The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-06-23
STOCK FARM HIS MONUMENT
How Mrs. James e. Ferguson Keeps
Alive Her Husbands Memory.
Special C0rrespOndence.

Especial Correspondence
LEXINGTON, Ky. iCCe 1.-THE aver
age racegoer is not apt to think of the
horses he witnesses in conflicts for
turf supremacy otherwise than as me-
diums through which he can indulge
that innate impulse for speculation
which. sOnra psychologists maintain,
is latent in every mans mental make
uD. Few there are who in their minds
eye trace out the history of the horse
they have picked from the time he APP
pears in the full flush of his racing ca
reer back 10 his infancy on the stock
farm. But to the true lover of thor
Oughbreds nothing is more interesting
than to watch a colt develop, perchance
into the prOwess that has distinguished
his sire or dam, to watch him from the
day he was foaled to the day when he
faces the starter for the first time.
Kentucky has long been the banner
state for horse breeding, both men and
women entering into the lists with
equal eaCerness. The latest addition
to the ranks of women owners of
breeding establishments in this state
is Mrs. James b. Ferguson, widow of
one of the best men that ever welded
the flag at q race track in the United
States. James Ferguson shOne as an
all round starter. Probably at times
Caldwell, Sheridan. Pettingill and Chris
Fitzgerald made a more brilliant dis
play of their skill, but this Kentuckian
holds a record for steadiness that is
surpassed by none. He was never what
is termed III racing parlance an lin and
outer" and, like Fitzgerald, he always
exacted and obtained the respect Of
that bane of the starters life, the jock
ey.
When Mt. Ferguson died. he left his
widow Kingston stud, on which he had
spent thousands. Mrs. Ferguson de-
cided that she would maintain King
ston stud. with its great sires, imp.
st. George and Prince Royal as a
monument to her husband. As it had
been Mr. Ferguson's plan to keep only
a limited stud, Mrs. Ferguson sold all
but II of her choicest brood mares, and
this band now makes up to the matron
division OF Kingston stud. She now
has % yearlings, II colts and IS FLIES,
16 of which were by imp. st. George,
seven by Prince Royal and one each by
imp. Aerolite and imp. Brutus. If
breeding counts for anything. Mrs. Fer
gusOn should not only achieve fame,
but also make money from the future
careers of these promising youngsters.
In the collection of brood mares at
Kingston stud are some with records.
There is Trophy, the dam Of Wads-
worth, who earned thousands on the
turf and sired among other good ones
the Latonia Derby winner Prince Nc
Clurg and Whitney's fast sprinter
Rush.
Mrs. Ferguson is confident of sue
cess. She is no novice at the business
and claims a fair share of credit with
her husband in such speedy animals
bred at the Kingston stud as Heller
Shelter, Wadsworth, Stowaway. APP
plause, Phil Dwyer. Runyon, Hymn,
George Lee and DR.. Walmsley. OF
these Heller Shelter, with his 50, $50
earned, holds the stud record for purse
winnings.
! The Kingston stud estate is one of
the prettiest spots In the blue grass re-
gion. The villalike house contains the
most valuable collection of Troye paint
ings in the world, dt is adorned with
massive pieces of silver earned by fly
ing boots. The stabling is perfection.
The SO box stalls of the stud are over
hauled once year and kept in per-
feet repair. At the least sign Of bad
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