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Kentucky Prince and his jocky so muck at variance with 

 each other tliat the colt became excited and refused to trot at 

 all. Seeing this Colonel West told them to put the animal 

 in the stable until after dinner, when he would let Brasheld 

 get up behind him. This was done and Brasheld drove 

 Kentucky Prince a quarter in forty seconds, repeating him 

 in thirty-seven seconds. This was enough for Colonel 

 West, because at that time the best mile by a three-year-old 

 trotter was the 2:29 of Lady Stout, and it was evident that 

 with very little handling Kentucky Prince could beat that. 

 Colonel West thereupon bought the colt for $7,000, and the 

 next day he was taken to Edge Hill. 



About ten days later Col. John W. Conley, now of 

 Chicago, but who was at that time a resident of New York 

 City reached Edge Hill during one of his numerous trips 

 to Kentucky, and of course he was told about the colt. It 

 was arranged to show him the following day and although 

 lie was still far from being in condition to do his best Bras- 

 field drove him half a mile in lilOJ. Colonel Conley had at 

 this time a standing commission from Mr. A. B. Darling of 

 New York, to buy for that gentleman any stallion that came 

 up to certain requirements as to physical appearances laid 

 down by Mr. Darling, and that could also show speed. The 

 Colonel felt satisfied that in Kentucky Prince he had found 

 a horse that would exactly suit Mr. Darling, and so bought 

 him for $12,500 and shipped him to New York, upon arriv- 

 ing at which place Mr. Darling at once took Kentucky 

 Prince, being more than satisfied at Colonel Conley' s action 

 in the matter. 



There is a rather funny storj^ in connection with the sub- 

 sequent sale of Kentucky Prince at auction, that has never 

 before been made public. When Thomas, the breeder of 

 the horse, learned that the horse was to be sold he had an 

 idea that perhaps he would go for far less than his value, and 

 so without saying anything to his neighbors he j^acked his 

 grip and started for New York City, having decided to pay 

 as much as $2,500 foi- the horse. He was on hand bright and 



