The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-04-29
HistOry's Great Men
Were Warm Friends
Of the Thoroughbred

The anuul spring season ~
thoroughbred ueiUs alI sapu be AZ its
height 'a Kentucky ufd tHrr. O. rterj
Indication that Interest .u thr famous
old SPORT thh Ielr $500. ssrflss Az
VI Coo days that have .oas before
chief among th. perennial auue
uDm oi thoroughbred uUHe De- us
Etuuine democracy Too THOROUGH.
bred has hs charms Coz us lU today
jus' as DEL d.i .r the dals uf etur.e
Washington ari AnIfra IH.asuu
hoil these presidents of Dob. United
state Hrrr .Heit .Wtu 10 fhe
thoroughbred and .oIal supporters ~
the apHu 1f horse u.H. Ih1 bred
and raced ihcr oan tnrsrs. 900 hls
t0p rruri. fhr nd Goa. .Ie former
aciei as lui-e lao tar N,Hmirkct
t0ure Charleston. 81 a.. uH ure 90.
cusi9u Washington. as Hr aU taoa.
~us a noted hursrman sho enjoyed
Dr. spirited thoroughbred nr rIlns
and hunting thrpggh he ne'i until
tury Tate ln Aic. and h.s stable bad a
reputation fof ihe number and quality
0f tht horses 10 contained
Anics Jackson uaf in rnfhus asuc
patron of horso raD.l. IONS before he
became president lic maintained
formidable stable. uhll mc.niod
Truttnn. a hers. of uhIrt De- aas e1.
erv'ilug.y proud. aui aItl ah..h no
Nuu Co. famous match mer flr ftsp
sgu.nsi Greyhound After l.s nau.
Eununu al pfC. feut Del hruueh. h.s
hortes to the Capitol and n 1884
rninui Them .n pTuul. Wee rrcs.dfut
and Mr. Van nureu often be.ug pres.
ent % witness TIE mom.us uurk cut
" the horses persulail. suifuutcnded
b. the pfutilrui. sItl ,lanrirr sic
lmpeilusiil and pli.p .peroh. OR ru.d
hickurl. as history rooorls. had
temper " h.s ouu'
The Wash.nsiol Course. located
about teo miles from uo Capital vas
built Ia isC Too 1oglrJ CIub. under
uhuse auTioes o. aas operated. nlm.
befti amous .is members .hr mast dI.
unci.te mtu uf anaiu % CO., fay
Racing vas regularly aiisadol by ne
prvsiienis from lrgsrsan io Van
hurea. Ca ouo oerasla1 John guuy
Adams WALKED 10 aud ffam ths oulr.e.
surrounded by ue eql.lasca ui thp
ssalthy
"uelefais Wush.rrIo1 ana Iaet
900, suir 0uU iUadlas tammaltainf.
-afu examples uf uc faturss hat
Eruat Statesmen aud ml.u1 mra lave
~ generally entertained iaf COO har-e
ani Vort 10 ho tuff Iina.h sluaL
y bold aui as.res.ilc rider, .n tha
Bold. General jackson aas ftr morr
succuakiui uu ihe oluue The mclne
annals " me a,st rrcurf BE- unmrf.
ous ticiof.oa. and atUufIne a. ne
anecioioa uh',h arr i1.d POI BIN. b.
somoiimea Inundated h.s aItsrara.
~ thr i-siurss of defiance. ahrrs be-
might 90 hate 500 By o. sltol o.
bolton oi h.s hnr.a
one ui 1cUcul 1attrnra closest
friends vas thc iirt. o. M Curr a.
minister uf o., Mr.heiIs lsIsupa
Chsrch uho uas tratdef ~
thoroughbred horrs aud uha uaced
ooe ~ them in the Hame NJ 3D. ra1.
nsf. Col Gco Elliott Ihr reverend
Eenilrmlu. hatlue bcea charged sta
hufso nUIns. vac summ0nrl before
u tribunal aud astol 10 o. tai am.
th.ng iu Gag iH OH. dUIruso. aus.h.ns."
~ DE- upl, 'ekOYi nai . would
lisu o. have 500 lsi uu lHna hsa
Ca arunsc % Cor Gag hali 10 tho torss
T. stand n fhe stable uh.Ir eos 90.
huits han D. mrte To- horse 10
luuEs o. us lo.nul il1 Has flr saus
rsht io cUutrui h.m That . have. I'D
b. uIil aog him aud cauroi tsrp h.m
frum .L"
N,',i'oss % aid Mr Cu,r sas duly
solliiiei
Toe ufiff atsrnre 81 prrui.ca
lEalu'i co.. tuff .l earlier isls hures
Iatu sharp uaiuHI ulf sffaI, .ai
.rfdaI ts.Hfaas un I.aTIf.,a.
Doc etauTiC .f .s mta..#rI o. ttr
Catholic tiaI,luar. pat..lrI lt An.
larsIs in lflt uat amate u.. Io.iiI.
naic psstiuss af tau population ahich
lei WITH tHr approval of ih. .harch
Itself uus thc uoa oao ~ racing
horses. ah.ra bad grown io he b.sbiy
popular amuHs thD Fcutu uf GOO oluu.
.rl. However uU of teiai. have otrB
ruasou tu believe that thp iufi "a ga
hu eve Of a sreaief measure uf poru.
ar suplor than Do has rc,titrd ln
decade uui onli a. q maiiof 81 hoalth.
'ul uui.uf dnur entertainment bui also
loCauso of o. lmporiauoa al 90 al
unct o. thU Industry uf hrssilng
thoroughbred HORSES fof ue. In sup
llylng thu army ulil a,a'u mounts
nd citsf hIfhIl uilIaulu vau.esgs
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