Show A WONDERFUL OLD SPORT What a marvelous old man James B. B Haggin is He lives in New York City and directs his I millions minions there But twice a year he steals away to Kentucky to visit his horses and incidentally meet some few old friends We say few for Mr l H Hag gin is nearly or quite 90 years of age and S. S every man who was on earth when he was born has died Man ian passes quickly and horses are undergoing the double process of passing passing passing-by byj death and by being superseded by gasoline en en- gines But Mr Haggin ignores all warnings of S that tha t kind He has a horse farm near Le Lexington ington Ky ICy and every Clery year sear goes there two or three threeS S times to rub the noses of the colts and to whisper whisper whisper whis whis- per to them the story of the triumphs of the theS therace therace S race track He cares for nothing but pure thor thor- He was born close to Arabia and aid he has never had any pride in any horses except Arabians and their lineal descendants They were his first loves and promise to be his last for the world has nearly passed him and what friends he has are recent ones the others have gone into the silence But he be surely is a game old sport A new newS and beautiful theatre has just been completed i in S Lexington and it was he who promoted its buildS building build build- S I ing and we suspect supplied the bulk of the funds for its construction and embellishment Lexington is chesty over it and all Kentucky is isS S proud of it True to his birthplace and at least leasta t a part of his name the theatre is called calle Ben B n Ali AIU theatre The first performance should l be beThe beThe The Arabian Nights and the oriental thought might be carried out in the decorations It w was siri in Arabia that the numerals were invented and early in life Mr 1 Haggin caught all their com corn Hence the farm the horses and th the theS theatre S |