The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-11-12
BEAUTIES & BEASTS AT BUFORDs.
A Pleasant Picnic for the People and Pa
GERS at Rock Dale.
To the CITIZEN.

To the CITIZEN.
When it became known a shor
time since that on Tuesday, Nov
10, at Rockdale Stock Farm, Mr.
Frank G.. Buford, its owner, intend
ed to have some friends, those living
not only in Giles, but elsewhere al
50, to spend the day with him and
to inspect his fine stock, every one
having a love for beautiful women
tine horses and an expansive hos
pitality began to expect what Mr.
Buford's visitors experienced
most enjoyable day.
OF the hospitality, either in its
liquid or its solid state, shall say
nothing. All the world knows that
if any hospitality could excel that
of Rufe Reynolds it would be that
hospitality dispensed by Frank and
Ed. Buferd, and especially when
they are assisted, as was the case
Tuesday, by their mother, Mrs. NJ.
A. Z. BufOrd, and their sister, Mrs.
Lou Goodwin.
OF the ladies I.shall say olhing.
They were there-they need no
spokesman. Mr.. Buford had eX
pected n number of visitors from
both north and south, but unfor-
tunately for the visitors, he was
disappointed and consequently re-
ceived many letters of regret.
Mr.. Nathan of Sheffield, Ala
came mp Monday afternoon; Messrs.
Walter Steele and Owen Black of
Athens, Ala, and Mr.. R. o. Rankin
of the Chicago Horseman were
also in attendance. The ladies
were: Misses Fannie Bell, Sammie
Bayless, ROsabelle DickersoD, Bette
Dickerson, Lizzie Black, Benlah
Sumpter, Myrtle Ezell,- Blanche
Brandon, Annie Rhea, Mesdames
Brown, S. H. Smith, G. G. Brown,
G. 7. Bnford, NJ. c.. Fitzpatrick and
Lee Reynolds. The gentlemen
were, besides those mentioned,
Messrs. ". G. and d. p. Car
ter of Hillside Stock Farm, r. c.
Reynolds of Belle Air Farm, James
Buford, j. H. Burrow, w. H. Rose,
John o. Carter, w. H. Buford, c..
G. Brown, d. S. Simmons, Gid. B.
Simmons, w. r. Dickerson, Alex.
Peden, Lee Reynolds, James E. Alb
ernathy. Gale Thomas, Cliff. Thomas,
R L. Alternately, Flournoy Rivers,
and Drs. B. p. Clark, Geo. d. Gray,
W. NJ Bramlette and W. E. Wilson.
This list is from memory solely,
but / hope l have made no omis-
sions. AS for children, they were
legion. We did not go to the race
track until after dinner had been
enjoyed. Mr.. Buford has recently
added to his facilities for handling
stock by building a convenient sta
BILE close to the track.
The first horse speeded was Lit
tie Joe. He paced a half-mile in
ia. Joe shogs great speed and
endurance but is rather excita BILE.
Mr.. Buford feels sure that he has
in him a valuable racer. We next
saw Mr.. Buford's Tom Hal 1t is
needless to speak of this well-known
sire of flyers. His son, Little Brown
jug, is now the king of the pacing
turf Tom Hal is % years old but
does not show great age. Next
came Almont, Jr., owned by Mr.. r.
G. Reynolds of Belle Air Stock
Farm. When exhibiting him Mr..
Reynolds does not tell you "This is
Almont, Jr., Bostick's Almont, the
sire of Annie w. (2:2O) and of
Judge Lindsay (2:214) and with a
record himself of 2:29." He simp-
ly says, "gertleman, this is the
great Almont.' We next admired
Kittrell's Clipper, a PAGER recently
added to his farm by Mr.. Reynolds,
and Alvan, two year-old son of
the great Almont. Then came a
beautiful roam Bob Hal yearling
owned by Messrs. w. G. and D. p.
Carter at Hill Side Stock Farm, and
Cotton Eyed Joe, a PAGER who won
the year old stakes at Nashville
in 1884, and Lizzie Enfield, both
owned at Hill Side Farm. Black E
Tom Hal owned by Mr.. Owen Black
of Athens was then shown. Mr.. w
r. Dickerson's Dandy then came
out. Next was Fugleman, 4 year
old High Private which Mr.. Buford
thinks the best horse in Tennessee
We then inspected Simmons, the
PAGER of whom so much was expect
ed but was hurt slightly at Chicago
last season and was famed for lit
tie while. The hurt was not per
manent and we expect to hear from
Simmons next year. There was 8
free for all pacing race won by Cliff
Thomas over Ed. Buford ana Por
ter Carter in two straight heats
Gypsy and Rollcall were also driver
heat. BY this time the shadows
warned US and we left Rockdalt
with consciousness of a day vel
spent and with q sense ofobhgalior
to the owner.
Mr. Buford has done more per.
haps than any other man in Giles
to develop and sustain her fine
stock in terests and it is q universal
hope that his horses may make fol
him not only a reputation as q
stock man, but shekels also. Per
haps to me more than any other Wis
itor was the day enjoyable, because
for three years past [ have been
more or less Withdrawn from the
neighborhood, and tho l cannot
say literally in Haynes words that
we met in "the beautiful valley
where was born" yet the valley
has been the home Of my happiest
days-my boyhood days-and the
gathering was composed almost en-
tirely of people who have been my
personal friends for many years.
Hence it is only right TO say as
heard it expressed to-day, eve
have had to-day the best time we
have had since we met the last
time"
Isn't It Silly and Boyisb2
Doesn't it look silly in man tc