OF THE SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB 173 
THE FOUNDER OF ELMENDORF 
68. Kentucky from earliest times has been the home of magni- 
ficent breeding establishments. The story of Woodburn Farm 
(82) has been told for years, but its rival in variety of livestock 
and quality of breeds did not exist until Elmendorf estate, lo- 
cated near Lexington, Kentucky, was founded. Elmendorf was 
the property of the venerable James B. Haccin, a man who lived 
almost to his 94th birthday, and who participated actively in 
some of the most notable events of the last century. Mr. Haccin 
was a “forty-niner,” having begun the practice of law in Califor- 
nia, but he soon turned to mining interests and in company with 
Senator Hearst and Marcus Daty he achieved international 
fame and vast fortune. As a breeder of Thoroughbreds and trot- 
ters, Mr. Haccin’s name has been foremost for years, but he 
touched agriculture most intimately during his later life, when 
he collected his famous herds of Shropshires, Shorthorns, Jerseys 
and Berkshires. With fine spirit he placed the entire estate at 
the disposal of the Kentucky Agricultural College for demonstra- 
tion and instructional purposes, making thereby an unprecedented 
contribution to agricultural education. 
Mr. Hacein carried his activities into his most advanced years 
and maintained keenest personal interest in Elmendorf to the end, 
constantly expanding its operations. He ranks among the strong- 
est and most rugged characters in our national life. 
He was born in Harrodsburg, Ky., December 9, 1820 and died 
at his home at Newport, R. I., September 12, 1914. He was a 
grandson of pioneers who came to Virginia in 1775, but who 
proceeded immediately to the little settlement in the vicinity of 
the fort at Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Ky. This pioneer Haccin 
was a staunch friend and boon companion of the redoubtable 
Simon Kenton, and both became famous for their prowess as 
hunters and Indian fighters. Mr. Haccin’s education was for the 
legal profession, his common school work being received at 
