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R. L. BAKER SELLS KINGSTON FARM LEXINGTON. Ky.. January 11. — Col. Robert L. Bake? ha- -Id Kingston Farm. The purchasers are Messrs. .lame- C. St lie and John L. Puckhy. They arc Lexington business men. owners of the Central aiel Planters tobacco warchou-e-. and they -fated that they had purchased thi- noted thoroughbred bone bleeding establishment, which contains 815 aires, with a view to dividing it into three tracts and -elliiig it by auction befon the end of January. Kingston Farm is aliout three miles from Lexington on the Itus-oll Cave pike, and wa- founded by lie late .lames B. Fergu-on. the famou- starter, father of Mrs. Phil T. Cliinn. The farm originally contained 201 acres and in 1001 it was purchased by el. Maker from Mr-. Resale L. Fergu-on. To it in 1! 07 by pnrchaae from George II. Whitney Col. Baker added 114 acres. Col. Baker operated the farm lim-ilf from 1001 to 1000, whin he lea-e l it to Clarence IL Mackay if New Yoik. who kept ii under the management of Charles F. Hill for -ix year-, subletting it for four year- to the late Major F. A. Daingei li hi iftet the death of .lame- R, Keene. and to it were removed the thoroughbreds parchoood ,,v Meson. orrigan A. McKinney at the Keene di-per-al sale. In 1013 Corrhraa tk McKinney leased the farm for fiv years. They dlipcrard their stud in January. 1018, and Col. Itakcr bought from them their unexpired lease, taking possession February 1. I.:- For the greater portion of the time since then the -lallion Short Irass and the mares and young toon ngbbreda belonging to Baal] Ban and his i-so, iaies in the Short Grass Stud Corporation have beeo and now are ,,n the place. Inlcss Mi. Hen should buy a portion or all of the faun bj auction he may move his horses to another location. unless he should make an .arrangement with the purchaser to continue them there.
