The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-08

70 DO placed over the stable door OF Lexington.
Lexington occupied that stall nearly twenty
years" " .
The stall was empty when looked into II, It
was plain and ordinary. In fact. the whole
stable surroundines were almost shabby.
tho homo OF Lexington for twenty years. and
now held sires Of worldwide renown.,
Ii WAS nm old custom" said Col. Brodhcnd,
to nail pair OF antlers In front OF the faetest
boat on the Mississippi. The anters were
placed over Lcxngton's door TO carry out this
This reminded mo OF something Mr.. +. b.
Harper had said the, day before, while | was
looking ut n pair OF antlers nailed over Ten
Brooks door. holding awide ribbon with the
figures 7:15%.
:. = That pair Of horns" remarked Mr.. HARPER.
son Of Yazoo. Miss Mr.. Dickson was the owner
Of Belle Of tho Mead. But them are not the
There il a pair over to MIR. Alexandor's that
were to hang over Lexington's door until tho
time on them, 7:19X should I've beaten then
they were to be sent to the horse that wiped
out the old score Them horns have never been
sent; but the figures have been pulled down"
while | wns thinking over this matter OF
the antlors, Col Brudhead had the noble old
horse Australian brought out on the turf under
the great forest trees that shade the stable Mt
sunset The old chestnut horse il q years old.
Inst yenr they thought he would die; but now
he is picking up again and shows little OF the
fire that mudc him one of tho kings Of tho turf
and the sire OF many winners.
Pat Malloy, who resembles Lexington more
than my other of his sons came out with a
bound that suggested thick tree as n good
place to view him from. Pat is u bright bay.
with the straight hind legs and general strong
q score Of winners. The three-yenr old Lord
Murphy stands ut the head Of the list. he having
captured tho Louisville Derby last month from
n field Of good ones.
Asterold. another majestic bay son az Lex
inEton. with high rank among winning sires.
evinced n strong determination to air his hoots
and explore thu udjucent folds.
That horse" remarked Mr.. Brodhead. 81 s
IS years old He never lOet u race In his rum
ming days. Like the Duke OF Magenta he was
never pushed, and his speed Is AN unknown
King Alfonso. n royal bny stallion Of years.
by imp phnetOn (sire Of Ten Brocck), gave the
trainer all he could do TO control him. He
showed grent propelling power.
There's horse they didn't know In tho
Eust. said Col. Brodhead. " He beat Ten Brock
In the Icger."
Lisbon. another son Of Phaeton, foaled in
1874 danced around. his bny coat shining Ike
Blk IA the rays Of tina sun struck It through tho
branches, of the trees. He is large and well
butt. with tremendous second thighs; 800
The high-brod mutrons, colts, ana iillies oi
these sircs were ranging their pastures IN all
directions.
Driving down to tho cattle shcds and stables.
] saw some large Dukes and Duchesses. The
hulls were OF enormous size. Duke and
Duchess had been recently sold to an English
breeder, 10 be taken 20 his place In England
Tho price paid was 100000.
81 once paid $4,000 for n five months
Duchess hotter. at a sale, near Utica, n. Y.
said Mr.. Brodhead. AS | was standing near
the depot before starting for home / heard ono
man say to another. How did the cattle sale 40
OFF, Oh, they brought big prices; one fool
and ! IN the fool that bought the calf"
As high ms 100000 has been paid for pure
Some of the Shetland ponies on tho place were
smalerthan Newfoundland dogs. They jumped
ana rolled in their paddOcks like cubs on "A sum
shiny day. The smallest pair OF Shetlands
ever produced in America were bred on the
Alexander farm.