Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-16

the last mile in 1925. Governor
Stanford then bought him for $780,
900. Last summer Abe trotted q
mile in 2:23H, and Mr.. Marvin ia
confident that he will do better
yet this summer.
This little animal Is one Of the
handsomest-shapsd ever seen. Her
coat is dapple.brown, exceedingly
soft and glossy. and she is gentle
and playful as kitten. She is
light and wiry, and although over
fifteen hands high does not look
over thirteen. Her tail drags on
the ground; legs fine, wide, hard;
hips, shoulders, barrel and neck we'll
proportional; eye bright, quick,
spirited. None but an experienced
connoisseur of horsefesh could
state all her points, and do her
full justice. Her record is, at three
years, 2:2s; Al four, 2:24H. This is
the best record ever made by three
and four.year.olds. Last summer
she made the Eastern circuit, won
every race which she run, and
cleared $4,000 over expenses. This
year she 10 expected to do better
still, and Mr.. Covey informed the
TIMES man that he would bet every
cent Of money he had on Elaine
with perfect confidence.
MAHoMET.
There are many other horses de-
serving of special mention, but the
length which this article has already
attained forbids. Mahomet, however,
cannot be left unnoticed. This large
stallion was imported from Bombay.
He is perfectly white, and his hair is
soft, glossy and clean. He was
originally trained for a circus horse,
and is now the finest lady's saddle
horse on the Coast At a word he
dances, bows, turns around, and lays
down on his knees for the rider to
get on. He seems as much at ease
with strangers as with those whom
he has known for years and invari-
ably steps toward visitors to be
caressed. This last characteristic 10
not confined to him, however, as the
majority of the horses there delight
in being fondled. This propensity 10
encouraged in them as much as pos.
sible, and to this end whip is not
allowed to be used on the stock farm,
nor is a cross or boisterous man re-
tanned. Being always addressed in
friendly tones the horses soon acquire
confidence in their trainers, and be-
come gentle ss lambs.
GOVERNOR sTANFoRD's OBJECT.
Governor Stanford invested nearly
half million dollars in his stock
farm. This would, of course, be too
large a sum to expend for the graft
fication of a mere within. He had
therefore a higher motive in view.
His object is to bring good stock
within the reach of most everybody
on the Coast who can afford to keep
horse, and thus drive away all in
terior stock to the country or to
other States. In another year or SO
large number of three, four and
five-year-olds will be ready for the
market.
Another advantage which will &C.
crue to the public from this stock
farm will be the improvement of the
race of trotting horses. For years
Governor Stanford entertained the
opinion that faster trotters could be
obtained by crossing thoroughbred
mares with trotting stations not
thoroughbred. than by interbreeding
trotters. His experiments having
been satisfactory, he is now conf.
dent of the business of his theory.
Il is therefore not unlikely that the
Stanford stables will yet astonish
the world by turning out IN i'm
proved breed of horsedesh.
PKDIaREEs OF HORSES IN TRAINING.
An article of this nature would be
very unsatisfactory were it unaccom-
panied by reliable pedigrees Of at
least the principal horses in training.
The TINES man therefore requested
Mr.. Convey to furnish them-which
he did. They are As follows:
OCCIDENT, br. g., by Doe, son of
st. Clair; record, s:164.
EDGINGToN, gr. g., by Stockbridge
Chief; dam by Belmont; record,
1884.
ELAINE, five-year-old, br. m, by
Messenger Duroc; dam, Green Noun.
tain Maid dam of Electioneer, Pros
pero, Dame Trot, etc., by Harry
Clay; record - three. year.old, 2 :28,
- four.year-old, 2:244.
CLAY, ffve-year.old, blk G., by Fred
Low; dam, Maid of Clay, by Harry