The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-10-14
GEERS DIRECT 2:1Ot
REX DONOVAN AND
REX BARNARD SOLD
HALL, OF FLORENCE, ALA pun
CHASER OF THESE HIGH
CLASS STATIONS.
ALSO FRANCIS M'KINNEY
pbenomenal Record Of Athlane a.
Race Horse-Made This season
on the Southern circuit-otner
Horse Dope.

Dr w. p. Woodbridge has sold Geers
Direct. 2:1OA, to ]. P. Hall, OF Flor-
ence, Ala. R. NJ. Williams. OF Rose
wood Stock Farm, also sold Mr.. Han
Rex Donovan, a six year old sadie
stallion. Francis Mckinney a hVe
year old trotting stallion, and Rex
Barnhard, saddle stallion by the Ia
nous kentucky saddle stallion Rex
Mcdonald. Mr.. Hall also purchased
a fine Taxpayer jack from James ID.
Morgan.
These fine animals were shipped
out Thursday morning in a palace car
to their purchaser, and the price PAID
for this aggregation of Maury county
horse flesh was one up in the pictures.
It is doubtful if there was ever such
string of animals of blood equalled
to those sold and shipped from tnls
place to one man.
Revond all doubt Geers Direct, is
the gretest all round product Oh MS
sire. Walter Direct, 2:05&. The rec
ord of this horse as a racer is one Oh
phenomenal growth. He was never
defeated on the track except by MS
half brother, Walter Hal 2:O6h,
trappy gated, pony built amman.
Geers Direct has not only proven tnat
he is a race horse of merit, but "lii
also make morse worthy to breed
70 His Dam, Lady Hal Brown, Is
one of the greatest brood mares OF
the Hal family.
For the writer to comment on
the breeding and record of the NC
Donald stock of saddle horses WouIo
only he a repetition of what has been
said hundreds of times by horsemen
of high reputation as writer's ana
iudges of saddle stock. The only thing
) that can DE said of the purchaser is
that he is showing his good judgment
in coming to Columbia and making
sucb fine selections from the hun
, dIedS OF DlOOuSu ahiA'-'
here in this county. Francis Mchln-
new is by Mckinney, and is a regis
, tered trotter. His family is one OF
the greatest trotting families In Amer
lea. He is only five years old ana
ia considered only second to the Ia
mons trotting stallion Al STANLEY
The Jack bought by Mr.. Hall from
!, lanes Fl. Morgan is of the Tax Payer
) strain and is recognized as the highest
:. TYNE of animals in this country.
The sale of these animals was MADE
through R. M. Williams, of Rosewood
II Stock Farm.
= AthIane 2:13H.
This plucky trotting stallion If
hack at Rosewood Stock Farm aftel
strenuous campaign through the
: Southern Race Circuit. He went away
: with a record of 2:201a and after siA
:, times lowering this mark comes nome
with mark of 2:1315 made in race
He has about nine straight victories
: TO his credit as winner OF first money
- and number of seconds. 1t is pos
~ sible that this will be the last sea
- son that this speed marvel Will o.
= raced but will be put in the STUD a
- Rosewood Stock Farm. He Is recoe
:, nized as one Of the best trotting sta
: lions in the South and his record 0
:, endurance is also unequalled.
10 Robert Williams, Jr, one OF Tn
~ best young expert drivers and rider
= left Thursday afternoon for Florenc
- and will give the keepers Of the horse
- some knowledge as to how the morse
~ should be ridden and driven and care
49, for. Young Williams has been tho
oughly trained under his father an
:. ia a close and apt student to the wor
rn of caring for horses.
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