The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-17
STOCK, FARM AND GARDEN
Notes on Horses and HOrSemen-Mil'
lions in Pigs.
How to Make the Farm Rich-Farm Less
and do it Better-TO Make hot Beds
How to Keep BOrers out of Trees

her turf career, which would be
pretty fair showing for a tirst-class
trotter in these days.
Thirty-fve years ago the champion
trotting sire was Vermont Black
hawk, who had three IN the 2:3O list.
Miss Russell is the first great brood
mare that has lived to see one OF her
sons have ZOE in the 1880 list. She
can claim that honor for her son Nut
wood.
The Tennessee PAGER Rockbottom.
2:161I, will be driven next season by |
B. b. Cook, and it is possible that he |
will also have the stallion Fred >.
Wilkes, 2:ll34, in his stable,
There are eight in the 2:09 list.
Nancy Hanks, Kremlin, Belle Vara
and Maud S., made their records on
regulation tracks, while Stamboul,
Martha Wilkes, Sunol and Palo Alto
obtained their marks on a kite.
Maud S. Sunol and PalO Alto trotted
to old .fsshined sulkles; the others
had the advantage OF the pneumatic
tire. ~ .E..t e. ".H .
The proposed match between SIAM
boul and Kremlin wound up in a
little talk and number of newspaper
dispatches. Should such a race ever
take place there would be but
three heats in it and all of them
would be opposite Kremlin's name
on the score card. Still, while talk
ing of matches, why not run one over
the wire between Allerton and Krenl-
lin.-American Sportsman.
Trotwood SAYS: IA writerin an ex-
change publishes the pedigree OF
Maud s. in full, and lays great stress
on the fact that she is one-quarter
thoroughbred He seems not to be
aware OF the fact that she is also one
quarter pacing-bred, and that from
q source that has produced other
trotters as great as she is, while the
particular thoroughbred cross has
not been quite so pronounced as a
source Of extreme harness speed"
At q closing. out sale of the estate
of John G., Alexander, at Zion, Tenn ,
Jan. q, about fifteen head Of horses
passed under the hammer. A young
son of Prince Hal (Akin's) sold for
$500, and the pacing colts all brough
good prices some bringing in the
neighborhood of 5000. Atkins Prince
Hal is the sire of Red Hal and is one
of the old horses best sons, being
both speedy and sire of speed. He
is a big roam, with fine form, bone
and feet.
Mr.. G., H. Decker of Columbia has
now a string of horses, some OF whicu
ought to make reputation for MIN al
we'll as themselves. He has recently
added asdaughter of old Tom Hal
and two Duplexes that are very
lively on their feet. His young trot
ting stallion Allis is a daisy, having
made quarters in,thirty-tive and i
splendfdly bred.
In the last issue of Clark's Hors
Review, Trotwood says: Capt. JOIN
H.Cooper, of Bear Creek, Maury Coun
ty, Tenn, has an inbred IIOcomotiv
PAGER that is very speedy. The CAP
tain is making arrangements TO nav
him Grained since purses for PAGER
are LOW an assured fact at neaTl
every race course in the country
SO that the PAGERS earning capsclt
is now nearly equal to the trotter
"A decidedly stronger interest Is ot
ing manifested by the owners
PAGERS towards having their stoc
developed Ten years from now III
pacing records Will simply be VOL
derful.
Sixtv-seven sons of George Wilkt
sired 2:30 performers during the. pa
season, which is more than stan(
to the credit of auy other sire,
Hambletonlan himself had but siXt,
six.
Trainer A. B. Cook, OF Nashvill
has been employed by Chsttin Bro
to train their string this year. lie
now at South Side and viii have
good line of trotters aud PAGERS.
The gray PAGER Turk, PISA, til
won some good races last year, ID
been added to A. B. Cooks stable
South Side Park. Turk is regard
as q race horse.
Farmers have made good use
their damaged wheat. Last fall
looked as il it would be an almC
total loss. But being ground up al
fed to stock it proved such a go
feed that few farmers have cared
sell it even at fifty cents per bush
The good mich COW fed on damag
wheat has helped many farme
wife out with small change tt
winter.
All over the county farmers
breaking up their land preparatc
for planting oats and potatoes. Ii
thought the area planted In both
above products will be larger t
wear than ever before. Maury is
largest potato county in the Sta
Among oats the Burt seems to be
favorite for early maturity.
Mr.. c. H. Decker has jewell G
PAGER in his mare Fife by Strsng
son Of the famous "Goldsmith Mai
Fife has already gone full II
better than 2:20, and is entered to
down the Western Southern CircI
John Bostick has gotten back
the home of his early training ant
now at Ewell's training for Capt.
G. Campbell. He has a good stri
the most of them being young Bro
Halls. Allen Campbell owns a "
ling brother OF the great "Stor