January 1940 features Jacqueline McDonald on the cover
Jacqueline McDonald placed 3rd in the 1939 KSF World's 5-gaited Grand Championship
Stallion ads for Winganeek Farms featuring Captain
Courageous, King’s Sport and Reveler, all at a stud fee of $75.
Stallions Golden Genius and Glad Acres Sun
Beau were both from Texas.
Sun Beau was the sire of Beau Fortune and Beau Gallant
Golden Genius
An ad for Lexington’s
Finest Hotel, the Hotel Lafayette featured rooms at $4 and Suites at $10.
February 1940
Captain King was on the cover
Captain King was sired by Bourbon King
Sun Beau again had an ad
Sensation Rex, was standing at Leatherwood Farms in
Bluefield, WV for a stud fee of $100
Sensation Rex sired Vanity's Sensation
Dixiana Farm had an ad for Bourbon Genius$100, but no picture.
Winganeek had an another ad.
Gallant Knight again has an ad.
Senator Crawford, the great roadster retires
March 1940, American Born was on the cover
Top sire American Born
Sun Beau & Glad Acres had ads for 3 straight months
BP Eddie’s View Point Stock Farm of Shelbyville, KY stood
Kingston’s Choice. He traced to Denmark
FS on both his sire & dam line.
Kington's Choice was noted as a "Denmark" sire.
Dodge Stables advertised Barrymore Fancy at stud. Later that year, they bought Anacacho
Shamrock and Barrymore Fancy was out.
Rex Firefly was advertised in the March Tattersalls sale
Rex Firefly sired Sensation Rex
Michigan’s Oklahoma Peavine and Dazzling McDonald were
both advertised.
Dazzling McDonald
Oklahoma Peavine stood in Lansing, Michigan
Rolling Meadows Farm
in Cincinnati Ohio advertised Meadow Majesty.
Stonewall King of Stephens, MO was advertised by owner D.
M Cason
San Juan was advertised by owner James Marker of Columbus
Ohio for $50.
Noble Kalarama was advertised by owner Jack Thompson of
Hodgenville, KY. This was just before he
went off to WWII. See more on this great duo. http://theamericansaddlebred.blogspot.com/2014/04/41214-s-j-jack-thompson-jr-and-knob.html
Noble Kalarama driven by his owner Jack Thompson
King’s Genius had an ad featuring this painting. Owned by Roger Selby, he was
standing at Doug Chenault’s Cumberland View Farm in Richmond, KY. More on that later.
King's Genius had an ad featuring the artwork of George Ford Morris
King Barrymore stood at A.G. Jones’ farm in North
Middletown, KY
King Barrymore was sired by Bourbon King
Chester Dare had a nice historical article mentioning that he could walk up to a wall and his chest would touch before his muzzle. Now that's an upright head carriage!
Although Chester Dare was a noted sire from the early 1900's, there are not more stallions that trace directly to him on the sire line.
Although Chester Dare was a noted sire from the early 1900's, there are not more stallions that trace directly to him on the sire line.
Moonbeam of Hodgenville, Ky was advertised and mentioned
in 3 different articles.
Moonbeam was a good sire of broodmares.
Anacacho Denmark was advertised in the stallion Parade
for owner Anacacho Ranch.
American Fairy was a RWC as a yearling
The Bettydot Stables of Dayton Ohio had a dispersal sale
ad which featured my favorite broodmare.
Sensation Rex, advertised for owner Letherwood Farms in
the last two issues, has a new owner. He
now stands at Nawbeek Farm in Paoli, Pennsylvania and will stand alongside
American Born.
Sensation Rex sold to Nawbeek Farm which owned him for the rest of his life.
Sensation Rex sold to Nawbeek Farm which owned him for the rest of his life.
Kalarama King stands at Red Top Farm in Libertyville, ILL
for owner Irving Florsheim. Chester
Caldwell was manager.
Little Bo Peep was an excellent 3 gaited mare who went on to be in the Broodmare Hall of Fame. And I can't resist a Bopeep (my alias).
Little Bo Peep was an excellent 3 gaited mare who went on to be in the Broodmare Hall of Fame. And I can't resist a Bopeep (my alias).
Little Bo Peep's sire Mountain Peavine was a grandson of Chester Dare.
May 1940 had Jacqueline McDonald on the cover, again.
Another ad for Winganeek Farm, King’s Genius, and Minton
Hickory Farm.
Rex Firefly has sold to H. O Coe of Cleveland, Ohio and
will stand at Minton Hickory Farm
Rex Firefly's son King Coe was named for his new owner Jerry Coe.
Rex Firefly's son King Coe was named for his new owner Jerry Coe.
American Model won the 3Gaited stake at Houston, Tx.
American Model was one of many showring stars sired by American Born.
American Model was one of many showring stars sired by American Born.
Joanna Jones, full sister to RWGC Rex Lee Bourbon, both
were by Bourbon King and she is still showing at age 17.
Joanna Jones showed into her late teens, but never produced a colt.
Joanna Jones showed into her late teens, but never produced a colt.
Golden Stonewall,
son of Stonewall King, is for sale.
Many years later, he sired Sandalwood Stonewall, dam of New Yorker.
Golden Stonewall had two daughters in the BHF, Marlene's Pride and Sandalwood Stonewall.
Golden Stonewall had two daughters in the BHF, Marlene's Pride and Sandalwood Stonewall.
Results were given for the Tattersalls sale, Edgemorr
Farm Sale and Pendleton sale.
Kalarama King is advertised again
Kalarama King was out of Spelling Bee, making him a half brother to Meadow Majesty and Flirtation Walk.
Kalarama King was out of Spelling Bee, making him a half brother to Meadow Majesty and Flirtation Walk.
Horse show ads included Lexington Jr. League, Germantown
Fair, Columbia Ky Fair, Shelbyville Horse Show, Rock Creek, the Illinois,
Wisconsin and Missouri Statee Fairs,
The results of the Bettydot sale are listed.
Mighty Sensation was advertised at stud.
Mighty Sensation was sired by Sensation Rex and owned by Leatherwood Farms. Leatherwood Farms is alive and well 75 years later.
Mighty Sensation was advertised at stud.
Mighty Sensation was sired by Sensation Rex and owned by Leatherwood Farms. Leatherwood Farms is alive and well 75 years later.
Great Chance is advertised. He is by My Major Dare and out of the great
Katherine Grigsby.
Great Chance also showed in Five gaited classes.
Lupton Veazey Rainwater was having a complete dispersal sale including American Maytime, Sally of Vztop, Born to Treasure, Mountain Dawn, Veazey of Vztop at Minton Hickory Farm.
Lupton Veazey Rainwater was a colorful character who was into Saddlebreds in a large way until he went on to his next passion, which was automobile racing. I believe that was his last hobby.
Next time will look at the rest of 1940, July through December. thanks again to Cheri for letting me borrow her bound volume. It's not often we have the full year to review this many years back.
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