The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-09
BROOK CURRY TO RETIRE.
His Trotfers and PAGERS to He Sold
Next Autumn.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Lexington. KY, July s.-The announce
ment that Brook Curry will retire from the
breeding and training of trotters will be
received with regret by hOrsemen all over
the country. His entire lot will be dis
posed Of at public sale during the fan, prob
ably in October. There will be about 30
head In all. including the stations Wilton,
Clay King. Silent Brook. Directman and
Oakleaf Brook Curry came to Lexington
seventeen years ago and began work with
Mike and George Bowerman at the salary
of SO a month. He afterwards worked for
w. r. Brasficld and for W. t. Woodland,
beginning with Mr.. Woodland at salary of
$50 a month. and receiving before he left
Mr.. Woodland to branch out for himself as
much for three days work as had IN the
beginning been paid him for thirty. While
still working at the small salary of his
early employment in the horse business he
accumulated S2lo. With this sum, all that
he had In the world. he purchased as u
yearling J. r. Shedd. the horse that after
wards took the record of 2:lsl4- Curry
went to work on his lone yeiri!ng. broke
and trained him: and as 4-year-old sold
him for s., 600. This was his first great step
forward into the world.
His next and likewise successful venture
with Early Bird, 2l0. He paid $3.50 for
him as yeariine and after a single years
work with him sold him for s3ooo. From a
beginning such as this Mr.. Curry built up
probably the largest tTotting horse stud II;
America His five stations are the greatest
hot now owned by one man, with the sin
gle exception OF the famous quintette OF G.
W. Williams, and his brood mares number
more than n nuEuItU. bTOOkS. MI.
Curry's home farm consists of only twenty
six acres, utterly inadequate, of course, for
the stock that he owns. His brood mares
are scattered over the various farms in
the vicinity OF Lexington. His home farm,
however, adjoins the local trotting track
and affords the best of facilities for the
breaking and training of youngsters. Mr..
Curry adopted the policy of training his
own yearlings and in this particular alone
showed his belief in operating on a large
scale. With such a large band of brood
mares Ii was not unusual for him 10 have
sixty or seventy youngsters under ms care:
champion 2-year-olds, Silicon and Jupe. and
as owner and manager of stations has
been a distinct success. He took Dark
Night when other horsemen were afraid of
the venture, and in his hands Ashland
Wilkes became one of the most popular
of Mr.. Curry's stud. though one of the
younger sons of George Wilkes. il the sire
great table" irrespective Of age. He was
the only trotting STALLION in the bluegrass to
stand at 500 and his book was fun early in
the season. The dispersal sale Of this stock
will attract horsemen from all over the
country. and when they have passed under
the hammer a unique and striking figure
will have passed out OF the active strife Of
the trotting-horse world.
David CahIll shipped his. string of cam
pafgners to Windsor Ontario, where he has
engagements for Charley Herr and Bert
Herr. In addition to these there were in the
lot Willie Herr ~, brother to Charley Herr,
and Sister Agathena (2). by Bert Herr dam
Vanezia by King Rene The horses are all
in good shape, especially Charley Herr. He
has worked in 2:lS, which is better than he
has ever done at this season. of the year,
and his owner has great hopes OF landing
the big stake at Readviile with him.
The pacing gelding King Fisher. 2:lei.. in
the stable of W. W. Evans, has shown HIM
self TO be OF the fastest horses at the
track. After working three slow heats the
gelding paced fourth heat in 2:11i2, last
quarter in SlA seconds, and repeated in
yd1&.
Harry Benedict, trainer for the Bailey