The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-12-01
TWO HORSES
were BURNED
Thoroughbreds Perish in
Stock Farm Fire.
Monument to be Erected Over
the Graves Of Great
Performers.

Governor Gray, the great 3ylsar-old
son of Garry IIsrrmann- Salama win
per of the Amenican and Latunia Der
bies second i'm the Kentucky, FIT.
Erie and Hamilton Dsrbias, and the
heaviest money winnsr ON Iuhs Ameri-
can turf of 1911 and half-brothsr, Coun
ty Tax, owned by r. N. Smith & Co.,
but racsd by Capt James IT, Williams
one of the best known rdurfman in
the country, Were burned to death
hsre to-day at S.ockwood Farm. No
one was on the place when 1.-THE fire
broke out except the Veteran turf
m;n and the cook. When Capt Will
Hams reached cIhe BARN luhat held all
that conn ac;ed him with the surf The
barn was too far gone and 1t lHas an
impossibility for the two greal- thor
oughbreds to be rescued. The loss
will mach 10000. Both horscs and
the barn were partially insured.
The origin of the fire in unknown
and broke out b=twesm IL O'Clock and
noon. The bodies of the animals
We're taken later from nhe ruins and
will be buried, side by sid, on Stock
wood Farm where they wHsiie brought
warnings and trained. A mcmum nj.
Will mark the graves.
Capt Williams, who has b-sn one
of the most picturesque charactsns CT
the American turf, is heaijbu1loan
ovsr his loss. Gut of all the horses
chat he has raead Including joe
Cotaon, Rams Horn and a score of
other good hors IS ehe big Ganry Herr
mann-Sa.ama g lding was daanast of
them AL 10 him. He VALUED Jhe
horse ait $4,000 and had emily recent
ly reiua.d $4,000 for a half interest
in the animal County Tax was val
ud at $4,000. one-,cnth of Ehe val-
u If his half broiher.
WILL LEAVE THE TURF.
On account of his age the veteran
turfman will refine from the turf, as
The horses wire all that he had in
training. The passing of Capt. Wal
hams from the turf Will cause pro
found reguat all over America, as he
has rae d honses in practically ev-ry
part of the country. From the tame
he enI5erad the sport OF kings NEARLY
a half CENTURY ago h. has always
OWNED one or more OF the bdJt horses
in 1he land. During his oanser ON
the turf he has had uhe pleasure of
S sing his colors, blue and white pol
ka do's. come down 20 the wire in
front of some of the most formidable
fields ON the turf.
Among the big ovenis which Capt,
Williams has caUrmned ane the Klem-
tucky ID gby, with joe Gotten; Mont
gomsIy Handicap, wi h Rams Horn;
Brighton Handicap. with Rams Horn
American Daby. wJ.h Gov. Gray and
the Latonia Derby with Gov. Gray
1nens were also sNsrl o.hlr angC
evsnts won PRIOR % this with OheI
horses nit ID in American turf annals.
A TYPICAL KENT UCKLAN.
As spon sman the Veteran turfmal
has always been known as the typi-
cal KeDuckdans gcreIOGs 10 fault
quick with temper, but WiIihal one OF
. the most loWaIbe MN that was evsl
conn ctad with thorOughbIkds in IN.
country. He has many friends on TN;
) turf and fortnight MANY mcssngkS
> VINE received from turfmsn expnessinI
THAR symgaahy for him.
The loss CT Gov. Gray 10 hhe turl
is ons of the most satoms blows ina
has beam peoalvcd Ihds year. AS Q
, 3-year--oAd he was a galding but thu
/ loss is not as great as 1t would hayi
b.ssn had he bsen a saalmDn AS i
4 IS 1t will ncwsr be known what h.
: might have accomplished. AS 2-yeal
/ old he showed great sped over !
} distance OF ground, but as a 3-year
, Odd he proved chat Capt. Wilbnm'
| Judgment was good and that the gald
. ing was wonderful horse His nacsl
. which he has won have all bean il
fast time and three tim IS in stalk
X events mo eNmad the record by a goo
I margin. At mile and half h
: holds tho American racord. This wa
accomplished June 10 at ihs Lauoni