The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-26
IN THE Blue GRASS.
q. N. n, on Ills way TO CaIifornia-sine
s,eca and Beautiful Crops in the " Garden
spot or America "-Largc saiesof Race
uer.es-The Richmond Exeursionisss.

correspondence Of the Richmond bispa'ch.l
LEXINGTON, KY, May IA, lSS2.
Last winter / wrote you occasionally
from the land Of towers ana as L am
.son the wing again, and bound for the
q goldcn sbores - of California, propose
acain To be your occasional correspondent,
bonjnp that / NAV be able TO note some
tbinc that may be OF interest to some OF
your many readers.
In my very youthful days i spent some
months in this vicinity, and was 80 wei
pleased that have since, at long intervals,
awaited myself Of two opportunities for
revisit; aud now, for the third time, am
sojourning for few days in this
GanDEN-sroT OF AMERICA"
But for the heavy and continued rams
which have fallen in the past few days
could not have happened here at a more
auspic,ous time. The races have been go
ing on for several days, and although was
in time only for the "last day." vet had
the opportunity OF seeing Kentucky's finest
racers and four weil-contested races.
Whilst admire fine horses and love to see
good racing, 1t is q trife more in my line to
admire these broad and gently undulating
fields of blue grass, with the herds OF mag
nificent stock grazing upon them, and the
promising appearance OF the cultivated
crops. Wheat and barley arc looking
splendid. and the corn. hemp, and potatoes
are In fine growing condition. There are
no waste lands; the cultivation is thorough,
and the forests have no under-Drush, ana
afford Us good grazing rs the open lands.
Beautiful lawns, stately mansions, trees,
shrubs. and fields clothed in "liying
green" and people as kind and hospita-
bic rs you could desire. complete the pic
ture. There is a Richmondcr now here
who is so enamored with this bluegrass re-
Cion that he has actually offered SGO,0OOfor
some five or SIX hundred acres OF the pre-
cious soil.
ON Yesterday | attended Mr.. AleXanderS
annual
SALE OF RACING-sTOCK;
and notwithstanding il was rainy and
disagreeable weather. there were hundreds
OF people present, and among them num-
Der Of fine carriages filled with ladies.
There were forty ycarling colts sold for the
aggregate sum of S3S,3SJ, cash. The bid
ding was spirited, and nearly all the AMI
mails were taken by parties outside OF Ken
tueky-Mr. Keen, Dwycr Brothers, and
Mr.. Lorilard. of New York, getting the
largest number. The highest price paid
was S3.SJ0--bv Mr. Keen-for full sister
OF his famous horse FoXhall. The lowest
price was $50. Mr.. AleXanders farm OF
$500 acres, with its fine fixtures. Is well
worth seeing, and his breeding stock most
interesting TO the lovers OF fine horses. lie
will have a large sale OF thoroughbred cat
tie in June. On my way to WoOdburn |
stopped at MIR. Ilarper'S to see the two cele-
brated racers-LOngfellOW and TenbrOeck.
OF course, both are magnificent specimens,
but Tenbroeck is more perfectly beau-
fiful than any horse l ever saw. This blue
grass region is the paradise Of fine stock of
every description, and the Kentuckians
know how 10 handle il and hOir 10 sell il.
A gentleman in an adjoining county sold to
a Philadelphian short time since riding
horse for the pretty little sum Of $1,000
Tomorrow there is another large sale Of
racing stock at Mr.. Sanford's, some few
miles from this city.
RICHMOND EXCURSIONISTS.
The passengers on an eXcurslon-train
from your city to Louisville, dincd here
yesterday, and i was fortunate enough TO
return to the city just in time to greet
some of them. They were as,gay as larkS,
and expressed themselves in warm terms
OF admiration for this country, some OF
them going so far as TO say they had no
idea there was so beautiful country in
the world. This week is racing-week in
Louisville, and no doubt they will be well
pleased with their visit. Mr.. X. ID. Ward
and his nieces were among the "guests
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
The weather has been rainy and cold
ever since have been here five days, and
but for the pretty country and comfortable
4 4 h hakT ha1 1rffl
time of il. | shall leave tomorrow for
Chicago, where purpose spending few
days, and will try TO pick up something to
send Won from that poiut C. NJ r.