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i i I Inspects nursery stud Mr. Hailey of Bloodstock Agency Impressed With Stock to Be Disposed at Public Auction. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 30.— Clarence Hailey of London, head of the Hailey Bloodstock Agency, who came over to execute orders for English patrons, who are hopeful of getting something at the dispersal of th-! Nursery Stud next month, has been here for the past three days and already has made an inspection of the thoroughbreds at the establishment of the late August Belmont, which on May 15 is to be disseminated it the direction of Joseph E. Widener, who haj made the matter of settlement easy for the heirs of the distinguished turfman who passed to his reward last December. "I am greatly impressed with the Nursery Stud as a whole," said Mr. Hailey, "and I have already posted comment back to patrons in England who have fancies for certain of the individuals on blood lines. We have in England few establishments that can boast superiority to the late Major Belmonts splendid assemblage of equine desirables. I am, after seeing these magnificent animals, constrained to believe that this dispersal will be, in the matter of dollars and cents, as you say over here, the gretaest dispersal of history on this side of the water, and perhaps the greatest for many years in any country." 1IHKKDKRS SEEK FAIR PLAY. Mr. Hailey did not, of course, being a prospective bidder, indicate his choices nor make comment as to individuals. He spoke in generalities. However, there are other* who are good judges of horses who are venturing opinions as to what some of the individuals may bring. The value of Fair Play, sire of Man o War, and the leading stallion in the dispersal, is being placed as high as 00,000, notwithstanding the fact that he is twenty years old. It is known that several breeders are desirous of having him, and there are rumors of the formation of more than one "Fair Play Syndicate," which is to say that several groups of breeders are pooling their money with a view to the purchase of the noted son of Hastings. W. R. Coe, during his visit to Lexington the past week, spent the better portion of one day inspecting the Belmont stock and making notes in his catalogue. Whether or not he will be a buyer, of course, remains to be seen, but there is no guessing about his intention to be a bidder. There is scarcely a day that there are less than half a dozen visiting turfmen at the Nursery Stud, and, as the day of the sale draws nearer, the numbers naturally will be greater. Mrs. Elizabeth Kane, the efficient manager of the establishment, and her force have the horses in slendid condition, and Dr. Anthony J. McCloskey, of Philadelphia, to whom the health of the horses was intrusted early in the year, is the recipient of many compliments upon the success of his work.
