The record-union., 1899-04-23
THE FARIS STOCK FARM.
HORSES OF SPEED AND ROYAL
LINEAGE.
a Carload of Them Will Next
Month Be Taken to the Fasig
Sale at Cleveland, Ohio.

A visit last week to the Faris Stock
Farm at Elkhorn Lodge, Yolo County,
about two miles down the river below
Sacramento, revealed the existence or
an enterprise the Importance and ex-
tent of which is not generally known.
The farm embraces the old Payne and
Crum ranches. Upon the latter the re-
Gently deceased Jefferson Wilcoxson
lavished money in buildings, barns,
rare trees and other improvements.
James Faris, Jr., is now in possession
of both places, comprising 400 acres,
most of which is in the finest alfalfa
and natural grass pasture. The ranches
are protected from the riSings of the
river by a levee which was a few years
ago strengthened by the National Gov
ernment at an expense of SlOO,0O0. The
natural seepage of river water, together
with the favorable climate of the val
ley, make the location an ideal one for
all the year round horse training. A
mile clay track has been constructed
under the direction of Mr.. Faris, where
the horses are regularly logged and
speeded by Charles Eddy, a practical
turf veteran. One of the first things
observed in a drive about the ranches
was the magnificent luxuriousness Of
the alfalfa pasture. The horses were
standing knee deep or lying half-buried
in the fields. 1t is said by the en-
ployes that they eat for an hour or so
i'm the morning and the same at even
ing, spending the rest of the time in
gamboling or resting at will A herd
of twenty live Jersey mich cows, which
yield so abundantly that Mr. Faris has
lately established a milk route in Sac
Tamento, appeared in prime condition,
if anything a trifle too sleek and fat
for the best milk results. This condi-
ton Of horses and cattle was all the
more noticeable, as the stock which have
-weathered the winter on many of the
ranches hereabouts appear anything
but rounded. After observing that the
fences We're mostly of wood, and that
the paddocks We're numerous and stout
1y constructed, a visit was made to the
stables where are kept the stations and
horses in training. There are some
forty head Of standard bred trotters
and PAGERS here, many of which have
already shown rare speed, others max
ing steady progress. The stations of
the farm are Starboul, Knight-Planet
and Kebir.
Starboul. No. p, 5,2S9, a rich seal
brown, 10 years old. weighing 1850
pounds and standing over 1615 hands
high, is by the famous Stamboul
(2:O71D, dam Madam Harding. who is
also the dam of Contractor (2:22), by
Overland. Starboul has sired nu-
merous fast ones among them Carrie
C., whose three-year- r-old mark is 2:211l
and Nelly Bly, (2;2015 and 4:47 as a
two-mile record. Starboul and his get,
like all the Stamboul family, are re-
nowned first of all for their gameness.
Knight-Planet is. as his name indi-
Gates, by the famous Rancho del Paso
stallion Knight, sire of Anaconda, the
fastest race horse in the world, and is
out of the thoroughbred mare, also
owned by Mr.. Haggin, Cordelia- Planet
the dam of two trotters by Brigadier.
She is by Planet, and his best racing
and brood mare Knight-Planet is but
5 years old, rich chestnut, and re-
1narkable for his intelligence, gentle
ness of disposition and aristocratic ap-
pearance. Several of his and star
bouls colts may be seen on the farm
Kebir (two-year-ol record 2:2715, a
dark bay weighing 1900 pounds and
fully II hands high. is by Alcazar (2:20),
dam Yerba Buena, by Santa Claus
(2:1T. Alcazar is by Sultan out
of Minnehaha, and he by The Moor
Kebir is about the same age as Star
boul. is perfectly sound-a proud and
spirited animal. A four-year- mare
Cassandra, by him out of Perdita by
Alcantara, standing 161a hands, is in
training here and moving rapidly.
Sid Durfee, a six-year-old bay geld
1ng by Durfee, dam Italia by Sidney
IS one of the fastest horses on the
farm. Durfee is by Kaiser. Sid Dur
fee is a square trotter and a magnif-
cent horse in motion. He trotted a
quarter last year in 81 seconds, a halt
in los. a mile in 2:161a. and two miles