. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. September 9, 1899] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. 169 Welsh ponies which thrive and multiply far better here than on their native heath contrast strangely with the num- bers of heavy draft horses seen standing knee deep in the pasture fields. These ponies have always found a ready sale in the San Francisco markets and when a call was made for them in Chicago, trainloads were shipped there and sold at good prices. No pet has a greater claim in the affections of a child than one of these docile, little, faithful ponies. The craze for them never dies out, not even whe
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. September 9, 1899] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. 169 Welsh ponies which thrive and multiply far better here than on their native heath contrast strangely with the num- bers of heavy draft horses seen standing knee deep in the pasture fields. These ponies have always found a ready sale in the San Francisco markets and when a call was made for them in Chicago, trainloads were shipped there and sold at good prices. No pet has a greater claim in the affections of a child than one of these docile, little, faithful ponies. The craze for them never dies out, not even when the bicycle was threatening to drive all other horses out of existence. Great care is taken of these ponies. In the distance they resemble a flock of dark colored sheep, and like their wooly neighbors, never engage in battle among themselves. The principal market for the draft horses raised on this farm is San Francisco, and as only thoroughbred representative Clydes, Shires, Percherons and Normans are used to cross on the large American mares the produce is eagerly sought after by draymen and teamsters. They are all large and heavy boned, and so easily broken to work that if a few car- loads of "halter broke" four and five-year olds are sold, in less than ten days they are all working single and double as if they had been driven for months. The fact that these horses are so tractable and serviceable has caused; he enter- prising owners of this farm to increase their number of stallions and mares until to-day it stands as the only, as well as the largest, stock farm whereon large horses are bred in vast numbers in California. The Hawaiian Islands is an- other outlet for these horses, and buyers from these far off islands of the sea always find what they are seeking for at this place. The fame of the trotting or light harness horses raised by Messrs. Haggin and Tevis is world wide. For years choice representatives of the best trotting families were shipped from this
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