Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-12
RANCHO DEL PAso.
What at Editor Saw at the Great sacr&-
mento Breeding Farm.

mento Breeding Farm.
The small principally owned by J. b.
Haggin, in Sacramento county, says the
Breeder and Sportsman, is without doubt the
largest breeding establishment in the world,
and Tor two years the buyers of the East
have each season We'd with one another to
secure possession of the choice yeariings
sent from Rancho Del Paso. In company
with DR.. Montsarrat, of Lexington, KY,
visit was paid this week to the ranch,
where the finest lot of weanlipgs ever seen
in one collection was examined. The
weather was of the worst. but Superintend-
ent Mackey turned out with his accustomed
good nature and we were enabled tc take
peep at nearly all of the stock.
Since our return we have been asked
many times: What did you fancy most
among the youngsters?" The question is
hard one to answer, for there are so many
good ones that person is liable to become
confused amid such q grand array, but
there are three so nearly perfection that
they are worthy OF special mention. SlE-
gular to say, they are all by the same sire,
Sir Modred, and for good looks cannot be
beat. The first is out of Rosie B., the dam
| of @. H Todd and Sorrento, the second is a
colt out of Carissima, the dam of Cruiser,
and the third is out of Plaything, the dam
of Tournament and Jou Jou. Forindivid-
ual choice these must be given the prefer
ence; but, as stated before, it was hard to
make q critical selection owing to the
hurried manner in which the colts had to
be seen.
| The climatic influences are such that il
| is unnecessary to pay the same attention to
| foals that the Eastern breeders have TO do,
and they are allowed to run at will, eating
the rich and succulent grasses with which
| Rancho Del Paso abounds. Alfalfa plays
an important part in the growth OF the lit
tie ones, and Mr.. Mackey is firm believer
in the theory that it beats all other kinds
of green food in developing bone and
muscle. DR.. Montsarrat had to acknowl-
edge that he had never seen such forward
foals in the blue grass region.
The large attendance that is sure to bs
present when the annual sale takes place
will be more than surprised when they see
the yearlings of 1890. The stations are al
looking in high fettle, the two Australians
Sir Modred and Darebin especially so. Tit
other thoroughbred stations are Hidalgo
Joe Daniels, Midlothian, Ben Ali, Warwick
John Happy, Tyrant, Kyrle DAILY ant
Hyder Ali. The brood mares are superl
lot and cannot be equaled on any othe
stock farm in the country. Maud Hamp
ton and Explosion are relegated to a pad
dock by themselves, while the others ar
in bands of eight or ten in each Enclosure
The trotting division is an equally choic
lot and all of them look in the very pinl
of condition. The choice colt of the bant
is the one By Antevolo, dam Marbel, ful
sister to Beautiful Bells. 1t was well sal
of this colt that he was no more to be com
pared to any ordinary horse than Mrs. Lang
try should be compared to Umatilla Res
ervation squa1. He is model and SHOULD
bring both dollars and fame TO Mr.. Haggin
This colt will be reserved for stock pur
poses and will not become of the corslgn
ment sent East. The day is not far distan
when Rancho Del PSso will be as wei
known for its trotters as it now is for tn
thoroughbreds raised there.