RECOLLECTIONS OF MEN AND HORSES 



three years old, and who at six years old reduced this 

 record to 2.09^. Idolita was at the head of John 

 J. ScannePs The Abbot Farm, at Fishkill Landing, 

 until he was sold in November, 1904. Mr. Simpson 

 bought John R. Gentry for the campaign stable of 

 W. J. Andrews, and later sold the handsome pacer 

 at a big profit. Many changes have taken place at 

 Empire City Stud, but the most important move 

 was made by Mr. Simpson during the 1904, Octo- 

 ber, meeting at Lexington, when he purchased from 

 H. B. Gentry of Gentry Stock Farm, Bloomington, 

 Inch, the great stallion McKinney, 2.1 ij, by Alcyone, 

 out of Rosa Sprague by Governor Sprague, for 

 $50,000. Mr. Simpson witnessed the fierce duel for 

 Transylvania honors at Lexington between Tiverton 

 and Sweet Marie, and, when the latter won and re- 

 duced her record to 2.04!, he could not resist the 

 impulse to buy her sire, McKinney. In December, 

 1906, Axworthy, the great sire of young trotters, 

 was purchased for $21,000. 



Chas. Whittemore, who established Lookout Farm 

 at South Natick, Mass., was fortunate in securing 

 for his leading stallion May King, 2.20, by Elec- 

 tioneer, out of May Queen, 2.20, by Alexander's 

 Norman, she out of Jenny by Crockett's Arabian. 

 Bingen, 2.o6J, who was the choice of Forbes Farm 

 stallions until after the death of Mr. Forbes, when 

 he was sold to Mr. A. H. Parker for $32,000, is 

 the best son of May King. When I first knew May 

 Queen she was a green mare at the place of Colonel 



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