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LATE KENIUCKY TURF NEWS King Nadi to Be Wintered at the Kentucky Association Course. T. J. Abrains String Quartered at Racelanil i Special Train for E. F. Sininis Shipment East. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 1. John Troxler stated that he has made arrangements with Robert C. Frakes to winter King Nadi at the Kentucky Association course. Troxler said it was his intention to ship the good son of King James and Nadinette to New Orleans, but his plans were altered when the State Ilacing Commission suspended his license. Troxler said that Bugler, Lucidus, Aurora, Hidden Money and the yearling brown colt by Tchad, out of Fern Handley, and the yearling chestnut filly by Atwell, out of Alula, have been turned out at John S. Wiggins military stock farm. T. J. Abrams is wintering his string at Raceland. Among the horses he has there are Poland, Murphy, Pelion, Satana, Arapahoe, First Pullet, P. T. Barnum and a couple of yearlings. The horses have been there a month and Abrams, whose home is at Ashland, and who goes to the track nearly every : day, says : "Baceland is a great place to race horses in hot weather, and it is a fine i place to keep them in cold weather. I have never had horses do better than mine are i doing right now. The stable yard is high up where the water drains away after a rainfall, leaving no dampness, and where the atmosphere is excellent." Abrams stated that, he sold Woodpile to John J. Troxler and Troxler today said that ho had resold her to Arthur B. Hancock and she is to be mated with one of the stallions at Claiborne Stud. Dr. A. J. McCloskey of Philadelphia, whose veterinary practice is exclusively for the Messrs. Widener, is here for an indefinite stay. K. Whaley, in charge of the thoroughbreds at the Wagner ranch of G4.000 acres at Elec- iContinued on twelfth page. LATE KENTUCKY TURF NEWS Continued from first page. tra, Texas, is here visiting the various breeding farms and looking over the stock. The stallion Rickety and the good mare Gentility, by Light Brigade from Handzara, are at this ranch. Arrangements have been made to send the E. F. Sims thoroughbreds to New York in a special train of eight cars, leaving Paris next Friday. Some of them will be taken to the train in vans and others will be led from Xalapa Farm, a matter of about five miles. Nearly every one in this section who is interested in breeding and training thoroughbred horses, has Aisited Xalapa and inspected the horses. The consensus of opinion is that they are, as a whole, in good sale shape. Florence W., property of E. P. OMeara ; Lady Trilby, owned by J. M. Kavanaugh ; Calcutta, property of R. B. Allen, and Jupiter and Lexington Maid, owned by J. P. Young, will be shipped from here to New Orleans in a day or two. A sixth stall, in the car will be occupied by a lead pony belonging to Logan Denny. A party seeking to buy Princess Dcreen, had a local man send a telegram to the proprietors of Audley Farm, inquiring whether she could be bought and, if so, at what price. The response, which came from B. B. Jones, was that Princess Doreen is not for sale. John W. Morris, master of Bcsque Bonita Stud, was in Lexington today and stated that he and Charles Nuckols, of Midway, are the owners of Baigneur, by Sardanapale, purchased at the recent sale from Frank oehring, Jr., of Cincinnati. Messrs. J. W. Parrish and Howard Black were spoken of as likely to become part owners, but it ultimately was decided that the other two Avould own the stallion in partnership and stand him at Bosque Bonita, where he now is. There are twenty mares and sixteen weanlings at Bosque Bonita.
