Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-05-16

writer. and also his wife is a dandy
scenario writer. She is called Agnes
Johnson.
When our youngest kid Jimmy was
about IL he used to play polo. He had
a couple Of little old ponies. and he
played quite bit with the women. and
Agnes Johnson played. and Jim had
heard all the other women call her
"Aggie" so he used to boiler. Leave 1t
Aggie. leave 1t Aggie!" My wife told
or nick name. Jim said well when you
are going so fast and you want her to
leave the bali, you haven't got time TO
say a lot of names. | ant holler leave
1t Mrs Agnes Johnson Darcy. The game
would be over by then"
Well | got to get back to oil Ken
lucky. OF course | don't know how much
our picture will be like the original Old
Kentucky play. Anyhow we are having
a lot Of fun making 1t. We are working
out at a fine stock ranch owned by Mr.
Craleton Burke. the head Of CALIFORNIA;
Racing Commission. He and his Com.
mission are the ones that kept racing
on such a high plane out here and it
was such a success. He breeds som
very fine horses. he and Mr. Neil Nc
Carly. one of Los Angeles most promi-
nent attorneys.
You know this horse breeding and
raising has become a great fad not only
out here. but all over the Country.
Never was the horse so popular ss now
Well | have just been up there playing
with those beautiful young thorough
bred colts, and their mothers who had
raced on famous tracks and some had
made great records and won many
many thousands OF dollars. This Nc
Carly Is a nut on breeding strains. and
remembering who's pap was who. You
know England Is great for that | was
out one day at a big English Estate for
lunch. and more women than men. and
for once in my life | never got to say a
word. All the whole talk was "Sires,
damms. gets. foals. and this strain
couldent go the distance. and that strain
was a bit sluggish. Not a word about
the Republicans or the Democrats and
| couldent get In a word edgewise.
But say those English sure d. know
breeding. OF horses and dogs. But then
there is nothing nicer than the raising
of a nice animal of any description.
Those great racing stock farms out from
Lexington Kentucky are the greatest
sight In America. See old Man o. War
out there with a skin Of golden chest.
nut that glistens like gold In the sun,
and the old darby that takes care of
him has a monologue that goes just like
one Of these tourist guides. He cant stop
till he is finished the whole thing. See
some old sleepy looking sway back mare
with a colt Juggling at her. and maby
five years ago so thousand people were
standing hollering her name.
1t must be a great thrill to breed q
horse yourself and then have them win
a race. like the Kentucky Derby or the
Santa Anita Handicap.
You know In the Argentine they have
some very fine horses. and Among the
wealthy polo players. 1t is almost con.
sidered a disgrace to ride a horse In
your string that you did not breed your.
self. They all have big ranches OUT from
Buenos Aires and they break them In
working them after cattle. so they are
really COW ponies. but thorougabreds.
Averll Hartman in this Country breeds
his string and some others blu. not so
many.
T~horoughbreds are a nervous. nutty
lot ! like an old gentle, kind OF dopey
horse. that Is. | mean. to ride around.