The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-07
STANF0RD'S PLANS.
PALO ALTO FARM TO PASS TO TIE
UNIVERSITY ON Els DEATH.

tinusd in the Lines That Produced
the Record Eolders-The Keystone
OF Senator Stan:ord's Succesz-A
Thoroughbred FLY in Training at
the Trotting Gsit-Arion, Palo Al.o,
and Bel Bird at the Worlds Fair.
Frons the Ne,0 York Sun.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Al have so
planned that, long after shall have crum-
bled into dust. and am become, perhaps. a
faint "Reminiscences among men, the breeding
| establishment founded by me at Palo Alto
/ shall endure
| The speaker was Senator Leland Stan
ford. the most successful and extensive
breeder in the world of the light har-
ness horse, who had been questioned as to
the future of Pslo Alto.
"Palo Alto proper" he continued "com-
| prises 5000 acres of land, which, when
properly irrigated, is capable Of producing
great results. Eventually the land, to-
| gether with the entire breeding stud, will be
| handed over to the trustees OF tbs Leland
Stanford, Jr., University. TO be carried on
on the lines already laid down by me, with
such notifications, Of course. as the science
| OF breeding shall from time to time sug-
| gest The president OF the university and
| some of the professors are already showing
an extraordinary interest in the breeding
! problem.
Facilities for studying the anatomy Of
the horse are already at hand In the skele-
tons OF Electioneer and Occident, two very
| wonderful animals in their way in their
day, and other articulated skeletons will be
added to the collection from time to time of
/ horses of note at Palo Alto and from other
| points. The man who causes two blades of
grass to grow where one grew before is no
more of public benefactor in the great
| system of economy than he who breeds one
| horse that for endurance, excellence OF tenn
per, longevity, and general use is equal TO
two cold-blooded. spongy aud gigantic
plugs.
Men have written and spoken Of the
! breeding stud at Palo Alto as one of the
worlds wonders. 1t deserves no such
Characterization. The principles on which it
| is founded are as simple of the alphabet and
! 10 state secret. When | began breeding
| FLOODED horses l commenced studying the
anatomy Of the horse, until at the end
could take the skeleton apart and put 1t to-
| gether with the accuracy that distinguishes
a skilled matchmaker who deals with the
mechanism of a timepiece. In my studies
| of the anatomy Of the horse | soon discov-
cred where his greatest powers were, the
| uses he made Of his muscles, and the secret
speed than some other horse. As studied
and pondered and experimental as the
| years went by | became impressed with the
fact that extreme speed came from three
things, viz; breeding, physical conforna~
ton and will power, or what is more prop
erly called nerve force. To begin with, it
did not take me long to appreciate the fact
that plug blood did not produce speed, hence
as soon as l was able to pull myself together
and fairly get my bearings l began to lay
deep the found atoms of my breeding stud
on an oriental basis, and | am every year
eliminating from my establishment, as fast
as circumstances will permit. all traces Of
cold blood wherever it has crept in ia the
far past,
"But it must not be presumed that am
not extremely critical In the selections OF
thoroughbred mares. l long since realized
that there never was really great horse
that did not have dam that also possessed
great qualities. Our fathers unfortunately
for the brood Of American horses, argued
differently. Thev held that the sire was
everything, the dam scarcely anything Of
value except to bear and sucklo the foal
| Now, ! early recognized the taliacy OF the
proposition, and In SO doing Palo Alto occu-
pies the high rank it does az brceding
establishment. In selecting q thorough
bred breeding mare judge largely by the
shape OF the head and the expression OF the
eye. II the heed does not suit me. although
the conformation AID breeding be perfect,
pass her by. for although horse does not
trot with his head, YET unless be has proper
head l hold he cannot trot"
At this point In his remarks the senator's
face was illuminated with a smile which re-
suited in hearty laugh.
ut has bsen hinted, senator, that your
thoroughbred dam theory has been very
badly hit by Arion's wonderful perform
| ancen
Again the senator smiled.
~ presume as much )" he continued, "but
l cannot see how the trotting breed en-
thusiasts extract 30 much consolation from
Arion's performance II IL were fact
that Arion was OF cold blood then could
readily understand It. AS matter Of fact
he is rich in thoroughbred blood, not only
through his dam, but through his sire as
well. There is nothing in his breeding that
contradicts my theory that the trot comes
from the runner, and not from the cold
blooded horse. Arioh's dam, MRnette, is
something Of q runner herself. She is q
high-strung, nervous mare. too much SO to
handle for trotting PURPOSES. On that ac-
count she has been ussd as e teassr for trot-
tsrs at Palo Alto. and il has been found that
she can run like Thoroughbred. Speaking
Of Arion, have seen it 6tated that be had
big leg. That is a mistake. He is as
sound as the day be was foaled. What is
more, he never did have a big leg"
rs it true that one year ago he was Of
fered for sale at SO. 500?'
mo, that is q mistake. He was offered
FOR the sum of S., 900 by one Of my men.
The intended purchaser was one of our rail-
road men. The way it was was this: The
gentleman came over to Palo Alto one day,
saw the colt move, liked him. and offered
5000 Tor him, $500 down and the bal
nnce on time. did not care to part with
the colt anyway, apd demsrred at tho
terms, and finally told my men that he was
not for sale. shall keep him and expect
him TO lower his record next year. While
it is hard TO anticipate so far In advance, l
should not be surprised il next summer,
after brief season in the stud, he trotted
in 20SSI, or in that immediate neighbor-
hood. He is a large, good-natured COLT, ex-
tremely powerful. goes well within himself
in oil his speed trials, and in his finishes i'm
presses one with his reserve forcs. In dispo-
stion and physical conformation he reseem-
bles bis sire. Electioneer. have a 3-yesr-
old colt which l think well of, and with
which expected 20 lower the Swear odd
stations record, 2:1e but inst as we wero
ready to send him for it he was seized
with distemper and was thrown out OF
training.
BELL Bird, tbs wonderful yeArling With
record of 2:96h, has proved a disappoint-
| ment. We were prepared to expect still
| greater thugs Of her, but could not get her
70 going again. The truth Is, she Is high
strung, nervous thing, very capricious and
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