The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20
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sns,nnss xbo wts IN charge ~ y switch
-. IN IN. saltfyad ward The sngipcr
.1rsrJ an fhomss. oprned tho throt'ls ~
~ sus,ne and reo him out n tho county
~ sace,v Tbnmas then made hit ~
,hs,.,sb tho mountains ~ Kentucky in'1
vis.l,.,. wha,p he re.rhai a ds'ach mont
a s,".,.ae,,,s ~sol,,lers and enlis,ing IN
IN. ..rvio. he followed tho Lost Gauss un'l
80. ~,,r.ndcr a, Richmond
In ilHa Gar La an Tn00 the rank uf MA |uFt
h,,, whon he returned 10 Lexington ha vas
ka,,f,o,sd c~oa,l,s. and without y rent o.,
IA. nams niece of pruperty he ownel
hsye Ind bsen conRscated Ivy The Govern.
mani and be recovered l.. or q portion ~ D.
onIv after Years q, litigation.
a-Lan h. ~.. forced IN Zee 10 Tho Con.
1870 80 n. o,d his brother Judge
49,. "A Thoros owned nm interes, "a
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~. Con-. hreJ m the famous Lexington,
.md who, Major THOMAS returned from
vvis.,ria 10 rn,,nd n a,cLIing sllv the ont.
- ., ,h., ,,nion lie entered this allv
~ . .,,L. a, IouisvilIle trained ber him.
-, ,an har and won the race. This mare
90. N. ton,oua Hira the dam of Himyar.
o.. s,ro 30 I,o,nino Tba, was the fo,Inda-
,ia, - IA. or.a, estate which Ma or Thomas
Hi, mn I, Ren,uckv
c. HE Zee, ho boc.ms n nover
.oI.i..uw .oc;sIIv and ano ncio lIv In central
Po"''Ne"y' :, - ..-i..I
Kentucky Inc oniy o"uo ho ever asp" :.
to was that OF Sheriff. He was elected ny
an overwhelming majority.
After his term Of Office expired he became
,.llsr In a local hank. but for the last thirty
teher ~ ~ DA"A .'I a.ssmz. 10
years ne hVeo as a le.nou oapi' n Wv
voting his time and attention 70 ms s,un
nj n0If4 UlC "a hIh ~ ~
os n huffman. He bred Domino. Americas
.~- -. 49,. u;,ny.r ono ~ m,
largest winning norss' .ya M.
greatest stations OF America; ban Fox
King Fox and many others
No Eastern turfman of distinction visited
Ia~;netop without having n visit to Major
$500 II. .tood TO- svsrvthinv oood IN
ihohlas' ~
racing, and many OF the stricteet ruies which
| now hold in check vicious horsemen were
| the outorowth of his suggestions.
IJ,s horsas xere the Hrst to appear on the
III ms n Hi.s .sa nronranma n''mhor on
track WIN inc Pfoeis n u,a'Nn VI
the Jockeys arm, and his writings on
the pure bred horse led Bruce Lowe to pub
isb his book on the figure system. Major
T1,....s ,orld ~, have . n,.re that di6 not
.nothae "ou n-.e..HJ -.
trace PACK her peolsrse 20 or'eh'ai sources ICES
! He held that in no other way could great
race horses be successfully bred.
Ma ior Tbomas's frat venture in the breed.
~ "a. -. ~ ,ha Dixi.n. Tar, .oua
ing imo "es on
nve mics from tnls clIy; mere Ior d mum
Der OF years he resided N a large MOUSE
o9ilt OF soone ana urr psa oy a nt nh1es
o. cottages oult lor nus helP anu stapIes
Tor DIS horses, an panied "hte ana re-
senoling a swtss image, , .-n;no
over the gategay nung Sign warning
on Pealers aho agenis. me iasD ins
read, Nothing but q gooa race morse wanten
mere; DIring one 20 o nn aoI ~ s sins
OF niness ne SOLO enis eeta1s amo c n n,gn
was secured by Eastern tuT1men apa now
hangs on the walls OF Madison square
Garden, new YORK; 49,. ..
On the walls OF the mouse 10 TINS CITY IN
which ne passed nus iast Gays hangs a nov.
soie oolieoton OF paintings OF norses; h ang
ne entertained statesmen, milhonalres anu
famous turImen, treathg them 70 punch
made OF twenty-year-old BOURBON ana
served IN old ana silver cups won IN races
by mis- famous horses.
II was this brand OF Thiskey which ne
declared was TOO valuable 70 Dc qSeo IN
CHRISTENING a oattleship. MISS harrlet
balnprldge hionardson, the biue Grass giI
seleoted by the secretary OF the Navy 70
name the oattleshlP hentuoky, requesIen
Major Thomas to give her a bottle OF tins
famous whiskey 10 Smash on tne DOW OF
the vessel, holding that whlskey was more
appropriate Tor a snip with the name OF
Kentucky than the oonventiona oottle
OF champagne. Major ihomas onereo 70
furnish the famous Bourbon Tor the guests
70 drink on Ina occasion, put none 10 oe
wasted IN the waters OF the Atlantic
once a state official not too scrupulous
In his methods went to Major Thomas IN