Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-19
THE COLT SHOWS.
Finest Exhibition of Young Stock Ever
in Knoxville.

| Finest Exhibition of Young Stock Ever
| in Knoxville.
Mr.. N. T. Henson, one of Knox County's
most enterprising and successful stuck rails
ers, has been for some years getting up an
nual exhibitions of the colts of his big
Niger" well known jack throughout this
country. These shows have had a wonderful
tendency towards the improvement of the
| stock of our country, and great credit
is due to MIR. Henson for his efforts. His
shows have been constantly improving. The
best exhibition he has ever given took place
Saturday about noon, on the vacant lot Of
Mr.. Matt. McClung, on Gay street. and q
number of extraordinarily fine young mules,
from all parts of the county, were ON exhi-
bition- A large crowd of spectators was at
| tracted.
The colts were drawn into ring and ex-
hibited before the following judges, selected
by owners: j. NJ Kirby, Burrel Rorex,
Ransom Badgett, EN-. Badgett and Col.
Jno. F. Pate.
The first premium, of $40, was taken by
Jas. McCarroll The second, of SIS, by
VIM. Hahey, and the third, 81 so, by A.
Looney. All the mules were so fine it was
difficult to decide
The first premium mule was sold on the
ground to Mr.. Russell, for $75, which, add.
ed to the premium, makes $65 Mr.. McCar
roll realized. It was 5 months old to day.
The second premium mule was bought on
the ground by Mr.. James Jones, for SIS
also. The premium added, makes $50 Mr..
Hafey realized. 1t was five months, Sep
tember Sth This is one illustration of the
benefits.
COLONEL MARTINS PERCHERoN SHOW.
The biggest thing in the way of young
stock show that Knoxville ever saw, how
ever, was the display of the colts of Col
Hugh Martins magnificent Percheron stall
lions, which took place on the same grounds
after noon. An immense crowd was
attracted There We're perhaps thirty Oh
| forty colts present, with their dams, from
Kn' and adjoining counties, and they were
ali universally admired.
First came the exhibition of the colts OF
the sorrel, Lord Roscoe" Geo. W.
Mabry, E. B. Tindell, Ransom Badgett,
Green McLemore and JAS Harper were the
judges, and the colts were shown before
them. n. L. Henson took the first premium,
$40; w. j. Burnett, the second, 81. SO, and
Col r II Ar,nStropC tho third
Then was brought on the most in
teresting show, and some twenty odd
colts of that magnificent imported
gray Percheron. ''Talisman," were put in
the ring, before the following judges: Jno.
May Jennings, j. G. Parker, Zion Wade, S.
II. Davis, j. F. Pate j. W. Fox, John
Godfrey, E. N. Maxey, G W. Mabry, r. s.
Payne and JAS Harper. Here was the most
difficult task of all to decide upon merit,
when there was SO much merit But the
decision was made and S. L. Moore, Of An
derson County, took the first premium of $40;
Maj. ID. A. Carpenter, of this city, the sec
ond, SIS; and W. b. Lones, of Knox
County, the third SO. The colts were all
four months and little past None were
for sale.
Colonel Martins two fine stations them
selves were on exhibition, and also one of
the thoroughbred mares of Colonel Nc
Ghee's and one of Major Jackson's. 1t is
astonishing what progress has been made
by Colonel Martin since he introduced
this stock in our midst, but little
over a year ago, and what a marked
effect for good it has had upon the stock of
our country. Col. Martin has certainly
done and is doing a work that is eminently
deserving of encouragement and patronage,
and it is a matter of great satisfaction to
him to see with what signal success he is
meeting.