Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-10

Alto farm. To accommodate this great
concourse of equines of most aristocratic
blood there are innumerable paddocks
and also stables on a tremendous scale.
In addition, there are race-conrses Of
variant length and trial courses, respect,
lively, OF eleven and thirteen circuits to
the mile, on which the young colts are
trained. Perhaps it should neither be
breathed in Gath nor whispered in
Aslselon, but Of the i've hundred horses
and colts Of Governor Stanfords stud
two hundred and sixty have suffered or
are now suffering from an equine disease,
subtle and mysterious, which some out
siders dare to call "pink-eye," although
Major Rathbun sternly frowns upon this
idea. Every one has heard of "Wild
Flower" who made the fastest two year
time ever recorded in trotting annals.
She was once as beautiful as she was
fleet, and no mans twenty thousand dol
lars would have conjured her from the
possession of the Railroad King. "Wild
Flower" is to-day one Of the most
melancholy spectacles ever seen on the
turf. From ear to tail, from name to
fetlock, she is one mass Of disgusting
sores, which move to Melancholy the
lover Of equine beauty. ""Tis pitiful,
It's wondrous pitiful," but there it is.
Although Major Rathbun has hopes OF
her rehabilitation, we would not give
five cents for this erstwhile wonder of
the turf. Were she ours we would have
her led out and shot, out of Difference
to her carly beauty and phenomena
record.
We wish we were better versed in
horse lore than we are, in view OF the
privilege we enjoyed of inspecting in
detail Stanford's famous stud, from
Electioneerer to the least noted of his
stations. But, notwithstanding the
celebrated and init nidating array,we will
just whisper in the ear of the horseman
that l.. j. Rose, with his Sultan colts,
particularly Eva, is destined this year,
whether from providential dispensa'
| ton or otherwise, to knock the spots
of of Stanford's colts on the turf. fe
whose nature it is to bet may safely bet
now.
From Palo Alto We went to MIR. j. T..
Floods place. The three-quarters oil a
million dollar residence Of this gentle
man is led up to by an avenue which is
an incident Of u perfect jungle. Both a
view of the place itself and desirable
vistas of what ought to be classed as
palace, are cut off by most injudicious-
ly permitted prodigality of vegetation.
OF course, when one is confronted by a
house which cost closely upon a million
dollars, there are some features which
crafty curiosity, 1t Is great, staring
white pile. We declined to do MIR.
Flood the honor of ringing the knocker
on his front door, journalists being
Obliged TO maintain certain reserve and
dignity. The line ought TO be drawn
somewhere; but, feeling sympathy
with horsehesa, we inspected his stables
which are probably the finest in thu
United States. In his early days thu
/, Bonanza millionaire never dreamed o
being as elegantly housed as his horses
now are. Splendid flags make the stone
floors massive and bright, and a thor
ough wainscotting imparti elegance tC
tho walls and ceilings of this mode
+ stable. Numerous compartments shov
harness of approved make, plonteousl'
garnished with gold and silver. Th'
, stalls, however, arc but indiilerently pro
vided with horses, and J. c, Flood is no
credited with the possession of a singh
noted flyer. To compensate for thi
deficiency, however, there are enougl
eoupes, clarences and vehicles OF all de
scriptions in his carriage.house TO ad
nit of his starting in the livery stabl
business, should such sudden turn o
+ the wheel of fortune as made him
, millionaire again make him poor man
} AN INTERESTING SECTION.
A Again winding down Floods avenue
we struck the highway, and from Menl
Park to San Mateo we inspected be
: wildering and various beauty, all inc
dents of the efforts of rich men t
make their surroundings attractive an
poetical. The splendid grounds of A
+. yinza Hayward would arrest attention i
n any quarter of the world. Everywher
t great pains had been taken to make tn
+ roads perfect, an example which coul
!. be initiated with advantage in Los Al
i. gcles county. Redwood City, like Menl
: Park, is surrounded by exquisite hon,
= steads; while San Mateo, in the Howar
G place, possesses what are probably III
!. most beautiful grounds in Californi'
h outside of Los Angeles county. I'll
It sinuous avenue, winding through gran
d old trees, supplemented by the mo-
# gracious and brilliant flora on the cont
It nent, formed in the Howard domain
!, picture which years will not ehace fro
:, the memoryof the writer In this eclect
e spot Capt. Cole, lineal descendal
= OF old King Cole, that merry old soul
e has his habitation, and the money whc
It is abundantly yielded to him by tt
: Alaska Fur Company he spends, like Il
a jolly monopolist he is, in making himse
i. and his neighbors happy. Take it ft
1t all in all, no other equal eypanse OF IL
= American continent has at once SO man
IS aud such elegant homes as may be nun
:, bered between Menlo Park and San Mate
in the county OF the latter name, in IL
State OF California. As fitting sun
>. mary OF a most interesting trip, We il
spectel Belmont, for years the seat
the uustinted hospitality OF the lamentt
Ralston.
- the DRIVE TO rHE PREsIDIo.
ic As the sequel to an expedition
Il which we sought to gather as niue
:, scenic enjoyment as possible, we took
n. drive to the Preside. There are aspec
,e of the Bay of San Francisco which,aI