The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-02-28

BOURBON HORSES
ARE FAMOUS
Paris Girl Writes Entertainingly Of
Famous Horses and Establish
ments In Bourbon
RACING ONE OF OLDEST SPORTS
(By Mary Frances CampbelD

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. Greeks, the Romans and variou
Iother nations in the pre-histori
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The Arab sheik of the desert ha'
!! wonderful horses, whose fame TO
beauty, speed and intelligence ha
come down through the ages. Tn
sheik selected the best and specifies
specimens and his affection and hi
constant care and daily companion
ship developed this noble animal tt
a great state Of perfection.
The Arab horse was beyond price
and could not be purchased and il
was only by winning the confidence
and friendship of the owner by some
deed of kindness or service that ar
outsider could gain possession of one
of these highly priced horses.
Some of these animals are said to
have been brought into England and
to have been the foundation of the
native race horse; although probably
such is the case, there is no record of
this in the English stud book.
The great thorougbreds Of Eng
land and the horses preeminent in
the British stud and on the turf are
officially credited to the mingling of
the blood of the selected native
horses and the three great Barb
mares.
From the best of these great an
cestors comes the American thor
oughbred, who in "the land of the
free and the home of the brave" "
with it's glorious climate, rich grains,
succulent pastures and pure streams
of water, have surpassed their Eng
lish cousins and reached a state of
speed, courage, endurance, intelli-
gence and physical perfection second
to the equines of no other nation.
The vast majority of people who
attend the races and enter with zest
into this classic sport are people Of
the highest type of citizenship, Gull
tured, charitable and religious and,
while some of them place a wager, on
their favorite horses, they are not
gamblers in any sense of the word,
and bet not for gain, but to enhance
their interest and back their judg-
mont on fhoir foyorito
There has always been an element
of sport in mankind and will be until
time is no more.
The great strip of county in Ken
lucky where the Bluegrass grows
luxuriantly, for many years has been
known as the race horse region of
America.
Racing is one of the best liked
pastimes Of the people, and the love
of racing led to the breeding of thor
oughbreds.
The colts mature rapidly in the
congenial climate on the nutritious
grass and limestone water, and for
nearly a century they have asserted
their claim to prominence.
Kentucky stock is justly famous
and breeding is conducted here with
less expense than in most other Sec
tions, for the reason that colts thrive
so well in grazing over the rich
pasture lands.
Bourbon county is the richest part
of this region. Almost the things
that have made it one of the most
highly cultivated and most famous
counties in the State has been the
production of fine blooded stock, es-
pecially the thoroughbred race horse.
In the past Bourbon was noted
for its fine Southern cattle and trot-
ting stock, many individuals of these
were bought and sold for thousands
of dollars.
But in the production of race
horses Bourbon has gained a most
enviable reputation throughout the
civilized world.
. Raceland, Runnymede, Claiborne
Mt. Lebanon and Marchmont have
produced some of the best horses that
have contested for the classic events
on the American turf, horses whose
fame has extended to- every country
on the globe where the thorough.
bred is esteemed.
The following horses were some
of the product of Col. Catesby Wood
ford's Raceland and the late Col. E
F. Clay's Runnymede, and won hun
dreds of thousands of dollars on thu
American turf: One Mime, Runny
mede, Bell of Runnymede, Badns
Miss Woodford, Sally Mcclellan
Blues. Blue Girl, Raceland, Sir Dix
on, Hanover, Belvidere, Runnins
Water, Butterflies, Whimsical, Las
Chance, Single Shot, Agile, Cherryo
la, Brinkwater, Ocean Bound, Kilma
mock, Ben Brush, Lilly Turner