The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-04
Given at Eddy by Mr.. ChaS.
Dunning.
He Is INTRODUCING SPLENDID STOCK
After the Exhibition Graud Barbecue was
Given for the llSltOlS.

1t is not often that one has an
opportunity of seeing as fine
collection Of horses nor eating such
tine barbecu~d dinner as tina,
spread a. the magnificent ranch Of
Mr.. Charles Dunning, two miles
southwest of z Idly, in this county,
on last Saturday, the occasion being
the annual French coach colt show,
given by MIR. Dunuing.
MIR. DunDing mas, az usual, spared
no pains to mage the show a success
and he more than succeeded. Byl
o a. M, there were at least SIN
people on the grounds fror, A.
Lennan, Bell, Falls ,a T.. %I
counties, o. "e' Ooiy
fine -" aA0ut one hundred
- o"''s, from three months up to
W. years old we're exhibited.
plnbg the forenoon there was
general Inspection and passing OF
"plrions on the q If rent colts. At
y o'clock dian-r was announced
AMI the cfoHd repaired to small
grove near the great barns where
sumpLuous collation. had beel spread.
Beef, pork and mutton, Darbec ued
IN perfect style, aud well, every.
thing that was good to eat, and
enough TO spare tor all, notwlth-
standing that every )ne was hungry
and did ample justice.
AT 1880 the show began. About
fifteen Of the finest colts The News
reporter ever saw were turned into
a larga lot where they were passed
upon, plies bsing awarded, by
three competent judges, Massrs.
RJbt. WIFI, Bob Johnson and Gus
Maedgan, disinterested persons.
The prlze wioners were:
First prIz", s25, Richard Morgan,
4 months old horse colt, sorrel; sire,
Dunning's Alsstian. Second pr re,
SIS, James Jones months-old
horse colt, sorrel; sire Dunnlng's
Alsatian. Third pr zs, $40, Brewster
Bros. 4 months-old horse colt, bay;
sire, d inuiDg's Gambetta.
At 2:30 the crowd proceeded to
the race course, ABOUT half mile
distant, where trials were made by
several of the best Dunning colts,
all of which were made in excellent
time. Al.atlan, the oldest and best
Of Cummings stations, was driven
around the track two or three times,
but as there vas no racing, he was
not put to test
Two sales of the Dunning stock
were made on the ground, one a
l4monuhs.od snrrel FL y, sire Alsa-
tan, sold by Uncle jimmy" Witt
to DR.. j. M. Witt for 1925, aud
one 4 montha.old colt, "a ne sire,
sold by "Uncle Jimmy" Witt to an
unknown purchaser for 800.
Brewster Brothers, OF Pendleton
vile, Bell county, had three fine
Dlnnng colts on the grounds. A
sorrel yearl.ng flly, by Alsatian,
the 4 monthsold colt which won
he third prz and a 2 year old
stallion colt, which was a perfect
beauty.
Taken altogether, it was certainly
the finest lot of horses ever brought
together in Texas, and Mr.. Dun.
ming is justly proud of his stock,
aud the SUCCESS with which he is
placing good stock among the PEG
ple of Texas. Too much cannot be
said in praise of his laudable enter.
prise.
He has two fine French coach
stations, which he stands at his
stables, two miles southeast of
, Eddy, McLs man county, at *25 a
} season, $50 insured, and auy one
who has G 1od brood mar should
not fail to write or call on Mr.. Dun
ming. HIS oldest horse, Alsatian,
vas foaled May IS, 1866, and i'm
ported in 1889 by NJ. w. Durham,
Wayne, ILL.,, and weighs l434
pounds; his color is dark bay. He
has about us colts in this and ad
joining cou ties. Gambetta, dark
hay of beautiful form, was foaled
NJ Y 18th, 1888, and imported III
1891 by Nj w. Durham. HIS
weight Is l4so pounds. He also
has about Is colts in this and ad.
joining counties.