The morning call., 1892-05-29

press his views on the subject. and only
great deal of persuasion on the part OF his
trainer, John Goldsmith, induced him to
develop the fast yearling Freedom This
little fellows mark must still, despite the
lower ones that have since gone on record,
be regarded as very remarkable one, in
view of the fact that it was made on Tegu-
lation track. which, all hOrsemen agree, is
fairer test of a horses powers than the kite
shaped track. On that occasion Freedoms
last quarter was trotted in 34h seconds,
2:18 gait.
After the stations were seen a round of
the stables and paddocBs was made. In
box stall in "the hospital" was seen beau
tiful black mare, full sister to Beautiful
Bells, and if possible, even handsomer than
that lovely creature. having the advantage
Of youth over her now aged sister. BY her
side was big, strong colt, who, though
only fOaled that morning, stood stoutly
upon his great-jointed legs and poked an iD-
qniSitiye blaZed face up at the visitors with
out a sign of fear. The colt is by Guy
Wilkes and ought some day to be great
one.
In a paddock near by was another foal by
Guy Wilkes a JwO-year-Old FLY, her dam
by Speculation. The paddOcks on the san
MateO farm are models. each provided with
a warm, comfortable shed stall where the
mare and her foal may take shelter from
rain o. sun. They line either side of long
lane, and in these the mares are kept until
the toals are sufficiently aged to be less
likely to be hurt by other horses In pas
ture than they are when they are very
young and feeble. Aunte, mare by Dawn,
her dam by Anteo, was in the next pad
dock. This fine mare is a recent purchase
of Mr.. COrbitts. By her side was prom
ising FLY by Sable Wilkes
In the next paddock was Ruby, a full SIS
ter to STEAMBOAT. Ruby herself has a five
year-old record of 2I9A. AMI the Guy
Wilkes fly now trOtting at her side ought
to be something pretty good two years hence.
The next paddock contained royal
matron indeed. in the person Of Sable, the
dam of Sable Wilkes. For a neighbor Sable
has a mare by Baron Wilkes, her dam by
Volunteer owned in the East, but brought
out here to be bred to Sable Wilkes. She
had by ber side young colt by Stamboul,
rather small. the mare herself being small,
but good locker. who ought to show speed
if worked The great Stamboul is unfOr-
tunate in having 10 very great goers to his
credit, but this little chap certainly looks
promising.
Nellie Taylor, by Arthurton, her dam by
General Taylor, was In another paddock,
good looking gray mare, full sister TO The dam
of Hazel Wilkes, which fact prompted Mr..
Corbitt to buy her. A big colt by Sable
Wilkes ran beside her. and by his liveliness
severely exercised her motherly fOrbear-
Rnce.
On the other side the lane were the
stanton COTS, JedTlDSo anu LWU-1tdl-OiuSt
sons of Guy and Sable Wilkes, ana hne
looking lot. all of them.
One of these, handsome bay twO-year-
old by Guy Wilkes, dam by Sultan Jr.,
promises to be very fast having shown
quarter in 50 seconds. He is growing rap
idly Just now, and not being worked in con-
sequence. He paid his visitors the compll-
ment of coming directly to them, though
Mr.. Lang, The guide. explained, with some
surprise, that had he or one Of the other
employees about the place come 10 alone the
colt would have fed from them. The shy
beauty still further mauifestng his friend
illness and prediction for ladies' society
by putting up his nose and kissing the WIS.,
TORS cheek, the latter's heart was at once
won and he should have had a good word,
even had he been far less promising
yOungster
Freedom. the fast yearling. was in the
next paddock, and was apparently well
pleased TO see visitors.
Veto -year-Old by Sable Wilkes,
out of the dam of Vida Wilkes is another
of these young hopefuls who will soon be
heard from; and still another is a two
year-old by Sable Wilkes, out Of Mollie
Drew, a mare by Winthrop
One Of the best developed twO-year-olds
the writer remembers ever to have seen is
black, by Sable Wilkes. out Of Director
mare. 1t was not so much his size as his
muscularity and carriage, that was like
mature appearance. He IS remarkably
kind fellow and promises well. having
with but little work shown quarters very
handily IN IS seconds.
In the breaking stable were lot of fine
looking yearngs taking their first lessons,
one alter another, over the fne roads that
traverse the farm and around the track,
which is three-QuaTters OF mile. No fast
work has been done so far this season at
the farm, Mr.. Corbitts wel-known trainer,
John Goldsmith, having been seriously ILL.,
Goldsmith is now in the East, whittier also
the assistant trainer went recently in
charge of string comprising the pick of
stables, who will make the Eastern circuit
Willard Sanders, who has made a great
name for himself in California by his work
with the famous Valensin yearlings, has.
however, taken charge within the past few
days of the San Mateo stables, and will
proceed at once TO get the youngsters now
ut home in readiness for work this fall
The jointreputations of Mr.. Sanders and the
farm Justify the expectation that we may
expect some record breaking from that
quarter ere long.
Tie round of the stables completed, there
was just time for a pleasant drive over the
farm, to the outlying pastures, where group
after group of fine brood mares and wean-
lings were to be seen enjoying life sur
rounded by abundance of rich, green feed
and good water, and the grateful shade of
the great trees TO protect them should the
suns rays grow too fierce. They made an
attractive picture, aBd weary-loOking
man, packing his blankets along the country
road, who stopped awhile to lean upon a
fence and gaze across the field, looked as If
he were thinking he might have done worse
than TO be born a horse instead Of n man. if
fate had assigned him to equine existence
on the San Mateo ranch.
Mr.. Corbitt's place comprises about 400
acres, besides which he rents several hun
dred acres adjoining for pasturage. The
county road from San Francisco to San Jose
bounds the place on one side, while on the