The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28

+, charming bit Of woodid, with driveway0
running through it in slish fashion. with
I one path leading to arher. This preserve
! was originally stocked tn English pleas
| ants. but they are Theoretically extinct.
! English hares were imported, and
many Of the latter stu am about the es-
i tate. Mr.. Lorillard empl.d q gamekeeper.
whose house still stands. well as the ken
nels for the sporting togused in hunting.
/ He had an excellent lem of pointers and
settlers. and there wee ses all the way
through the underbrsh -hich could be
| opened. In hunting. ,itho dismounting.
In the center of thisgam, preserve is
| pretty little lake. stsked With trout. SO
that Rancocas, outsidof itSmportancs as
| a breeding establishmt. mixes an IDEAL
country estate. with ,anifod attractions
for a millionaire sp0rman,
Mrs. ALLEN shared the xoot thinxs, and,
being q clever norsewoln anda good whip.
she went In for the cdoor lie that ap-
pealed 70 strongly to owns, Of Rance
cas-.
When other things a forgotten, II can
be truly said that hsas left his mark
forever In tho golden reed Of thoroughbred
racing. He loved 10 seths cherry and
black out in front. anhs took a. much
pride In breeding race lses ~ he did In
winning stake events.
Ono Of the finest builxs ever planned
for q racing stable waa1rned some ave
years ago. It stood quiteose to the man
sion and had accommo.ions for about
sixty horses. It had q tle-lap track laid
out inside Of the circulahaped buildiuR.
and was protected by an ENHANCING roof,
A short distance from thmansion syo the
two race tracks. ono Of e and the other
laid out on the turf. B dirt track u q
third Of q mile. whilste course on the
turf is q full mile. and: on these tracks
that the produce Of acocas u trained.
The breeding stables present have ac-
comnodations for abo250 horses-at least
there are that many stalls Instead Of
having the breeding ctuoted In one great
stable, the buildings d for this purpose
are scattered over ttestats, with each
stable having from q to seventy acres
Of land, SO that Unreasonable SO many
plantations. A featur,f the breeding at
Rancocas IL that inst Of paddocks, the
customary adjunct Of seding stables. Mr..
Lor1lard was q firm bsver in open range.
Mr.. Lorillard had tpobjects in view in
the manner in which laid out his breed-
ing stables-first he vted shade to pro.
tect his stock In hot ather. and he &C.
| complished this end bdanting trees; and,
secondly. he wanted nty of range for
young stock. as they relop better under
these conditions than ey would in pad
| docks. The barns for allions were also
v,,1f, uko 1pI
regardless Of expense. that to-day they
are almost as good as Va first built. The
idea Of having the bungs separated is
that in case Of fire the tire outfit would
| not bs wiped out
The stable for yearlinas said to be the
| most magnificent struct, of its kind in
the world. 1t has q gresglass roof, with
floor area almost as rge as Madison
Square Garden and has Gently box stalls.
arranged in circular shap,each stall 12xla
feet. 1t was In tais buildg that the ia
nous Sensation lived andlpd
There are other h,ilding.,or tho helm.
and the working fore at :h,,arm consists
of about 100 men. Inrecent yars Mr. Lor-
Hard added an electr, Iightin o,ant IN bis
breeding farm, and hewas eve making Inn
provements Of variouskinds.
At one time Mr.. LiIIardr,. l.,
.esy Aof RAISING cssie AMI dairy stock.
and had a full-fedgedlairy |, onerat,on
He also had an extensiv piepSv mt .,,c.
the panic in the money arketin ga. these
branches were not kept,p to their ortaf 8
nal standard. He at onelme ,.ed 70 turn
out from 100 to 15o heifers. caltsyery year.
and he received fancy priv for hi. .toc,..