The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-18
HORSES CEMETERY.
Where the Bones Of Famous Rae
ers Rest ii California.
Ground That Il Regarded as s4cred
By Horasman = hecDFd Break
ing Trotters pf Palo Alto
Farm!


~ Farm.
In the center Of the ring, where
fthe famous. trotters Of the Paio Alto
stocle farm are walked after exer-
else and before stabling is a small
strip OF. land about the length Of an
ordinary city block, and half as wide,
where lie Inferred several Of the rec
ofd-breaking horses Of the. farm,
and which IS doubtless the most
curious -cs1ne te1-y-in the world, says
the San Francisco Examiner.
No huge or massive gate marks the
entrance to this hallowed ground, but
on entering that section Of the farm
where the valuable brood mares. stall
lions and FLIES are stabbed. ones
attention is imTEsdiately attracted to
the very center Of the place by
group Of wide-spreading oaks, that
cast their shade over a stanch me
mortal shaft.
On reaching the spot, you are inn
mediately impressed by the little row
of mounds that rise on either side Of
the 'monuwent; in an instant you
realize that you are walking on
sacred ground, and as you read the
epitaphs on the headboaris You feel
ike dofiing your cap out of respect
to the dead animals that, during
their lifetime, smashed records ga
lore and pushed California to the
front as stock-raising state. TO
the employees about the farm this
graveyard is. sacred, and when one
Of the attendants comes TO ten YOU
about the wonderful unrecorded
deeds Aof the horses he scarcely
speaks above whisper, for fear of
disturbing the dead in their final
Sleeps III
Tha founding OF the cemetery came
about in 1sss. when several horses Of
the farm met their death by fire.
Among she number was the Inflated
champion yearling illy, Norlaine
(2;3lHl, by No,val (2:14M), son Of
Electioneer; dap, the great Elaine
(2s20). who held the worlds record
as three and four-year old, she be-
ing half-gister Of Electioneer. As
Norlaine was o champion and much
thought OF at Palo Aid. the most
beautiful spot On the farm was Sc
leSted for her burial plhhe. As time
rolled on her resting plot created for
ali time the memorial-buryinR ground
for the famous horses that die at
the Palo Alto farm One by one new
graves appeared. and the attention
OF Mrs. Stanford was attracted by
the mounds. and on inquiry she
learned tnat- IL WAS the burial place
of. the horses that had made Palo /
ARo great. 1f.d if4itai US I
At that time there was nothing to
show what horses were buried there. 4
and. noticing this. Mrs Stanford fe.
marked That such noted horses should
have tablets placed on their grnves. /
showing their names, datesgof birth 1
death. and records. and Immediately 4
issued such instructions. The interest
taken inrthis led the lady 70 have
monument erected to the memory .oi
the great Eleetioneer. l25, the son ,oi
By Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Dam
Green Mountain Maid. .ss .sf
+ The inscription on the monument ,oi
Eleetioneer reads:
''To the memory Of Electiopeer. 125
Foaled May. 1865. Died December 3
1890. by. Rysdyks Hambletonian
Dam, Green Mountain Mail. History
Of the world contains the names OF
none so great in number Of performers
and champions sired by him in the
Golden state"
Electioneer. though dead since 1890
still has TO his credit the largest mum
Der Of $3.50 trotters. accredited to any
sire.
To-day the family Of Electioneer
holds the worlds records.
Twelve graves have been laid out IN
this odd cemetery. The first Is re.
served for the grand old mare. Beauti-
full Bells, the greatest OF brood mares
who Is now 20 years old, but hale and
hearty old lady. 4.
Graves Nos. II and IL are sfill va. !
sant. awaiting the coming 81 the dams
II Arion and Sunol and Manette and 8
Yaxana. /
Each year after the winter frosts I
re over. tender flowers and hothouse
shrubs ara planted on the graves. and
hrourhout. The season the graves are
ept frcslrel5 ard greener- than many
4 the resting places of human beings.
.herriif no5neklect Of these graves Of
be gen]ytlbrtd.
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