CHAPTER VII. 

 Won Every Stake. 



I moved to Missouri in 1862, bringing with me Creigh- 

 ton, the last colt of imp. Glencoe, a full brother to Blonde 

 and Maroon, and Ada Kennett. James K. Duke, an exten- 

 sive breeder, of Kentucky, had died a short time previously, 

 and I had been engaged to take charge of his horses. This 

 I did, and I considered that I could obtain better prices for 

 them if I raced and sold them in Missouri. 



I won every stake in Missouri that year with Ada Ken- 

 nett, and Creighton more than paid for his keep. 



Having nothing to keep me longer in Missouri after the 

 horses were sold at the end of the season, I returned to 

 Lexington. At a public sale there I purchased ten or twelve 

 horses for Benjamin Hutchinson, a breeder, of Missouri. 

 Among them were Lilac, who afterward produced Gray 

 Cloud and many other celebrities, and Evangeline, a highly- 

 bred mare. 



Annie Travis was also in the string. She turned out 

 Tidal Wave, Athlene and a host of others noted for their 

 speed. Derby, by Eclipse out of Lady Taylor, was bought 

 from Rufus Lyle, who acted as agent for Major B. G. 

 Thomas, and sold him against the wishes of the latter. He 

 defeated Maiden, the dam of the celebrated Parole, and won 

 nearly all the other stakes at St. Louis. 



At this time racing and breeding were at a very low ebb 

 in Missouri, and I contend that I am practically the father of 

 racing in the State. I did everything in my power to get 

 people interested in the matter by inducing them to pur- 

 chase brood mares and stallions. It was slow work for a 

 time, but the grand results that are to be observed to-day 

 are a monument to my efforts. The old Prairie track had 

 been abandoned and the old Abbey was on its last legs. I 

 realized that something had to be done, and I went to work 

 with a will to have a new track established. By dint of per- 

 suasion enough gentlemen were interested to establish the 



