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— — ► Blue Grass Happenings By HUGH J. McGUIRE -* New Home for Simmons Stallions Smith Likes Spy Songs Daughter Dr. Dayis to Speak in California LEXINGTON, Ky., June 27.— On July 1, building will commence on a new home for five stallions who have been boarding next door because , . suitable quarters were not available at home. W9MSsSk The completed build- • BP ing will house Allen T. I UHCf Simmons Eternal Bull, W m Blue Swords, Eternal ! - W Lark, Eternal War, and HHB|lf the young stallion, Ris- * fm and ing Star, all of whom W®m$ Zl have been taking their Ip* meals at Circle M Farm jM which adjoins Sim- LsEjUHH mons Idle Hour Farm on the Old Frankfort Pike. Under the management of Helen Steward, Idle Hour is a meticulously kept nursery and Simmons plans several improvements in addition to the recently-erected and handsomely-appointed managers residence and office. The concrete foundation for the new stud barn already has been poured and the new structure will include eight stalls, each 16 feet square. When his stallions are on their home grounds, Simmons plans to erect two outside sheds in the stallion paddocks and these will be accessible at all times to the stallions. The overall plan is to bring the stallions closer to a natural life, permitting them to roam their paddocks at will and take shelter when necessary. Each shed will be open at all times to the particular stallion in that paddock. Another improvement planned by Simmons is to surround the stallions paddocks with a fence high enough to prevent the animals from scraping their necks on the top board. On farms where the fence is low, it is not uncommon for curious stallions to injure themselves in this manner. Simmons, a radio executive of Akron, recently inspected the four colts and three fillies that the farm will offer at the Keeneland sales in July. This is an interesting group in that the fillies do not suffer by comparison with the attractive colts. A miss by Blue Swords — Beedee is a half-sister to Everett Jr. and Simmons tells us he has had flattering offers for the comely youngster, offers which sales Commitments prevent him from accepting. Challenge Like, dam of an Eternal Bull filly, ir a half-sister to Busanda and Auditing, a filly by Blue Swords — Volotime is a full sister to the stakes winner, Blue Dart. Two of the colts are by Blue Swords and one each by Alsab and Eternal Bull. Feed Box Selections: We were able to get the choices of two more foremen of the sales yearlings at their respective farms. These men usually have long experience handling yearlings, are in a position to know their charges thoroughly and their opinions are respected by breeders in this sector. At the Crown Crest Farm of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reineman we induced Gene Smith, who has had some 20 years experience with horses, to make his candid selections and, of the fillies, he immediately named a trt.nrHv nnmnn r»f rfmi rtit»r nf Snv Sinn *• from Unbreakables daughter, Woodford Gal. Among the colts, Smith was unable to make a decision between a son of Roman — Search Me and a youngster by Reaping Reward — Stolen Tryst. Joe Metz will sell three fillies and two colts and, until we saw the daughter of Bolero — Jamesina, by Jamestown, we wondered why foreman Jim Burns selected a filly in the first crop of her sire. She may not bring top price of the group, but we can understand why Burns made the choice. Incidentally, we have seen Boleros in other consignments and have noted the high regard in which they invariably are held. Among the colts, Burns favors a quick son of Brookfield from the Pompey mare, Pomtonia. Blades of Blue Grass: Dr. Horace N. Davis of Bluegrass Heights Farm has been invited to address the California Thoroughbred Forum in mid-July on the subject of nutrition. Accompanied by Mrs. Davis, he will utilize his trip to attend the sales and some racing at Hollywood Park. . .General manager Bill Evans, his assistant, Maerene Waits, and the staff of the Breeders Sales Company have their respective noses to the grindstone next door to this office as Continued on Page Forty-Three Blue Grass Happenings Continued from Page Two they work on four upcoming sales simultaneously. The summer sale will be followed immediately by the Goodwin dispersal of breeding stock, and entry blanks already are being mailed to consignors to the fall vendues, which are divided between yearlings and other stock. Bob Bennett, manager of Royce Martins Woodvale Farm, tells us that his star boarder, Blue Man, is nearly ready for a return to" action, but that he helped persuade owner Abbott to give the. valuable son of Blue Swords additional time, just to make sure. Incidently, Bennett advises that, following the success of Marta in the Top Flight the other week, owner Martin consented to sell the fleet filly, but. the price is the King Ranch in Texas. . .There, is a possibility that Tinkham Veale, formerly of Elmendorf , will return to breeding and racing. Hell be welcome. . .James S. Jones is due back here in Chitlin Switch from a trip to Toronto from where he set out on a jaunt to Chicago with Canadian sportsman, Joe Tomlinson. . .Mr. and Mrs. Jack Howard returned to Rookwood Farm from a family reunion visit in Mississippi.
