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Horse Breeders' Association, which is still doing 

 business at Lexington. 



When W. H. Wilson started Abdallah Park he put 

 Indianapolis, Pacing Abdallah and Smuggler in the 

 stud. When they failed he purchased Simmons, a 

 brother to Rosa Wilkes, from some one in Pennsyl- 

 vania and went to California where he secured Sul- 

 tan. At that time Sultan was a leader among the 

 sires of colt trotters but he met with but very little 

 success in Kentucky. At the start Simmons was 

 handicapped on account of being bhnd but he finally 

 became a leader among the sires of race horses. 



Wilson's trip to Parkville Farm was to interest Mr. 

 Shults in a few trotters which he had for sale. He 

 did not make any progress but when the pair began 

 talking about their stallions John H. Shults proposed 

 that he and Wilson play a fifty point game of bil- 

 liards to see who would own both Simmons and 

 Pancoast. 



Wilson, who in his younger days flirted with 

 chance in many a game on the Mississippi River 

 steamboats, accepted the proposition and in a few 

 minutes he and Mr. Shults had their coats off in the 

 billiard room and were busy chalking their cues for 

 a game that carried such a peculiar wager. I was 

 selected to keep count and the game started. 



As both players were out of practice there was 

 very little counting for some time. As they pro- 

 gressed their game improved until finally they were 

 tied at forty. From that point they moved up to 

 forty-five when Wilson made a run of four and 



