The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-29

lhe negro WHO was With nm OfOke
down three horses during the course
Of the journey. Col. Hampton at
that time weighed about 175 pounds.
Col. Hampton was Il splendid rider
as long as he lived. Only a short time
before his death he rode in one day
from Cashiers Valley TO Pendleton,
distance of sixty miles, on one horse.
The family were returning from the
mountains, and when the others halt
ed at Cashiers Valley, Col. Hamp-
ton continued the journey alone.
Snapped Horses in the Mountains.
The circumstances under which Col.
Hampton secured the horse which he
rode from New Orleans TO Columbia,
| as related yesterday by Mr.. Frank
Hampton. are interesting. It seems
that he was riding through the noun
tains and saw a man driving cattle,
and he was so much pleased with the
appearance Of the horse upon which
this man was mounted that he stop
ped him and asked him if he would
sell the animal. The cattle-driver re-
piled that he would not. Col. Hamp-
ton persisted in his endeavor to buy
the horse, and finally the man said:
"See here. You seem determined to
have my horse, so I will tell you what
IIll do. 7 will swap him to You for
the horse you have there, and $3.50
boot" At that Col Hampton laughed.
"Why, my dear sir" said ne, "th;s
is a blooded horse I have here. His
pedigree is 50 and So" giving it. "He
is worth at least $780," II don !
know anything about that and I don't
care anything about it," answered the
cattle driver, ''but I do know my
horse and I know what he can do.
even if he hasn't any pedigree. AMI
those are the only terms upon which
YOU can get him." Col. Hampton by
this time was bent on having the otb-
er horse. so the upshot Of the matter
was that he finally came to the noun
taineer's terms. and they traded then
and there. He never regretted it, for
the horse was a magnificent animal,
as his feat in bearing his master from
New Orleans to Columbia in twelve
days through wild and largely un-
settled country bore witness to.
A. Famous Jumper.
DR.. Fancis L. Parker, who first re-
called the feat Of Col. Hampton to
the News and Courier's attention,
stated that his recollection was that
this horse was also famous as a JUMP
er as we'll as a roadster, and that he
Il had been known to leap a seven-foot
fence with a. man on his back. Mr..
Frank Hampton knew nothing as to
this, but he did recall that his uncle.
Gen. Wade Hampton, the third, had
a horse which he rode often during a
GOOD part of the War Between the
States, and which was killed under
him at the battle Of Gettysburg,
which was a famous jumper. On one
occasion during a battle Gen. Hamp-
ton tied this horse by halter to a
six foot fence, and the horse, halter
ed close to the fence as he was, leap
ed it to she other side.
100 Miles in One Day on One Horse.
Gen. Hampton was himself one OF
the most superb horsemen ever known
in the South. Many stories OF his
skill as a rider might be recalled by
appealing to his old comrades and
friends. Or one occasion, during the
Pennsylvania campaign, he moved
his command 96 miles in % hours,
and he himself rode over one hun
dred miles in that time, as he went On
ahead Of his command several miles,
selecting the route for them to fol-
low and then rode back to meet them.
On this trip Gen. Hampton used only
one horse, and he weighed at that
time probably 185 pounds. He had
an ugly little flea-bitten. gray mare,
which he was accustomed to use
when he had a ride Of this sort to
make, and his men used always to
"cuss'' and shake their heads when
they saw the gritty little animal sad
died and brought to the generals
headquarters, for they knew that
there was work ahead Of them, and
plenty Of it.
Threw an Angry Bull.
Mr.. Carlyle Mckinley, for many
years a distinguished member OF the
editorial staff Of this newspaper, used
to tell very interesting story illus
trating not. only the horsemanship,