Epinard Is Not For Sale: Pierre Wertheimer Refuses To Name Price for His Noted Stallion., Daily Racing Form, 1927-05-16

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EP1NARD IS NOT FOR SALE Pierre Wertheimer Refuses To ToName Name Price for His Noted NotedStallion Stallion LEXINGTON Ky May 14 Acting on bshalf of an American gentleman who is desirous of owning the splendid French thor ¬ oughbred Epinard Thos B Cromwell secre ¬ tary of the Thoroughbred Horse Association yesterday cabled H Eugene Leigh to see Pierre Wertheimer relative to a price for the son of Badajoz which is now standing at the Dixiana Farm of James Cox Brady at the fee of two thousand dollars for the season of 1927 Leigh cabled the following Owner refuses to price iEpinard iEpinardLast Last year Pierre Wertheimer gave W T Waggoner of Fort Worth Texas through Messrs Dale and Dalziel an option on Epin ¬ ard at 330000 but is was not exercised and when it was not Wertheimer is quoted as having declared his pleasure and then said that he had regretted that the option had been given and had prayed that the horse would not be taken takenLater Later Christopher J Fitz Gerald on be ¬ half of Mr Brady made the arrangement linder which Epinard came to Dixiana where he has been visited and greatly admired by many persons personslately lately C Frank Dunn secretary of the Lexington Automobile Club has been called upon so frequently by visitors to the Blue rass region for information as to the loca ¬ tions of Man o War Epinard Fair Play Stefan the Great Sweep Peter Pan Pennant Sir Gallahad III and other famous stallions that he has arranged a booklet of tours to the many breeding establishments in this section


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