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ALBERT EDWARDS HORSES HORSESThe Horseshoe The breeding of live stock is carried on at the Prince of Wales Norfolk residence on a toler toiler ¬ ably extensive scale Shorthorns and sheep shire horses hackneys and blood stock are all reared at Sandringham Sanding and with no little suc such ¬ cess though at first sight perhaps the locality would scarcely strike one as well adapted for the production of the thoroughbred The Sandringbam Sanding estate however which now ex ¬ tends to about 12000 acres includes a variety of soils and it is to the advantage of horse breeding that limestone is found On Monday last it was that a small party of journalists visited Sandringham Sanding at the invitation of the Prince of Wales to look overthe overthrew stud farm de ¬ voted to the thoroughbreds Lord Marcus Bores ford who manages the Princes stud and Sir Dighton Dwight Probyn Robyn acting as hosts with a kind ¬ ness which left nothing to be desired Much as one admired the occupants of the boxes it was impossible to leave out of consideration the stabling itself which is singularly con ¬ venient lenient and complete The boxes arelouger barrelage wider and higher than the usual run of stables in fact the size of the boxes makes all the horses look smaller than they are Built of stone quarried on the estate they are roofed with slate and thatched underneath the slate an arrangement which goes far to insure an equable temperature The old boxes in front of which is a straw bedding exercising ring house some brood mares as also do the new boxes built not far away and these too have large exercising yards attached to them while near Wolferton Wolfe some more boxes are being erected for the public mares which visit the Sandringham Sanding stud Persimmon is of course the central figure of the Sandringham Sanding stud and evident honor is paid to him Outside his spacious box is a brass plate setting forth his victories and the amount won by him in stakes the sum representing including second money about 35000 35000Persimmon Persimmon has developed into a remarkably fine horse his appearance as well as that of the mares and foals reflecting the highest credit on Walker the stud groom The horses coat is just breaking now and that of course makes a little difference but most other horses are in the same boat St Simon as every one knows is a grand horse but he is unquestionably light of bone His son Per ¬ simmon simon on the other hand is a horse of great substance a characteristic which is doubtless duo to the coarser Melbourne blood nicking with the lighter Vedette Vendetta strain At all events Persimmon is a grand looking horse and as his subscription list is full for the next two or three years at 300 guineas it is evident that breeders think highly of him His Derby vic ¬ tory is not yet forgotten in fact few will fail to remember his final tussle with St Frusquin Ruskin or the scene which followed the hoisting of Persimmons number while the popularity of the royal colors was evinced later on when the horse won the Ascot Cup CupThe Cute The yearlings we did not see as they have been sent to Newmarket Newark to Marshs Marshes place to be trained for their engagements but the brood mares were on view and they are a very nice collection The first to be looked over was Fanchette Facetted by Speculum Reticence thadam hadean of Versailles and Eventail Eventual Perdita Peoria II is a Hamp Champ ¬ ton mare naturally an object of interest for is she not the dam of the famous Persimmon and Florizel Floridly II the latter is at Newmarket Newark She was foaled in 1831 and is beginning to show signs of age but barring accidents she should be good for several more foals yet Merrif Merit Lassie was on the sick list for she was un CONTINUED ON SECOND PAQK PAK ALBERT EDWARDS HORSES Continued from 1st Page lucky enough to slip twins to St Simon about ten days before our visit Before she became the property of the Prince of Wales she threw Grig Rig Fosco Osco and Jest and possibly she was not deaf at the 3500 guineas Lord Marcus Beres Berets ford gave for her on behalf of the Prince of Wales Merrie Merrier Lassie like Laodamia Laramie Pierette Pirate and Sweet Muscat have been put to Persimmon and with ordinary luck the produce should be worth some money either for racing or stud purposes Persimmon it will be remembered is home bred so it is only right and proper that he should now stand where his babyhood was passed The foals are eight in number and several of them show great promise The colt foal by St Simon Merrie Merrier Lassie is the favorite and a good looking youngster he is with the best of shoulders Next to him perhaps comes the filly foal by Ladas Lads Unrefined London Field October 15
