. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. XXXV. No. 20. No. 22J£ GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, ra, so: THE highest priced harness horse of California breed- ing sold this year is Anaconda 2:03J^, whose pict- ure is shown above. He was purchased a few days since for $10,000 from his breeder, J. B. Haggin, of Eancho del Paso, by James Butler of New York, owner of Direct 2:05K. Klatawah 2:05>£, Directum Kelly 2:08)4 and many other fast ones. Anaconda was not in racing condition when this picture was taken by Hod ion, the well known photographer of this city, and trains
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Vol. XXXV. No. 20. No. 22J£ GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, ra, so: THE highest priced harness horse of California breed- ing sold this year is Anaconda 2:03J^, whose pict- ure is shown above. He was purchased a few days since for $10,000 from his breeder, J. B. Haggin, of Eancho del Paso, by James Butler of New York, owner of Direct 2:05K. Klatawah 2:05>£, Directum Kelly 2:08)4 and many other fast ones. Anaconda was not in racing condition when this picture was taken by Hod ion, the well known photographer of this city, and trains down much thinner than he shows here He is by the Eancho del Paso stallion, Knight 10,557 by Woodford Wilkes, whose dam was China Wilkes by Adrian Wilkes and second dam Mambrino Queen by Mambrino Patchen. Anaconda's dam was the Haggin mare by Algona, sire of Flying Jib 2:04; second dam by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. Anaconda started nine times on the Eastern Circuit this year, was five times first, three times second and once third, winning $7225. At Los" Angeles he started twice with the two champions, Joe Patchen 2:01>^ and JohnR. Gentry 2:0OK- He was second in the first race and third in the other. He is considered one of the fastest pacers in America to day and has been to the half mile pole in less than a minute. As a prospective money winner next season Anaconda is rated among the first and it is almost cer tain that in Keating's hands he will reduce his Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original San Francisco, Calif. : [s. n. ]
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