The morning call., 1892-05-01

rs a great pet, and bestowed kisses and
caTesseS impaTtially upon all the party, be-
traying the liVeiiest interest in all their
belongings. After a: brief recOnnoiter she
llftedaa soft, warm nose and rubbed it very
gently upon the reporters cheek, doubtless
thinklng,With many social. light Of her
sex, that it Isl a wise thing TO: be on good
terms representatives OF tie press.
Fr0u Frou has the same broad, level head
and soft, gentle eyes as her great sire Sid
ney, and, in fact, all these colts are very in
tellgent and: sweet-tempered,* IA fact.which
doubtless has almost as much to do with
their early performances as has their great
speed Inheritance. -. - = =
= Another very. promising yeafiing hlly
seen at the same time was ROmea, by Sid
ney, dam.Maud ", by Buccaneer, second
dam by Whipple,s Hambletonian. This
little creatureis now barely ayear old; and
a mOnthago tr0tted a Quarter in AZ seconds,
being hardly more than broken, *Such a
performances is truly phenomenal and her
trainer, Mr:#Sanders, looks to see her make
a world record this year. ,r.'. ~ =.
>:ATOund was made Of the stables, that are
for appointment and convenience among
the best In the State. Mr.. " aleusin eStab-
p liShed the farm: at. PleasantOn about five.
years ago, and has: spared no pains in N ak
ing 1t all that such an establishment should.
be-. As compared with many:Cther farms,
he has not many horses on the place.: but
the quality Of each:is par excellence, =: He
has some wonderful young brood mares
among the number that are to be found In
the paddOeks.: Among them are Flrt. the
dam OF Frou Frou, the champion yearling
trotter. and Of Memo, trial :20A as 3-year-
old. Faustina, the dam CT Faustino, with
2-year-old record of 2:24Z; of Fausta,: the
: champion yearling PAGER, and of still an
other yearling FLY, who has:no record, but:
promises very we'll. These: three are all.
1.-The colts Faustlna has had, but they are
nultR Q0n6 9n0HUh
FauStina's mother is also on the place,
Dell Foster. by A. Nv. Richmond, Jam by
q. NJ. Patchen Jr: !. - .s.% ] r. =:
Flight, the dam OF Fleet, is another grand
matron, and Fernleaf. dam of Goldberg
2:11A :; Shamrock; 2 :25 two year old !:
Thistle, :lgh, land of Sidmont; Nellie
Lam bert. the dam Of Sister ". 2:1Sh, and
Nalensin; 1923 (three-year- olds), and Score
or more Of others, all highly bred and great
producers. whose offspring will be heard
from ere long. <:.::.:. ~
1t wanted an hour of traintlme when the
rounds of the place were completed, inelud-
Ing visit 70 Mrs. Valensin's strawberry
patch, where the ripening fruit proved a.
great attraction: This hour was spent in d.
pleasant chat under the grand old trees that
surround the house. The sun was low and
the hills had assumed an afternoon garb Of
purple haze. On the lawn near the house
lay two enormous, royalty bred Saint Ber-.
nard dogs, brought from Europe by Mr..
and Mrs v alensin on their return last De-
cember, These magnificent creatures are Of
the short-haired variety. aud seem to take
very kindly to this climate. Ayoung collie,
imported at the same time, had come: up
and laid his head. confidingly in the re-
porter's lap, and on*the lawn near by a.
peacock III all his glory spread his many
eyed plumaRe, apparently for the latter's
especial admiration, which was fully rem
dered. Ii was a beautiful picture OF. what
country life in California can be, and Mr.;
:.NalenSin,s home, no less than his horses, is
one:of the many attractions of that lovely
region: