New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-19
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FLAMES AT PALO ALTO.
LELAND sTANFoRDs VALUABLE RACER
BURNED.
THE PICK OF THE GREAT STOCK FARM KrLLEp-s
NoRLAISE, THs wOYDER, MAY be SAVED
FOR THE sTUp--A Loss oF $13O.000.

BYrELEGRArH TO THE TRIBUNE
BAN FRANCISCO, April 1s.-The burning OF eight Of
Leland sfanfords most promising thoroughbreds lats
last night at Pao Alto created great sensation among
the sporting men who gathered here looking after
thor racers at the Bay District track where the spring
BLOOD Horse Meeting opens next Saturday The first
reports OF the fire Indicated incendiarsm, but Ariel
Lathrop, Mr. stanfords brothcr-in-aw, declares that
tho nre must have caught from a match thrown IN
straw The fire began at 10 o'clock last night in the
stable In the rear of the stock farm boarding house
The stable contained twenty-five horses. when
assistance arrived six Of the stalls in flames Ths
men succeeded Ia getting almost unharmed. thirteen
OF the horses. Seven were burned to death.
The FLY Norlane, yearlng, with record of 81 1-2
and valued at $4,000 and tho bay colt Cedrc worth
$1,000, were frghtfuy burned Cedric win have
to be killed. Both burned and blstered all over
and have their eyes burned out II is thought that
Norialne Will be saved for stud purposes Tho horses
burned to death all of Elect.oneers STOCK and
Included the bay stallion Clifton Belle dam GABRIELLE,
five years, valued at 10000; the brown stallion
Rcxford dam Rebecca, .hlco years, with record Of
"a. valued at $4,000; the black stallion GrSsringle
dam Lady Thorne, 1r., five years. valued at 81 600;
the bay geldlng Howard dam Mamie, six years, with
q record Of %, valued at $4,000: the bay colt
Lowell, dam Lady Lowell vslucd at $1,000 bay
gelding unnamed, foal Of 1882, dam Emma Robson,
valued at $4,000; bay gcldng foal OF 1882, dam
Blarncy, valued at $4,000. The total loss amounts 10
$4,000, The horses the pick of tho stables.
Pao Alto tho pet of the farm, In tho she'd that
Was burned, but rescued with only burn On the
head
Mr.. stanford's great stock farm IS only ono mile
from Menlo Park II costs S250.000 a year to
carry on tho place. One hundred and
fifty men are employed. Mr.. Lathrop Is now manager
but for several the farm admirably managed
by Major Rathbone, recently appointed ConsulGenera
at Paris Tho trainer who has been for years in stan
fords service IS Charles Marvin
The disaster at Palo Alto was chief topic OF discus.
sion at tho Bay District track here. wherc IL,
horses arc In training. Tho races open on Saturday
For one raco on the first day there 100 nominations
Among the prominent stables represented Iaggin
sends fourteen. Theodore Winters seven pslo Alta
seven George Hearst twelve. Maltese villa Stable eight
Porter Asche five. "Luckyn Baldwin's stable was
largely engaged. bu. he naAy concluded to send bls
whole string East.
Washington, April 18 (speclaD-Senotor Stanford
stated this evening that the only information which
was contained In q dispatch which reached him az
aDont O'CLOCK this afternoon II from his agent
In san Francisco. Mr. Stanford said that palo Alto
and Manzanta were worth from $4,000 10 R25 600
each, Norlaine about 1000 and the others $4,000
each. This would make the money loss $4,000
PICK OF his stable. He had selected them from among
his trotters and placed them under the especial cars
or Charles Marvin his principal trainer, with a view
70 breakng tho records with them In the course Of
the coming season He was particularly proud OF
Norlane who was by Norvale ont OF Elaine Ho
expected her to beat the record Of Maud S. eventually
All Of the horses killed were the product Of Mr stans
ford's own stables.