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BEN STROMES DAYS ARE NUMBERED. Famous Stallions Faculties Are Failing — Dixiana Farm Will Market Twenty-Five Yearlings. Lexington. Kv.. Mav 20.— Major Thomas J. Carson will send from Dixiana Stud to the Shcopshcad Bay aajea a mouth hence twenty five thoroughbred year ling*, seventeen of them colts, as follows: ltav colt, bv Ken Stromi — All Colors, by Wagner. Chestnut tillv. bv Ben JIlPPM Ml Nun. bv M.i-aetto. Chestnut filly, by Ben Stroint — Cherwell. by Favor-dale. Bay colt, by Ben Strome — Cheesecloth, by Cheveti iug. Bay colt, by Ben Strome -Moiiita. by Hamburg. Bay colt, by Ben Strome--Beldiiga. by Onondaga. Bay colt, bv Ben Strome — Learned Lady, by Logic. Bay colt, bv Ben Strome— tLssca. bv Magnetizer or Hanover. Chestnut colt, by Ben Strome — Loan Sea. bv Boan- taka. host nut colt, bv Ben Stromt — Blue Jacket, by Whistle Jacket. Bav colt, bv Ben Strome— The Hiimber, bv Bread ktlife. Bay colt, bv Ben Stromt — Irvana. bv Onondaga. Bay tillv. bv Ben Strouu — Henrietta, by Baden till hestnut tillv. bv Ben Strome — Korea, by Kacburn. chestnut filiy. by Griffon — Capricious, by Vaga-iiolld. Bay tillv. bv Griffon — Ladv Moccasin, by Moccasin. Bay tillv. bv Griffon — Broken Vows, by Masetto. Bay tillv. by Griffon— Over the Water, by Beam-lion. Chestnut eolt. by Griffon — Old Straw. Chestnut colt, by Griffon— Subjection, by Leu-rioxlovc. Chestnut, colt, bv Griffon-— Last Ban. by King Ban. Bav colt, by Griffon — Deep Bleep. Bay colt, bv Griffon — Earth, by Ksher. •Bay filly, by Alloway— Flaxen Hair, by Ben fslrome. Chestnut eolt. by Faverdale — Benedictine, by Ben Strome. The star of the collection is the full brother to F.ugeiiia Burch and Belle Strome. out of The Hum per. He is said to be a real good yearling. I he brother to Bath Beach, out of Irvana. is in conformation much like Ben Strome. The davs of old Ben Stroiue are numbered. He is blind in the left eve and the sight of the right eve H failing. Major Carson sent only ten mares lo Ids court this season and will reduce the numlier to live or less next year. Faverdale. blind ill ImuJi - i-s and of no service nowadays, is a pensioner at Dixiana. Griffon developed a ringbone a few weeks «go and had to be Bred. Sointillant II. and Orml-ount. the latest stallion acquisitions at Dixiana. they liaving I n purchased from Edward Corrigan last tall, are in excellent condition and both have had bit; seasons.
