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I ought not to forget the McGibben Bros., of Cynthiana, 

 Harrison County, Ky., Thomas and James. Their names 

 are a power in Kentucky, and some of the finest horses on 

 the turf have stood in their stable. Among them was Spring- 

 bok, by Australian, out of Hester, who ran a dead heat with 

 Preakness at Saratoga and made himself famous. It was 

 probably the greatest cup race ever run in the world. Their 

 breeding establishment is a splendid one and many splendid 

 horses first saw the light there. Thomas McGibben has 

 gone to his reward in the land beyond the skies, but Mr. 

 James McGibben is alive and respected by all who know 

 him. 



William Barnes is a prominent breeder of Bourbon 

 County, Ky. He has a large establishment at the present 

 time and is a turfman of great popularity. Especially has 

 he always been the favorite of the celebrated firm of Clay & 

 Woodford, and once they named a horse for him. The 

 animal was speedy and was sold to Dwyer Brothers for a 

 large sum. 



William Mulkey, of Kansas City, is a gentleman of the 

 old school, and was associated with the firm of Mulkey & 

 Avis. They have a large breeding establishment and have 

 been very successful on the turf. They have interests all 

 over the country, and race from one ocean to the other and 

 from the St. Lawrence to the Gulf. No men stand higher 

 for honorable, fair methods than do Mulkey & Avis. But I 

 must not forget Oliver Louis, " the sable son of Ham,'' who 

 sat on the " red horse '' when he went to his victory in the 

 Derby at Louisville. He is one of the best men on the turf 

 to-day and everybody has a good word for him. May he 

 live and die with the same respect entertained for him. 



Charles Green, of St. Louis, while not a turfman, is 

 closely identified with racing. He was the owner of the 

 beautiful old Association Course at Lexington, Ky., and is 

 the man who built the great Fair Grounds Track at St. 

 Louis, Mo. He has never OAvned any horses and has no 

 breeding interests. Therefore, he was always actuated by 

 purely patriotic motives toward St. Louis. Mr. Green is a 

 scholar and came up in the famous Jesuit school, where he 

 received every educational advantage. In every sense of 

 the word he is a gentleman, and I am proud to be able to 



