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WIDENER BREEDING PLANS A J Joyner Goes to Erdenheim to Select Mares for Farm Iarcliasc of Additional Land from Estate of James 31 llaggin Gives Tcnnsylranla Breeders Great Additional Importance NEW YORK N T February 16 Andrew J Joyner has gone to George D Wideners Erdenheim Farm in Pennsylvania to select the brood mares that will be transferred to Kentucky for the thoroughbred breeding es ¬ tablishment that is to be a part of Mr Wideners nursery in the future futureThe The purchase of Green Hills and 538 addi ¬ tional acres of the famous old Elmendorf Farm from the estate of the late James B Haggin gives Joseph E Widener and George D Widener a Kentucky farm on which they can restore the old fame of this thorough ¬ bred nursery George D Widener had earlier purchased about 225 acres of the estate and this more recent purchase makes the holdings of the Pennsylvania sportsmen and breeders of vast importance importanceIt It is stated that the intention of the present owners is to have the mansion built by Mr Haggin at a cost of approximately 250000 razed and restore the old Carter Harrison homestead the original residence which according to Charles E Berryman former manager of the estate is the most picturesque building on the property propertyTO TO RACE IIO31EBKEDS IIO31EBKEDSGeorge George D Widener for the last several years has raced a pretentious string but like his uncle Joseph E Widener will send the best of his own breeding to the races this year Their purchase of a large tract of Elmendorf brings back to the famous old estate breeding on a large scale scaleThe The late James B Haggin started his breeding activities at Rancho del Paso in California but Elmendorf soon passed the Pacific coast establishment in the number of horses sent to the races racesMr Mr Haggin bred thoroughbreds on what is probably the largest scale ever attempted Veteran turfmen have vivid memories of El ¬ mendorf in the days of its glory when forty thoroughbred sires were stabled in the im ¬ mense circular barns while in the thousands of acres of pasture spread out on all sides there roamed more than GOO brood mares At one time the operations of Mr Haggin were carried on similtaneously in California and Kentucky but as he grew older he made his headquarters in New York City and the long transcontinental trip was too tiresome while Kentucky was of easy access accessHAG HAG GIN ESTATE DIVIDED DIVIDEDAfter After the death of Mr Haggin the disposal of Elmendorf estate was begun several prominent thoroughbred turfmen purchasing portions of it Harry Payne Whitney and John E Madden were the first to buy tracts of the rich blue grass land landThomas Thomas Welsh and A J Joyner are train ¬ ers for Joseph E Widener and George D Widener respectively while George Terry is the manager of the portion of Elmendorf estate which Joseph E Widener now owns and where Sweeper II Maintenant and a band of choicelybred matrons are in quar ¬ ters tersJoseph Joseph E Widener purchased the former home of Charles H Berryman manager of Elmendorf and during the last two years he has spent more than 200000 in improving the house and grounds groundsGeorge George D Widener has a portion of Ilinata Farm under lease from Senator Joseph Bai ¬ ley and there in charge of William King are several mares which will doubtless shortly be transferred to Elmendorf His stallions Trompe la Mort and Aeronaut are at Erden ¬ heim his Pennsylvania estate
