Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1888 — “MAJOR C.” [ARTICLE]

“MAJOR C.”

Anol her Fine Horse for .Rensselaer. ■ —=■ Lafayette Daily Courier In the beautiful sunlight of a glorious spring morning a reporter of the Courier drove out to the stock farm of Mr. J. Crouch, which is situated near the city limits, and a place which the press representative has long wished to behold. Mr. Crouch is a practical horseman, and his knowledge of the business is placing the farm in the front rank as the breeding place of choice and valuable animals. His faim is now visited by purchasers from different parts of the country, and among the number who to day went out was Mr. George K. Hollingsworth, of Rensselaer, Ind. who was accompnitd by the Courier reporter. Mr. Hollingsworth is a young man, a lover of fine horse flesh and who owns a stock farm, situated on the outskirts, qf Rensselaer. As the barnyard gate . was entered Mr. Hollingsworth remarked to the reporter: “Now I will show you something pretty. I bought it today.” It was but a moment or two when a groomsman led from his stall the beautiful “Major C.,” a full blooded imported Cleveland Bay stallion, which animal has been the property of Mr Crouch since last “Augurit. Like a piece of bronzeu statuary stood the animal, with magnificient sweeping tail and mane, with well developed limbs, graceful in every movement, kingly in grace, and from his intelligent eyes there shone a glance indicative of kindness and a disposition most gentle. “Major C.” was foaled May 23, 1883, and is five years old this spring. He

stands over sixteen hands, and weighs 1325 pounds. He was sired by “Prince George,” an imported English’ ClevelSud Bay stallion of fine pedigree, and sire of numerous valuable animals. While' this magnificent specimen of horse-flesh has been in possession of Mr. Crouch the animal has been looked upon by competent horsemen from various parts of the country, and all of whom have pronounced the same to be the finest, best developed and kindest in disposition of all coach stallions ever brought to the State. “He is,” said a prominent horseman of a neighboring State, “the finest specimen of horse-flesh in Indiana to-day.’” Mr. Hollingsworth, purchaser of “Major C.” will have his new treasure shipped this evening to his farm and he will prove a great addition to the stock interests of his county as his purchase will be the first blooded coach horse ever brought to that section of the State. He is Certainly to be congratulated upon his good fortune in obtaining possession <of this magnificent animal, and it is not to be doubted that upon its arrival the beautiful horse will be looked upon with the same intense admiration as when it stood in the stall at Mr. Crouch’s breeding farm or frisked about the spacious barn-yard.