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FROM CALIFORNIA FARMS. i ♦ * Racing and Breeding Plans of the . Larger Establishments of West. i 1 i Macomber, Cebrian and Rosseter Stud News — Charles Boots in Control at Elmwood. i ♦ ■ BY F. T.. MoKENNEY. SAN FUAXC1SCO. till.. January ill. -A. K. Ma -rnmhar. who baa maiiy horaea at Charles Boots l.lmwook Stock Farm. Santa Clan County, thinks so highly of his five-year -olil stallion Hand lien ado. a horse of the most fashionable English Idood line-, that he will keep the comparatively young | stallion exclusively for his own mares. Other stallions at the- Macomber place will be allowed outside serviie. Hand Irenade is a son of Sunstar and All Greta, liy Crecnlawn — Stheno. by Pioneer, and was among the horses iiureliased by Walter Jennings for air. Macomber in England five years ago. Mr. Maeomber lias not by any means given up breeding in California, despite the sending to France several months ago of twenty-two brood mares. There are about fifty mares at the farm at the present time. More than a score of yearlings are running in the paddocks. Ten yearlings are being ared for at Edward Cebrians Mira Monte Stock 1 .inn Bear Baa -lose. This was purchased some time ago by Mi. Macomber. Mr. Cebrian has twelve yearlings at the San lose establishment, ten by Voii Tromp and two by Tim Bay no. Hi- plans to send the Yon Tromp youngsters, nine fillies and one colt, to his Ken-ii.eky latea this coming spring. It is likely that the Tim layne youngsters will be offered for sale. The Cebrian mares and Yon Tromp made the long trip to Kentucky in good condition, and are now housed in quarters on part of the .1. I!. Haggin farm, having been moved over from Clen Helen. With the sending of the Cebrian yearlings to Kentucky it is probable Mr. Macomber will take possession of the farm at San Jose. The mile track is in tip-top condition for tiiCning. HAND GRENADES PROSPECTS GOOD. Hand Crenadf raced creditably on the metropolitan tracks for a number of years, and his owner is sanguine lie will prove a successful sire. the stallion is a half-brother to the six-year-old Yer-dant. one of the brood mares thai was shipped to France. Verdant was bred last spring to Heap* rat, a son of Sunst.ir and Oar Las-io, by Ayrshire— Yours, by Melton. The breeding season at Elmwood will open ner month, with Charles Hoots, a past master in the art of l.iating horses, in charge. In addition to Hand Grenade there are in the stud barns Hesperus. War Fame, by Prince Palatial — Verfle, by Bill of i | Iortland -La Viorge. by Hampton: Pale Alto, by Heywaad — Bosormonde. by Ormondt — Fairy Booe, by Kisber; Borgia, by Brntna — Lsdatte, by Nathan Combs- -Gipsy, by Hercules; Liberty Loan, by Dick Finnell — Martha Palmer, by Sempronius — Ateeatis, by Hindoo: Paioines, by Sunstar — Dreamy, by 1er--imnion Rousseaus Dream, by Saraband: War Cry. by Sunstar — Far Lassie, by Urine -Our Iissie. by Ayrshire, and other horaea of well-known American ami English families. Paiciaes is a half-brother of War Cloud, recently shipped to the French establishment of Mr. Macomber. along witli Hollister and Star Hawk. Mr. Macoaabera favorite among all his royally bred tliorouglibreds is Hollister. son of Sunstar--Oar Lassie. Hespcius is his brother, and is being given ample opportunitii s to show his worth. Bat-listers showing as a sire will be followed witli the greatest interest by his own-t. CALIFORNIA FARM AND STUD NEWS. In order to get the Spendthrift line John H. Bo— tier of Wikiup KaachO has added the sixteen -year-old marc Wastes to the matrons at his stud. After the close of her racing days Woolen paaaed into tin- hands of . L. lingers, former sheriff of Alameda County. She was bred to General Roberta, by Brutus. Anion-,- her progeny an- the winners Zninloch ami Cordon Unbelts. Woolen is by Woolstiiorpi — Frequent, by Fonso. second dam Coldon Reel, by Spendthrift. ric breeoUac »eaaoa -tarts at Wikiup February ... Some thirty matrons will be bred to Friar Boefc. Mr. Basel U f plans to aae Friar Back wherever he •"nicks" witli a marc What a judicious investment of a few hundred dollars will do is illustrated by the success of the Napa Stock Farms brood mare Salvntrix. which raced bereaboata as Batre Noaa. George Y . Berry, tin in r superintendent of the A . I.. Speckels cstab-li-lnin nt. bought Salvatrix for about *7mi from Matt Beta eleven years ago. Berry said today !i ■ "picked up" the mare for his employer for the double reason of liking her individuality and her blood lilies. The achievements f Sulvatiix ill the stud show Berry wis altogether right in his jmli: ment. In her first aeaaoa she produced the winner Harbard. and siim- ilieu has to her credit the inner- VeaOtia, Savilla and Madge F. Salvatrix has the conibination of sterling Ameri-..iii blood and high-class English lines that so often i prove aacceasfal in breeding. She is by Salvation I Itisiallatrix. by Brataa. She raced and won up 1 lo seven years old in ISM. Her dam. In-t.-illatrix. was |aat as steady a producer, being tie- dam of laaagarator. Baa Arrias, Cello, si. Ebmwood and I other winners.
