VI 



WALK-IN-THE-WATER, A REMARKABLE 

 RACER 



Much has been said and written of the tenderness and 

 care bestowed by the Arabs on their favorite horses, but 

 I doubt whether any Arabian since the time of the Prophet 

 ever showed such devotion to his favorite steed, as Uncle 

 Berry to the thoroughbreds under his care. In fact his 

 kindly nature embraced all domestic animals. For many 

 years he resided on a rich productive farm near Gallatin, 

 where he trained Betsy Malone, Sarah Bladen and many 

 other distinguished race horses; raised fine stock and fine 

 crops and proved himself to be one of the best farmers 

 in the neighborhood. He had pets of all kinds huge 

 hogs that would come and sprawl themselves to be 

 rubbed, and game chickens that would feed from his 

 hand, and follow him if he left home on foot often 

 obliging him to return and shut them up. 



He raised many celebrated racers for himself and others, 

 and so judicious was his system that at the age of two 

 they had almost the maturity of three-year-olds. 



His last thoroughbred was a chestnut filly foaled in 

 1859, by Lexington, dam Sally Roper (the dam of Berry), 

 which was entered in a stake for three-year-olds, $500 

 entrance, 2-mile heats, to come off over the Albion Course 

 near Gallatin in the fall of 1862. This filly was, of course, 

 a great favorite with Uncle Berry. She never associated 

 with any quadruped after she was weaned, her master 

 being her only companion. At two years old she was 



