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Seabiscuit's Saddle to Be Auctioned Off Aug 18, 7:43 AM EST If you're ready to pony up some cash, you might be able to nab one of Seabiscuit's old saddles The McTaggarts became heirs to the lightweight saddle through Bob's father, Archie McTaggart, one-time Butte mayor and a racing fan who died in 1975 Seabiscuit's enormous fame has been revived by Laura Hildenbrand's best-selling book in 2001 and a current hit movie starring Tobey Maguire Bidding on a similar saddle sold at a recent auction of Seabiscuit memorabilia in Beverly Hills, Calif The price paid by the anonymous buyer, however, was never disclosed by the auction house , went as high as $125,000 On the picture, Red wrote, "Arch, I done it and I'm glad The McTaggarts have contacted Sotheby's auction house Red Pollard " He also signed the saddle and dated it 1934 Jaqui began researching the saddle, authenticating it and corresponding with people via the Internet to see what the saddle might be worth "After Red and Seabiscuit won the big Santa Anita Handicap race, Red reached his goal and retired Bob McTaggart and Jaqui Their-McTaggart have decided to sweeten their retirement by auctioning off the saddle that jockey Red Pollard rode to a win on the Thoroughbred race horse in the 1930s " As a thank-you to his friend, mentor and spiritual father, Pollard sent Archie McTaggart the saddle and victory picture "He took Red under his wing before he was a well-known jockey," Bob said The McTaggarts hope their saddle can fetch $250,000 The gift shop stocks Alamo- and Texas-related merchandise Myths and History Abound at the Alamo Apr 5, 7:37 AM EST The Alamo: An 18th-century Roman Catholic mission that became a 19th-century makeshift fort that became a 20th-century household name William Barret Travis, the Alamo's youthful commander Admission free '" The Daughters don't charge admission but they are sticklers for etiquette â€â€? men are gently reminded to remove their hats before entering the chapel 60 for adults, $4 Texas was an independent nation until 1845, when it joined the Union Col The new movie was filmed on a ranch near Austin, but when its stars gathered in San Antonio for the world premiere in late March, several of them made time to pay a visit to the real place The set has been used for a number of other Western films and television shows And of course, there's the famed battle that cost both Crockett and Bowie their lives, and that over the years has inspired more than a dozen films He gave the rebels a chance to surrender, and when they wouldn't, he ordered his troops to kill them all Highway 90 from San Antonio and turn onto F Admission $8 Hundreds of artifacts of the Alamo battle and its heroes â€â€? among them, a beaded vest belonging to Crockett and more than a few Bowie knives â€â€? are on display in the chapel and the rebuilt Long Barrack, where much of the 1836 fighting took place to 5 p Sam Houston captured Santa Anna while defeating his force in a surprise attack "And I always say, 'No, we don't have a basement A centuries-old aqueduct filled with large koi fish runs through the grounds In February 1836, roughly 180 independence-minded Texans â€â€? Texas was part of Mexico at the time â€â€? holed up in the Alamo compound when Gen While San Antonio grew up around it, the Alamo mostly languished until the Daughters of the Republic of Texas took possession in the early 20th century daily The pre-dawn battle on March 6 lasted about 90 minutes The latest of these big-screen tributes, a Touchstone Pictures movie called "The Alamo," starring Billy Bob Thornton as Crockett, is in theaters nationwide after opening April 9 org m "The names of the defenders are scratched into that rock," he said @ LOCATION: The Alamo is at 300 Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio "It is a church, and it just feels like that for me S News of Santa Anna's brutality quickly spread, and soon "Remember the Alamo!" was a rallying cry heard across Texas " There's also Jim Bowie, peerless knife-fighter from Louisiana, said to be tough enough to trap bears and ride alligators M The King William Historic District, just south of downtown, features historic homes dating back to the late 19th century, as well as trendy dining spots and art space About seven weeks later and 200 miles east, a rebel force under Gen OTHER ALAMOS: The set for the newest Alamo movie is not open to the public, but the chapel and other structures used in John Wayne's 1960 film "The Alamo" is north of Brackettville, Texas, about 125 miles west of San Antonio First there's Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, who according to the tall tales of his time, "could wade the Mississippi and leap the Ohio and whip his weight in wildcats Stewart says high on the chapel's stone walls is graffiti that dates back to Santa Anna's siege Surrounding the chapel are sprawling oak trees, and behind it pathways pass through a few manicured acres of grass, flowers and cacti 30 for children "It still kinda just blows me away," said Patrick Wilson, a Hollywood newcomer who plays Lt " The legends have been burnished by the likes of John Wayne and Fess Parker, both of whom starred in earlier movies depicting Crockett as the ultimate freedom fighter, and the Alamo battle as the ultimate against-all-odds story Bruce Winders, the Alamo's curator, says the new epic is the best one yet because it fills in some of the historical facts without toppling any of the sacred myths "They took a complicated story and condensed it in a way that creates interest in the Alamo, and interest in coming to visit the Alamo," said Winders Younger people may be more familiar with "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," in which the goofy man-child in the too-small suit embarks on a cross-country odyssey to the Alamo to retrieve his lost bicycle from its basement Once here, he gets the bad news: "There's no basement in the Alamo!" David Stewart, the Alamo's director, says he hears the Pee Wee question all the time, and that by now he can tell when someone is about to bring it up again Its history is large, but nowhere near as large as the legends it has perpetuated Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marched his army of several thousand soldiers into San Antonio It's gone through various renovations and reconstructions to become the cultural icon that now attracts about 3 million visitors each year m In front of the chapel is the Alamo cenotaph, a 60-foot-tall stone monument bearing portraits of Crockett, Bowie and the other leaders and the names of those killed in the battle Call (210) 225-1391 or visit www Several times each day in the courtyard, visitors gather around a narrator who dramatically recounts the bloody battle and the 12-day siege that preceded it "They get this little smile on their face and say 'You know what I'm going to ask,'" he said '" Basement or not, the surprisingly small Alamo chapel and its well-landscaped grounds are hallowed turf for Texans "It's still the Alamo they recognize GENERAL INFORMATION: Open 9 a " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? 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