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SENORITA STUD IS TO BE CONTINUED. W. H, Brown Will Retain the Farm and Buy Some of the Stallions and Mares. Lexington, Ky., November 23. The annual winter sale of thoroughbreds, which begins in this city next Monday, will witness the passing of the equine holdings of six of the most noted owners and breeders in this country, all of whom have died within the past year, two of whom met death in a violent form in a foreign country, while the others passed peacefully away in the confines of their own homes. The estates to be disposed of at auction are those of Major IJ. G. Thomas. Captain S. S. i.rbwn, B. Smith Gentry. George W. Headley, Charles F. Mc-Mcekin.and John E. McDonald. The last named two were killed in the wreck at Salisbury, England, July 1. Tliey had gone to England for the purpose of buying a stallion to place at the head of the Oakwood Stud in this country. With the passing of the Senorita Stud of the late Captain Samuel S. Brown and the Oakwood establishment of C. F. McMeckin, it is likely that other breeders will secure the noted farms on which to continue the breeding of equine kings and queens. There are now several prominent eastern turfmen in the market for Kentucky farms, and as both of these establishments are modern in every particular they will undoubtedly be in great demand. It is said in certain quarters, however, that Captain W. Harry Brown, brother and successor to S. S. Brown, will buy in the farm and the best of the stallions and broolmares and embark in the breeding of horses on an extensive scnle. Gus Straus is another horse owner and breeder who died lately. During the four years Captain Sam Brown was engaged in the breeding business in Kentucky lie spent thousands of dollars in improvements at Senorita Stud, and it is today one of the most modern and up-to-date farms in this country, and while it would no doubt command a hnndsoine figure if sold either privately or at auction, it is said that Captain Harry Brown wishes to preserve it as a monument to his brother.
