. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. SIDNEY DILLON 23,157. Chestnut Stallion, by Sidney, dam Venus, dam of Cupid 2:1S, Lea 2:1S1^ and Adonis 2:11% and one of the coming sires. Biscara (dam of Gaycara, 2:18$), is by Director, out of Bicara "(dam of Pancoist, 2:21|, and four others), by Harold; 8ilvereye (dam of Ramona, 2:17}), by Abbottsford; Madonna (dam of Alcona Jr., 2:24, and Del Eay, 2:241), by C. M. Clay Jr.; Dolly (dam of Daly, 2:15, and Dolly D., 2:21), by Electioneer; Lily Stanley (dam of RoReby, 2:13|, and Rect, 2:16$), by WhippIetoD, and aboat fifty other standard mares by such sire
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. SIDNEY DILLON 23,157. Chestnut Stallion, by Sidney, dam Venus, dam of Cupid 2:1S, Lea 2:1S1^ and Adonis 2:11% and one of the coming sires. Biscara (dam of Gaycara, 2:18$), is by Director, out of Bicara "(dam of Pancoist, 2:21|, and four others), by Harold; 8ilvereye (dam of Ramona, 2:17}), by Abbottsford; Madonna (dam of Alcona Jr., 2:24, and Del Eay, 2:241), by C. M. Clay Jr.; Dolly (dam of Daly, 2:15, and Dolly D., 2:21), by Electioneer; Lily Stanley (dam of RoReby, 2:13|, and Rect, 2:16$), by WhippIetoD, and aboat fifty other standard mares by such sires as Guy Wilkes, 2:15}; Steinwav, 2:25|; Chas. Derby, 2:20; Directum, 2:05}; Director, 2:17; Sidney, 2:191; Gen. Benton, Anteeo, }; Roy Wilkes, 2 06}; Simmicoloo, 2:131; Altamont, 2:26; Electioneer, C. M. Clay Jr., Bay Rose, 2:20£, and Pascora Hayward. These mares are in excellent condition and the Eastern sales of the trotting stuck from this farm have always been very successful, because the greatest attention is paid to the care and development of everyone consigned. The Messrs. Pierce Bros own stock farms in Alameda and Santa Barbara connties, and, notwithstanding the ''hard times" of the past five years have continued purchasing the very best horses and mares, antil to-day their possessions embrace some of the choicest strains of trotting blood in the United States. To their enthusiasm and enterprise are all lovers of the light harness horse indebted for the work so quietly accomplished by these gentlemen in encouraging oar California breeders to breed to the best, and to find them a place on which they could train their horses knowing that so far as they were concerned, the opinion expressed about their Santa RaBa Stock Farm and track would be: "It is second to none in America!" vehicle tbey could do away with their coachman; but they would do away with him at Bay from $25 to $30 per month and have to employ a mechanic or sort of engineer at say about
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