Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-12
THE STATE At LARGE
Nkws NOTES or INTEREST CLEANED
FROM VARIOUS POINTS.
Sale Of the Stock of the Late Slaughter w.
Ficklin- Very Good Results Some
Of the Purchasers, &C.

iCorrcspondenceo fthe Richmond Dispatch. 4
CnARLorTEsvILLE. March II, 1886.
A largo number Of siocsmen from
various sections Of this and other States
was present at the Stock-ssle at Bel
mont yesterday and the day before.
The sale ended yesterday afternoon at
late hour with very gratifying results.
The receipts from the sale Of horses
alone amounted to about $4,000.
S,ctson & Sons, of Illinois, bought
the finest specimen of the Percheron-
Norman breed that was soda dapple-
gray stallion named Victor. Victor is
seventeen hands high and weighs over
1850 pounds. He was imported from
France by W. r. Walters & Co., Of
Baltimore, and was purchased at their
sale on March %, 1852, by the late
Slaughter W. Ficklin, who paid sl,715
for him. Seven others of the same
breed sold at the same sale for an az
ersge price Of sl.495. Victor is out Of
n beautiful Percheron marc, which be-
longed to NJ. Fleury, Of LignayeS, and
is by Miramon, famous sire. lie was
purchased when n colt by NJ. Lecompte,
farmer Of Leuyigney. Price ,0S0.
K. II. +. Adams, Of Lynchburg, vas
the purchaser Of Welcome, a light-gray
Percheron- Norman, foaled May ), 1873.
BY imported Bienyenu. out Of Constance
III. by imported The Colonel, out Of i'm
ported Constance. The price paid was
sl35. Welcome is blind. Mr.. Adams
also purchased for s2G5 Constance IN.
one Of Bienvenu'S colt.
Mr.. Morewood, Of Gordonsylle, Va,
bought handsome chestnut colt three
fourths Pcrchcron. Norman, fOaled in
1854, sire Morgan Norman, dam Jennie
Clyde, by imported Border Chief. The |
price paid was sljj. The same gentle
man bought Rosa Belle, a gray, foaled
in 1871, one Of the colts Of imported
Bitnvenu. Price $3.50.
". A. Peasants. Of Maryland, pur-
chased a PcrcherOn-NOrman, Constance
VII. Mary. for which he paid $3.50.
She is white dapple-gray, foaled in
1876, and belongs to the famous progeny |
Of imported The Colonel" Mr..
Peasants also purchased Clyde-Nor-
man, dapple-gray, fOaled in 1850.
This is one Of Bienyenu's colts, and is
a powerful horse, standing lG! hands
high and weighing LOCO pounds, and
brought $3.50.
Rcsalind, gray FLY, foaled March,
1878, was purchased by Mr.. J. p. Iiaw-
kins, Of Bath county.
Mr.. ". j. Ficklin bought BavaTd
Black Hawk, black stallion, foaled IN
1877. lie is quite fast, but was never
trained. Through his sire's dan Bay
ard belongs to the Pilot, DR., family Of
horses, which have made such remarka-
bic racing records-aS, for example,
Maud S. at 2:0si. Quite number Of
this blood have records under 2:20.
The prIce was SEQ. Mr.. Ficklin also
bought Constantine, Percheron-Nor-
man, light gray, foaled in 1872 Zone Of
Bienyenu's)-price, 1920; Niceroy, a
gray colt, foaled September, l>Sl lone
of Victor's colts, $500; Constance
Wiz, foaled May, 1879 lone Of Bicn-
venu's). SI4j.
The cattle sold at good prices. but
the chief interest was in horses Of the
Percheron. Norman breed. The late
S. W. ficklin, believe, was the first
to import these horses from France.