Famous dogs tag?

[Beercanman]

Found this tag a few weeks back and did some research today. 3" of snow and more coming. Turns out this man was famous in the world of fox hounds, also led me to locate his old estate which is still standing on 200 acres. Maybe I can use this to get digging permission

 

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[pong12211]

Cool find and great story.. Congrats...

 

[Beercanman]

Ill post a pic of the house from the road, it is quite impressive and reminds me of Ashland, the home o Henry Clay.

 

[Beercanman]

Sorry

 

[Bev]

I like that a lot. Print out the photo to keep with it!

 

[jewelerguy]

with a home like that, evidently the guy had money

 

[millerb91]

Oh I would give it to the family. They would love it if there is any in the area

 

[Beercanman]

Found this in a history of Kentucky online book. The guy was definitely loaded.



Sam Lewis Wooldridge. In Kentucky business,
finance and sport the name of S. L. Wooldridge ranks among the very highest. He owns a big farm threemiles south of Versailles in Woodford County, most widely noted perhaps for the famous Wooldridge kennel. Wooldridge's hounds of the Walker strain have a national and international reputation among
hunters everywhere. Mr. Wooldridge is also vice president of the Woodford County Bank & Trust Company at Versailles.

His father, the late Samuel Lewis Wooldridge, was prominently known both in Fayette and Woodford counties, having moved to Versailles in 1890. He was president of the Wooldridge Mine at Jellico, Tennessee, was president of the Bank of Woodford until his death on January 8, 1901, and his home was the 400- acre farm known as Village View at the edge of Ver-
sailles. He built the present beautiful home on that farm. His first wife was Ann Mary Holloway, of Wood ford County. After her death in 1878 he mar-
ried Martha Avent.

Sam Lewis Wooldridge was born at the Village
View Farm, Versailles, February 28, 1879, and com-
pleted his education in Washington and Lee University
in Virginia and the University of Kentucky. He was
one of the organizers and served as president and treas-
urer of the Bachelor Oil Company, a million dollar cor-
poration, which acknowledged him as the active ex-
ecutive head throughout its existence. The company
was organized in April, 1919, and was recently sold
to the Superior Oil Company. It had a notable rec-
ord of successful production in Lee County, Ken-
tucky, owning twenty-one wells there. The company
paid sixty per cent dividend on its investment.



Vol. V— 51



570



HISTORY OF KENTUCKY



S. L. Wooldridge for years has been a breeder of
the Walker hounds. He has served as president of
the National Fox Hunters Association and is still a
director. His breeding kennel is featured by Big
Stride 500, the leading sire of winners in 1920 both in
the field and on the bench. The greatest contest race
ever held between the Walker hounds and the July
hounds of Georgia was held at Barry, Massachusetts,
with ten entries representing each strain. Mr. Wool-
dridge was master of the Walker hounds, and Big
Stride was the leading winner of the successful con-
testants. Out of four championships of IQ20 three of
the winners were bred in the Wooldridge kennels. Mr.
Wooldridge has served as president of the Kentucky
Fox Hunters Association, and as a director of the
Barry, Massachusetts, Association. He is president
of the Chase Publishing Company, publishers of The
Chase at Lexington, a monthly journal widely read
among all fanciers of the foxhound and also a journal
of general interest to sportsmen.

His home is Arry Mount Farm, comprising 300 acres
three miles south of Versailles. It was the old home
of the ancestors of Willis Fields, and the residence is
one of the landsmarks of Central Kentucky, being over
a hundred years old. Besides his dog kennels Mr.
Wooldridge is a breeder of Poland China hogs and his
son, S. L. Wooldridge third, is a breeder of game
chickens.

Mr. Wooldridge married Russell Wasson, a native
of Versailles and daughter of the late Ed Wasson, a
druggist of that city. They have two children, S. L.
Wooldridge third, aged thirteen, and Mary. Mr.
Wooldridge has also had a notable success as a trainer
of hunters' horses for hunting purposes, and many of
the animals trained by him have commanded high
prices in eastern markets. He takes an active part
in democratic politics, is local chairman of the party
and was one of the three directors of the Red Cross
and chairman of the drive during the World war.
During the war period he responded fully to the de-
mands made by the Government and planted and har-
vested a crop of 300 acres of wheat, the largest
individual crop of that cereal in Woodford County.
He used a tractor to plant and harvest the crop.

 

[Bob-E-Pin]

That is awesome!

 

[wheatfinder13]

Pretty cool

 

[G.I.B.]

Very nice find and a great story. It would make a great door opener to possibly get on the property.

 

[DJWEHAGE]

Great find. Good luck to you!

 

[birdman]

Nice find and research. Might be able to find some family members.

 

[SilverPirate]

Cool story, hope the hunt pans out!

 

[hdmech71]

If they lived in Versailles, they had money. Very cool find. That peice should help in getting permission. Good luck. Nice find

 

[Beercanman]

Thanks all, I'm trying to actually do some research this time, instead of watching detecting videos on YouTube until the snow melts. Turns out the property is not owned by the wooldridge last name currently, but I'm still going to give it a shot.

 

[millerb91]

Thanks all, I'm trying to actually do some research this time, instead of watching detecting videos on YouTube until the snow melts. Turns out the property is not owned by the wooldridge last name currently, but I'm still going to give it a shot.

Good luck you will get it

 

[claire]

awsome find! This is why I love this hobbie

 

[nsdq]

sounds like you may have struck gold... good luck hope too see what you find, happy hunting

 

[Beercanman]

Well couldn't stand the suspense. I took the tag in a little shadow box and gave it to the owner and told him the story. He was thrilled and gave me permission! The lawn is like a golf course... I think I'll hit the fields first once I dries out a bit. Can't wait, I will be first to detect that he is aware of. Will post finds!