The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-24
TURF PICK-UPS

The pranks that chance plays in the lives of many horses makes the careers of a few of them look like a chapter of accidents. In his twe-year-old form, Lee Axworthy, 1:5S was traded for a trotter which had been tried and found wanting. A. c. Pennock purchased Prince Ioree 2:05A, for $55 and sold him to his present owner for $120. As a yearling Robert J., 2:01h, was con- signed to sale and led out of the ring without a bid. His breeder was so dis gusted that he gave him away.
 In 1856 the dam of Blackwood was pur- chased by Adam Steel for s125. In 1860 he gave G. H. Buford half interest in the colt, that came with her, to de- .velop it. Buford trained Blackwood four months and reduced the three-year- old record to 2:31 Steel then repurchased his interest for $l2,500 and sold the colt to Harrison Durkee for S3O0Oo.
 The blind horse Sleepy Tom, that cut the worlds record for pacers to 2:12A in 1879, became the property of Steve Phillips in exchange for colt worth about $75, s7.5O in cash, an old watch, and a quart of whisky. Little Brown Jug, 2:11A, the next pacing champion, was purchased a yearling by o. N. Fry for $50 He sold him as a two-year- old for S75, and took him back on bill for $60.
 Everyone has heard of Mol1o being of fered for sale at Lexington, and as no one made a bid him he was taken back to Walnut Hall Farm, where he
 became ane of the leading sires of the
 country. Walnut Hall, his associate in the stud, did not receive much better reception When Splan purchased Mag
 gie Yeazer she was in foal to the gray horse Conductor. That did not look very good to l.. V. Hardness but when the colt was foaled his color, form and early speed earned him the name of the farm,
 where he was destined to remain for life.
 Stamboul, 2:071a, was almost gift colt In 1888 the bonanza king, John w. Mack ey, bred Fleetwing to Sultan. The fol- lowing year she produced Ruby, PISA As FYeetwing almost died when deliv- ering her foal, MT. Mackey gave her to L. J. Rose. He bred her to Silver
 threads and in 1880 she produced Lady Mackey, although if you believe the Trotting Register and the Year Book, both Ruby and Lady Mackey were foaled the same year, or, in other words according to that authority. Fleetwing
 had two foals by different sires in 1880. In 1881 F'leetwing was barren. The fol- iOWluS year Sne produced Sl3rnDGul. IL. J. Rose sold him to w. s. Hobart for for 5000.
 i Bingen, the sire of Uhlan, 1.5S,
 would in all probability have been added to the list of geldings, if Geors q i Leavitt had not heard of him trottine
 a quarter in 35 seconds as a yearling
 No one in Kentucky would buy stall l lipn by May King, as he was conslt- cred the poorest excuse for stock l horse that was ever seen in the blue
 grass country. Leavitt gave $500 for | Bingen. He shipped him to New Eng | land and sold him the following year | for $S000. At the present time the da- scendants of Bingen are one of the dominating factors in light harness
 racing.
 The breeder of Pilot Medium sold
 him for trifle to get him out of his
 sight on account of an injury. Walter 1 Clark took him to Michigan, where ne | got Peter the Great. who is now cred ited with 75 2:10 performers Geor rge Ketcham ordered his foreman to ni,1 i Cresceus when he saw him sufferino i from distemper. The foreman put the l colt out of sight until he recovered
 In time Creseeus reduced the worlds l record to 2:02A and proved one of the best race horses that ever wore har-
 ness.
 l John H. Shults paid thousands fo' stallons, one item being s2S.o00 for i Pancoast. Axkorthy. the best horse he
 ever owned, cost $500. Hamburg Bei. e i his fastest trotter, owed her existence to E. T. Bedford seeing Axworthy