Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-02

farm is one on which they raise trot-
/ tiers, PAGERS and saddlers A thorough
i bred farm is one on which they raise
the race horse. Nothing else i'll Ken
lucky is a thoroughbred. So when
wanted to visit the Stokes farm, the
home of Joe Patchen, owned by the
millionaire, Stokes of New Jersey
about three miles northeast of the city,
l was told by the gentlemanly owner
of the fine livery barn-and in that
| barn they are gentlemen, and they do
not think whiskey necessarily part of
every mans daily diet-I was told that
by going to the Stokes farm | could
also see Mr.. Madden's thoroughbred
farm across the road. Everybody talks
horse 1t is horse at breakfast horse
at dinner, horse at supper, horse in the
hotel lobby at night. The principal
hotel the Phoenix is hung with oil
paintings of famous horses. They raise
horses and tobacco. A gentleman came
rushing into the barn on Sunday morn
ing The "Enquircr' had just come,
containing news of the great race at
The Oaks. California. 1t happened
that he bred the winner, and owned
the horse that won second money. My,
but he was proud and happy.
There are no automobiles in Lexing-
ton. l saw just one. and / saw it only
once. The man that will introduce
automobiles in Lexington is liable to be
ostracsed.
The great sight to the country lover
at Lexington is '.E.lmendorf," the Hag-
gan thoroughbred farm 1t is beautiful
and no mistake. 1t consists of 5000
acres the rolling blue grass hills, shad-
ed by great oaks; the stone fences the
electric lighted macadam roads, the
running brooks-real brooks that one
can ford-the stately white marble
mansion, the keepers house, the lodge
sate-presided over by a smiling coon
in unform-the great barns, the con-
servatory. the coach house and thou
sand other features, make of it one of
the most beautiful spots on the face of
the eartn. And yet Haggan hasn't seen
it for two years He is a California
millionaire. He has so much money he
can't spend it, and this is one, just one.
of his fads. Here he keeps thousand
mares, and the greatest stations in the
world. In one barn one can see Water
cress that cost Haggan 71,0O0-Salva-
tor, Star Ruby, Goldfinch, McChesney,
Kinley Mac, Ben Holiday. Waterboy,
Watercolor, in all about fifty of the
most famous stations in the world.
am told that this stud surpasses the
stud of the king of Eng
land. and that the studs of Whitney,
Keene and Belmont together are only
a kindergarten compared with Elmen-
dorf 1t is we'll worth the entrance fee
of 25 cents, which goes to Lexington
charities. 1t is the smallest fee. COM
pared with the size of the show. ever
paid Elmendorf costs Mr. Haggan
about 100000 more than 1t
brings in.
But the blue grass fields of Kentucky
are beautiful. Notwithstanding they are
overrated. And yet distance lends en-
chantment to the view
On the street car going out to Chica-
manga Park, near Chattanooga, Tenn,
two gentlemen We're conversing. One
was from Michigan, the other a round.
faced. merry fellow from Virginia. The
Michigan man was inquiring as to the
merits of the red Tennessee soil. The
II SlIld dSSulCu MN II 1iS WHY ~ C0
ductive and very valuable. The Mich
igan man suggested that it lacked
grasses and that his friend might be
prejudiced mo sub" was the reply.
81 do not belong heah. sub. come
from Vehginny. The green grass gives
any country beauty, sub. If you want
to see that you must so to Kentucky.
Theah they have the finest, richest,
greenest bluegrass, sab, in all the
wuld." l actually thought Jim Bur-
roughs Of Marshalltown, was talking.
Kentucky Turnpikes.
But l must say a word about Ken
lucky roads. 1t is simply delight to
drive over them. They are macadam-
ed and then oiled. The main roads
there are pixies. The Marysville Pike
and the Russell Cave Pike, leading
north, are splendid specimens of road
making. 1t seems strange that a
so much behind us in most |
things should be fifty years ahead of
us in roads.
The fences are. stone, woven wire and
rails. Six broad chestnut rails in
posts make handsome
fence. Barbed wire is not used They
can't afford it where they have ST.
300 stations.
The Lexington Stud" farm on the
Russell Cave Pike, is most homelike |
and attractive. The fields are small, |
the home a Queen Ann cottage the
fences all rail, and all the fences and |
all the numerous outbuildings with |
ed roofs, whitewashed.
The stone for fences is easily OBJ
aimed. You can find it almost any
where a foot below the surface. Ash |
land, the home of the greatest of all
Henry Clay, is only
mile from Lexington. 1t is a most |.
beautiful old place. 1t is owned by the
the widow is a granddaugh-
er of the great commoner. The coun-
ry has actually erected monument
n this boulevard to the memory of
Mcdowell for his services in securing
his speedway.
One other incident. The Lexington
Herald of last Monday devoted two
pages to horse One page was wholly
given over to Squirrel, the greatest sire
If saddle horses that ever lived. Squir-
ell is now dead, but kentuckians still
at his shrine. In 1890 when
he horse industry was depressed, his
service went for $40, but in 1895, when
ne was sixteen years old, the fee was
'aised to $40, and the books were full |
before the season opened Kentucky
,caI ia no tho bnr,a of yary o,ief