The herald., 1893-06-02
ABOUT BALDWINS BANGTAILS,
! An Expert Describes a Recent
Visit to Santa Anita.
all About the Noted Horses There and
Future Stake Winners.
The Home of Grenstcad and u Dcscrip-
tion of the Great Horse-sono OF tho
Btaliions Now at the Ranch
and Their Get.

iuk luboIohtluB lc&tbf hDOub Dhuba hulll
and Baldwin's horses:
Never having seen any account of tn
Santa Anita thoroughbreds, and know
ing that many good ones have been bre'
there, thoughtit would interest lover
OF the race horse TO hear what is beinl
bred at Lucky Baldwin's celebrated
stock farm.
Handed at Arcadia-rightly named
would here mention that 1t 10 custom
ary to epeak OF Mr.. h. j. Baldwin AS be
ing wonderfully lucky man; at the
same time credit Is seldom, fever, given
to his wonderful enterprise or TO his adj
ministrative ability. While driving
over Santa Anita, however, saw enough
to understand what an enormous sum oi
money must have been spent in irrigat-
ing the ranch and on other improve
ments. And the conception of the whole
enterprise leads me to look upon Mr..
Baldwin as @ man OF indomitable pluck
and enterprise.
The ranch itself is the very best horse
ranch / have visited in California, and
/ have visited all the best; and feel
confident that Mr.. Baldwin has mares
on his ranch that will yet make great
name.
Out OF 81 mares now breeding there
are rs second to none in this state, as far
as conformation goee, and all are OF great
breeding; and the judgment that se-
lected the Virgil ana Glenelg mares in
the days gone by as nucleus of a
harem, Is well rewarded by the grand
lot of young mares descended from
them.
Driving up to visit the thoroughbred
apartment, over the gateway entering
to the stallion shed is an arch on which
in large letters is painted "The home of
Grinstead," and as it ia to him that
credit must be given for the best horses
bred here, as we'll as for the grand col
lection OF brood mares and the stallions
Gano and Verano, ] think it will not
be out Of place here to give description
OF the grand old horse as he now appears.
Foaled In 1871, he Is % years old, shows
his age, and yet although only the rem
nant OF great sire, when you look him
over, what grand old wreck he is. A
beautiful brown bay, standing on the
shortest of legs, with excellent feet, legs
and joints, he covers lot OF ground. a
grand old head and eye with rangy
neck, beautifully placed shoulders, big
body and nicely shaped quarters, he
looks what he was-a race horse. His
muscular developmentis on the wane, OF
course, yet there is small wonder that
he has been such success at the stud.
But the old fellow now never looksy
at or takes notice OF mare, and
to all outward appearances he might be
geldiug; but in view of the fact that
old Grinstead has done so much for
IL - a
here to copy from Col. s. b. Biuce'es
Horse Breedera' Guide what he has to
say about the great stallion:
"Grinstead, by Gilroy," says the
Guide, 'sson Of Lexington, bred by j.
A. Grinstead, Walnut Hill Stud, KY,
foaled 1871, dam sister to Ruric, by imp.
Sovereign, son of Emilius out OF Le7ity,
dam OF Leon Mildred, Leyetee, etc., by
imported Trustee
Grinstesd as 2.year-old started in
two races, OF which he won one, at
Jerome Park, the Champagne Stakes for
2-year-olds, three.quarters OF mile. in
AK, beating Dublin, Weathercock.
and several others. At Saratoga he was
Second In the Kentucky Stakes for
2-year-olds, one mile, won by Battle Axe
In :451s.
As d 3-year-old he started u times
and won three races. At Jerome park
he won a dash OF one and half miles in
2 :403z. beating Kadi and seven others,
among which were Harry Bassett, Whis-
per and Spindrift. He next won q dash
OF one and hree-qEarter miles in 10,
beating Shylock, Littleton, Wildidle,
Kadi and others. At Baltimore, Md,
he won a compensation purse, mile
beats, in 1:451s, :45ls, beating eix
others, among which were Aaron, PEN
nington and Survivor.
At Jerome park he WAS second in the
Belmont stakes, one and hall miles,
won by imp. Saxon in 2;39t5. Among
the starters were Aaron, Pennington,
Elkhorn, Rutherford, Brigand and Re-
form. Next at Saratoga he was second
in the Sequel stskes for 3.year-olds.
two miles, won by Nandalite in :4O3{.
He wac next third in dash of one mile
and furlong, won by Madge in :57 II.
He was third in run OF two miles, won
by Culpepper in 3;404. Again in
jerome park he was second in a handi-
cap, one and half miles, won by Shy
lock in 2:3S.
As 4.year-old he started in II races,
of which he won seven. At Jerome park
he won a race OF heats OF one mile and a
furlong in :5934 aud 20I3I, beating
Rhadamanthus and Fadadeen. Then
at Monmouth park ne won racs OF mile
heats in :4514, ;45 and AZ. DArtas-
nan won the fret heat, and Grinstead
was fifth.
He won the Mansion House stakes
for 4-year-olds at two and a hall
miles in ;4oH, beating Rutherford
Stampede and two othere. At Saratoga
he won the sweepstakes for all ages. at
one and quarter miles, in 2;0S3f
beating SpringboR. Olitipa and Msteo.
He also won the Summer Handicap,
two miles, in S:37@, beating Wildidle
and Matte W. He won q dash oil
one and half miles in 2:40, beating
Aaron Pennington, Scratch and two
others. At Jerome Park he was third
in the Jockey Club Handicap, two
miles, which was won in :38b by
Wildidle. Again he was third in The
Woodburn Stakes for 4-year.olda al
two and half miles, won by
Aaron Pennington in :364. At Sara
toga he was third in the Saratoga Cup
two and quarter miles, Springbok anC
Preakness running dead heat for first
place in 3:564. At Reno, New, h
won race in mile heats, three in five
in ] AZ, 146K, 146H. At the Bay Dis
trict course, CAL, he was second ia tht
Wise Plate, post stGke, four miles, VOL
by Wildidle in ;25R.
As 5-year old he only started ono
and was unplaced.
Grinstead Ia blood bay horse, full l
hande, of great substance and power
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