The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-02-28
STOCK, FARM AND GARnEN.
Continued from, fourth page.

n stock paper reports the following big
~ sale:
a "The biggest transaction known in
20 the history of the trotting horse took
II place yesterday at the Howard Stock
4 Farm in Thirteenth Ward of the city
q of Buffalo, whereby the entire stock
o. belonging to Gen. Rufus l.. Howard
? was transferred to w. J. White of
q Cleveland for the sum of $50 500. To-
q day, Erie County has one less stock
! farm and Cleveland boasts another.
u "This sale included the premier
h stallion Wilkie Collins 1901 (matinee
= record $3.50, by George Wilkes
:, (2:22, ~ dam Rosa dam of Hull, sire Of
. three in 2:30 and Barney Wilkes sire
OF six 2.30 performers; second dam
! Vienna by Vandel, thoroughbred son
of imp. Glencoe. Wilkie Collins is
the sire Of Balsora Wilkes (2:17LD
|, Almont Wilkes (2:1924,) Annie
WiIkes 70 .55 2;2l Admin hi79
The sale also included the stallion
Nauntless by Dauntless sire of Gene |
Smith (2:l54), Thornless (2:161D, |
Ed Amman (2:l64) Hendrix (2:1715,j |
Little Tho II (2:2314), and others, dam
by Louis Napoleon, sire of Jerome
Eddy (2:l61a), Charley Hilton (2:l71@) |
aside from promising sons OF
Announces by Hamlin's Almont,
considered one of the most promising
mares bred in Erie County, and dam /
of Almont Wilkes (2:I934) and Bal
mont Wilkes that was sold for 50, 900; II
Fannie the dam of Aunie Wilkes
2:2l12) by KING George out of the
OBJ Ell mare dam of Byron, (2:25%)
Annie Stephens dam of AdmInistra-
tor Wilkes (2:30) Aberdale by Aber-
deem; Lizzie Bassett by Rochester,
out of the dam of Balsora Wilkes
(2:1714); Nelly r. (2:2214), by Stephen
A. Douglass; Alice Gray, by Allie
! West (2:25,) dam by American Clay;
and Ada by Louis Napoleon, dam by
Hambletonian 10.
"The sale also included a sister and
brother to Almont Wilkes 1880;
two sisters and brother to aberdeen
Wilkes; two sisters to Annie Wilkes
| (2:2l ~, that are remarkably fast;
two foais out of Nelly r. (2:2214) a ;
colt by Royal Wilkes, full brother to
Annie Wilkes, out of the dam Bal
sOra Wilkes; colt by S. J. Tilden .
out of the dam of Balsora Wilkes, a
sister and two brothers to Admins ,
tratO Wilkes q :30), and over 20 other
youngsters total of 92 horses in
all, 80 trotters and two coach horses,
"By the departure of Wilkie Col
Inns, Erie County will lose one of it's
greatest sires, horse that with gimi-
ted chances has sired race horses of
no mean order, a sire whose get were
developed by individual owners, and
sire that produces uniform speed :
from every class of mares"
40 yearling. mules for sale. %
mares. Price $3.50. H. G. JONES.
feb13 TT
Last Saturday at GAINESVILLE Mr.. ,
L. A. Ragsdale's mare Midsummer,
by Lord Russell, full brother to Maud
s., 2:0S24. out of daughter of Mid Y
:2OH, Electricity, 2:2214, fOaIed a
a fine sorrel FLY colt by the great
Axtell 3-year-old record Of 2:l2, who
sold for $l05, 900 and whose service
fee is 81 900 without guarantee. This \
colt combines the blood of the fastest
mare, gelding and 3-year-old stallion
living, and also has the blood combi-
nation of 2:0824, 2:10 and 2:l2Ia.
Bay Pilot will make the present
season at South Side Park; service fee
$25 by the insurance. Bay Pilot has
a q q mark on a half mile track, the
best record ever made in this State
on half mile track. For further
particulars apply to Ed NJ. Sheegog.
febl3-4t. n
Our live stock department, in
Guiding this column and the three
COlulnDS OH Une lOuTIn page devoted :
to it, is attracting attention of all the
local stock men and breeders from all
over the State. The advertisements
are not the least interesting feature,
for in the season cards will be found
some of the richest pedigrees and the "
whereabouts of some OF the best in d
dividuals, anywhere to be read. To
this list is added this week, 10y Wal
ter Woodbridge, the royalty bred Adj
hnFEng | 4,
breeders SHOULD not, and will not :
overlook. They have fine blood aud
low marks and good: looks; besides,
they must be good ones or Walter
Woodbridge would not have anything
to do with them. p
IMP. TAXPAYER AND IMP. DICTATOR,
will make the season of 1891 at our
stables for Jennets. Parties having
Jennets to breed must see these Jacks
and get terms. Best of facilities for
caring for stock left with us.
feh20-4t. HARLAN BROS.
The II 3Xt annual NEE ing of The
Tennessee Pacing ii rise Breeders
Association will be held Weld esday, 7
March 18th, at the Commercial Club
rooms Nashville, Tenn. All persons
owning pacing horses, or who feel in
terested in them are invited TO at
tend.
-SENOr:-Thorougl bred horse, 8 L
years old, 10 hands high. will make G.
the season of 1891, at 90 stables, at .
$40 to insure mare in foal. a
feb27-4t HARLAN BROS. o
The big horse sale at Lexington II
closed Monday. Four hundred and 81
sixty-nine horses were sold for $780,, p
606. Il
B. S. Ozias had fight with a
colt this week. Mr.. Ozias was slight
ly disfigured but is still in the ring.
MIR. Fitzgerald and Mr.. Price, Of
Indiana, breeders of fine stock, are
here looking for some Tom Hal fill A
lies. q
Get your horses and jacks ready y
for the first Monday in April. Wal a.
ter Woodbridge says there will be a A
street stock parade this year "what y
is" a stock parade. Ell
John p. McGaw, Jr., will conduct v
a public training stable this season. Il
He has employed Mr.. J. b. Lent who b
is first-olass colt handler and driver
and has had 25 years experience in b.
different parts OF the country and has b
trained and developed many first Il
class horses. They will train on the p
Fair ground track, will pay special v
attention to developing young stock, /,
and will campaign a good stable of fe
Trotters and PAGERS. Send them cl
your colts. cl
Call on or address J. P. McGaw, Jr. Ii
feb20 1t Columbia, Tenn. 8,
-Messrs. E. r. and ID. II. Wade, of N
DeRay, Giles county, made some "
purchases at Lexington; they bought Il
a very handsome young colt by g. f. v
Clay, 2:l8. N
Thomas Bros, shipped a car load Of
of cattle aud hogs to Louisville Sat OF
urday. 81
}. H. Estes shipped car load of IL
cattle, hogs, and sheep to Birming IL
ham Saturday. O
Judge p. NJ. Babcock sold fine Il
Tom Hal colt Monday to i. w. Yer
ner, of East Brady, Penn. d.
j. NJ. Mckenzie shipped a car G
load of mules to GreeIville, Ala, I'll
Monday.
H. f. Farris shipped six jacks te
and one stallion to Texas Tuesday
Ellis +. Lambert shipped a car b
load of cattle and hogs to Selma Tues sc
day. W
j. d. Barrow left yesterday for b.
Memphis, with car load Of cotton
mules to sell. n