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...Irish seas, the blues of the hills and heather. "An artist may travel the world and paint every imaginable scene," he said once, "but he will never succeed in painting a masterpiece until he takes it out of his own country, out of the place where he was born & bred, the place that is in his blood." The pictures in the Manhattan show dealt with lonely beaches, carnival players and street vendors, and bore such titles as Low Tide, Morning in the City, Queen Maeve Walked upon This Strand...
Today's top draw, thanks to its success on the race track, is 890-acre Calumet Farm, whose 60 home-bred stakes winners have made favorite-players happy. On the other side of town are the two Whitney farms, impressive examples of well-heeled private operations which have been family-owned for generations. Adjoining them is Elmendorf Farm, an important breeding establishment since 1871. Sprawling over 500 hilly acres, through woods and along North Elkhorn Creek, the present-day Elmendorf is the heart of what was once a vast 9,800-acre tract owned by James Ben Ali Haggin...
...contributed $99 million in taxes (on a billion and a half in bets) to the 24 states which have race tracks. Of the 319 stakes winners in North American flat racing last year, 162 were foaled in the Bluegrass State. Some of the farms that bred these stars (and hundreds of lesser performers) are pictured on the next four pages...
...largest Burley leaf tobacco market in the world, carries on a thriving business in cattle and sheep, and is the home of the University of Kentucky and Transylvania College. Its No. 1 business, nevertheless, is the breed ing, raising, selling and racing of thorough breds (as early as 1782 there were "race paths" around Lexington). Standard-bred trotters and pacers and the American saddle horse are also raised here...
...know, more thoughts are bred, and word lists crammed, and pages read...