Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-07
DOCTOR SETS EXAMPLE
FOR HORSE BREEDERS
kcntuckian Plays Important Part in
Raising Thorou.hbrcdS, Although
Facilities Are McaGcr.

Raisin. Thorou.hbrcds. Although
Facilities Are McaHcr.
NEW WORK. March 5-The story
Of Dr J. II. Meet; ot Versailles. Ky.
and the mares Cinderella and Taran-
telia. should be an Incentive TO every
man with facilities for keeping even
:! single thoroughbred matrcn. TO en-
gage IN what is on" u. the most fas-
chatting occupations ia connection
| with the soil-blood horse production.
Dr. Meet was regularly engaged in
me practice OF medicine, h9t navllts
that love for the thoroughbred which
]: the heritage al All kvnIuckianS
ne determined TO buy few mares. and
, send them 10 tn. best horses In his
/ nciShborhcod. He attended a sale
/ OF blood stock AZ Lexington, promot-
| % by the late William f.aston, at that
| time head Of Tattc-SaIIs OF America
and an auctionccr Of rare powers
Niles IN tn. consignment OF Alfred
Withcrs. Of England. They had some
! OF the best English strains OF blood
IN their ped!Srees: Cinderella, a bay
Kuhn oui OF Mamma By Brown Bread
while The chestnut Tarantcl!;i was 4,
daughi.r OF Peter by Hermit, from
Gentle Hitella. by Blair Athol This
par OF young English mares cost tho
country physician less than $500. and
IN the lisht Of what they accomplish
1
ca among the greatest bargains in
the entire history Of blood horses
production. studded az IL is. with ro-
nance.
hetween them, these mares. whose
names will adorn the pages of the
IacihE history or the United States
produced no less than thirty ono
ioais OF this number Tarantella had
eighteen. Cinderella had thirteen
ana but for her We would huv. no
nan nan war; as one OF her earliest
Ii".a;,s IVA, Was inc Meet Hastings, sire of
rIr ray which IN turn bcgat Man
War. III" champion OF his day
W nile tarantclia has not exercised
ne same Influence Ia date on Amer
ic'h breeding, She has given the turf
many useful performers. and some
OF her descendants in the female line
!hrouEh Ogden. Planudcs and Ton
gallant ar. certain to BE- heard from
IN the future ''''
is rare happening when mare
ENts the turf two good race horses
suncessiul sires hut Cinderella ac-
oompIishcd this, and she mus, hc ~,
E iir as modern rocahontas
IIii,,WISm me excellence of her sons
inS'lnSS ana Plaudit. by SpcndthriTt
ahu 'iiinIar. respectively Each az
aMtSc horses raced with dis,inctjon
"mu IN me stud were noted for tb.ir
Hastings Versatile Animal
hastings. foalcd in lSga. viii ,l.
rrr,, 80 90 I,intinnerHd as Il horse of
wns ,.,pDu. p"t II" could stay too as
&c appropriated in his great strur,
SIC win Handspring for The u,Imnnn,
m.ah'S AT Morris Park in lA9f I,
coJ;. 'n' neSt race OF the year. the
| ~" running nose and no.. .,u
through the stretch HandsDrinr b,,!
n'ht.n the belmont champion a b,.,I
.pr inc Withcrs stakes al a mil. ,,i
r rnc H,rat'hE OF the pair in the Longer
came from behind his rival mi ~,
~ !he post. At the S.nlc mc.,jr,.
,,i,hS''nSs won the Toborgan haudjrnn
| r!X furlonpS '"SN'S ~
Plaudit was also iirs,.class rare
| ,'f,,' 'thieNihS distinction by win
, ,'rmS ~ champagne stakes with io7
| poHnHS NJ in addition to tn, Nurscrv
moh iIsi'h "a which he was aIIo,t.d -.
| p"nn The race, however. yvhich
80, NJ sea. OF greatness u.on his
.n,i, 81 ,Hid career vas when h" van
! "Sheu the r"dOubtablc Bon n-usb
| 'nch our year old and a, mo ION
OF MS FORM in handican at q nil.
anu . sixteenth. Grca, things .ynr,
90: and I!"ud!, jus;incd III. good
"p'"l!hS OF His admirers bv wanna
me ncniucky ana Oakley Dnrbi"s ~
r.. RI - IA. clark aud buckeye ctnk"s.
"c ''e' -! a Siru H. his ;,hilI,v -,
- ,srr"tcr horse than himr.!f. ana
rms boih hastings ana pIai!ti, ne.
o"n'p.!shed by Cathering Fair pa
49,, ,ji'i. mig lanes Fair Play. in pr,-
"a
'ain,S haS'E to give the ;urf hIs
r ,.1..,!,,o ~ sI"@! ana courage ,hc
.!i..';l'" q Nand"rcl.. attcst.d IL
S'.l ~ iurowIrg such hCr.cs az fIts,
,nES hud llandit To dir.rcn, sIr.s
Mhll" Sh" rrpducod Handsome And
zen I'M hoth stake winners whon
i"a'"o with Hanover Her a,,nst
~ SHIPPERS. by Moddler is rT,"
IN" most highly priced OF ~ ~.
HcE brood mares
Tnrnniriin Breeds Well
Iarant"lla. whose recon- ~ t.c,,
''ty has been seldom .n,,,i.d ,,
winners, indiscriminat.!v b.r MIN,
IN 'oais being by fifteen dfrf.r.,,
~, rommcncin" with Jns Johnson
,,'. W.hd'nE W wi,h planudce Sb...
/ GiScod -, "ryh IN ISIS. and she pro-
/ '.''" lh" 'l!E Nrtoua az the .rs,,I,
/ =, 'n' union with planudcs i'm ZOO
| ,l'f Dos winner by the records ,,
I ,on. "A"a"h, by Yankee. fouIcd i'm.
| ;rt".' "heh sh" vas - years old
/ NIE colt won tho BclmOy, S,,Iat
/ the Hrookivn and Los A.yrclos ~
/ us ana the Prospect Handir,r -,
/ ihre". Ills Winnings ma, 49,, "'
IN" SoI"rs Of H. e Uildrc,h gnnr,,
ca 70 more than $4,000 pr,,ngs
~ Tasting suburban. ana thira ~
lt"'ha ana Advauc" Cu,rI -,
.T""kIHn Handicap when n. go.
"-y"hr-"id iiands"l nv IInn",.,.
Won tH" White Plains iIandican AMI
B f~'''' 'A''S ana was a
!" IN" mnd IL" transmitted ,hJa
Iuaiity to MIS- PROGENY ia ,ho stnJ
1Tn"ry ana Whit. by Spsndthrin ana
l!"Niit. r.spcctivciy were f1.,'
"hil" Amaln, hy Tho Scriac. vas o,c
oi N" toughest horses tho American
tHTf has ever known Ito was 20,
700. az was shown hy his miIn :,
~ - over the trottinG course m
syracuse H. 1914
~ Meet never had more than half
Go@eH mates a. IT tune NM ,n,.,
Han tnc run Of loo acres OF b,u,.
rass II" bred many Winners In al
G!ton TO those from Cind.r.lIn nra
IhTanie!la. hut those English marrs
arc The ones that hav" mad. his name
-, '.D'.S"hp'u word Wherever the
thoroughbred Is known
CAN on WnIkrr-Gibi,on. Match
KANSAS CITY, Mo, March G. An
r noHhcfinent wac mad" here today maj
Smr proposed bout between Hugh
q Ws!ksr, Kansas CITY hcavvwTrh:
ana Tommy Gibbons 81 81 raul i,
H&FAna. cuba March IL had b.ci
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