and sold to Com. Bel
KNAPP, of Ohio, for 81, 900. Blanche
Walker also has FLY foal to High
Private.
Lady Clifton, a large, roomy mare
by Woodford Membrino out of Il
mare by Old st. Lawrence, record
2:204. Belle Rousseau, by General
Rousseau, dam Clara, by Johns
Consol (by imp. Consol), thorough
bred and Star by General Rousseau,
dam by the late Col. Gordon's horse
Rock, who was OF Janus blood. All
of these mares have foals to High
Private, aud all of them are FLIES
except that of Belle Rous
seau, and they are all fine and show