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PRETENTIOUS BREEDING PLANS F. B. Koontz, of Oklahoma, Among the Largest of American Breeders. Has Over Fifty Mares and Three Noted Stallions at Military Stock Farm for Season of 1939. LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 6. The breeding plan for 1939 of the large thoroughbred nursery established at nearby Military Stock Farm by Fred B. Koontz, of Tulsa, Oklahoma oilman and sportsman, has ben outlined. Mr. Koontz recently transferred to Military Stock Farm approximately fifty high-! class brood mares and with them in his stud will be three outstanding young stallions, Sweeping Light, Pairbypair and Shifting Sands H. The latter, only a three-year-old, was imported from England early this fall by Mr. Koontz and his season at stud in 1939 will be his first. This promising young horse is a son of the great Fairway, leading sire of two-year-olds "in England for the last two years, and a grandson of Phalaris, sire of this years American champion sire, Sickle, and also sire of the famous Pharamond II., topnotch progenitor of speedy two-year-olds and daddy of Menow and Whopper. Many of Mr. Koontz mares, all of which were carefully selected as to individuality, production and breeding, will be mated with Sweeping Light, Pairbypair and Shifting Sands II. However, Mr. Koontz has arranged for other breeders, who have evinced great interest in these three horses,, to send mares to them. CONQUEROR OF EQUIPOISE. Sweeping Light, conqueror of Equipoise and one of the best horses to appear on the American turf in recent years, is the premier sire at Military Stock Farm and his fee for 1939 has been set at ,000, with return privileges in the event the mare proves to be barren. Pairbypairs fee is 00 and Shifting Sands II. half that amount. Pairbypair is a son of Noah, by Peter Pan, and from the imported mare Frizeur, thus being a half-brother to the champion race mare, Myrtlewood. Sweeping Light is by the English champion sire, Manna, and is from Sweeping Glance, by Sweep. Sweep is the sire of the dam of War Admiral, El Chico and many other top American horses. Mr. Koontz establishment is managed by John S. Wiggins, owner of Military Stock Farm. This nursery is located in Bourbon County, Ky., about twelve miles from Lexington. The Tulsa sportsman is intensely interested in racing and breeding and in a short period of time has built up a breeding establishment comparable to the largest and best in the country. His stud, of course, will produce more horses than he could conveniently race in his own colors and it is his plan to offer the pick of his yearlings every year to the general public. Those which he retains will be kept only with the view in mind of adding them to his stud.
