The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-09

about IS cents per ton. These are 10
ti,eoI les Dut facts, and are being prov
en- every year by thousands OF farm
ers over the country. A good los
crib, well sealed, will make an ex'
ceileut silu. Ten tons Of corn may
easily I've. grown per aero, on the aver
age lands of this county.
Here is the list of champion PAGERS
since 1915:
James X. Polk. Oh e, Union Course
L. T., Aug. IL, 1915, 2:27-
Pet, IN e, Union C,.ufse, L. l., Sep
o, 1852, 2:1Sk.
Yankee Sam, dn g, Urichsville, o.
Oct %. 1869, 2:I65z.
Rowdy Boy, blk & by Bull Pup
Rochester, y. Y. Aug. IA, 1874, 2:l3A
Sleepy rom, ch & by Tom Leolfe
Chicago, ILL.,, July %, 1869, 2:l2H.
Little Brown jug, br by Tom Hs al
Hartford, Conn, Aug. %, 1881, 2:ll1
Johnston, q q by ice Bassett
Johnston, b & by Joe Bassett
Ch;cag", Iii. Oct s, 1884. 2:o6I.
Direct, blk by DneDtnr, Indepen-
deuce, la, Sept. 4, 1891, 2:06.
Hall Pointer, b & by rom Hal
Chicago, I'll, Aug. Is, 1892, 2:o514.
Says the Turf Field & Farm
Although Hal Pointer is hailed al
the pa Hng king, we cannot cOucedC
that his 2:0514 is better than the
1904 OF j, hnstOn. Both miles were
made on a regulation track, -bu
Johnston did not have the advantage
of the bicycle sulky. The ball bear
ing pneumatic tire follows "a horse
so easily around turn that he feel
like running away, and it contributes
much to the natural speed. When
Hal Pointer shall pull al old-fash-
toned suley faster than Johnston did,
there will be none to dispute his SUI
pt riority. As-it il, we hold that
Johnston, all things equal, has
shown the highest speed in harness
Hal Pointer is phenomenal horse,
and Buffalo where he is. owned, Ten
nessee where he was bred, and the
country on the tracks of which he haf
met and defeated all corners, are
proud of him"
According to that, Maud is still
the trOtting queen, because Sunofs re-
cord was made on kite and Nancy's
behind pneumatic-tire sulky.
Then il we 60 little further, Gold
smith Maid ought to be still queen,
foi she pulled thing around the
track that was cart compared to
Maud SIS light sulky.
It is possible that John Splan Guild
not drive Hal Pointer, but if Splan
. lcceeds in convincing those who
have to rely upon the summary OF the
race as the basis of their opinions the
horse was driven TO win he will ac-
something moot marvellous
Such races go far TO drive honest men
out of the breeding of the light har-
ness horse, and the association that
permits il to go unpublished will Suf-
Ter One man that rObs the public il
TO better than another of less pre-
tcntiOns, like guilty, and noted driv-
ers should reach the plane OF their
rie5pised fellow driver whenever theil
conduct merits it. The public will
patiently await Developments
Western HOrseman.
You are right in all but your last
a -sertion: the public will not patient
ly y ait for Developments, but rather
await. Mr.. Splan and
Harry HamIiu have simply put up 3
job on the public, and
every honest paper in the country
which il not AFRAID to do right and
speak tile truth, ought to condemn
them both. We blush for some pa
pers that are afraid to speak their
minds because of q small advertise.
ment that they may miss. But the
Western HOrseman Is not that
kind.
The following from the Breeders
Gazette is an account OF how Gen.
Grant got his horses from the Sultan
We reproduce it, not to applaud the
1ragOlnan's lie in getting rid OF the
black horse, but as al interestiI.g
horse item. One of Gen. Grants
greatest mistakes, while President,
WAS his acceptance, however honestly
rendered, of too many presents from
In this case, however, II
was hard indeed to resist.
Speaking of Grant, one Of his clos
est friends here at Washington was
Gen. Ed Beale, and it WAS to Gen.
Beale that he gave two of the horses
which were sent him from Turkey
by the Sultan, and l think these are
nt w on Gen. Beal's farm near Wash
ington. While / was in Turkey a
few years ago had chat with the
OF our legation at Constan-
LinOpIe aud he told me queer story
If the selection OF these horses by the
Sultan. The Sultan had sent q couple
Of fine steeds to the legation with the
that they should be sent
10 President Grant as a gift from him,
and the minister had in company
with this dragoman tried them. Que
was II magnificent jet-Olack Stallion,
but in riding him the minister
thought he discovered fault, and he
insisted that the dragoman should
take him back 10 the Sultan and ask
him to send better horse. The
lTagoman replied that he could not
Io.this; that the horses were gift,
and he used the prOverb about mot
locking q gift horse in the mouth"
But the minister insisted and the
dragoman went to the Sultan aud
asked for au audience. He il, by the
way, a man of fine sensibilities and
as an interpreter for the legation he
is the most important of all men to
in Turkey. Said he TO
me:
II felt very much asham ed of my
self and NY mission and / did not
know what I could do until at last p
thought struck me that the horae was
u black one and that llaek was the
sOlOl VA ~ 49,
When entered the palace the first
thing the Secretary asked me was as
to how the minister and myself liked
the horses, and / replied that they
were the finest horses that we had
aver seen and that our President
" Ould feel very proud aud would be
delighted with the gift. / then went
on to praise the hoFse, and especially
the BLACK one, which l said was mag
in every respect, but-here /
stopped and the Secretary anxiously
asked: "But what? Is there any
thing the matter with the horse?"
"a No." said /. "but you know black lie
the color OF mourning III the United
States. 1t means death with us, and
/ just wondered whether such a gift
might not be considered ominous il
sent by the SULTAN The Secretary
saw the point at once, he spoke to the
Sultan and L was thanked for my
suggestion, and the horse was
changed for one of another color aud
"a sound as q dollar