The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-02-24

parties anu mas made me tennessee
PAGER a great many friends with his
wonderful race horse qualities.
Col. T. C. Parsons, of the Cleveland
Ohio, Registrar, makes "A speciality
of breeding Tennessee PAGERS alto
gether. He owns Hal DjlIard 2:153I
and all OF his mares are Of our Ten
nessee pacing strains. His motto on
his catalogue is "Old Tennessee ;
she never tiresW
Missouri has q Worlds Fair mule
that is said to be twenty hands high
and weighs up in the thousands.
No doubt he is out Of draft or Nor
man mare. If so, good sixteen.
hand Tennessee mule could make
him sick on days long haul.
McEwen, 47l9, the trottiug stallion
of Major Campbell Brown, the
champion size Of his age in Trnne, =
see, wilt make tue season OF 1893 at
the farm Of Mr.. Tho1. H. Malone, five
miles from Nashville on the Hard
ing pike, at the low price Of $75 the
season.
The Ewell Farm stations, Brown
Hal, Tennessee Wilke, and Tails
man, 1852, will stand as usual at
Spring Hill, this SEASON. See card.
1t is estimated that A. H. Moore,
OF Philadelphia, has something over
100000 invested in trOtters He has
been liberal buyer. and has some of
the most noted horses in the land.
If you have borse that "can beat
2:l5 right now" keep it quiet. A lit
tie herOism in keeping the precious
secret now may save Il lot OF eXpla-
nation when the horses are actually
trOtting LeXt summer.
VIM. Rysdyk, sire of Robert
Rysdyk, 2:l34, although 81 years
old is still in the stud. He i- stand
ing in Michigan, and is getting colts.
He was exhibited at the state Fair
held in Jackson, and looks vigorous.
although somewhat swaybacked aud
very pothellied.
Showing what you think is q 2:10
gait in u brush over the suow-path
and showing full mile in 2:l0 un-
der the watch next summer will
prove quite different undertakings.
Many stations are made unsafe by
foolish handling when colts. Some
men think it looks cunning TO see a
young stallion colt cut up capers
when led out by the halter. Later
on, II the practice is allowed to run,
they find out their mistake, and
often 1t is a costly experience.
No doubt the American trotter has
come to stay, but the PAGER is going
to be his neighbOr with JUS as mucn
front yard. Until very recently, the
PAGER has been supplement or side
issue at racing meetings, but they
have always found hosts of admirers.
Even5ide, dam of Kremlin z:O7A
is q years old.
John Bostick is jogging Brown
Hal, and if his lame leg holds up it is
expected that the horse, hltcned to q
Dyke sulky will go much fa-ter than
ever before.
Trainer Cook at South Side got ia
three fine horses from Lexington, Ky ,
last week to tram. One - "A daugn-
ter of Robt. McGregbr. COX il now
working forty head aud reports thai
all are doing well.
A gentleman sent fine pacing
horse from Beckwith, Tenn, this
week, to be placed in the hands Of
Trainer Mckay. He is said TO be a
fast PAGER, and is by Lightning, dam
by Clipper. Mr. Mckay is getting
up fine string of good ones. he
also got in this week a fine young son
of Brown Hal, cent from Galveston
colt is thoroughbred.
The fine jack, Bob Hill, the prop.
erty of Underwood, Burns e. Scott, OF
Andrews, ia victim Of rheumatism
in the forelegs, which prevents his
getting about With ease, but he is in
good condition in every other respect
He is now being treated by DIR. A. o.
Kennedy.
Mr.. Hugh X. Stewart Jersey
breeder, OF Washington G. H. Ohio,
says there never was time when the
demand for Jerseys was 80 good as
now.
Mr.. John Moore, Of the Andrews
neighbOrhood, lost a horse shOr
time ago in a singular way. While
grazing on DR.. Longs premises, the
horse carelessly backed into the doc
tors we'll.
There are a great many hillsides il
Maury, as well as other counties il
this State, that have had their sol
washed off aud been reduced to gul
lies by bad cultivation, that can be
easily restored to prOductlVeness. |
such CALLED spots are sOwed in stool
peas and the same plowed under il
September, and the land given 1
dressing of wood ashes or kainit an(
bone meal, they will bring a fai
crop OF wheat the next season an,
will be enabled to get good stand o
clover. With q stand OF clover, an,
sort Of land is on the road to perma
nent improvement.
Too much care cannot be taken b.
our horsemen, now that the Dreedin
season in at hand, in breeO ing to stal
lions of good size, color, and style
PAGERS and trotters are not all in
tended to be race horses, and there i
danger Of our people breeding 10
much for speed and overlooking tn
good form aud style necessary to SCI
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