Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-22
RECREATING.
A Few Days In the Country AID Some
things we saw and Heard.

and pleasure, and as there are some points
of interest to us, we have made a note of
them, believing that they may be of interest
to at least q portion of our readers.
We left Maryville Tuesday morning, pro-
PEELED 10y a pair of spirited grays from the
well stocked livery stable of Kirk 4 Edmond
son of that place, attached to substantial turn
out, not gaudy but useful. Our party con-
sisted of j. NJ Greer, W H. Kirk and D. c.
(familiarly knownas Dug Smythe and the
writer. Our outfit was four breech- leaders,
five hundred cartridges, two pipes, four
sacks of "Blackwelrs Durham and three
dogs, Bob, Cash and Fanny. Our dcstins-
ton was the Little Tennessee River, in the
neighborhood of Citico.
After numerous skirmishes by tn way
side with some fine covies Of birds, a few
struggling hawks and crows, sunset found
us hungry and foot-sore at the hospitablo
home of c. C. Jones, where We met with a
warm welcome and were in due time
ushered into his dining room where We
viands, such as would have filed
with ecstacy the most exacting
epicure. 1t is unnecessary to say, We did
the subject full justice. After supper we
We're entertained BY our host with some OK
cellent music. We do not exaggerate when
We say that Mr.. Jones is one of the best,
and we believe the very best amateur VOL
! mist in the State. He can get more melO-
| dy out of this king OF musical instruments
than any performer we have had the pleas
IRE of hearing, with the single exception,
| perhaps, of the Torld-renowned Ole Bull.
| We were scarcely out OF bed next
morning when J. Il. JONES' brother of our
! host, rushed into our room with a hearty
! salutation, and before orr os our party had
time to protest if he had desired to do so,
presented programme for our entertain
ment which included bird hunt for the
day and spending the night with him at his
home We cheerfully submitted and had
fine days sport, in which, however, the
birds did not suffer to any alarming extent.
The event of the days sport was a good
shot by Dug" Smythe, in which he
brought down a woodcock, a bird quite rare
in these parts.
At night we were regaled with splendid
parlor concert, i'll which the Jones brothers,
Charley" Josh and "Will," acquitted
themselves to our entire satisfs ction. They are
remarkable family, as violnists, and had
they chosen to go upon the stage, would
have been stars in their profession.
The next morning We took a look at the
well known horses kept, and nearly, if not
quite, all bred by Mr. J. Z. Jones. At the
head of the list is the celebrated stallion,
Vanderbilt sired by Vandal, dam, Merose
by Chiide Harold. He il built for beauty,
fleetness and strength, and is - as pretty as
picture"
Then there is Accent, three years old
sired by Ballan Keel, dam by Msggins
Chota, years old, sired by Vanderbilt
dam, Lady Hilda, by Crcton, is fine ami
NAL.
Huntress, by Hunters Lexington, dam
Jack Malone, IL another beautiful three
ycar-od tilly.
Another is Brown Girl, by Vanderbilt,
dam, huggins mare.
He has two fine two yesr-olds, Blondine,
By Grit, dam, Muggins' mare, and Trinket,
by Grit, dam, Lady Hld., by Croton.
He also has some fine last springs colts,
among them Viscount HardN ay, by Van
derbilt, dam, Idol, by Kingston Lady
Vanish, by Vanderbilt, dam, Lady Hilda,
and Glimpse, by Grit, dam, White Stock
ings, by Bliss, jr.
Mr.. Jones is paying more attention to the
breeding of fine horses than any man in
East Tennessee. He owns fine farm and
is well situated to succeed He is ambi-
tious to do the very best and his stock will
figure prominently in the future history OF
The American turf
The farm owned by the Jones brothers,
Charles G. and J. r., is noted one. II
was formerly owned by the late Barclay
McGhee, who bred some of the finest stock
ever produced in this part of the State Il
is situated in bend of the Little Tennessee
and is remarkable alike for its great fer
tility and its picturesque surroundings.
Wewent from here to another farm equally
noted-the Galloway farm, on the same
river, few miles below 1t is one of tn,
m ost fertile spots on the globe, as the larg,
cribs of corn, large number of fat hogs
aud other stock will show. Here we wer.
indebted to the hospitality Of Joseph Gallo
way and his good wife for splendid Dime
and other attentions, placing us undo
I many obligations. A portion of the part,
procured a small boat here, with the view
Of opening up war of determination Oh
the duck tribe. We fioated down to Nor
canton, bat the ducks knowing, perhaps
that we were all dead shots,
had flown to parts unknown
with the exception of few of the .smalle
variety that were not so well informed
some of which fell victims to our conquest
The event of the afternoon was our assault
upon large flock of wild geese. A fin
hloI was Aaoe ny Cdpb- W. H. MIX, VIII
brought down goose that was fully Isl
yards away. Its companions made thei
escape, as the othermembers of the party
especially the writer, was not so dangerous
a shot as Captain Kirk.
We arrived at Morganton after dark, sat
isfied that rowing boat is not our forte
That night we partook of the hospitalit,
Of n. H. Greer, Esq, and H. C. Cobb, or
terprising merchants of that pleasant vii
lage. Next morning We made another as
sault upon the birds in Niles Island, bu
not vary dangerous one. The writer wa
mounted on handsome gray steed, an,
!, tancied that some attention was attracted +