The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-09-04
HORsEs, MULES, AND CATTLE.

Ia to Az hands high 81 to SIP
141< to 10 hands high liz to 1877
10 to 15K hands high 1877 to 157
l51< to 10 hands high l62 to III
-Geers is capturing all the purses
this season He is the crack driver
of the day, and seems to be playing in
big luck as well. At Hartford, Conn,
Thursday of last week, he won the
$40, 900 stake with Nightingale, in the
easy time of 2:25M. Tie same day
he landed Frank Dortch first under
the string in the Insurance Stakes,
worth $4,000, and Saturday he won
the Free-for-all Pace with Hal Point
er.
American Sportsman: The fast
horse is not always the great race
horse. Ability to repeat heats in
close order il the article that Is
wanted in the trotting and pacing
world. Speed will win heats fire.
quentiy but with endurance as run
ming mate it brings the money. A
! Orushy horse is an admirable article
to parade, but very poor representa-
tive when the company is fast and
the heats are split.
-"Monbars" is a world beater.
At Independence, Iowa, last Monday,
this sensational two-year old by
Eagle Bird, out of Lady Maud by
General Knox, and carrying record
of 2:213z was brought out to beat the
two-year-old stallion record OF 2:2OA,
held by Regal Wilkes. The ribbons
over the stallion were held by the
redoubtable Budd Doble. The first
quarter was made steady and firm in
:366; the half in l IL the third quar-
ter was made in :4611. Here he was
Joined by a second runner and came
nome in 300 fiat, making the entire
mile in 2:20, a worlds record breaker.
The fortunate owners are Richheld
& Leathers, OF Lexington, KY, who
purchased him as u yearling for *l2,-
600, and have already refused $4,000
for their treasure. Direct, to beat his
pacing record of 2:10H, went q mile
without skip in 2:09H. The quar-
ters were made in :3l11, 1:O3; l:45;
2:09L. Direct has q troLting record
l2:18H, and has proven himself q race
winner. The weather Wac good and
the track fast. Five thousand people
were present.
OUT.-''The intelligence OF the horse
has Just been demonstrated at Vos-
per, near SyTacupe, New York:
Among q herd OF horses in q Held
was n brood mare and sucking colt
| A few DAYS ago the mother partly
pulled one of her shoes off. With q
great deal Of "horse sense" she
Jumped out of the pasture and went
to the blacksmith shop. The smithy
started to drive the animal away, but
| finally discovered and reset the bent
shoe. The mare then went content
eddy back to the pasture, scaled the
fence, and was once more mingled
with the herd."-Ex.
An interesting turf correspondent
writes: at is important TO note how
much less able the present generation
of harness racers Is TO stand up under
severe training and hard campaigns
than their predecessors, and the rea-
son can be found in the demand for
early development. Formerly
horse was allowed to mature before
the arduous part of the turf career
came, so that the bones, cartilages and
sinews were at their best. Nowadays
the kindergarten system prevails,
and the baby trotter must pay the
penalty of his precocity by having to
undergo a thorough development OF
speed when his legs and feet are most
susceptible. 1t il no uncommon
thing to hear that q promising year
ling has been cut off in the midst OF
his education by tendon giving
away or a hoof wearing too rapidly.
Mocking Bird, the fast aud game
product of G.. J. Hamlin's farm near
Buffalo, has had we * fore leg since
she was three years old, and this year
it failed her 80 completely that her
turf life is over, aud she will be used
hereafter rs a brood mare. Fanny
| Wilcox, another trotter of rare quality,
has been going on handicapped by
Iameness resulting from defective
feet, one of which is very much " orn-
Since her victory in the stake al
Philadelphia, in July, this mare has
only been able To start once, at
springfield in the 2:28 stake, aud her
condition necessitated forfeits in the
800 events at Rochester aud Hart
ford. Last Tuesday, at Charter Oak
| Park, King TOSka, q Well-bred ana
very fast pacing stallion, went dead
lame after getting a heat, and such
mishaps are becoming more frequent
as the spirit OF the time calls Tor u
forced development, no matter how
many horses may be sacrificed by
this dollhouse method"
High grade feeding Steers for sale.
r. A. WILKES, CulleOka. Sept4 TT.
B. s. Thomas sold a handsome
saddle horse to DR.. J. II. W"lf, of
Sylvia, n. G.
OUT OF CONDITIoN-THAT is ALL
Hal Pointer lost at Philadelphia
last week. He was out of condition,
that was all, and has the confidence
of the public now as much rs before
He will beat Johnston the next time
he starts, Just as easy as he has
walked away from him heretofor".
In the race Wednesday he took the
first heat in 2:I2, and the second In
2:15L. Thetthird heat Johnston won
In 2:l5h, Hal Pointer coming In
bleeding ut the nose, and showing
other signs of distress The fourth
heat Johnston took easy In 2:l54,
and thea Geers was allowed to with
draw Pointer, aud the Yolo Maid be-
ing distanced, Johnston had a walk
over. All bits we're declared or
Johnston happened to catch both the
other horses out Of condition; both
Pointer and the Maid can beat him.
The Columbia mule quotations
are about $40 on the average less than
Nashville. Why 10 this? We are al
close to the market. Why should
not the buyers here give as much N
they do In Nashville.
The stock yards have been very
busy this week, feeding South-OOund
mules, shipped from Kentucky.
II Very few mules changed hands a
the Bigbyvisle stock show last Sat
} urday.
VI. g. McAdams bought two fine
) mares from J, II. James this week
Joe Psacher brought In one load
J of Illinois mules.
Fred HOyte received one fine
stallion from Chattanooga this week
j, w. Howard Il Co. shipped u
Martin Thompson d Co. New Or
leans, 20 fine mules.
j. w! Howard & Co. bought one
load of mules from ]. w. s. Ridley
} this.
w. T. Boyd is in Hickman county
buying mules.
w. J. Moore IL in Fayetteville
buying mules.
Jno. A. Thomas sold 81 fine steers
to hIlIiard & Anderson this week.
j. w. 8. Ridley is buying quite {
number of grade steers for feeding
: purposes.
jCaperton & Dale bought one nic'
harness horse from Mays & Dodsor
for $3.50.
AT Philadelphia last Tuesda!
Geers met with two accidents, bu
, escaped in both instances with unim
portant scratches, In the fourth hea
; of the 2:16 pacing race, Maggie X
! suddenly stopped at the head OF tn
+ homestretoh near the rail. Bob Tay
3 Ior. driven by Ed Geers, was close be