The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-30
FAMOUS BELLE MEADE.
Disposal Sale Of the Celebrated Stud
Begins.


Nashville Tenn, Oct. 2s.-The disposal
sale Of the famous Belle Meade stud be-
gan at II o'clock this morning. The
name of Belle Meade is intimately woven
into the history of American racing the
stud having produced some of the great
est thoroughbreds in the annals Of the
turf
Belle Meade was founded in 1899 by
General William G. Harding who, during
his life time. brought the establishment
up to the high plane which has been
maintained ever since his death by his
son-in-law. General w. H. jackson. The
establishment has been the home and
nursery of some of the most noted stall
lions and stake-winners that ever circled
a race course. Among the sires and gets
can be named:
Priam Bonnie Scotland. Iroquois, En-
quirer. Loyalist. The Commoner, Luke
Blackburn, Great Tom. Proctor Knott.
Tammany. Egmont, Inspector B. and
others.
The sale is due to the enfeebled condi-
ton of the proprietor. who Is no longer
able to actively supervise the stud.
There are 252 horses to be put upon the
! block, at an estimated valuation of $3.50
| 900.
Among the prominent horsemen in at
| tendance are Colonel Milton Young c.
F. McMeekin of Lexington; Captains 8.
Brown of Pittsburg, John B. Ewing,
George H. Holloway. S. c. Lyme. r. A.
Baker. Sidney Bedford. AL Ferguson ].
w. Shopp. w. F. Marshall. o. H. Che
nault. VI. T. woodward and others.
Gettrick wilson and E. j. Enright of
Lexington. manager and representing j.
B. Haggin. Ed Kane representing Au-
gust Belmont, and R. w. Carter. repre-
senting the Rancocas stock farm of
Mount Vermont. B. Ewing. $500.
Monte viso. CHI. m. 10, ,Forester-Moun-
tain Range-E. s. Gardner. $500.
oil Nat1 lA IA nn n q r
Girl-W. o. Farmer. $500.
Tom Nellie Van-M. NJ. wall, $500
Nititis. CHI. m. 9. Imp; Great Tom-Net-
rona-E. s. GardnerA 5000.
Netrona-J. B. Ewing $780,
Pansie Blossom. br. m. Is, BAamble-
Pansy-w. o. Farmer. $500.
Pretense CHI. M, 16, Plenipo- Bouiotte-
E. 8. Gardner $500.
Penitence II. ch. m. g. Imp. Great Tom
Irrepentance-E. S. Gardner, 400.
Prettiwit, CHI. M. IA. spendthrift-Attrac-
tive-M. NJ. Gardner, $625.
Piazza, b. m. II. Imp fizarro-Maude L..
M. M. Wall. $500.
Ewing. SEQ $500 j. Ill., ~ h'"ps D.
Satellite. b. or br. M; II, Luke Black faa
Belle of Maywood-sidney Bidford, 500.
Suisun, br. m. S, by Strathmore-B Beat
rice-W. o. Farmer. 50, 500
Harmonica. oh. m, 5. Great Tom-Mo-
nita Hardy-Rancocas stud, $3.50.
Immediate, CHI. m, 6. Imp Meddler-N Ne
komiss-J. B, Haggin, $500.
Lythe. CHI. m. IA, Enquirer-Metita-E.
s. Gardner 1890
1Azzie T.. br. or blk. M. II. Imp Nor
temer- Cascade-C. w. W. Moor. $500.
La Duchess, br. M, 8. Iroauois- Duchess
George Grady, 81 200.
Laura Ethel. br. M. 6. BrambleLady
Wayward-E. E. Sinclair, $1,000.
Lollie Eastin, b. M. 10. Bishop. Imp
Lilliputian. CHI. M. 9. Hanover-Queen
of Hearts-R. H. Anderson. $500.
Imp Landslip, b. or br. m. II. Lowland
| Chief Gwendreath-E. s. Gardner. $1,000
Maude Blackburn. b. m, 5, Luke Black
| burn-Maud Warde-W. o. Farmer $500
Madge blk. M. 10, Imp Darebin-Gen.
| dolce. NJ. Hendrie $780,
Ma Belle, b. m, H. imp Charaxus-Ada
| BELIZE. 8. Gardner, 5000.
The 14S head sold brought an aggregate
| of $134. $50, an average Of $500 The sew
en- stations sold brought a total of $50, 500
| an average of s7,62857 while the 1856 brood
mares disposed of show total of ISL, 800
an average of 1898. 46.