. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Apsil 24,1897] f&tje $veeT*ev cmxt gtpwt&man. 263 VALUABLE H0RSE3 SHIPPED EAST. Some Grandly-Bred Ones That Were Sent to Cleveland Last Wednesday. About three weeks ago Mr. Wm. B. Fasig, one of the lead- ing horsemen and live stock auctioneers in America, arrived in California in quest of first-class trotters and pacers to take back East, and, if possible, secure that well-bred sire ol speed aad gameness, Chas. Derby, 2:20 (sire of Diablo, 2:09 J, Derby Princess, 2:11J, Cibolo, 2=13*, Ed Lafferty, 2;16\, .Flare Up, 2:22, Ofvyhee, 2:24, and the great yea
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Apsil 24,1897] f&tje $veeT*ev cmxt gtpwt&man. 263 VALUABLE H0RSE3 SHIPPED EAST. Some Grandly-Bred Ones That Were Sent to Cleveland Last Wednesday. About three weeks ago Mr. Wm. B. Fasig, one of the lead- ing horsemen and live stock auctioneers in America, arrived in California in quest of first-class trotters and pacers to take back East, and, if possible, secure that well-bred sire ol speed aad gameness, Chas. Derby, 2:20 (sire of Diablo, 2:09 J, Derby Princess, 2:11J, Cibolo, 2=13*, Ed Lafferty, 2;16\, .Flare Up, 2:22, Ofvyhee, 2:24, and the great yearling Jay Eff Bee, 2:26A). Despite the fact he offered a good price for this horse, Mr. John F. Boyd, the owner, refused to part wiih .him. Mr. Fasig saw a number of youngsters *'work out" on this gentleman's farm, which is so well known as the Oak- wood Park Stock Farm, and at once came to the conclusion there was no need to go elsewhere to get what he wanted. He returned to San Francisco, jand in an interview said : 'That is the prettiest stock farm in America, and the excel- lence of the stock I saw there confused me. I want to bring back some of those youngsters, but I assure you there is little choice- Sjcu a uniform lot of handsome, stylish, level-headed, good-gaited and speedy youngsters is worth coming across the continent to see. I am in a quandary as to which ones I will select. They are all A No. 1 in every re- spect. The horsemen in California have no idea of tbe merits of those Steinwavs and Derbys. I know they are held in high esteem in the East, and I intend to see that all I take back will be heard ; With Samuel Gamble he made three trips to the farm, and on Wednesday last he shipped the horses East. Mr. Gamble having charge of the consignment, which consisted of tbe following : Derby Lass, a black maie, foaled 1893, by Chas. Derby daj] Heyday by Copperhead, a son ol Owen Dale, by Williamson's Belmont, a very fast trotter, game and racy. She was t
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