Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-22

stock at Belle Meade, the spring meeting of
the Nashville Blood Horse Association, the
competitive drill and sham battle, asd the
General Assembly Of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, all to occur in the month
Of May,
BELLE MEADE
WAS never more beautiful than il ia now in
its robes OF green. II is expected that the
coming sale, to occur on the 23th instan'
will be the largest ever made in America. 1t
was universally acknowledged that the sale
OF thoroughbreds last year, at this famous
slock farm, was beyond all expectation. This
year iorty-two of the finest coits ever pre-.
seu'ed in the South will be knocked down
under the hammer, at prices which seem TO
be fabulous. Ga visiting the farm, which com
prizes AGO acres, located in the rich valley
OF RichlaId creek, which is certainly well
nameds found that 160 acrss were planted
ia wheat, that 200 Angora goats were graz
iDg % the hillsides, and that $50 deer were
running IN the park, comprising 425 acres
Oae hundred acres are set apart for an
orchard, and $50 acres filled with beech trees
for hoge. A large acreage is also set apart
for the raising Of the fuest beef cattle and
milch cows, Of which there are 200 head
| But
| ONE OF THE GREATEST ATTRACTIONS OF
BELLE MEADE
is the four slallions, Great Tom, Eoquirer
| Bramble and the famous Luke Blackburn
each OF which has large, roomy stables
| sixteen by twenty feet each, and pAddocks OF
| several acres in blue grass. Upon the farm
| are sixty Of the most fashionably bred 10 mares
many OF them the dams Of the most distin-
guished 1yers. Over thirty colts have al.
ready been dropped this spring, and it is an
| ticipaied that this years crop will resch
at least ffty-fYe, the largest number ever
born OH any stock farm South. Gen. Harding
! said that Que Of the fnest colts of the year
was that dropped by Piaachette. He de.
| clSred he would not now take $1,000 for it, a:
| young as it wss. Il is we'll marked and very
!. stylish in appearance. A black streak runs
) from its head TO its tail.
THE COLTS TO BE soLD.
The following may be mentioned as among
the forty.two TO be sold on the 2Sth instant;
Electric Light, one of the best in the
sta bic, rich brown colt, by Enquirer, dam
! Vesper Light, by Childe Harold. In ap-
pearsncs this animal very strongly resem-
| bles Falsetta.
Turbine is 4 bay colt, Rsdingon in
| form and color, brother to Touch -MeNol
| and Tuscaro-a-
The chestnut colt Escort, by EGquirer, dam
| Plsnchette, is fee in form ami size. Plan
| chetts is the dam of Ballast and Bancroft.
Emm.t is a rich brown colt, by Enquirer,
dam MariposA. He is bennington in
form.
Tyrant is beautiful colt, by Great Tom,
dam Moz,tte-Ihe dap Of Brooklyn and
| Bride Cake.
Expert is rich dark chestnut, of fine size
| an Enquirer in shape.
The chestnut colt Esmeralds, by Enquirer
dam BergSmot, by Bonnie Scotland, has a
| splendid racing form.
Eugene, named after the French Empress
resembles Pinlfore, which defeated Thorah
is now one oil the greatest attractions al the
race course.
Tne colt Eaquiry is large and striking
| colt in point sf form.
| Tabiths is Vsndal in appearance.
Euphony, by Enquirer, dam Duet, will at
tract general attention at the sale.
Among the untried division may be men
tioued the Brsmble 6lIy, Bolter, and Ecbelon
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