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HOW SLEWFOOT CAME BY HIS NAME. Slewfoot. the very serviceable two-year-old bay gelding, by Frankfort, out of Highland Princess, bv Jim Gore, is inbred to Hindoo, and is an example of the Influence of a physical injury to a dam upon her produce. Slewfoot was bred by George G. Stoll at Ike Meadows Stud, and Mr. Stoll tells the Staff so: "Shortly after Highland Princess had lieen mated witlh Frankfort she ran into a fence and broke her right shoulder. For a time Dr. Bryan thought she would have to be destroyed. However, he put her in a sling ami the fracture was healed, but it left her with a badly twisted right foreleg. When Slew-foot was foaled his right foreleg was also twisted, the toe iiointing inward identically the same as that of his: dam. I-ast summer I tried many times to s*dl him for little or nothing, but bis crooked leg was a bar. I hail about despaired of ever getting rid of him when one morning I noticed him running through the lot. His crooked foot did not seem to interfere with his running. "J. L. Bieson. of Champaign. 111., marked this colt in the fall sales catalogue, and tlie gelding was knocked down to him for 50. Because of his crooked leg and pigeon toe they named him Slew foot. To date Slewfoot has started in nine rates since lie opening of the Kentucky Association spring meeting here on April 24. and lie has won live times, being second twice and unplaced twice. Ills net earnings to date are ,325."
