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! ! PONS LEASES NURSERY STUD ♦ Secretary to Late Major Belmont to Operate Famed Farm. i Grcrge M. H n Jr!e Accepts Explanation of Pnrcbase of Madrigal at Dispersal Sale Last Friday. ♦ LEXINGTON, Ky., May 20— Adolph A. Pons, for twenty-four years private secretary to the late Major August Belmont, and now secretary of the August Belmont estate, today stated that he has arranged to take over the lease on the Nursery Stud Farm, which has eight years to run from January first next year. He stated that Mrs. Elizabeth Kane will continue to be manager of the farm. "With the passing of Major Belmont, my duties have been curtailed to such an extent that one or two days each week will suffice as to time to be devoted to the affairs of the Belmont estate." said Mr. Pons. "Therefore, I have decided to devote myself to the breeding of thoroughbred horses for myself and for others who may become associated with me. It is intended to carry on the Nursery Stud as it was during the life of Major Belmont. His methods were successful, eminently so. Whether we will limit the operations at the Nursery to one or two or three others who may become associated with me, or whether we will open it to a limited number of boarding horses, is a matter for future determination, but it all will be settled shortly after I am back in New York." DEPARTS FOR SEW YORK. Mr. Pons is leaving for New York this morning in order to be home in time for the opening at Belmont Park. He stated that he had declined an offer of 5,000 for .the mare Meddlesome II.. by Meddler, out | of Heartache and her colt foal by Fair Play, for which he paid 2. .100 at the sale last Friday. She is bred to Stefan the Great. Madrigal, a daughter of Maintenon and Meddlesome II. was knocked down to Carl Wiedemann at sale FYiday for ,600. George M. Hendrie also was bidding on her when settling time came, Hendrie thinking he had bought her, went to the entry clerk to pay. He convinced the clerk that a mistake had been made and the clerk accepted the ,600. Later W. J. Treacy, representing Carl Wiedemann, appeared to pay for the mare. Hendrie in the meantime had departed for Louisville. He returned to the Nursery Stud yesterday, however and when explanations were made to him by the auctioneer and others he was convinced that he had not really bought the mare and accepted the ,600 he had paid, letting the mare go to Wiedemann. She is bred to Messenger and Is considered to be a bargain. G if ford A. Cochran, who has been at Shandon Farm since Flying Ebonys victory under his colors in the Kentucky Derby departed Tuesday morning for New York. A
