The daily sentinel., 1903-11-28
FINE HORSES
A Number of Kentucky Thor
oUshbreds 10 Be Brought 10
the Grand Valley.

The announcement in yesterday S
Sentinel that Wendell p. Ella and
Messrs. Case and Parsons We're pur-
chasing Kentucky thoroughbred mares
for shipment to the west, aroused
con siderable interest among horse men
in this city.
This morning the mail brings the
Sentinel additional information upon
the matter. through letter received
from Mr.. Ella. and from articles ap-
pearing in the Lexington. Kentucky.
Daily Ledger, regarding the purch-
ases made by the gentlemen.
The following is in part the letter
of Mr.. Ella to the editor of this paper.
"As you will have seen by the pa
pers sent you from here. we are buy
ing up thoroughbred and saddle bred
mares and stations, to bring back
with us, which we will sell at public
auction in Grand Junction. some
time next month.
''We have some of the finest blood
of Kentucky. Two of the young stall
lions that we have purchased are
from the two only show stations in
America. that have ever sold from
So. 600 up We also have several
Jacks of the best families in the state,
from imported Spanish sires.
Whatever we may make or lose in
the venture. the blood we take into
the Grand valley will make it famous
for its fine horses in a few years.
Il believe we could sell this stock
much better in Denver or Colorado
Springs. but we want to bring it
home. -
From the above it is seen thal strains
of Kentucky bred horses and some of
the most famous jacks in the country
will be brought to this city by Mr..
Ella and Messrs. Case and Parsons.
These gentlemen aside from the
deal and which they deserve to make
are desirous of improving the stock of
the horses of western Colorado.
All of the gentlemen concerned in
the transaction are thorough horse
men and the horsemen of this valley
| w III AOOh III w dhAlOuSiy lOl bht
arrival of the horses in this city.
1t is without any question. a fact
that they are doing something for the
valley which will improve the horse
stock materially. No county in the
state will have such a showing of fine
brood animals and stations as this
county will have. when these gentle
men arrive home with their pur-
chases.
The following clipped from the
Lexington Leader, gives some idea of
the extent of their purchases and their
character:
"Mr. W. P. Ella. of Grand juno
tion, Colorado. who has been attend
ing the thoroughbred sales. has pur-
chased As thoroughbred brood mares
for breeding purposes. Mr.. Ella said
that this is the first time that any
Kentucky thoroughbreds have been
shipped to the west for this purpose.
He said that short time ago. his
associates. Messrs. Case and Parsons.
shipped number of jacks and saddle
horses to Cincinnati and disposed of
them there. 1t was their intention
TO buy some jacks and saddle stock in
different parts of Kentucky and ship
them west, but hearing OF the thor
oughbred sales. they came here and
are purchasing 46 head.
Today they are buying up thor
oughbred stock in Bourbon county.
A handsome stallion colt, by Mont
gomery Chief was purchased by them
today from L. A. Jones of Paris.
Several mares were also purchased
from W. H. Kerr, the we'll known
breeder. whose farm is in Bourbon
county. The entire consignment will
be shipped to Grand Junction tomor-
row.
Mr.. Ella said that some very good
racing was being done at Glenwood
Springs. Delta, Grand Junction and
Colorado Springs in Colorado. but the
races were never longer than quar-
ter or half mile. as the horses lacked
bottom. 1t was to remedy this defect
that these thoroughbreds were bought
and shipped west as, an experiment.
The gentlemen are confident of good
results. -