The American Saddlebred

Friday, November 5, 2021

11/6/2021 Rex Peavine and how he improved the bottom line

The last post looked at Bourbon King, who is on the sire line of the majority of modern Saddlebreds. W. Jefferson Harris had written a book in 1934 regaling the exploits, virtues, and impact of Bourbon King. So why didn't he write a book about Rex Peavine, the other influential sire of the day? After looking at the impact that Rex Peavine had on the breed, he certainly deserved to have a book written about him. In a flat out comparison of show horses, Rex Peavine produced far more World's Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions than Bourbon King and several times more Broodmare Hall of Fame daughters. Perhaps the reason that Rex Peavine didn't get his own book is that many of his stars of the show ring came about a decade before Jeff Harris developed his statistical sire rating, timing which benefitted rival Bourbon King. Jeff Harrs died before he was able to write more volumes, which he surely intended to do. So let's take a look at Rex Peavine and all he has done for the American Saddlebred breed.

Rex Peavine

Rex McDonald and Daisy 2D, sire & dam of Rex Peavine

Bred by Dr. W.L. Hockaday of Silver Creek Kentucky, Rex Peavine was sired by Rex McDonald and out of Daisy 2d who was sired by Peavine 85, and foaled in 1899, just a year before Bourbon King. He changed ownership only once, when Dr. Hockaday passed away and he was transferred to his son James Hockaday, so he remained under the same family's ownership his entire life. Although Rex Peavine did not have the extensive show record as his rival Bourbon King, he too was crowned World's Grand Champion 5 gaited horse in 1903 when he was just a 4 year old. He was used as a breeding horse early on, and his stud fee was as high as $200 in his later years, which was quite a sum in the 1920's. His book was always full, even at that price. Like Bourbon King, Rex Peavine sired great horses when crossed with mares that were sired by Chester Dare, Highland Denmark, Peavine 85 and Rex Monroe. Rex Peavine also crossed well with mares sired by Bourbon King and his full brother Montgomery Chief. Bourbon King was described a horse with great speed at the rack and trot, and beauty which he passed to his offspring. Rex Peavine on the other hand, was somewhat coarse, but sired colts that were better than himself in that respect. He possessed great motion well into his old age which he also passed to his offspring, but most of them never rivaled his ability to do, and none of his sons surpassed him as a sire.

Rex Peavine began his career at stud at an early age, and was 26 when he died in 1925. Here are his offspring that were WGC or RWGC. WGC CH Edna May (BHF) was the 5Gaited WGC in 1909. That same year, Golden Glow was WGC in Fine Harness. In 1911, Diana of the Lea was 3 Gaited WGC and Jack Straw was RWGC 5 Gaited. 1912 again found multiple winners, with Jacqueline WGC in Fine Harness and Rexola (shown as the great Hazel Dawn) was 5 Gaited WGC, which she repeated in 1913. Lady Beautiful was Fine Harness WGC in 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1921. Liberty Girl was WGC in the 5 Gaited division in 1919 and her full sister Liberty Princess was RWGC in the same division in 1925. One of his best sons, Mass of Gold, was 5 Gaited WGC in 1920, 1921, and 1923. Another great son, Dark Rex, also a gelding, was 5 Gaited RWGC in 1926, WGC in 1927 and 3 Gaited WGC in 1928. Finally, his stallion son Kalarama Rex was RWGC in Fine Harness in 1929. Bourbon King may have produced more winners at Louisville when counting his in-hand weanlings and yearlings, but he didn't compare to Rex Peavine as a sire of WGC's and RWGC's.

While Bourbon King had 2 daughters in the Broodmare Hall of Fame, Rex Peavine sired 7 BHF daughters. Notable daughters included Clay Willis, the 2nd dam of Veiled Prophet, Easter Gift, a full sister to Kalarama Rex, 2nd dam of Colonel Sport and 4th dam of Buddy, Best Ever Saddlebred. Lelia Rex was the dam of RWGC siblings Joanna Jones and Rex Lee Bourbon, Rexie Madison was dam of Ware's Sensation BHF. Sweet Kitty Bellairs was the dam of Queen of Cloverdale and Galli Curci produced Captain King. Rex Peavine's BHF daughters were WGC CH Edna May,the dam of WGC Edna May's King, Fanny Fern, the dam of Astral Peavine, Flashing Peavine, the dam of RWGC Flashing American, Gloriann the dam of the great Stonewall King, Kate Peavine, the dam of RWGC Sweet Lavender and American Maytime (who produced WGC Garrymore), Peavine's Pearl, the dam of Captain Couragous and Mountain Peavine, and Spririt of Kentucky who was the dam of Reverie's Desdemona BHF and Genius of Kentucky.

Rex Peavine sired great show horses, and fabulous daughters to be sure, but he also sired many well known breeding sons. Many of them made lasting contributions, although like most stallion lines, the majority have died out when it comes to being on the top side. Here is a recap of 28 of Rex Peavine's top sons from youngest to oldest. The most influential are bolded, or at least in my opinion.

Rex Peavine's Dare, 1925, out of a daughter of Kentucky Choice. He sired My Baby, a line bred Rex Peavine mare who was owned by my mentor, Dr Elrod. She produced the wonderful mare Lafitte's Gifted Lady. Google Lafitte's Gifted Lady to learn more from a previous post.
Moreland Peavine, 1924, out of a Highland Denmark daughter. He sired Luise Rainer and RWC Sally Carneal.
Shanty Pernell, 1923 out of Lura Chess by Chester Dare. He sired WC CH Royal Irish.
Oklahoma Peavine, 1923, out of Margaret O'Neil by Kentucky Highland. He sired WGC A Sensation and her full sister WC Love Affair BHF, and RWGC CH My Golden Dawn BHF.
Dare Peavine, 1923, out of the great producer Maxine Spencer by Col. Dare Major. He sold to California in the mid 1920's.
Kalarama Rex, 1922, out of Nancy Thurman BHF by Rex Monroe. One of Rex Peavine's greatest sons, he sired CH Belle of Boyle BHF, RWGC CH Blue Hawaii, WGC Nellie Pidgeon BHF, WGC Allen Adair, and breeding sons Society Rex, WGC Noble Kalaram and Royal Kalarama.
Mercer Rex, 1921, out of Edith Gatley BHF by Kentucky Choice. He sired CH Mahogany Finish and Corinna Cook BHF.
Rex Steptoe, 1921 out of a daughter of General Custer. He sired Queen Steptoe, the 2nd dam of the beautiful WGC CH Denmark's Daydream.
Rex Firefly, 1921, out of Golden Firefly BHF. He sired Sensation Rex (sire of Vanity's Sensation) and Sparkling Firefly who sired Sparkling Waters
Maid's Rex 1918, out of a Highland Denmark daughter. This beautiful black son of Rex Peavine sired Rex Lee Lewis, the sire of Conowingo.
Liberty Loan, 1917 out of a daughter of Highland Denmark. He also sold to California and was used at stud there.
Selworthy 1914 out of a Highland Denmark daughter. He sired Glad-I Mere King.
San Vicente 1913 out of Undine by Chester Dare. Out of less than a dozen colts, he sired the noted sire San Juan and Jane Black BHF, the dam of Anacacho Denmark.
Young Rex Peavine 1913 out of a daughter of Lynn Boyd. His only offspring was Pansy Lee BHF, the dam of RWC The Invasion
Anglo Rex 1913, out of a Chester Dare daughter. He sired Anglo Peavine.
King Vine 1911, out of Bourbon Belle by Bourbon King. He sired Spelling Bee BHF, the dam of Flirtation Walk BHF.
Richmond Choice 1910, out of a King Richard daughter. He sired Mamie Peavine BHF, the dam of Stonewall Supreme.
Solitaire 1910 out of Lady Preston by Preston WGC, making him a full brother to WGC Diana O the Lea. He sire WC I No.
Whizzim 1910 out of a daughter of King Richard. Out of only 3 colts, he sired WGC Peavine's Dream.
Bugger Boo 1909 out of Lady Dare by Chester Dare. He sired WGC Lulworth Victor and RWC Bugger Boo Rose.
Dr. Hockaday 1909 out of Bessie Shearer by Lynn Boyd, making him a full brother to Young Rex Peavine and Rexall Prince.
Jean Val Jean 1908 out of Pattie Stone by King Richard. He sired RWGC Beau Peavine and RWC Lucky Jean. Both sons were excellent breeding stallions.
Rexall Prince 1908 out of Bessie Shearer by Lynn Boyd. He died at a young age, but sired RWGC Dawn and Sibyl Burns, the dam of Grey Mac.
Star Peavine 1907 out of a Chester Dare daughter. He only sired 2 registered colts, but one was Princess of Melbourne, the dam of Peavine's Pearl BHF.
All Peavine 1906 out of Lucy Wells by Peavine 85. He sired RWC Powell Peaviine, Out To Be King, and Miss Frisco Gaines. Google her for more info in another post.
Chester Peavine 1905 out of Miss Madison BHF by Chester Dare. He sired Princess Eugenia BHF, dam of the breed builder, CH King's Genius
Jack Twigg 1903 out of Gladys Twigg by Chester Dare. He sired WGC Maydan and Silver Flash.
Red Rex 1903 out of a Kentucky Chief daughter. He sired the top ranked breeding stallion Peavine's Highland Chief.

Rex Peavine certainly had notable breeding sons and many sired WGC's and BHF mares. However, with only a few exceptions, they didn't sire many breeding stallions. Two of Rex Peavine's best sons were geldings, Mass of Gold and Dark Rex. Rex Peavine never sired any super star breeding sons as did his contemporary, Bourbon King. Rex Peavine's major contributions started sinking to the bottom side of the pedigree almost immediately. His daughters were his super stars, and kept Rex Peavine on the pedigrees of winners for many years. Without Rex Peavine's daughters, Bourbon King's success wouldn't have been nearly as powerful. Without Rex Peavine's daughters, Saddlebreds wouldn't be as we know them today. Rex Peavine proved the power of the bottom line.

Here are Rex Peavine's show ring stars

WGC Dark Rex

WGC Diana of the Lea

WGC Edna May

WGC Golden Glow

RWGC Kalarama Rex

WGC Lady Beautiful

WGC Liberty Girl

RWGC Liberty Princess

WC Man in the Moon

WGC Mass of Gold

WGC Hazel Dawn

And now for Rex Peavine's breeding daughters

Edna May BHF

Peavine's Pearl BHF

Spirit of Kentucky BHF

Some of Rex Peavine's breeding sons

All Peavine

Chester Peavine

Dare Peavine

Jack Twigg

Jean Val Jean

Kalarama Rex

King Vine

Liberty Loan

Mercer Rex

Moreland Peavine

Oklahoma Peavine

Peavine McDonald

Rex Firefly

Star Peavine

Finally, some of Rex Peavine's grand colts are pictured.

They are broken into groups, those with Rex Peavine on the top side, and those with Rex Peavine on the bottom side Both groups are pretty fabulous and explains why Rex Peavine was such an important link in the pedigree chain. And this is just a tip of the iceberg.

We'll start with the stallions and geldings sired by a son of Rex Peavine.

Lucky Jean by Jean Val Jean

Peavine's Highland Chief by Red Rex

San Juan by San Vicente

Sparkling Waters by Sparkling Firefly

RWGC Beau Peavine by Jean Val Jean

WGC Noble Kalarama by Kalarama Rex

RWGC CH Blue Hawaii, gelding by Kalarama Rex

WGC Allen Adair, gelding by Kalarama Rex

CH Royal Irish, gelding by Shanty Pernell

Rosewall, gelding by Rexall Prince

WGC Peavine's Dream, gelding by Whizzim

WGC Lulworth Victor, gelding by Bugger Boo

WGC Maydan, gelding by Jack Twigg

Here are the daughters who were sired by sons of Rex Peavine.

WGC A Sensation by Oklahoma Peavine

CH Belle of Boyle by Kalarama Rex

Bugger Boo Princess by Bugger Boo

Jane Black BHF by San Vicente

Love Affair BHF by Oklahoma Peavine

Luise Rainer by Moreland Peavine

CH Mahogany Finish by Mercer Rex

RWGC CH My Golden Dawn BHF by Oklahoma Peavine

WGC CH Nellie Pidgeon BHF by Kalarama Rex

Norma Peavine by Jack Twigg

Princess Eugenia BHF by Chester Peavine

Sally Carneal by Moreland Peavine

And now for sons and daughters with dams who were by Rex Peavine,

Another fabulous group! Ladies First.

RWGC CH Sweet Lavender out of Kate Peavine BHF

RWGC Joanna Jones out of Lelia Rex

Mary Steele out of WGC Jacqueline by Rex Peavine

Queen of Cloverdale out of Sweet Kitty Bellairs

Her sire was Beau Peavine who also

had Rex Peavine as a grandsire.

Reverie's Desdemona BHF out of Spirit of Kentucky BHF

Ware's Sensation BHF our of Rexie Madison

She was also the dam of A Sensation and Love Affair

pictured in a group above, so they had a double dose of Rex Peavine.

And now for the stallions and geldings whose dams were by Rex Peavine

Mountain Peavine out of Peavine's Pearl BHF

Stonewall King out of Gloriann BHF

The Nobleman out of Jane Madison

Astral Peavine out of Fanny Fern BHF

Captain Courageous out of Peavine's Pearl BHF

Captain King out of Galli Curci

Edna May's King out of WGC Edna May BHF

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Sunday, September 19, 2021

9/18/21 Bourbon King - King of them all

It's no secret that most sire lines lead straight back to Bourbon King, a stallion foaled in 1900. Was he held in as high esteem a century ago as he is today? The answer is a resounding yes, and he was a phenomenon right from the start. He was a show ring star and became a leading sire.

In 1934, W. Jeffterson Harris wrote a book entitled The History of Bourbon King which was published a mere four years after the horse's death. Harris had developed the annual sire rating, so he looked at things in a statistical manner. The stats were clear, Bourbon King was the most influential sire of his day. Let's take a look at Harris' findings, and see if there are any major changes today. Did history play out the way he envisioned?

Bourbon King was bred by R.B Young of Mt Sterling Kentucky who owned his dam, Annie C. She was used as the family buggy horse until she foundered, and since she was no longer useful in that regard, Young had her bred to Bourbon Chief. The first mating produced the successful show horse Montgomery Chief, so the breeding was repeated a few years later with Bourbon King as the result. Bourbon King first sold to Mat Cohen, who then sold him to A.G.Jones while still a weanling for $125. AG Jones never priced Bourbon King from then on and refused an offer of $7500 from Cohen as a 3 year old.

Bourbon King was line bred to Harrision Chief which was the sire of Bourbon Chief, as well as Annie C's sire Wilson's King. Harrison Chief was a trotting bred horse that was shown as a harness horse. When Bourbon King hit the show ring, he displayed great balance along with speed at the rack and trot. He was more finely chiseled than his old brother Montgomery Chief, so he had beauty to go along with his great ability. According to Jeff Harris' book, Bourbon King won the championship at Louisville in both 1903, as a mere 3 year old, and again in 1905. Although he did win the World's Championship 5 gaited Stake in 1905, the WGC was won by rival Rex Peavine in 1903. Perhaps Harris was referring to the 3 year old stake, but there was no record of it. Bourbon King was retired to stud in 1906. His starting stud fee was $25, then raised to $50. Later it went to $75, but Allie Jones would never raise it any higher.

Most of the show horses sired by Bourbon King that were mentioned in Harris' book showed at Louisville in everything from weanling to stake classes. Here is a recap of Louisville highlights as noted by Harris.

Weanling stake: This class was begun in 1919 and won by Eugenia Marvin. Bourbon King's daughters, Blanchita and Mary Gilbert produced the winning weanlings in 1931, 1932 and 1933.

Yearling stake: In 1917, Bourbon King's daughters Leila Lee and Blanchita were placed 1st & 2nd.

Junior 5 gaited: Bourbon King's offspring The Nobleman, Leila Lee, Emily McCready, King's Genius & Joanna Jones all won this class.

5 gaited Stallion stake: from 1917 through 1933, it was won by a son or a grandson every year except when won by Dickery Dare and Chief of Longview. The representatives of Bourbon King were Richlieu King, Gen. Bullard, Admiral King, General Foch, Edna May's King and King's Genius.

As a matter of fact, between 1916 and 1933 (the year before the book was published) Bourbon King or his sons sired 41 of 84 winners of the stake classes at the Kentucky State Fair. That's pretty darned impressive. Here are a list of Bourbon King's offspring that he sired that were successful in the show ring: King Barrymore, Leila Lee, WC Gloria Gleason, King's Fancy, Bourbon Star, Beauchamp, WC King's Genius, King's Sport, WGC Edna May's King, The Nobleman, RWGC Richlieu King, WGC In Demand, Cornelia King, WC Blanchita, Princess V, WC General Foch, WGC Astral King, RWGC Rex Lee Bourbon, Steppin' Fetchit, Cocleroi, WGC Emily McCready, WC Almeda, RWGC Joanna Jones, Carita, RWGC Ceruse and many more. Offspring of Bourbon King's sons and daughters include Sally Carneal, Mountain Laurel, WGC Mass of Gold, The Feudist, Arraby Acres, Rainbow Rose, Gen. Bullard, Society Barrymore and many, many more. Remember the book was published in 1934, so there were many offspring that hit the tanbark after that.

Now for the breeding stallions highlighted in the History of Bourbon King. WGC Astral King, foaled in 1906 out of Miss Carrick BHF. He was bred by AG Jones and sons and had a great show career. Bohemian King was out of Queen of Harrison by Harrison Chief and also bred by AG Jones and sons. He was shown some, but retired to the stud at age 3. He lived to age 19, but was kicked by a mare and died from his injuries. Fair Acre King was out of Aletha Chief by Bourbon Chief. He was not shown extensively. He sired The Feudist and Mountain Laurel. Mountain Laurel was the junior 5 gaited as a 3 & 4 year old. Bourbon Star was very beautiful, and an outstanding show horse that possessed great speed, power and endurance. He had a bad tail as the result of his trainer's impatience. He was shown in 5 gaited, combination, heavy harness and roadster classes. He was not advertised much at stud, and was not in an area known for saddle horses, but he did sire WGC Easter Star, a gelding, and before being gelded, his son Mountain Star sired Fiery Crags, yet another gelding. WGC Richlieu King was bred by JW Young of N.Middleton Kentucky, the same town as AG Jones. He had great animation and brilliance, was a popular show horse and a good broodmare sire. Carmen King out of Margaret Weissinger showed, but went lame and was then used at stud. Charming King showed successfully and sired Rainbow Rose. She won the South Shore Count;ry Club show in Chicago three times. Admiral King won the 5 gaited Stallion stake at Louisville twice, was second twice and third once. General Foch was a full brother to Carmen King and won the 5 gaited stake at Louisville. Richmont was another son of Margaret Weissinger who finished in the ribbons of the 5 giated Stallion stake twice. Undulata King was out of Lena Jemison. He was a consistent show horse and sire. The Nobleman won the Junior Stake at the Kentucky State Fair, sold to California. He showed until he was 18 years old and also used at stud. King's Fancy was bred by AG Jones & son out of Endora (referred to as Eudora). He won the 3 year old 5 gaited stake at the Kentucky State Fair and was later used as a pleasure horse. Roosevelt was shown in 5 gaited and fine harness classes. Cabell King won at the Kentucky State Fair. Bourchester and Douglas Chief were also mentioned.

The next five stallions were given special mention in Harris' book. The great former show mare Edna May was purchased at the dispersal sale of Mrs. R. Tasker Lowndes for $1125 by BS Castles and bred to Bourbon King, which produced Edna May's King. AG Jones bought him as a yearling, but later sold him to Revel English of California in 1924 for $12,000. Edna May's King was World's Grand Champion in 1924 and 1926 and then sold to RW Morrison of Anacacho Ranch in Spofford Texas for $40,000 in 1930. Although he was noted as a good stud, the History of Bourbon King made no mentioin of specific offspring, rather it highlighted his show history. AG Jones sold Edna May's King in favor of keeping King Barrymore. AG Jones bought Kate Barrymore as the ideal cross with Bourbon King. She had two crosses to Bourbon Chief, and although she had been barren for several years, Jones thought it was worth the risk. She did produce King Barrymore when bred to Bourbon King, and later a full sister named Gloria Gleason. King Barrymore was shown briefly in 3 year old 5 gaited and also fine harness. He was 3rd in the 5 gaited stallion stake in 1926 and 1927. Jones kept him as Bourbon King's successor, and he did not disappoint when it came to siring show horses. He sired Charming Gypsy which was the 3 year old 5 gaited winner at Louisville. He was the leading sire of prize winners at the Kentucky State Fair in 1929, 1930 and 1931 after being second to his sire Bourbon King in 1928. He was again second in 1933. Some of his winners were Rose Barrymore, Society Barrymore and Bright Eyes. Another good stallion son of Bourbon King was the handsome King's Sport. Also bred by AG Jones, he was only shown as a 3 year old and was sold to Clara Peck of Winganeek Farm. King's Sport won the 3 year old 5 gaited class at Louisville and was third in the Stallion stake behind Admiral King and General Bullard. His dam Endora (often noted as Eudora) was shown by Mat Cohen, and placed second in a model class to Margaret Weissinger, another mare later bred to Bourbon King. King's Sport was a full sibling to King's Fancy and King's Rival. Rex Lee Bourbon was another stallion bred by AG Jones, and later purchased by WT Treadway of Valley View Stables in Missouri. He was a good show horse, being Reserve World's Grand Champion in 1930. His dam was Lelia Rex by Rex Peavine. She was a 3 gaited show horse who also produced Joanna Jones. And finally we come to my favorite, King's Genius. Again, another stallion bred by AG Jones. King's Genius was sold as a 4 year old to JE Kuhns of Pennsylvania, and he was purchased by Dixiana Farms as a 6 year old. He was shown extensively and in 1931 won the 5 gaited Stallion stake at Louisville and was third in the championship. In 1932 he sold to Mary Fiers of Oklahoma and then to Roger Selby of Ohio in 1933. That same year he again won the 5 gaited Stallion stake and was third in the championship. In six seasons, he won 23 Stallion classes, 10 Stallion stakes, 2 Junior stakes, 2 Fine Harness stakes, 1 combination class and 21 Grand Championship stakes. The Harris book mentioned that King's Genius had sired Belle de Luxe, winner of the Kentucky State Fair foal class, and Pepper Martin, a bay colt that won the yearling championship at the Missouri State Fair.

So what do we know from the perspective of time what Jeff Harris didn't know when he wrote his book? Many Bourbon King colts were born in the late 1920's and their contributions were unknown in 1934 when the book was written. Queen of Bourbon f.1929 out of Kate Haines was a good show mare. Highland Perle f.1928 was a good broodmare, as was Princess Firefly out of Golden Firefly BHF. By the way, the BHF Broodmare Hall of Fame designation was unknown at the time the book was written. Dorothy Lloyd f.1921 produced Sparkling Waters. Lartsa King f. 1911 produced My King, the sire of Stonewall King. Iowana f. 1918 produced Marie Bosace BHF, and Bourbon King's daughters Blanchita and Sady Mack were both in the BHF.

Allie Jones had his own ideas about bloodlines, and he favored mares by Chester Dare, Rex Peavine, Highland Denmark and Bourbon Chief to cross with Bourbon King. Margaret Weissinger by Chester Dare produced 14 foals, all by Bourbon King and several were World's Champions. Another Chester Dare daughter, Ella Rodman BHF, was the dam of Bourbon Star. Endora by Highland Denmark produced 8 foals by Bourbon King, and another Highland Denmark daughter, Highland Lady produced 6 foals by Bourbon King including Blanchita BHF. Bourbon Chief daughters Bourbon Grace and Selina produced 10 and 7 Bourbon King foals respectively. The daughter of Rex Peavine, Lelia Rex produced Joanna Jones and Rex Lee Bourbon, both were RWGC.

And what about Bourbon King sons that were used as breeding stallions? There were dozens that were used "as stock horses" as Jeff Harris called them. Many made lasting contributions, and of the five stallions highlighted in The History of Bourbon King, certainly King's Genius and Edna May's King were at the top. Allie G. Jones would certainly be pleased. Here is a recap of 30 of his top breeding sons, from youngest to oldest.

Captain King, 1927, out of Galli Curci by Rex Peavine. He sired Captain Romayne, and Blue Meadow King, the sire of WGC CH Meadow Princess.
Bourmont, 1927, out of Margaret Weissinger by Chester Dare
Rex Lee Boburbon, 1924, RWGC, out of Lelia Rex by Rex Peavine. He sired Rose Lee Bourbon BHF.
King's Genius, 1924, WC, out of Princess Eugenia BHF by Chester Peavine. Among his daughters were CH Glorious Star, The Genius' Queen, Belle De Luxe, Sheer Genius, Front Cover, Smile Again, Front Page Lady and BHF daughters Reverie's Desdemona, Queen's Genius of Belemar, Helen Highwater, Ky. Cardinal Belle, Flirtation Walk, Candy Genius, King's Genius Choice, Rose Genius and May Genius. His sons included King's Farewell, Ggenius' Firefly, RWGC Admiration of the Nation, Blazing Genius, Leatherwood King, Leatherwood Genius, The Genius, Bourbon Genius, Genius of Stonyridge, Jack Dare's King, Fair Acres Genius, Wild Genius, Genius of Kentucky, RWGC Genius Golden, RWC Pirate Gold and Pepper Martin.
Richmont, 1922, out of Margaret Weissinger by Chester Dare
King Barrymore 1921, out of Kate Barrymore BHF by McDonald Chief. He sired daughters Our Birdie (dam of Stonewall Premier), Margie Louise, Joyce Kilmer (dam of Lucy Kilmer BHF). His sons included Anderson Rex, (sire of CH WGC Emerald Future BHF), One Grand Barrymore, King's Leader ,Barrymore O'Goshen and Captain Courageous.
Beau Cheval, 1921, out of Jane Madison by Rex Peavine. He sired RWGC Belle Sarita and Beau Rose.
Fair Acres Erskine Dale, 1920, out of Lettie W by Chester Dare.
King's Sport, 1919, out of Endora by Highland Denmark. He sired Clay T. Rose, the dam of Veiled Prophet, and Easter Sport, 3rd dam of Buddy, Best Saddlebred Ever.
Bourchester, 1919, out of Margaret Weissinger by Chester DAre. He sired Mattie Bates.
General Foch, 1918, also out of Margaret Weissinger.
Edna May's King, 1918, out of Edna May BHF by Rex Peavine. He sired BHF daughters Anacacho Princess and Edna May's Delight, also Anacacho Del Oro. His stallion sons included Nawbeek's Highland King, Anacacho Denmark, CH Anacacho Shamrock and Cameo Kirby.
King's Fancy, 1916, WC, out of Endora by Highland Denmark. He sired CH Royal Entertainer.
Torpedo, 1915, out of Carolina by Chester Dare. He sired CH Ann Rutledge and CH Mountain Raven BHF, the dam of WGC Lady Carrigan.
The Nobleman, 1913, WC, out of Jane Madison by Rex Peavine.
Hermit, 1912, out of Honoria by Bourbon Chief. He sired RWGC CH Parade of Elegance.
Admral King, 1912, WC, out of Bonetta 2D by King Marvel. He sired Lina Lee Lewis who produced CH WGC Fiery Crags.
Manrico, 1912, out of Edith Norton by Chester Dare. He sired Jezebel.
King's Rival, 1912, WC, out of Endora by Highlan Denmark.
Murillo King, 1911, out of SElina by Bourbon Chief
The Courier, 1910, out of Cloud Maiden by Red Cloud. He sired Silver Moon BHF.
Douglas Chief, 1909, out of Stella Hill by Delmonte. He sired Torcido Chief.
Fair Acre King, 1909, WC, out of Aletha Chief by Bourbon Chief. He sired full siblings, WC Mountain Laurel, WC the Feudist and WC The Target.
Charming King, 1909, out of Charm by Red Cloud. He sired RWC Rainbow Rose.
Richlieu ing, 1907, RWGC out of Effie McClelland by Bourbon Chief. He sired RWGC Gen. Bullard, who was later killed in a railcar accident.
King Phelps, 1907, out of Miss Madison BHF by Chester Dare. He sired Ware's Sensation BHF.
Bourbon Star, 1907, out of Ella Rodman BHF by Chester Dare. He sired CH WGC Easter Star, Meadow Mist, RWGC Fighting Chance, Alice Star BHF, WC Mountain Star, RWC Beautiful Star and Mattie Bourbon.
Astral King, WGC, CH, 1906, out of Miss Carrick BHF by Highland Denmark. He sired Astral Peavine.
Bohemian King, 1905, out of Queen of Harrison by Harrison Chief. He sired WGC Bohemian Actress and Jean Bohemian BHF.
Roosevelt, 1904, out of Lady Houston by Blue Jeans. He sired WC Bessie Vernon.