▁geld ing " ▁( The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁ 5 - 3 - 2 9 ). ▁▁ ▁T ipp ity ▁W itch et ▁was ▁b red ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁by ▁the ▁st ables ▁of ▁Harry ▁Pay ne ▁Whit ney ▁who ▁owned ▁his ▁famous ▁s ire ▁and ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Harry ▁Pay ne ▁Whit ney . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁T ipp ity ▁W itch et ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ju ven iles ▁in ▁America , ▁winning ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 0 ▁starts , ▁eight ▁of ▁them ▁consec ut ively ▁within ▁seven ▁weeks . ▁Among ▁his ▁wins ▁were ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Aber de en ▁St akes ▁at ▁Hav re ▁de ▁Grace ▁R ac et rack . ▁He ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁George ▁D . ▁Smith ' s ▁Bright on ▁St able ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁for ▁$ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁who ▁rac ed ▁him ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁before ▁s elling ▁him ▁at ▁au ction ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁John ▁San ford ▁of ▁Amsterdam , ▁New ▁York , ▁owner ▁of ▁H urr icana ▁Farm . ▁The ▁price ▁was ▁$ 2 0 , 5 0 0 , ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁money ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁William ▁Robert son ▁( see ▁references ), ▁made ▁head lines ▁on ▁sport ' s ▁pages ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁San ford ▁enjoyed ▁quite ▁a ▁few ▁st akes ▁vict ories ▁with ▁his ▁well