. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. XXXVI. No. 3. No. 22J4 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 02, 1900. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A OLEASAXTOX TRACK, where ao many champions * were bred and prepared for their battles on the turf has undergone a wonderful change. The old stalls have given way to modern structures and the newly whitewashed stables laid out in regular blocks present a neater and handsomer appearance than the old "shacks" wherein were once housed Director, Azote, Directum, Flying Jib, Direct and many others of the trotting and pacing kings. The chan
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. XXXVI. No. 3. No. 22J4 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 02, 1900. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A OLEASAXTOX TRACK, where ao many champions * were bred and prepared for their battles on the turf has undergone a wonderful change. The old stalls have given way to modern structures and the newly whitewashed stables laid out in regular blocks present a neater and handsomer appearance than the old "shacks" wherein were once housed Director, Azote, Directum, Flying Jib, Direct and many others of the trotting and pacing kings. The change is great and the visitor who views the present cannot suppress a sigh for the glories of the past, though he knows that for every former champion there will be another to occupy his place It is too early in the season for speed and when on Saturday last a representative of the Beeedbb and SroBTSMAN visited this celebrated training ground it was more with the idea of ascertaining what was to be done than to see what was doing The day was not a bright one. Clouds or a high fog obscured the sun, and the air was co 1, but from valley center to mountain top the greenest grasses completely hid the ground, pre- saging luxuriant feed for the marea whoBe colts but lately weaned or yet unborn, will be the champion trotters of future years. In the great economy of nature there is a special spot provided for the perfect develop- ment of even- animal, and Alameda county, or rather that portion of it within a radius of twenty miles of Pleasanton. was designed accidentally or intentionall as the place where the most perfect harness horse can be bred, reared and trained for his life work Nature has supplied all the facilities, and it lias only remained for man to make the proper use of them. The climate and the natural feed aro the beat in the world while the soil has such elasticity that growing muscles, hones and ligaments are not injured by any reasonable work the perfect Pleasanton trac
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