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I LEXINGTON TURF NOTES , After a year of litigation, John S. Barbee has come into full possession of the horses which were formerly the property of W. F. Poison. Mr. Barbee had kept the horses at his place several years and until recently was" unable to effect an adjustment of the unpaid bills on them. He now announces that he has a bill of sale for each of the horses and will sell them privately. Thirty were in the group, including seven three-year-olds, five two-year-olds, eight yearlings, nine brookmares and the stallion Buddy Basil. Two of the seven three-year-olds were sold yesterday. Grover Hughes took Tommy Basil, chestnut colt, by Basil Lamppost; this is a good prospect and is an own brother to the good racer, King Basil. M. N. Porter bought for an undisclosed client Peace Top, a chestnut colt by Peace Pennant Prudy, to be used as a hunter. Harry Sharpe, the noted English horseman, writes that he has resigned his post as stud manager of Baron Longs Rancho Valle de Las Viejas, Alpine, Calif., and that he probably will return to the old country unless he is offered a suitable position in America. He is desirous of working with horses in Kentucky or Virginia. Mr. Sharpe is now vacationing with his daughter at Long Beach, California. Trainer J. B. Partridge yesterday moved Burning Blaze, the Shandon Farms candidate for the Kentucky Derby and other stakes, from the farm to the Kentucky track, where he will begin training. Burning Blaze, in run-down condition when he arrived at the farm in November, has taken on weight rapidly and is now in excellent condition.
