view raw text
CALIFORNIA STUD FARMS Stallion War Shot in Favor Re ¬ mount Service Sire Gunrock Attracts Attention SAX FRANCISCO Cal March 24 Sven Chrislenson has taken up his duties once more as superintendent of his own Meadow brook Stock Farm near Pleasanton where he has the stallion War Shot and a band of wellbred brood mares Five foals hav f arrived up to the present time at the well appointed haras Sickness attacked the seven sons and daughters of War Shot that were taken to Tijuana last winter and interfered with their training and racing Those that did get to the post however demonstrated the horse is well worth the opportunities that are coming his way wayChristenson Christenson has more calls for the services of the goodlooking son of Mauvezin and Berenice than he thinks it wise to hearken to He has decided to limit War Shot to thirty mares The breeder himself will send some of his own matrons to tiie court of the brown as in other years and mate others with the Ben Brush horse Cataract which is standing at John H Kosseters AVikiup Rancho and with the Rock Sand horse Gun rock which is attracting much attention at the Davis Agricultural Farm of the Uni ¬ versity of California where lie was sta ¬ tioned by the Remount Service ServiceOutside Outside breeders are anxious to have their mares pay visits to the court of War Shot ly reason of his consistency as a foal getter as well as on account of his good blood lines and fine individuality individualityThe The twoyearolds at Tijuana sons and daughters of AVar Shot are the property of John McKeon wealthy oil operator of this city and Los Angeles who races under the nom de course of Meadowbrook Stable They were purchased following satisfactory trials as yearlings at the home course over in Ala meda County CountyMcKeon McKeon thinks so highly of Cannon Shot a giant in height standing sixteen hands onehalf inch with bone and substance to match First Shot anil Over Shot that he has instructed trainer George Mayberry to prepare them for the twoyearold stakes to be run this coming season in Kentucky KentuckyCannon Cannon Shot is bred in the purple as in addition to the fashionable strains he gets from his European sire he has American blood of the best through his dam Purer a daughter of Sir Dixon and the Deceiver mare Purity PurityMcKeon McKeon also will have a string on the Western circuit which is made up of Van ¬ couver Reno Pleasanton Tanforan Sacra ¬ mento Stockton and other places Early Wright will have charge of tiie twoyear olds Double Shot Salt Shot and Battle Shot ShotTijuana Tijuana racegoers were impressed by the running of Battle Shot a daughter of the High Order mare Countess Joan as she won twice in good company companyQuick Quick Shot by AVar Shot from the St Avonicus mare Amada has been sent back to Meadowbrook
