The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-05
, the New York Telegraph.

From the New York Ie1egfaph.
w INK WILLIAMS. the young Ken
M tuckian, who owns Rams Horn
w the greatest racer that has come
out of the west in many, many moons
has known practically nothing but horse
since he was able to talk.
Wink is a typical Kentucky boy with
love of a thoroughbred holding the highest
place In his sentiments. He is not yet %
years old, but ever since he reached his
teens he has been the chief lieutenant
of his father. the veteran Captain Jim
Williams, the man who owned and de-
veloped the great Luke Blackburn. Wink,
is young fellow of something under the
average height of a man. He isn't much
of a dude. but he has an attractive eX-
preston and quiet way of talking that
makes you sure he is in earnest, and that
he knows what he is talking about.
1t has been the general impression that
Captain Williams is the real owner of
Rams Horn This. however isn't true,
although as the young man says, what
ever is his is also his fathers. The truth
of the matter is that Wink bought Rams
Horn at a sale which was not attended by
his father, and the early training of the
lusty youngster was almost entirely in his
hands OF course. as soon as Rams.
Horn began to show evidence of cham
pionshp class Captain Jim took hand in
developing the colt and his experienced
advice stood the younger man in good
stead
Il bought Rams Horn at sale in Lex
ington," said Wink Williams in the pad
dock yesterday. Il went over there Just
intending to buy one yearlng, and had
begun to think I'd go away without max
ing a purchase when they brought this
fellow out They had trotted on a bunch
before he came on that I wouldn't have
had as a gift but when l saw this colt
| began to take a look at his breeding
in the catalogue. That was all right, OF
course, bupt | believe I'd have bought
him If he hadn't had any breeding at all.
He was one of the Misunderstanding
yearllngs | ever saw, and | took a fancy
to him that I've never got over. Even
then he showed the same nice disposition
that he has now. and | believe I'd have
though pretty nearly as much of him If he
hadn't turned out to have so mich speed.
II took him on to our place near Spring
Station, and then l was worried about
name for him. I sent in several. but none
of them would be accepted, because they
had been used before. Some of my friends
wanted me to name him Wink. as they
said they'd never heard of a hore named
tnat Delore, ana IL was d soou NAME anu
easy to spell Besides they said wink
was a pretty quick proposition. but |
couldn't see where had any call to name
a horse after myself. so I wouldn't do it.
'sWel, one day I was on the train going
home from Louisville, and a lady in the
seat across from me handed me a paper
and said:
"'Read that. young man. it'll do you
good
81 took the paper. and it was that re-
ligious weekly called The Rams Horn,
and published I think. somewhere near
Louisville l didn't care very much about
reading 1t, as was tired, although | sus-
pect it had some pretty good things In it,
but l took a good look at the cover
ut was all in bright eolors. and had
picture of the Archangel Gabriel or some
body like him, riding bareback on fine
looking, prancing horse and blowing
long, curly rams horn. Tt was fine
picture. and I couldn't get It out of my
mind. Finally l got the notion that
would name my colt Rams Horn. after
the paper and did and have never been
sorry | don't reckon the lady that gave
me the paper nor the people who pub
fish 1t, care very much for horse racing.
but I haven't yet been asked to change
the horses name, and they'd have to get
out an Injunction to make me dc It,"
Wink Williams had very little to say
about the way eastern owness and horse
men had criticised Rams Horn and
laughed at his owners claim that he
starts In the spring. The young man just