The Washington herald., 1915-09-13
Third Place in Aftermath Of the Richmond Games
big HORSE SALE
Held NEXT MONTH
Thoroughbred d Breeders Will
Buy in Stations, Brood
mares and Weanlings.
INTEREST INCREASES

Evidence that the thoroughbred
breeding industry Of the country.
which was formerly confined to a few
favored States, is spreading fast and
rapidly becoming a national enter
prise is furnished by the sources from
which applications for the catalogue
of the Elmendorf stud of the late
James Ben Ali Haggin. which is to
be sold at Elmendorf Farm. near Lex
ington, KY. are being made to the
Powers-Hunter Company. which will
conduct the sale on the 2sth of Octo-
ber
William L. Powers has by request
mailed catalogues to breeders in every
State in the Union as we'll as to
farmers In all parts Of Canada and in
several of the South American re-
-publics. The United States has been
a prolific source of supply for thor
oughbred stock to Canada and the
South American countries Tor years
and the demand for horses from those
quarters has increased sharply since
the beginning of the great war.
Interested in Breeding.
The Haggin sale will be the big
ney stud in 1904. seven or eight
months after the death Of it'd founder.
the late William c. Whitney. 1t win
require a whole, day to dispose of
the three stations. sixty-eight brood
mares and thirty-one weanlings, the
heirs Of the man who a decade ago
was the biggest breeder of thorough
breds in the world, left at Elmendorf
Farm when he died some months
back. And this sale will mark the
passing of the Haggin family from
racing and breeding.
Mr. Haggin. who. up to the very
week Of his death. took the keenest
interest in his racers and stock
horses. left many millions. but no
heir sufficiently interested in the
horse to maintain his stud. After the
2sth of October the stations and
mares he carefully selected for his
own establishment. when in 1910 he
shipped several hundred horses to
Europe and South America, the legis-
lation. fathered by Gov. Hughes in
that year and in 1908. hostile to racing
having all but destroyed the New
York market for racing stock. will
find new homes. And the great sale
will attract to Lexington a greater
crowd than the Blue Grass metropo-
lis has been called to entertain with
in the memory Of living horsemen.
The sale OF the 2sth will not be confined
altogether to the Haggin horses either.
The heirs of Mr.. Haggin have consented
to the sale at Elmendorf. after the stock
left by their father has been disposed of.
of the stud of the late Ezekiel F. Clay.
jr.. and his brother Woodford. E. F.
Clay. Jr.. died last spring and this sale
will be In settlement Of his estate.
The stations of the Haggin establish
ment to 20 under the hammer are Ballot.
greatest of the sons of Voter; Sain. sire
of Jack Atkin. and Nealon and Hessiar,
a young son of Watercress. the best
horse Mr.. Haggin imported from Great
Britain during the period In which he
was the leading breeder of the country.
Hessian is the only son of Watercress re-
manning at Elmendorf Waterboy. the
horse Mr.. Hagsn intended as Water
cress' successor. died upward of a year
ago after having got Waterblossom.
Waterbass. Bonnie Kelso and other ster-
ling performers.
Paid Big Price.
Ballot. bred by the late James r.
Keene. raced as a two and three-year old
with Peter Pan. Charles Edward, Water
Pearl, Superman. Montgomery and Nc
Carter. A better horse in every respect
than his daddy. he won at all distances.
under every sort of weight and in every
biggest price given for an American
thoroughbred stallion since Louis winans
purchased Sir Martin for $1,000 in 1908.
when he purchased Ballot a couple of
years ago. The weanlings to be offered
on the 2Sth are sons and daughters of
Ballot. Sain. Uncle, Hessian and The
Manager, another SON. of Voter, and
the best one that raced. Ballot excepted.
The mares are in foal to the same stall
lions.
Among the mares to be offered are
Afric Queen, dam of Africander: AL
made, dam of Cater Lily and Good
Clara j.. a sister of Water Boy; De-
generate. dam of Rye: Enterprise.
dam Of Success: Gold. a sister of
Colder Maxim and dam of Rhine
Maiden: Gracilla. a sister Of Demund:
Gracioza. dam of Ella Bryson; Ham
burg Belle, a futurity winner: Janice,
dam Of Statesman; Lima Holiday. a
sister Of Ben Holiday: Mrs. Delaney.
dam Of Right Royal; Phida. dam of
Beauclere; Prim cd. dam Of Proper.
and Tradition, one of the great fillies
Sysonby. Tradition defeated Sysonby
in the futurity that year. she finishing
second to Artful.
There will be no stations in the
Clay consignment The Clay Brothers
stud consists entirely of mares and
good ones. They are Marie Frances
(by Sir Dixon). dam of Magnet; Thir-
ty-third (by Sir Dixon). dam Of Buck
horn: Outcome (by Sir Dixon). dam
Of Inlan: Sea Spray (by Star Shoot.
sister Of Sea Shell and Ocean Bound
and dam Of Sea Beach: The Lady (by
Kingston, dam of Irish Gentleman;
Single Shot (by Star ShooD. dam Of
Star Lady (by Star
Shoot). a sister Of Magnet; Ballerina
(by Handspring), dam of stellarina:
Rose Tree I'd (by Bona Vista), dam
Of Roamer. and Grip (by Bridgemater).
dam Of Confederate