The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-04
Rockdale Stock Farm
BY RAMBLER

l.
Giles county, on the tur pi ke road
leading from Pulaski to Columbia,
about nine mile north of the former
place, living in the famous Richland
valley, which is one of the richest
vale, of land south of the Ohio
river. 1t grows all the cereals and
grapes known to cur country in the
utmost luxuriance, as well as being
probably the best cotton belt in
Tennessee. Roekdale stretches
back from the valley of the creek
into the gently undulating hills
from which q number of living
springs OF water gush forth. afford
ing abundant supply to every part
of the farm. These hills are COW
cred with the finest of timber, am
ply sufficient tor the farm for many
wears to come, and is altogether
admirably adapted to stock grow
ing.
Mr.. Buford's tastes led him to
adopt stock growing from the start,
the horse was his pai Licuiar fan
cy. He is really the pioneer horse
breeder in the county since the
civil war, and although fortune was
somewhat adverse in The beginning
of his enterprise, the silver lining To
the clouds are now appearing, and
it is to be hoped that final success
will reward his efforts. The future
Of stock growing in Giles county is
al least promising. Our farmers
have been taxing their land to the
utmost capacity in growing cotton,
but they are at last being awakened
to the fact that change is ALSO
lutely necessary to save their lands
from utter ruin. Mr.. Buford seeing
this, turned his attention to stock
growing, and by great diligence
has become one of the best posted
mon on horses and other stock in
the country.
The small experiment, now in its
infancy at Rockdalt, will appear in
significant when compared to the
great establishments in other parts
Of the country. Yet l have thought
it would not be uninteresting to the
readers of Southern Industries to
see what is being done in this por-
ton of our country, and SO | will
give you Il short description Of Mr..
Buford's young stable horses.
At the head of his stables stands
the fine stallion, Almost, ,ir, bay
horse with white hind ankles, stand
ing 1872, sired by Amont. dam
Belle Forest by Alexander Edwin
Forest. This is certainly grandly
formed horse, and it is believed by
those who knew him in his five
year old form that no horse in
America had Il greater turn of
speed. After showing quarters in
81 seconds, and If miles in 1904,
this great son of Almont was forced
by severe attack of epizootic to
retire to the breeding stud. Till
the last two years his opportunities
have been very limited. In 1874
5 he made small seasons in Tennes-
see. Out of the foals then COTTON
probably dozen will cover all that
can now be found. Yet out of that
small number five have been known
to show from a 2:30 to a 2:154
gait. OF these the renowned An
ME W. is one who has a record of
2 80, and showed Il mile in 2:IS8
the morning a ter her race in Chica
90 last summer.
Almont Jr., in his two recent sea-
sons, has had fair opportunity to
transmit his great powers. The
finest mares at home and abroad
have focked to his harem. 1t is
but justice to say that no stallion
in Tennessee was ever more popular
or more justly deserved such com
plimenJ. No lot of youngsters
were ever more promising and more
likely to bring renown to them
selves and their great sire.
Mr.. Buford has also in his stables
two fine saddle stations, Prince
Pulaski and Tom Hal. The first is
rs near as can be perfect saddle
horse. He is the sire of Matte
Hunter, the fast PAGER, record 2:124;
which is next to fastest time on
record. Mr.. Buford has frequent
orders for his produce from the
north. He has a fine lot OF wean-
lings By him which are very promis
ing; they show saddle gaits almost
invariably. Matte Hunter is re-
garded as the most stylish and
gamest PAGER on the American turf.
Prince himself is probably the most
perfectly combined horse now living.
He is a pure trotter in he rness, and
goes all the saddle gaits with in
comparable style.
Tom Hal is also noted saddle
horse, and is the sire Of some of
the finest horses in the country
He is the sire of Matte Bond, who
was in training last summer and
showed a mile in 2;1S5 on a three
quarter track.
Mr.. Buford's aim is to raise good
horses for all uses; if they should
not make turf horses, they will be
No. l for the saddle and for road
sters, and for this purpose he has
fine lot of we'll bred mares. If you
will allow me little more space |
will give you a description of a few
of them.
The first one in the lot l will
name Lady Forest, ell. m. by Alex
ander's Edwin Forest; 1st dam by
Mambrino: I'd dam Kate Hayes, by
RoebucIx; imp. Arabian Stamboul,
Trumpeter, etc.
Lady Clifton, CHI. m, by Wood
ford s Mambrino; 1st dam by St. |
Lawrence; I'd dam by Medoc or
Lexington.
Blanche Walker, bav M, by |
Ericsson; LIST dam by Capt. Walk
er; I'd dam by the dam of Abdal-
lab Messenger. Sd dam by Brown
ing's Bay Messenger Blk. C. by AL
mont, Jr.
Mollie Bawn, blk. M, by Bay
1st dam Old Fly, dam
of Little :2S4.
Vidette, blk. m, 1874, by AL
mont, Jr 1st dam Cordilla Hamlet
by Rather; IN dam by Old Driver;
3D. dam by Luzborough. Vidette
has FLY toal by her side by In
dianapolis, 2:21.
Lucille, g m, foaled in 1868, by
Old Columbus.