The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-09-08

| Pertinent correspondence and news and
solicited Address DAVE S MARTrN. JR.. care
CITIZEN Office. Pulaski. Tenn.
Matte Hunter won the free for
all pacing race at Springfield, Mass,
pacing the sixth mile in 2:15&
Courier-Journal: Few mistakes
do more injury to live stock fair
than the appointment of Judges"
on account merely of social status.
and regardless of the other and far
more important qualifications re-
quired in such cases. OF course,
added to the capacity for rendering
correct decisions, there should be
reputation for unfailing integrity;
because, unhappily, it all too fire.
quently happens that the awards of
men of the fullest and ripest knowl-
edge are the most unsatisfactory of
all awards.
A gentleman who is well posted
on such matters said, some time
since, that there was not another
horse in the world that could beat
any of Ten Broeck's records at even
miles. Such, however, does not
seem to be the case. On August 81,
at Monmouth Park, Thora, a three
year-old FLY, by Longfellow, ran
three miles in the unparalleled time
of D :254, beating Ten Broeck's rec
ord by one second. The Spirit of
the Times says that she could have
run the distance in considerably less
time, as she was pulled up on the
last mile in order to save her com
petitor from being distanced, She
is the best three-year-old filly ever
bred in America-Aranza not ex-
cepted.
A FINE HORSE DIES.
Bayard, the fine Norman Stall
lion of Major J. B. Stacy, died
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the Alder Park stud farm, cause not
known. Some supposed he was
poisoned and others thought the !
weather was was too hot for him.
He vas a little sick Monday, but
Tuesday morning was out in the
lot grazing and in a few minutes
was dead. Bayard was an i'm
ported French Norman horse at a
cost of $4,000 or more and bG4ghs
by Mal. Stacy last winter. He
served last season about Is mares,
and would probably have paid for
him self in another year. We are
always sorry to see fine horse die.
The death of Bayard is calamity
to Giles county.
Almont Jr. was on the square
Monday being admired by the peo-
pie: It puts an extra gloss ON the
grand old sire's bay coat to hear that
MIR. McEwen received an offer by
telegraph recently of $4,000 for
Annie w. Almont looks as trim as
a deer. Already have applications
been filed for his services next year.
They expect to run the season over
$4,000 An interesting instance OF
was shown by Afmont
As he came down the pike
ne stopped at the gate of Mr.. Jas.
Z. Johnston, six miles this side of
franklin, and refused to bulge. Mr..
Johnson came out and embraced
him and ordered the groom to take
him in and give him Q mGrsei ~ his
choicest oats as a reward for his
exhibition of memory. 1t seems
hat Almont was owned by Mr..
Johnston when a colt and was sold
md left the farm eight years ago.
After a sojourn on foreign pastures
md journeys up and down the length
e tie land, the horse comes back |
md remembers the home of his
'Omg colthood.
The celebrated stallion, Black ,
5ood Jr., is now quartered at the !
tables of Mr.. A. J. McKimmin /
ear Pulaski, where he will Iemaip g
i'll the return Of spring. Black. r
rood Jr. is the most celebrated
tallion of any kind that has ever {
cen in Giles county. He is but b
en- years old, and we do not believe n
hat there is now another trotting h
tallion in the world that can com I,
are equally with him as regards il
ecord, progeny and appearance. A Ii
ecord Of 1924 made before he was n
We years old is hard to beat by any r
5alhon the same age in this coun- o
y. Nor is this all. His son Ra :,
at four years old made q 4
ecerd of 1926, showed a trial of W
20, we believe, and was after G,
ards sold to the owner of Snug a
Ter for $4,000 Another one of "
is sons, Hardwood, before he had c,
yer made a better record than W
:344, we believe, was sold at six w
ears old for the same considera-
on as Ravenswood, $4,000. This
a pretty fancy price to pay for
mparatively untried trotting stall
on, isn't it? 1t might perhaps be
ell to make some inquiry into the m
JASON why such a price as this is o,
aid for q horse that is almost Who'll a,
untried, when such old and tried ~
as Midnight only sell Is
II similar amount Spottswood, .,
4 old brother to Ravenswood, sold, .,
hen less than year old, for the :
rgest price we ever heard of a IL
otting-bred colt that age selling n
n, p